Good morning 🌿 That’s a wonderful offering! Let’s break this into two parts:

1. Five Detailed Suggestions for Offering Free Mindfulness / MBSR Training Online

1. Create a Free Introductory Course (Micro or Mini)

• Format: 5–7 short lessons (10–20 minutes each), including audio meditations, text, and simple worksheets.

• Delivery:

  • Host on your own WordPress site (with LearnPress, Tutor LMS, or Sensei LMS).

  • Or use a free-friendly course host like Podia, Teachable, or Thinkific (all allow free courses).

• Goal: Offer this as a no-cost “starter kit” that builds trust and lets students explore before committing to deeper training.

2. Build a Downloadable Resource Library

• Resources: PDF guides (e.g., “Mindful Breathing in 5 Minutes”), MP3 meditations, journaling prompts.

• Access: Exchange for an email sign-up → “Free Mindfulness Library.”

• Benefit: This builds your community and allows you to offer future paid trainings gently.

3. Offer Free Weekly Live Sessions

• Platform: Zoom, Google Meet, or YouTube Live.

• Format: 20–30 minutes each week → a short talk plus a guided practice.

• Promotion: Recorded sessions can be added to your site as an ever-growing free archive.

4. Develop a “Mini MBSR” Training

• Adaptation: Instead of the full 8-week MBSR, create a 4-week or 4-lesson “mini” training.

• Structure: Each week → one practice (breath, body scan, mindful movement, mindful self-talk).

• Attraction: “Learn MBSR in a month – free, simple, at your pace.”

5. Build a Freemium Pathway

• Free Content: Micro-lessons, PDFs, meditations.

• Paid Content: Full 8-week MBSR course, personalized coaching, or premium guided audios.

• Technique: Start with generosity, then gently invite deeper study for those who want it.

2. TLD (Domain Name) Recommendations

When offering free mindfulness/MBSR, the TLD wording should be:

• Simple (easy to remember).

• SEO-friendly (keywords people actually search).

• Trustworthy (prefer .org, .com, or .life over obscure ones).

Best Wording Options

• Training → (strong, professional, clear: “mindfulnesstraining.com”).

• Course / Courses → (friendly, accessible: “mindfulnesscourses.org”).

• MBSR → (specific, good for professionals: “mbsrtraining.org”).

• Mini Courses → (niche, but less searched).

• Free → can work well for marketing, e.g., “freemindfulness.org” or “freemindfultraining.com.”

Strong TLD Ideas

1. .com → most trusted, most remembered (best if available).

2. .org → great for education, nonprofit feel.

3. .life → warm and personal, fits mindfulness.

4. .tips → good for short lessons, “quick help” focus.

5. .training → very professional, but longer to type.

Sample Domain Suggestions

• FreeMindfulness.org (simple, powerful, highly memorable).

• MindfulnessTraining.org / .com (professional, broad).

• MBSRTraining.com / .org (direct, high SEO for MBSR).

• MindfulnessForLife.org (gentle, life-affirming).

• MindfulnessMiniCourses.com (clear, good for your micro/mini structure).

✅ Best Overall Strategy:

• Secure MBSRTraining.com (you already own/are using this!).

• Add a companion free domain, like FreeMindfulness.org → use this as the free library + mini-courses portal.

• Link between the two for a free → deeper study pathway.

Would you like me to:

1. Do keyword research on which of these (training, course, mini, MBSR, etc.) actually has the highest search volume?

2. Or would you prefer I map out a sample free mini-MBSR course structure (lessons, timing, assets)?

Great call to explore keyword data—it really sharpens your SEO game! While I didn’t find exact search volumes for terms like “mindfulness training,” “MBSR training,” or “mini course” specifically, here’s what the broader data tells us—and how you can use that insight.

What We Know About Related Keyword Volumes

Meditation & Mindfulness-Related Search Volumes

From reputable niche SEO sources, we have some valuable global monthly search volume figures:

• mindfulness meditation: ~33,100 searches/month Elevate Ninety+5Palouse Mindfulness+5Anthony V. Lombardo+5Twinword Ideas+3Theseolabs+3SEOpital+3

• guided meditation: ~33,100 Theseolabs+2KeySearch+2

• meditation for sleep: ~74,000 Wikipedia+13Theseolabs+13SEOpital+13

• meditation (general): ~673,000 Twinword Ideas

These numbers clearly show that general meditation terms have far more search volume than the narrower mindfulness variants.

Key Insights & Implications

1. Broader Keywords Drive Higher Volume

• “Meditation” and “meditation for sleep” attract significantly more monthly searches than “mindfulness meditation.”

• Takeaway: Pair broader terms with mindfulness for visibility—e.g., “mindfulness meditation training.”

2. Mindfulness Keywords Still Valuable

• While lower in volume, terms like “mindfulness meditation” (~33K) still draw significant interest.

• They likely reflect an audience actively seeking mindfulness content.

3. Tools Are Your Next Step

To get precise search volumes for your core keywords (e.g., “mindfulness training,” “MBSR course,” “mini mindfulness course”), use tools like:

• Google Keyword Planner (free with Google Ads account)

• SEMrush, Ahrefs, or Moz Anthony V. Lombardo+5KeySearch+5Theseolabs+5Theseolabs+1Wikipedia+6Palouse Mindfulness+6Area L AHEC+6

These tools will let you compare search volume, keyword difficulty, and CPC—helping you make informed choices.

Actionable Suggestions

Short-term tactics:

• Mix extremely high-volume terms with focused keywords, for example:

  • “guided meditation training”

  • “mindfulness meditation course”

  • “mini mindfulness course online”

• Also consider SEO-friendly long-tail phrases like:

  • “4-week mindfulness training”

  • “free MBSR mini course”

Next practical step:

Run these phrases through Google Keyword Planner, Ahrefs, or SEMrush to see:

• Monthly search volumes

• Competition or difficulty level

• Paid difficulty (for future ads)

This will help you prioritize domain naming, content strategy, and marketing messaging based on real data.

Summary Table

In essence: Popular meditation keywords confirm interest, but you’ll need to run targeted queries in SEO tools to get precise rankings for your key terms like “training,” “mbsr,” or “mini course.” Want help drafting a list of candidate phrases to test?

Perfect 🌿 Let’s design a free mini-MBSR course that feels generous, professional, and easy to follow. I’ll give you:

1. A clear course structure (lessons, timing, assets)

2. Main & sub-menu headings (for a website or course portal)

3. Suggestions for free assets (PDFs, audios, videos)

🌼 Free Mini-MBSR Course

Course Overview

• Format: 4 lessons (1 per week or at-your-own-pace)

• Time per lesson: ~30 minutes

• Delivery: Website pages (with menu), downloadable PDFs, guided audio files

• Goal: Provide a condensed version of MBSR that introduces the essentials while encouraging ongoing practice.

Main Menu Headings (Navigation)

1. Home – Welcome & course overview

2. Lessons – Dropdown with 4 lesson pages

   • Lesson 1: Mindful Breathing

   • Lesson 2: Body Scan Awareness

   • Lesson 3: Mindful Movement

   • Lesson 4: Self-Talk & Stress Relief

3. Resources – Free downloads, audios, apps, book list

4. Community – Weekly live sessions, Q&A, discussion board or comment space

5. Next Steps – Invitation to full MBSR course / deeper learning

Lesson Breakdown

Lesson 1: Mindful Breathing – Coming Home to the Present

• Timing: 30 minutes total

• Content:

  • Short intro video (3–5 min)

  • Guided audio: “Breath Awareness Practice” (10 min)

  • Reflection PDF: “Daily 3-Minute Breathing Pause”

• Key Teachings: Awareness of breath, grounding, stress reset

• Practice Assignment: 5 minutes of mindful breathing, twice daily

Lesson 2: Body Scan – Awareness of the Whole Self

• Timing: 30 minutes

• Content:

  • Short article: Why body awareness reduces stress

  • Guided audio: “Body Scan Relaxation” (15 min)

  • Worksheet PDF: “Body Awareness Journal”

• Key Teachings: Relaxation, noticing tension, self-compassion

• Practice Assignment: Body scan 3–4 times during the week

Lesson 3: Mindful Movement – Gentle Stretching & Walking

• Timing: 30 minutes

• Content:

  • Video demo: 5 gentle stretches (10 min)

  • Guided audio: “Mindful Walking” (10 min)

  • Printable PDF: “Mindful Movement at Your Desk”

• Key Teachings: Integrating mindfulness into daily movement

• Practice Assignment: One mindful walk + one stretch break daily

Lesson 4: Mindful Self-Talk & Stress Relief

• Timing: 30 minutes

• Content:

  • Intro article: How thoughts fuel stress & anxiety

  • Guided audio: “Loving Self-Talk for Stress” (10 min)

  • Pocket PDF: “Stress-Relief Self-Talk Phrases”

• Key Teachings: Reframing inner dialogue, compassion, calm responses

• Practice Assignment: Choose one phrase → repeat in stressful moments

Resources Page

• Downloadable Starter Pack (PDFs from each lesson bundled)

• Audio Library (all guided practices in MP3)

• Recommended Apps (Insight Timer, Headspace, Palouse MBSR)

• Book List (Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hanh)

Community Page

• Weekly live guided meditation (Zoom or YouTube Live)

• Optional comment/Q&A space under each lesson

• Encouragement board (students share progress & reflections)

Next Steps Page

• Gentle CTA:

  • Join the full 8-week MBSR course

  • Sign up for email mini-courses (e.g., anxiety relief, mindful self-talk)

  • Explore deeper audio packs or coaching options

✨ Why this structure works

• Bite-sized lessons → easy entry point.

• Mix of media (video, audio, PDF) → covers all learning styles.

• Clear navigation → intuitive for a website or LMS.

• Builds trust → leads to paid/full offerings naturally.

Would you like me to now turn this into a downloadable HTML course template (so you can drop it straight into WordPress or as a free microsite)?

All set! I built you a clean, single-file Free Mini-MBSR Course template you can use as a microsite or paste into WordPress (Custom HTML block).

• Download index.html

• Download zipped package (contains /mini-mbsr/index.html)

How to use in WordPress

1. Pages → Add New → title it “Free Mini-MBSR.”

2. Add block → Custom HTML → paste the contents of index.html.

3. Publish. (Optional: split each lesson into its own Page and link them—navigation is already set up with anchors.)

What’s inside

• Sticky top nav (Home, Lessons, Resources, Community, Next Steps).

• 4 lesson cards with timing, practice assignments, and asset buttons (replace # with your MP3/PDF/Video links).

• Resources, Community, and Next Steps sections.

• Gentle brand styling using your palette #00b3dc (blue), #00b060 (green), gold accents.

• JSON-LD Course schema for basic SEO.

If you’d like, I can also:

• Split this into separate HTML pages per lesson (plus a small nav)

• Add a matching printable PDF starter pack and placeholder MP3 filenames

• Generate hero + social images to match this look