Secular Mindfulness · Shanghai, China / Online
Meditation Planet is one of the few IMTA-accredited mindfulness teacher training programmes operating in mainland China. Offers a structured certification programme in both Mandarin and English, covering secular mindfulness, breath meditation, body scan, and loving-kindness practices. Designed for coaches, therapists, and wellness professionals in China seeking internationally recognised credentials.
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training is run by Meditation Planet (China). It trains practitioners to teach inside secular mindfulness, the lineage that runs from Jon Kabat-Zinn's MBSR program at UMass through MBCT and the wider evidence-based field. The program is delivered in a hybrid online and in-person format, runs over 6-12 months, and covers about 200 contact hours. Meditation Planet is one of the few IMTA-accredited mindfulness teacher training programmes operating in mainland China. Offers a structured certification programme in both Mandarin and English, covering secular mindfulness, breath meditation, body scan, and loving-kindness practices. Designed for coaches, therapists, and wellness professionals in China seeking internationally recognised credentials. The teaching grounds itself in the eight-week MBSR/MBCT scaffolding (body scan, sitting practice, mindful movement, inquiry, working with difficulty, communication), plus the research base behind each module. Trainees do not just learn the content. They sit through it, teach it back to peers, and have their delivery reviewed against the standards the field uses to assess teachers. The training carries IMTA Accredited accreditation, which signals a published competency framework, supervised teaching, and an external review process. Tuition sits at CNY 15,000-CNY 28,000, putting it inside the normal price band for programs of this scope. Programs in this lane vary on rigor, lineage, and the population they prepare you to serve. This one identifies clearly with Secular Mindfulness and trains for that lane rather than blending traditions loosely. OMP lists Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training because it represents a path inside Secular Mindfulness that a serious applicant can investigate. The page below pulls together what the program actually asks of you, how it teaches, who it suits, and where it sits next to its siblings. The hybrid shape matters. Online modules carry the lectures, written work, and small-group inquiry. In-person modules carry the silent practice and the supervised teaching, where pacing, presence, and the room itself are what the assessor is reading. Trainees who try to skip the in-person side usually find the teaching skills do not transfer. Anyone weighing this program against another in the same lane should compare them on three things: the lineage or accreditation behind the certificate, the supervised teaching hours built into the schedule, and what the program does (or does not do) in silence.
Curriculum for Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training centers on the eight-week MBSR/MBCT scaffolding (body scan, sitting practice, mindful movement, inquiry, working with difficulty, communication), plus the research base behind each module. Across 6-12 months, trainees move from foundational practice into supervised facilitation. Reading lists usually include the canonical texts of the tradition and the research literature where one exists. Written assignments check that trainees can articulate the practice clearly to a beginner without losing the ethical and contextual grounding the tradition assumes. By the second half of the program, the work shifts from learning the content to teaching it back, with peers and senior teachers reviewing inquiry skills, pacing, and the handling of difficult emotion in a group.
Delivery uses a hybrid online and in-person format. The structural backbone is small cohorts, supervised teach-backs, written reflections, an in-silence retreat segment, and one-to-one mentorship. Cohort size is kept small enough that every trainee gets observed teaching feedback rather than a generic pass. Most programs in this lane build in a silent practice segment because facilitating from notes alone tends to fail under pressure in a real group.
graduates can teach an eight-week mindfulness course in clinical, workplace, education, or community settings. The credential (IMTA Accredited) is recognized by employers and referral networks inside this field. Graduates commonly go on to run weekly groups, eight-week courses, retreats, or one-to-one mentorship, depending on the lineage's scope of practice.
A consistent personal meditation practice, prior course experience as a participant, and (in many cases) a relevant professional background. Specific entry requirements vary; the program publishes them.
Sits inside the secular mindfulness ecosystem alongside the UMass CFM Teacher Education Program, Brown Mindfulness Center pathways, Bangor's CMRP MBCT route, and IMTA-accredited routes. Programs differ on accreditation body, price, length, and whether they teach the full MBSR protocol or a derived curriculum.
| Location | Shanghai, China / Online |
| Country | China |
| Tradition | Secular Mindfulness |
| Format | In-person, Online |
| Training hours | 200 |
| Duration | 6–12 months |
| Estimated cost | CNY 15,000–CNY 28,000 |
| Accreditation | IMTA Accredited |