Abstract
Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBIs) are currently available in two forms: those delivered by instructors who have completed explicit training programs such as Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) courses, and those delivered by clinicians trained via published literature or one-off training sessions. Based on the experience of completing a MBSR teacher-training program, the author introduces instrumental and non-instrumental characteristics of MBSR instructors and discusses MBIs with respect to clinical and research practice, for which no instructor-training courses currently exist.
