The MMTCP Alumni Association is open to all graduates of the two year Mindfulness Meditation Teaching Certificate Program. We are a fast growing professional network dedicated to connection, continuous learning, and taking the teacher’s seat as mindfulness teachers.
We are delighted to host the first all alumni gathering! MMTCP Connect: One Heart, Many Voices is the first time we will all gather together as alumni from all three cohorts in a day long virtual feast of inspiring speakers and interesting discussions to support taking the teacher’s seat with greater confidence as well as deepening personal practice.
The event is free for Alumni Association members; if you are not a member, join us now! Or you can purchase a ticket for the event which includes a three month membership so you can check us out!
Saturday, November 16 from 10 am – 8 pm ET — full event details and schedule are below. Please note all events are in ET, please adjust according to your time zone. Once you RSVP and add to calendar it will do so as per your time zone (if you have enabled that).
The MMTCP Alumni Association is here to serve you; by alumni, for alumni. The work of the Alumni Association is to support you as a teacher and as a practitioner. Membership is accessible to all MMTCP graduates – our sliding scale base rate is $100 USD /per year and no one is turned away for lack of funds. Your membership gives you access to:
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- member only events with speaker events with senior teachers and mentors to gain practical teaching support so you can take the teacher’s seat with greater confidence and to deepen your understanding of the dharma
- Sanghas and affinity groups so you can be in community with like-minded peers for support and practice — we have about 25 sanghas and growing!
- Be part of one of the largest professional networks of certified mindfulness teachers around the world.
- A rich array of mindfulness and meditation resources for your own use and to share with your students
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MMTCP Connect: One Heart, Many Voices
We will be adding more to the program so check back periodically. We realize you may not be able to attend the whole day; most of the speaker events will be recorded and available on the Alumni Association website a few weeks after the event. To help us with planning, please RSVP yes only if you are attending (either full day or some portion); if you are unsure, please wait till you know your availability. To register for the event, please go to the Events tab after log in and go to November 16 on the calendar. If you are not a member, you will have to join or purchase a ticket for the event.
| Time (all times in EST) | Speaker and Topic |
| 10 – 10:45 am | Welcome by Tara Brach | Opening the Heart Space |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Mark Coleman | Teaching in Times of Climate Crisis: Letting the Natural World Nourish Us |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Break |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Anne Cushman | Mindful Movement and Writing |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break (with optional lunch breakouts) |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | MMTCP Alumni Spotlight Panel – stay tuned! |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | La Sarmiento | movement, music and poetry |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Spring Washam | Beginner’s Guide to Working Responsibly with Plant Medicines and Psychedelics |
| 5:00 – 5:15 pm | Break |
| 5:15 – 6:15 pm | Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman | in conversation |
| 6:15 – 7:15 pm | Jack and Tara | reflections on MMTCP, the future of the program and western dharma and stories from their early teaching days that we haven’t heard before |
| 7:15 – 8:00 pm | James Baraz | Closing session of where do we go next? James will also lead us in some music and song |
| 8:00 – 10:00 pm | We are looking to add some live sessions for our Asia/ Pacific peers so please let us know if you are interested in offering something! Send a note to parudesai@mmtcpalumni.org |