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A lifetime dedicated to understanding the human mind.
Dr. Stéphane Treyvaud is a psychiatrist, mindfulness teacher, and founder of The Mindfulness Centre. For more than 40 years, he has supported adults and adolescents through psychotherapy, mindfulness training, and long-term journeys of growth and transformation.
A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with equivalent FMH recognition in Switzerland, his integrative approach brings together clinical psychiatry, neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and contemplative practice. His background spans psychodynamic psychotherapy, MBSR, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Jungian Psychology, and other mind-body approaches.
Having first trained in Zen meditation at age 17, and later with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Daniel J. Siegel, and teachers in the Vipassana and Yoga traditions, Dr. Treyvaud now focuses primarily on mindfulness meditation and mindsight training for beginners, advanced students, and professionals seeking greater awareness, resilience, and meaningful personal change.
Through The Mindfulness Centre, he offers mindfulness programs, personal guidance, and professional training in Canada, Switzerland, and internationally.
Credentials & Experience
Psychiatrist
Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with equivalent FMH recognition in Switzerland.
Mindfulness Teacher
Decades of training and practice across mindfulness, meditation, and contemplative traditions.
Founder & Educator
Founder of The Mindfulness Centre, teaching individuals and professionals through programs and training.
Integrative Approach
Bringing together psychiatry, neuroscience, contemplative practice, and lived experience.
Our Approach
We integrate science, practice, and lived experience to support meaningful and lasting transformation.
Science
Grounded in psychiatry, neuroscience, psychology, and evidence-informed approaches to understanding the mind and human experience.
Practice
Mindfulness, meditation, and mindsight training developed through decades of study and direct experience.
Transformation
Cultivating awareness, insight, and resilience to create sustainable change in how we think, feel, and live.
FAQ
The Mindfulness Centre is a virtual hub for mindfulness education, mindsight training, personal guidance, and professional learning founded by psychiatrist and mindfulness teacher Dr. Stéphane Treyvaud. Its programs support beginners, advanced students, and professionals seeking deeper awareness, insight, and meaningful personal transformation.
Dr. Stéphane Treyvaud is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher, and founder of The Mindfulness Centre. With more than 40 years of clinical and teaching experience, his work integrates psychiatry, psychotherapy, neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, mindsight, and contemplative practice.
Dr. Treyvaud takes an integrative, evidence-informed approach that brings together clinical psychiatry, neuroscience, psychology, mindfulness meditation, and contemplative practice. His teaching emphasizes sustained mind training, direct experience, and the development of awareness, insight, emotional resilience, and meaningful change.
Mindsight training develops the capacity to observe and understand the inner workings of the mind with greater clarity and awareness. In Dr. Treyvaud’s work, it draws on mindfulness practice, neuroscience, psychology, and Interpersonal Neurobiology to support deeper self-understanding and more intentional ways of relating to experience.
The Mindfulness Centre serves beginners exploring mindfulness for the first time, experienced practitioners seeking deeper training, and professionals interested in advanced mindfulness and mindsight education. Programs are designed for individuals seeking greater awareness, resilience, self-understanding, and sustainable personal transformation.
Yes. Dr. Stéphane Treyvaud offers mindfulness education, mindsight training, personal guidance, and professional learning for participants in Canada, Switzerland, and internationally. The Mindfulness Centre’s virtual format makes many programs accessible beyond a single geographic location.
Dr. Treyvaud’s teaching is shaped by more than four decades of clinical experience and lifelong contemplative practice. His approach integrates psychiatry, psychotherapy, neuroscience, MBSR, Interpersonal Neurobiology, and meditation traditions including Zen, Vipassana, and Yoga, while remaining grounded in practical mind training and direct experience.
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