The Institute for Mindfulness-Based Approaches (IMA) is an educational institution based in Germany committed to providing high-quality training for professionals in the fields of health care, mental health, education, social work, human resources and other related areas.
Our Institute, founded in 2001, began with a teacher-training program in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, the pioneering MB-Approach developed by Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn.
In the years since 2001, the institute expanded considerably. We now also offer a teacher-training program in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), founded by Professors Zindel Segal, John Teasdale and Mark J.Williams. MBCT developed out of the 8-week MBSR program and was created for people who had experienced relapses of depression.
Our MBSR-MBCT teacher training-program is practice-based and nourishing in that it asks for continued attention to one´s own mindfulness practice. The training sessions are a field not only for professional development but for deeply immersing into and teaching from one´s own experience.
We also offer mindfulness-training programs for professionals who do not have a mindfulness practice. These programs appeal to many professionals because they provide an in-depth immersion over a nine-month period where the focus is on one´s own mindfulness practice. Some professionals also take part in this program as a preparation for later taking part in our mindfulness teacher-training programs.
The IMA´s Faculty members are well-known teachers, professors, and researchers in
MB-Approaches in their own countries. They work in the fields of psychology, psychiatric care, medicine, nursing, education, social work, physical rehabilitation, public health, Yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong. All our faculty have a personal mindfulness practice extending over many years as well as extensive professional experience in the integration of mindfulness-based approaches in their respective fields.
At present, the Institute offers the following trainings:
Professional Teacher-Training Programs in:
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Other Programs:
