Hello…just wondering if I am able to go to step 2, doing a 10 silent retreat, before I finish the 8 week online course through sounds true? I will have completed my 5 day intensive already for the mindfulness tools course?
My son will be on summer break then so I will have childcare at that time and would be able to attend a silent retreat in my city?
Thank you!
Hello, Preet,
Of course, you can do anything! And, I take it that you are asking about activities that fulfill our pre-requisites for professional training. Please fulfill these the best way you are able. I would probably recommend that people finish the 8-week course prior to leaving on retreat. That said, you may have constraints that don’t allow for that. The one thing I would add is that we are very interested in people fully participating in these prerequisites, and not to rush through any of them. The prerequisites provide important foundational work for our programs.
All the best,
Margaret
Hi Margaret,
Thanks for your reply. I, too, agree that this process should not be rushed, thank you.
I will finish the 5 day Mindfulness tools program at Omega in July and am hoping to do the 10 day silent retreat in late August.
And after that, I will do the online course as time and life permits.
I just wanted to be sure that I didn’t have to do the mindfulness tools course plus the online MBSR course before I could initiate step 2 for the prerequisites, but it sounds like it’s okay to do it this way.
It’s tricky with my son in school to do the retreat during the school year, in regards to child care, and I didn’t want to wait a whole summer before doing it.
Thank you for your response, I appreciate it.
Warmly,
Preet