Mindfulness
Ambassador Microcredential

Become a Mindfulness Ambassador through WVU’s Micro Academy and gain practical, science-based skills you can apply to support well-being for yourself and others. This online microcredential builds your confidence to share brief mindfulness-based techniques in everyday settings—whether work, school, or your community.

What you’ll learn

By the end of Mindful Steps I & II, participants will be able to:

  • Describe what mindfulness-based interventions are and how they reduce stress.

  • Explain the science of stress, burnout, and mindfulness in the brain and body.

  • Confidently guide simple breath, body, and compassion practices in their own personal routine.

  • Offer short relaxation, resilience, and energy-regulation exercises to others in appropriate settings.

  • Apply mindful awareness and loving-kindness skills to navigate interpersonal stress and daily challenges.

You will also learn how to safely introduce and structure 15–20 minute sessions mindfulness sessions.

Who should enroll

This microcredential is ideal for:

  • Individuals seeking personal tools for de-stressing and self-care.

  • People in helping, teaching, supervising, or peer-support roles who want foundational skills to hold space for others.

  • Anyone interested in adding an evidence-informed mindfulness credential to their résumé or CV.

Format, price, and location

Mindfulness Ambassador – Mindful Steps I & II is offered in a virtual format, making it accessible wherever you are. The enrollment fee is $100.00. Upon successful completion, participants earn the Mindfulness Ambassador microcredential, demonstrating skills in basic instruction and in holding supportive space for brief mindfulness sessions.

Although you will not be certified as a meditation teacher, you will be able to give a limited set of basic instructions and be a resource for your work, student and/or local community. Curriculum includes in-person and online requirements.

Completing the 2025/2026 Mindful Steps 1 and Mindful Steps 2 sessions* will qualify towards the badge requirements.  In-person attendance is required for one final “Holding Space” session, which will be offered in April 2026 and August 2026. Contact wellness specialist [email protected] if you have any questions. 

Register here and create a profile on WVU’s Genius platform.