Organizational Mindfulness Certification

A new, all-science curriculum in mindfulness-based work skills with certifications for practitioners, facilitators, and teachers.

Organizational Mindfulness is a new category of mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) that teaches mental and emotional skills for personal and organizational performance. Students learn mindfulness neural principles and practices through an all-science lens, then apply them to strengthen critical work capabilities and solve real-world business problems.

Organizational Mindfulness is approved for continuing education credits by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). If you have any questions about the program, please contact us or schedule a call.

Who Should Attend

This public program is open enrollment for individuals and teams of any size and proficiency level, with no prerequisites. Neural training and mindfulness are essential skills for operating leaders, HR professionals, executive coaches, consultants, and educators - and are transformative for their clients, teams, and organizations.

Program Summary

Organizational Mindfulness courses teach a series of mental and emotional skills that go beyond stress reduction to improving human performance. We start with a comprehensive introduction to the latest insights in neuroscience, biology, and psychology - a secular and simple-to-follow framework for practice - and hands-on instruction in mindfulness, breathwork, attention control, visualization, and insight meditation.

Students then learn to apply specific practices to manage stress, anxiety, and burnout, restore focus and attention control, navigate change and uncertainty, cultivate emotional intelligence, work more effectively in teams, and develop greater mental strength and resilience.

OM Program Options

Public programs offer certifications for Organizational Mindfulness Practitioners, Facilitators, and Teachers. Students can register at any level or start with the Practitioner course and optionally decide to upgrade anytime.

The program is also available as a dedicated training for teams of ten or more, tailored to your objectives, and calendared at your convenience. It can be scheduled in 90-minute classes over eight weeks or as four half-day or two full-day workshops. To learn more about dedicated training, please contact us or schedule a call.

OM Practitioner Certification

Practitioner certification is an 8-week course designed for leaders and teams with no prerequisites. It teaches mindfulness and other neural training practices, applied to develop critical leadership and work capabilities, and solve real-world organizational challenges.

The course provides a comprehensive foundation in the science of mindfulness and its practical applications. Its goal is to develop essential mental and emotional skills for individual and organizational well-being and work performance. Graduates are qualified to continue through Facilitator, Teacher, and Teaching Partner certification and licensing.

OM Facilitator Certification

Facilitator certification is a 4-week extension for graduates of the OM Practitioner course who wish to share important features of all-science mindfulness to help their coaching clients, work teams, and organizations become more effective.

The course provides a comprehensive exploration of the Facilitator role, the detailed business case for mindfulness, experience leading basic mindfulness, breathwork, and visualization practices, and a series of case studies that map practices to resolve specific business challenges. Graduates are qualified to continue through Teacher certification and Teaching Partner Licensing.

OM Teacher Certification

Teacher certification is a 4-week extension for graduates of the OM Practitioner and OM Facilitator courses who wish to create formal coaching, consulting, education, or training programs, based on the principles and practices of all-secular, all-science organizational mindfulness.

The course provides a view of teaching opportunities and options, a deeper exploration of secular practices and inquiry, an examination of metrics and measures for business results, and facilitates peer-to-peer teaching and feedback. Graduates are qualified to create and teach their own programs or may apply to deliver the proprietary IOSM curriculum as a licensed Teaching Partner, or create an internal program as an Organizational Partner.

IOSM Teaching Partners

Teaching Partners are licensed to independently sell and teach the Organizational Mindfulness Practitioner course and additional proprietary curriculum developed at IOSM. To learn more about our Teaching Partnerships, please contact us or schedule a call.

IOSM Organizational Partners

Organizational Partners train their trainers to become IOSM-certified teachers and employ site-licensed IOSM curriculum to bring Organizational Mindfulness in-house quickly and at scale. To learn more about turn-key organizational programs, please contact us or schedule a call.

Program Elements

Whether attending a public course, organizing a dedicated training, or designing an in-house program, OM certification is a comprehensive learning experience that facilitates multiple learning modalities with a host of expert resources.

Courses include:

• A dedicated learning portal
• Pre-course assessments
• Pre-course orientation
• Weekly live classes
• Weekly self-study modules
• Optional class discussions
• Optional deeper dive content
• Weekly progress checks
• Optional group coaching
• Daily emailed practices
• Post-course final exam
• Post-course assessment
• Certification and digital badging
• Unlimited phone, text, chat, and email support
  

Student Membership includes:

• Unlimited access to the OM Network
• Grow your professional network
• Grow your personal brand
• Participate in member labs and workshops
• Participate in problem-solving discussions
• Participate in habit-changing challenges
• Practice mindfulness, breathwork, meditation, and more
  

Course Outlines

Organizational Mindfulness courses teach neural training for mental and emotional skills, applied to improve human performance and solve intractable challenges at work

Practitioner Course:

Week 1. The Neuroscience of Mindfulness

Week 2. Essential Attitudes and Exercises

Week 3. Resolving Stress, Anxiety and Burnout

Week 4. Increasing Focus and Attention Control

Week 5. Navigating Change and Uncertainty

Week 6. Cultivating Emotional Intelligence

Week 7. Communication and Effective Teamwork

Week 8. Building Mental Strength, Grit & Resilience

Facilitator Course:

Week 1. The Facilitator Program

Week 2. The Business Case for Mindfulness

Week 3. Guiding Mindfulness Practice

Week 4. Implementation Case Studies

Teacher Course:

Week 1. The Teacher Program

Week 2. Guiding Practice and Inquiry

Week 3. Metrics and Measurement

Week 4. Practice Teaching OM

What Our Students Say

“As a formally trained meditation and mindfulness teacher, this program gave me the science behind the transformation made possible through mindfulness. It provided me with the data necessary to convince our Senior Leadership Team, and the tools and resources to achieve the ROI that I had promised! I’m very grateful for the knowledge, thought leadership, and the relationships developed during my time with IOSM!” - Cydney Goodin, Training & Development Specialist, BFA Industries

“I studied for 16 weeks with IOSM to earn my OM Teacher Certification, and was impressed from start to finish. The course exceeded all my expectations - from the breadth and depth of information taught, to the kindness and commitment of our teachers, and the unlimited access to expert coaching outside of class. The curriculum is an engaging blend of theory and practice that has greatly enriched my personal mindfulness practice, and my professional coaching work with clients. Thank you IOSM for creating such a wonderful life experience!” - Hilary Spreiter, Executive Leadership Coach, at Chief & Unleash

“Organizational Mindfulness breaks the huge topic of mindfulness (both personal and in organizations) into practical and actionable lessons and steps, with great coaching support and daily reminders to practice. The weekly classes are outstanding, and offer plenty of time for discussion as well as practice. I highly recommend this course both for beginners and those more experienced with mindfulness, especially those interested in integrating it into their workplace.” - Susan Hardwick-Smith, Founding Partner at Complete Midlife Wellness Center

“IOSM has not only assembled a compelling business case for mindfulness in the workplace, it as developed solutions for some of the most intractable human capital challenges we face today. This body of work is a great gift to all who work inside organizations. Its practices create greater well-being and satisfaction at work, not to mention vastly more empowered work relationships and more human-centric work environments” - Susan DeGenring, Leadership Coach & Strategist, Founder at Still Mind Coaching

Our Instructor

Åsa Fanelli is an experienced executive, consultant, and facilitator specializing in leadership development, with a strong focus on neuroscience and mindfulness-based emotional intelligence. She serves as Chief Education Officer at IOSM, where she designs innovative curricula and leads corporate and public programs to cultivate mental and emotional skills in the workplace.

With over 25 years of experience as a senior executive in global corporate and nonprofit sectors, Åsa has led high-performing, multicultural teams in 35 countries across 5 continents—often in complex, high-stakes environments. She brings a deep understanding of organizational dynamics, human behavior, and transformational change to her teaching and consulting work.

Why IOSM?

Institute for Organizational Science and Mindfulness (IOSM) is a global non-profit association of human capital and operating leaders, educators, and coaches. We share a common mission to apply neuroscience and mindfulness to create more effective leaders, a happier, healthier, and higher-performing workforce, and a safer, more inclusive, and more productive workplace.