WHAT WE DO

The Mindfulness and Well-Being Consultancy, Inc. is devoted to offering evidence based mindfulness and compassion trainings to individuals, groups, and organizations looking to integrate well-being into lives and careers.

From individual mentoring, teacher trainings, workshops, curriculum development, and retreat offerings, we look forward to journeying towards a deeper sense of purpose within yourself and your community.

TEACHING MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION COURSES

We offer the following courses in mindfulness & compassion:

  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), an eight week 10 session intensive training in meditative disciplines originally created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn.

  • Mindful Self Compassion (MSC), an eight week 9 session training in self kindness originally created by Dr. Kristin Neff and Dr. Chris Germer.

  • Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT), an eight week program originally developed at Stanford University by principal author Jinpa Thupten.

  • Compassion for Couples (CfC), a 6 session exploration bringing a deeper connection between loved ones, created by Michelle Becker, LMFT, inspired by MSC and CCT.

2023 OFFERINGS:

“DAWN AND MICHAEL HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONING SELF-COMPASSION LONG BEFORE MOST PEOPLE KNEW SELF-COMPASSION WAS EVEN POSSIBLE. THEIR TEACHING IS EXQUISITE AND ANYONE WHO HAS A CHANCE TO LEARN FROM THEM IS LEARNING FROM THE BEST.”

Co-developer, Mindful Self-Compassion Author, The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

—CHRIS GERMER, PHD

Certified as a Teacher Trainer of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness, and adhering to the International Mindfulness Integrity Network Standards, we now are recognized by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University to offer teacher training as part of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative.

MBSR TEACHER TRAINING:

INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION & MENTORSHIP:

Good practice guidelines compel mindfulness teachers to explore their teaching process in supervision with a senior mindfulness teacher trainer. Inspired by the poet Rumi, we will meet beyond the ideas of wrong doing and right doing to dive deeply into what it means to teach. For those seeking certification in MSC or MBSR, you will be supported in your development with sensitivity and appreciative inquiry.

Committed to trauma sensitivity and the concept of “convergence” - combining traditional and contemporary expressions of the dharma, we offer day-long and extended silent retreats in companionable silence providing participants the opportunity to deepen their experience of meditation practice co-creating a supportive community. Retreats can be commissioned online or in community.

RETREAT OFFERINGS:

Looking for customized trainings? We listen deeply to your needs to develop specialized workshops and co-create innovative curriculum advancing mindfulness and well-being in a variety of settings.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:

“THE DYNAMIC TEAM OF DAWN MACDONALD AND MICHAEL MCINTYRE IS A POWERHOUSE! NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING, BUT THEY ARE AUTHENTIC AND GENEROUS IN THEIR TEACHINGS. THEIR PASSION FOR AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR WORK IS FELT BY ANYONE THEY WORK WITH. TOGETHER THEY CREATE A SPACE WHERE ALL CAN GROW IN MINDFULNESS, COMPASSION, AND WELLNESS.”

—ERIN MCCARTHY, PH.D.

Mind and Life Research Fellow; Director of Humanities, International Society for Contemplative Research; IMTA CMT-P; UM Lead Coach; MSC Trained Teacher