Do I need to take MBSR before I apply to this professional training program?

Yes. Successful completion of the MBSR course prior to your application to the teacher training is required.

While many applicants have long standing mediation practices when they apply, the format of MBSR, the unfolding of the program week to week, the unique aspects of dialogue and inquiry along with practice and didactic presentational elements offered, is very different than what one encounters in a meditation hall.