Mentees

~The IMCW Meditation Practice Mentoring Program~

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

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.

If you are interested in becoming an IMCW Meditation Practice Mentee, complete the following Mentee Application  and send it to:

IMCW Meditation Practice Mentoring Program
Gary Hillesland
1 Marcia Ct.,
Rockville, MD 20851
gary.hillesland@yahoo.com

To facilitate mentee and mentor training and match-ups, all applications will be compiled and processed on a quarterly basis. Please be patient if you do not receive a response from us immediately.

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.