Anam cara is an Irish language term meaning "spiritual friend". According to the Celtic spiritual tradition, when you are very open, appreciative, and trusting with another person, a deeply felt bond emerges and you have found your anam cara. Your anam cara accepts you for who you truly are.  

Vision

Our vision is to create a transformative educational process in which this quality of relating can be fostered in the teaching and learning of mindfulness-based interventions so that people are free to open to the vulnerability and power in themselves and in others.  We envisage that this will inspire, engage and develop teachers of mindfulness at a personal and professional level, facilitating excellence and sustainability in the teaching and learning of mindfulness in Australia and New Zealand.  

Mission 

We are committed to providing a nourishing learning community in which trainees can cultivate the relational skills, ethical framework, depth of understanding, reflexivity in teaching practice and embodiment of the practice, which is necessary for the skilful delivery of mindfulness-based interventions.  We are also committed to establishing a high quality certification pathway for teachers in our region that is guided by best practice international standards in training.

Values