~The IMCW Meditation Practice Mentoring Program~

Welcome to The IMCW Meditation Practice Mentoring  Program!   We are currently accepting applications for those seeking a mentor~

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A Meditation Practice Mentor is a:

• Helper - Help the student develop a daily practice and skillful means for managing practice issues~
• Practice Advisor - Offer insights and suggest skillful means that serve the deepening of practice~
• Dharma Guide –  Explore together dharma questions that are alive and relevant to the student’s life~

A Meditation Practice Mentor is not a(n):

• Therapist/Counselor - Offering support is not attempting to provide psychotherapy.  IMCW Teachers and/or Suggested Licensed Mental Health Professionals should be consulted when difficult situations arise~
• Agent – Never intervene in a student’s life (legally or otherwise) on behalf of IMCW~

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If you are interested in becoming an IMCW Meditation Practice Mentee, complete the following online application  and send it to IMCW, Attention: Trudy ann mitchell-gilkey, P.O. Box 212, Garrett Park, Maryland 20896 by September 30, 2008~

If your application is approved, IMCW will begin the process of matching you with a potential mentor.  If you are successfully matched with a mentor, you will also receive a welcoming letter and will be instructed to sign up for the IMCW Meditation Practice Mentoring Training Day (to be announced)~

If you are not successfully matched with a mentor, you will be notified and, if desired, your name will be reserved for future meditation practice mentoring opportunities, which will become available approximately every 3 months~

Thank you for your interest~ 

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[1] The purpose of The IMCW Meditation Practice Mentoring Program is to support the deepening of meditation practice for new and more experienced meditators, and through mentoring relationships, enhance our experience of spiritual community.