CBCT® Teacher Certification

 

The first step to becoming a Certified CBCT Teacher is taking a full CBCT Compassion U course!

 

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THE ROLE OF A CERTIFIED CBCT TEACHER

Certified CBCT Teachers skillfully share CBCT content, guide meditation practice, and facilitate personal insights and community development through reflective activities and group dialogue. Certified CBCT Teachers use a resilience-based, trauma-informed approach to support participants as they navigate emotions, thoughts and sensations about their personal experiences and relations with others.

Certified CBCT Teachers maintain personal practice to foster continual growth as practitioners and teachers. While CBCT Teachers may have a commitment to other contemplative practices, as teachers of CBCT, they are expected to also include a consistent CBCT practice in their lives and be mindful of sharing only CBCT practice in teaching of CBCT Compassion U courses. CBCT Teachers continue to study and deepen their practice by completing professional development offered by Emory’s Compassion Center, including but not limited to attending CBCT Retreat with the Founder of CBCT, and other skill development opportunities as available.

  

CERTIFICATION PROCESS 

The CBCT Teacher Certification program consists of three (3) parts:
1) A 4-day CBCT Retreat (required before Supervised Teaching) - $525
2) A ten (10) week Practicum (required before Supervised Teaching) - $2475

3) A ten (10) week Supervised Teaching - $1350

 

PRE-REQUISITES FOR APPLICATION TO THE CBCT TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

All applicants for the CBCT Teacher Certification Program must demonstrate evidence of the following:

1. Complete a full 10-week CBCT Compassion U Course prior to the selected practicum.
2. Mental, emotional and cognitive stability and wellbeing to engage in rigorous study, personal reflection, as well as sharing and facilitation of groups
3. Fluency in English (reading, writing, listening and ability to communicate with relative ease speaking English in groups)
4. Ability and willingness to commit approximately 10-12 hours each week to independent study and group meetings during the Practicum phase of the program
5. Reliable and stable internet connection and access to a tablet or computer (laptop or desktop) with video conferencing capability (Recommended)
6. Have attended a multi-day teacher-led meditation retreat other than a CBCT retreat. (Preferred, not required)
7. Have been practicing meditation regularly for at least 6 months. (Preferred, not required)

 

2026 PRACTICUM DATES 

 

Summer Practicum 
May 13 – July 15 
Application period February 2 – March 2, 2026 

Last Day to Apply: March 2, 2026 

Last Day to Complete a CBCT Compassion U Course: April 29, 2026 

 

Fall Practicum 
August 12 – October 14 
Application period May 4 – June 1, 2026 
Last Day to Apply: June 1, 2026 
Last Day to Complete a CBCT Compassion U Course: July 29, 2026 

 

PRE-APPLICATION INFORMATION

 

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