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  • IMP

The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy Certificate Program

  • Bill Morgan, Paul Fulton, Susie Fairchild, Jorge Armesto, Fabiola Giraldo, Susan Morgan
  • Hybrid
  • September 18, 2026
  • May 9, 2027

For full program details, please visit this page.

Offered in partnership with the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, the Certificate Program in Mindfulness & Psychotherapy is a 9 month long immersive training for mental health and other healthcare professionals in the application of mindfulness to psychotherapy and the delivery of care. Unlike many other professional trainings, this program draws heavily on a deeper understanding of mindfulness in the context of a path of awakening, a strong commitment to the creation of a supportive learning community, and support for participants’ personal engagement with practice and the program material.

This program forms the didactic core for the Advanced Fellowship in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy at the CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion affiliated with the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry– the first such professional advanced clinical fellowship for training of mental health professionals associated with a major medical school.

The certificate program consists of two sessions (at the opening and closing of the program, offered in person and online) for didactic instruction, community building, and meditation instruction/practice, and weekly online components including:

• Ongoing instruction and discussion with 27 faculty members

• Small-group moderated live discussions, case consultation, and practice instruction 

• Asynchronous video lectures and readings by international experts

• Active online discussion forum on program material


Carefully Review the Following

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Notifications will be sent within 3 weeks from your submission date. Enrollment is limited and will remain open until all spots are filled. Once the program is filled, qualified applicants will be put on a waitlist.

Please note that the payment structure and cancellation policy for this program differ from other BCBS programs. Please refer to the information below.

Payment Structure

10% deposit due with application

100% of remaining balance due within 2 weeks of date of acceptance.

The 10% application fee will be applied to your tuition balance if you are accepted. If you are waitlisted, we will hold onto the application fee in case you are offered a spot. If we are not able to offer you a spot by the start of the program, your deposit will be fully refunded.

Cancellation Policy

The cancellation policy for this program is as follows:

The application fee is non-refundable unless we are unable to offer you a spot. Payment in full is due within 2 weeks of date of acceptance. If canceling before August 1, 2026, 50% of tuition will be refunded minus the application fee. No refunds will be offered after August 1, 2026.

Attendance

Due to space, the number of spots to attend programs in person is limited. If you are accepted and would like to attend in person, but we are unable to offer you an in-person spot, your application will automatically be changed to remote attendance, and you will be added to the waitlist for in-person attendance. There will also be the option to attend in person as a commuter.

Unlike other BCBS programs, teachers for this program are not supported by teacher dana. Instead, compensation for the teaching faculty is included in the program fees for this professional certification program.

Zoom Update

Please update to the latest version of Zoom software regularly by checking for updates within the Zoom Client or by navigating to zoom.us/download.

Prerequisites:

This program requires responses to the all application questions. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and notifications will be sent within 3 weeks from your submission date. Enrollment is limited and will remain open until all spots are filled. Once the program is filled, qualified applicants will be put on a waitlist.

The 10% application fee will be applied to your tuition balance if you are accepted. If you are waitlisted, we will hold onto the application fee in case you are offered a spot. If you are waitlisted and we are not able to offer you a space by the start of the program, your deposit will be fully refunded.

Cancellation Policy:

We understand that personal circumstances may require you to cancel your registration. In these cases, please contact us right away. If you cancel more than eight weeks before the program starts, you are eligible for a full refund minus a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel between three and eight weeks before the program starts, you are eligible for a 50% refund of the deposit. Registration fees are nonrefundable less than three weeks before the program starts.

Online Schedule:

This program is hosted on Zoom. You can check the time of the group sessions in your timezone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter. The schedule for this program (shown in US Eastern Time) is as follows:

(* indicates online activity)

Opening Day

* 7:30 – 9:00 pm ET Program Opening/Evening Session

Middle Days

* 7:00 – 7:30 am ET Group Sitting Practice

7:30 – 8:00 am ET Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 am ET Yogi/Household Tasks

* 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET Morning Session

12:00 – 12:30 pm ET Lunch

12:30 – 2:00 pm ET Break or Home Practice

* 2:00 – 5:00 pm ET Afternoon Session

5:00 – 5:30 pm ET Dinner

5:30 – 7:00 pm ET Break or Home Practice

* 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET Evening Session

Closing Day

* 7:00 – 7:30 am ET Group Sitting Practice

7:30 – 8:00 am ET Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 am ET Yogi/Household Tasks

* 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET Morning/Closing Session


Session Recordings

Recordings will be uploaded to Kajabi.

Please note that sessions will be recorded and made available to participants within 48 hours of each session. Recordings remain available for four weeks from the program end date.

Schedule:

Please note that the daily schedule will vary (sometimes significantly) from course to course. Below please find a typical schedule, keeping in mind that it will not directly reflect every course.


Opening Day

 2:00 – 5:45 pm Check-in

 4:30 pm BCBS Campus Tour (optional)

 5:50 – 6:30 pm Kitchen Orientation and Dinner

 7:30 – 9:00 pm Opening Session


Middle Day(s)

 6:30 am Wake-up Bell

 7:00 – 7:30 am Group Sitting Practice

 7:30 – 8:00 am Breakfast

 8:00 – 9:00 am Work Practice or Rest

9:00 am – noon Morning Session

 12:00 – 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 – 2:00 pm Work Practice or Rest

 2:00 – 5:00 pm Afternoon Session

 5:00 – 5:30 pm Dinner

5:30 – 7:00 pm Work Practice or Rest

 7:00 – 9:00 pm Evening Session


Closing Day

6:30 am Wake-up Bell

7:00 – 7:30 am Group Sitting Practice

7:30 – 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 am Work Practice or Rest

9:00 am – noon Closing Session

12:00 – 12:30 pm Lunch (optional)

Continuing Education:

CE credits for psychologists, social workers, and counselors have been applied for. We do not offer CMEs to physicians. Up to 60 CEUs are offered for those completing all elements of the program.