Overview
Monthly online and in-person training
Commences: Tuesday, 20 January 2026, from 9am to 10am (online)
Course finishes: Tuesday, 15 December 2026
In-person training:
Saturdays, Dunboyne Castle Hotel, 7 March and 10 October, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Training includes:
24 hours CPD, certificate, notes, resources, refreshments
Cost: €250
As more and more therapists and mental health professionals learn about interpersonal neurobiology and contemplative practices, there is an increasing desire to translate theoretical and philosophical principles into practical applications for use with clients. Yet many therapists struggle to incorporate mindfulness interventions effectively into their practice.
MIND is a 12-month training programme designed to enhance your practice as a mental health professional by integrating the latest findings from neurobiology, contemplative science, and evidence-based psychotherapy.
A wide range of psychological and interpersonal issues will be addressed, including attachment, emotion, trauma, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression. The creative and experiential interventions offer a uniquely holistic, compassionate, and integrative approach to mental health and wellbeing.
MIND draws on a range of psychotherapeutic theories, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural, narrative, polyvagal, havening, humanistic, existential, creative, and mindfulness-based approaches. The course focuses on the work of Richard Davidson, Allan Schore, Louis Cozolino, Janina Fisher, Stephen Porges, Sara Lazar, Daniel Siegel, Daniel Stern, Pat Ogden, Babette Rothschild, and Shauna Shapiro.
Topics Include:
- The neuroscience of meditation
- Foundations of Buddhist psychology and wisdom traditions
- Fundamentals of mindfulness
- Practical and clinical applications of mindfulness
- The neurobiology of feeling safe and the nervous system
- Bottom-up processing and affect regulation
- The brain throughout the lifespan
- Attunement, attachment, and the limbic system
- Self-directed neuroplasticity and healing
- Trauma-sensitive mindfulness
- Transpersonal and contemplative practice
- Neural integration and the social brain
- Relationships and regulation
- The neuroscience of compassion and kindness
PRACTICE
Meditation and class practice, including pro-social practices such as meditations on gratitude, generosity, compassion, acceptance, loving-kindness, and equanimity; as well as advanced techniques to help clients reframe, reconsolidate, and integrate new learning through mindfulness, self-compassion, and visualisation.
PROCESS
Inquiry, guided discovery, journaling, interpersonal dynamics, and creative processes using visual media.
REFLECTION
Reflective supervision on personal practice, case work, and discussion.
SEMINAR
Interactive, experiential, group-focused, and collaborative learning.
RESEARCH
Reading, reflection, and discussion on current research and the clinical integration of mindfulness into various practice settings. Monthly research emails provide updates on the latest findings in mindfulness, neuroscience, and contemplative practice.
INTEGRATION
Learn to incorporate simple, step-by-step guidance for practical mindfulness interventions to help your clients develop acceptance, self-regulation, and healing.
MIND | Contemplative Neuroscience Training guides participants in developing a regular mindfulness practice while integrating it into their therapeutic and clinical work. The process of a mindfulness-based approach to psychotherapy is facilitated through mindfulness practice, lectures, and skills within the context of personal, interpersonal, and group inquiry.
The training group learns to cultivate and deepen awareness as a primary psychotherapeutic and transformative tool. This programme explores the theory, research, and essential skills—especially mindfulness and self-compassion—necessary for deliberately cultivating wisdom and compassion in psychotherapy.
In-person training:
Saturdays, Dunboyne Castle Hotel, 7 March and 10 October, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Online training:
Tuesday mornings: 20 January, 24 February, 24 March, 21 April, 19 May, 16 June, 14 July, 18 August, 15 September, 20 October, 24 November, 15 December, from 9am to 10am
Training includes:
24 hours CPD, certificate, notes, resources, refreshments
Cost: €250
Course Trainer:
Gerry Cunningham, MIAHIP, MIACP
Booking: mindfulnessclinic.ie
