Mindfulness Meditation in the workplace
Mindfulness Meditation
Facilitator Training & Certification program
Become a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator
with this highly practical course, toolkit & learning community.
Experienced meditators gain competency to:
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Skillfully facilitate mindfulness meditation sessions
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Implement workplace or community mindfulness
Your path to being a confident, credentialed facilitator
You don't need to become a meditation teacher to help others cultivate the benefits of mindfulness, but you need to know you're doing it right.
Ensure you lead others with the field's best practices and
stay current as the field evolves.
Don't make assumptions - there are many people leading mindfulness and meditation incorrectly.
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Other programs may teach you how to lead mindfulness practices,
but this program also shows you how to obtain support, promote, deliver, grow & measure a grassroots ongoing workplace or community program.
The Calm Monkey is the pioneer in mindfulness facilitator training and workplace implementation.
This began in 2014 and other programs look to this as best-in-class.
* Super flexible to suit your busy schedule *
* No rigid cohort schedule, enroll anytime *
* Be part of a truly great community that supports your ongoing learning, small and large group interactions *
* Learn the essentials of trauma and neurodiversity-informed facilitation *
* Keep current as the field evolves - such as A.I. and Mindfulness *
* Wendy Quan is your caring mentor, providing personalized care *
* Practice Sandboxes are small (4-7 peers) gatherings to practice leading in a supportive setting *
Our students say: "This is the perfect program for those wanting to lead mindfulness for others. It's so practical and flexible to suit MY schedule! The community is amazing and so is the personal growth.
This filled in the gaps in my knowledge!"
Program highlights
Learn the online course curriculum at your own pace,
and enjoy small & large group interactions with your new community!
Quick-start Toolkit
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A superb resource of meditation scripts, mindfulness micro-practices, and phraseology (fresh language to use when leading the same practices over and over). Best practices for opening and closing practices, writing your own scripts, promoting your offering, handouts, survey questions, etc.
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This is literally everything you need to start and grow a mindfulness offering.
40-50 hours & oh, so flexible!​
Online, flexible, do-at-your-own-pace.
Up to 6 months* to complete, go as fast or slowly as you wish.
Highly practical hit-the-ground-running course and assignments that students rate as 'High to Superb Value' across the board.
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(Meditation teacher training can be 200+ hours, take several years and cost $6,000+ and does not cover how to implement a program.)
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*9 month option will be offered.
Fantastic community
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Practice Sandboxes - small group practice.
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Large group interaction - quarterly community Zoom meetings.
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Meetups - monthly focused topic discussions (optional).
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1-on-1s - get matched with another facilitator for informal chats (optional).
24/7 online community - through Slack.​
Continuous learning
The course is packed with great learning, then you will keep on top of the latest issues and trends that all facilitators should know.
Examples are: trauma and neurodiversity informed practices and issues, and AI (artificial intelligence) and mindfulness.
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Our vibrant community is great at sharing!
You won't feel alone!
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You'll be Certified
You'll complete the coursework, assignments and submit a video of you leading a group session.
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If you are not quite ready to be certified, you will receive super supportive coaching to get there.
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You'll earn the title of
'Certified Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator'.
Mentorship from
Wendy Quan​
You'll get personalized feedback, coaching, mentorship and inspiration directly from Wendy Quan.
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We'll discuss your assignments, your journey and your plans during your live, private certification session.
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Discuss your aspirations and hesitations. Individual attention like this makes a world of difference.
Best practices
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Learn how to facilitate in a secular, evidence-based, workplace-friendly, trauma-sensitive & neurodiverse-sensitive manner. Learn how to write your own scripts.
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As our students say: "This fills in the important gaps that I didn't know I was missing! This brings my facilitation to a whole new level."
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Bonus benefits
1. 'Referral Network' - opt-in to receive client opportunities. We can't promise how often you'll get opportunities, but you may get some wonderful referrals.
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2. Extra mentorship/coaching from Wendy Quan is available at a deeply discounted rate for our students.
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3. Receive a membership discount offer to the 'Mindful Society Global Institute'.
Organizational and change management expertise​
Wendy Quan is a certified organizational change manager with a management background in human resources, organizational development and information technology.
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With a deep understanding of the organizational world, she teaches you best practices in how to implement mindfulness into organizations. Coaching that integrates mindfulness and change is also available.
Over 450 facilitators trained worldwide
Who is this program for?
Practitioners of mindfulness & meditation who want to help others, and those who have been facilitating without credentials.
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Our students' backgrounds and roles are very diverse, but they all share the same goal -- to help others. Some are employees working in organizations who help their co-workers. Some are service providers, entrepreneurs or small business owners who want to add mindfulness to their service offerings and/or serve community groups. Some facilitate as a hobby, are volunteers or are retired. Some are spiritual and want to learn to lead in a secular way.
Some want to make the leap from being a practitioner to a skilled facilitator with confidence. Many are already facilitating but need quality training and credentials, because they want to know they're doing this correctly and belong to a like-minded community.
All of our students know that facilitating is not as simple as reading out a meditation script. They want to do this right, avoid risks to their participants and themselves, serve their audiences with evidence-based, secular, trauma and neurodiversity-informed practices and understand what they're doing and why.
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Please see Application Form below for eligibility requirements.
What our students say
A wonderfully diverse community with a shared purpose
I was already facilitating for years and
still found this program amazing
Sean from New York State
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This program is an indispensable asset for anyone aiming to enhance their mindfulness practice and confidently guide others, as it has been for me in my journey to being a mindfulness facilitator at the University of Rochester.
The training offers meditation scripts, mindfulness exercises, and innovative language to keep your sessions engaging. Beyond the resources, a highlight of the program is the Practice Sandboxes, where small groups can practice together, providing a supportive environment to hone facilitation skills in a non-judgmental way.
This experience gave me the skills, confidence, and resources to lead impactful mindfulness sessions. If you want to promote mindfulness in your communities, this is the program to take!
See post: How to choose the program for you
100% of Facilitators recommend this program
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From the University of Rochester, here is Rebecca Block:
As the Manager of Health Promotion Initiatives at the University of Rochester and Director of the Mindful University Project, I wanted to ensure our new mindfulness facilitators were skillfully trained and well-prepared to support our students.
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Throughout the training, I witnessed remarkable growth in our facilitators—not only in their confidence and ability to guide mindfulness practices but also in their deep understanding of how to create inclusive and impactful experiences.
Wendy was an absolute pleasure to work with—supportive, knowledgeable, and committed to ensuring our team was fully prepared. Now, I feel confident that our facilitators have the skills and presence to make a meaningful difference in our community.
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I highly recommend this training to any organization looking to develop strong, capable mindfulness facilitators!
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Partners
How to explore and apply:
Step 1:
Take the
Free Preview
Get a really good feel for the program and see the course curriculum.
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You won't be bombarded with emails.
Step 2:
Read the FAQ
See if all your questions are answered in this Frequently Asked Questions document.
Step 3:
Send in your Application Form
Your application is welcome.
If you are not quite ready for entry into the program, we're happy to suggest ways you can reach eligibility.
Very reasonable pricing, intentionally.
US & worldwide, payment is via credit card.
For Canadians, payment is via e-transfer. If credit card is preferred, fee will be $1,010 CAD + GST.
This program's price has never increased since its inception in 2014.
This program is intentionally set at a very reasonable price with a sense of altruism,
to make it accessible yet providing high value so compassionate individuals
can make a positive impact for others.
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If you research similar programs, you'll immediately see that The Calm Monkey's price is extremely reasonable. That said, price is certainly not the only factor in your decision.
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You will receive a wonderful balance of 'just enough' personalized care, the right amount of rigor, time needed, a community feel and altruism -- that being said, this is a highly professional and complete experience. There is no ego, no striving to gain market share here.
My belief is that the right people will be drawn to apply to enter this program.
Meet your guide, Wendy Quan
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Wendy Quan, Founder of The Calm Monkey, is the industry innovator in workplace Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator Training & Certification and combining change management techniques with mindfulness to help people through difficult change.
> Wendy is the featured expert in the Transform your Worklife with Minifulness (a.k.a. Mindfulness for the Workplace) course from The Great Courses and Audible, released October 2022.
This program is the pioneer in the workplace mindfulness facilitator field.
It is best-in-class.
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The Calm Monkey began in 2011 offering mindfulness to organizations, then expanded in 2014 to being the first provider to offer practical workplace mindfulness facilitator training.
The Calm Monkey is also a collaborative partner of Mindful.org's Mindful Directory, Mindful Society Global Institute, and the global Association of Change Management Professionals.
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Wendy has an extensive corporate management background in Human Resources, IT and organizational change management, which is matched well with her corporate mindfulness track record.
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Today, she is an international conference speaker, sought for her continuous innovation. She has served clients large and small, including Google, the U.S. National Park Service, Genentech, the University of Rochester and over 450 facilitators trained worldwide.
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Her cancer journey led to her life’s purpose:
“To help people create a better experience of life through mindfulness meditation”.
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If you have a passion for helping others discover and practice mindfulness meditation and have mindfulness experience, you are welcome to apply for the Facilitator Training & Certification program.
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All questions are very welcome!
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> Please email Wendy@TheCalmMonkey.com
Not quite sure if this is for you?
No problem ... you are welcome to request a discovery meeting with Wendy Quan, with no obligation whatsoever.
This needs to feel right for you!
Please email Wendy@TheCalmMonkey.com
This will be your community
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In our challenging world, people are seeking ways to create a better experience of life.
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Evolving from being a practitioner to a facilitator sharing your knowledge and passion with others will bring much joy to you, and have a ripple effect farther than you'll ever know.
Our facilitator community is fantastic, enlivened to share, connect with each other and really care about continuous growth and helping others. Members even write poems and songs about our community! It's great to be part of a like-minded group with people from around the world!
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Join The Calm Monkey's mission to
'Create a mindful world together'
An unexpected treat! Please see this :)
'Creating a Mindful World Together'
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One of The Calm Monkey's facilitators captured the essence of what it feels like to be part of our worldwide community!
See J Stead from Toronto, Ontario perform their song, and we had a community sing-along too!
This was sparked by another facilitator, Cliona Molloy in Ireland, who wrote a poem about our community!
This fills my heart with joy.