The Nature Based Creative Mindfulness Practitioner Training

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Course overview

This accredited training is for those who wish to guide children and the adults who care for them, to connect mindfully and compassionately with themselves, others and the natural world. On successful completion practitioners will be qualified to facilitate Nature Based Creative Mindfulness classes for children and their caregivers both in groups and with individual families.
This is a very rich, comprehensive course and will certainly take you on your own personal journey, deepening your connection to yourself, others and the natural world around you and reminding you that you truly do belong to this world, exactly as you are and giving you the tools to support children and their care givers to do the same.

This course aims to equip facilitators with the tools to support children and their care givers to foster a deep bond between both themselves and their relationship with the natural world. Practitioners will learn how to honor nature as a conduit for personal growth and healing and to support children to do the same.

Through videos, readings, guided meditations, and creative activities, we provide a holistic model to fuse wellbeing and nature that nourishes body, mind, and spirit. You'll be invited to deepen your own relationship with nature, while gaining the tools to support the children in your life to do the same.

Practitioners will learn how to honor nature as a conduit for personal growth and healing. Through readings, guided meditations, and creative activities, we provide a holistic model to fuse wellbeing and nature that nourishes body, mind, and spirit. You'll be invited to deepen your own relationship with nature, while gaining the tools to support the children in your life to do the same. 

This is all about strengthening the bond between humans and the natural world, creating a felt sense that we are not separate from our environments, but woven into them. By caring for the spaces around us, we care for ourselves.
This course invites you and the children you will work with to see nature not as something to visit occasionally, but as a genuine source of wellbeing.

What's included:

  • 6 modules jam packed modules full of videos, self-paced readings, meditations, and creative nature-based activities
  • Eight bi monthly classes facilitated by Louise (recordings provided) 
  • Teaching from a range of practitioners, including Louise Shanagher and Paul McNamee 
  • Hundreds of nature based mindful activities, games and crafts
  • Access to weekly Thurs night webinars with Louise and live practice sessions on Mon and Fri nights for the entire time that you are taking the course and for 6 months afterwards.
  • Accredited certificate upon completion

Flexible Payment Plans available
Self Paced Learning, take in your own time and pace

Course start date: Wednesday, October 7th
Free Information Session: Friday, September 19th at 2pm (Irish time) — recording available if you can't attend live

Course Internationally Accredited

This course is internationally accredited by the IMMA (International Mindfulness and Meditation and Alliance) and the CPD (Continuing Professional Development). This means you can practice anywhere in the world. We are also linked with insurance companies who can insure your private Creative Mindfulness practice.
Participants will be awarded a practitioner certificate in the Creative Mindfulness Kids Method once they have completed all nine modules as well as the course assignments. This training is suitable for teachers, therapists, mental health professionals, parents and anyone interested in working in this area.

Bundles

There are also extension courses of the Creative Mindfulness for Kids Training which can be taken after completing this course. These add-ons will allow you to teach Creative Mindfulness to preschool children, teenagers and also facilitate a mindful parenting programme.
We have received consistently fantastic feedback on this course and have pages and pages of reviews we can send to you if you like. You can also check our reviews on Facebook here.

Course content

More questions?

Have a look at these FAQ videos which might also help you with your questions.

  1. How did you become interested in the area?
  2. What is the Creative Mindfulness Method?
  3. What is the Creative Mindfulness Kid Practitioner Training?
  4. How long does the course take to finish?
  5. Is the course internationally recognised?
  6. Do you offer payment plans?
  7. Who can participate in the course?
  8. Does the course include assignments?
  9. Can I know more about the webinars?
  10. What are the daily practice sits?
  11. What is the mindful heart curriculum?
  12. What are the add-on courses?
  13. After I finish my training, what are my options?
  14. Is there ongoing support after the training?
  15. How is this course different from other courses?
  16. Do you offer any courses for older age groups?
  17. Why is this work important to you?

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Louise Shanagher

Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon
Louise Shanagher is a children’s therapist, mindfulness teacher and Psychology Lecturer from Co. Roscommon, Ireland. Louise has a BA and MSc in Psychology and further qualifications in Psychotherapy and Play therapy. She is passionate about creating a happier and healthier world. Her mission is to promote and nurture positive mental health while equipping people with valuable self-care tools that will last a lifetime. She works with children as young as preschool age and visits primary and secondary schools, nationwide. Louise facilitates adult mindfulness and self-compassion workshops and offers wellbeing and mindfulness training in the workplace. Louise also regularly gives training workshops for teachers and other organisations who work with children and young people.