← MMTCP Certification ProgramBefore you begin

Before the quiz, a word from theteacher’s seat.

However you arrived here — curious, undecided, or nearly ready — it may help to hear first what a teaching life actually feels like, from someone who has lived it for more than fifty years.

Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield, PhD
“You keep teaching what you are still learning.”

“You sit down to offer a practice, and people bring you their lives. Some are struggling. Some are discovering a happiness they didn’t know was possible. Often, both are happening in the same person.”

“After more than 50 years, I am still moved by what becomes possible: people meeting pain with compassion, discovering steadiness, enjoying one another, allowing themselves to love. And I am still learning alongside them.”

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Two ways in

18 months · Online · Begins February 5, 2027 · 34 hours of small-group mentorship

Find out whether you’re ready

Ten short questions, about five minutes. You’ll see your full report straight away — where you stand, what’s already in place, and what to look at next.

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