Zhassulan “Jazz” Abishev

Certified MBSR Teacher, Senior Trainer & Supervisor 

Master of Pedagogical Sciences (Pedagogy & Psychology)

Researcher & PhD Candidate (Psychology)

Zhassulan “Jazz” Abishev is a Certified MBSR Teacher, Senior Trainer, and Mindfulness Supervisor at Mindful Academy Solterreno (Spain). He is also a senior lecturer at Satbayev University and a doctoral researcher at Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan), where his work focuses on the impact of MBSR on stress and depression among youth under 45.

Jazz is the Founder of Mindful Academy Project (Kazakhstan), which develops mindfulness-based education and interventions across different areas of life. With a Master’s degree in Pedagogy and Psychology, he combines scientific research with a holistic, integral approach to personal and professional development.

Over the past decade, Jazz has facilitated 100+ 8-week MBSR programs, trained over 170 mindfulness teachers, and guided 4000+ students worldwide through courses, retreats, and lectures. His journey includes extensive research and fieldwork across Asia—studying Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism in Myanmar, Japan, South Korea, Nepal, India, and beyond.

By bridging Eastern wisdom and Western science, Jazz brings mindfulness into education, corporate life, and society with a clear, secular, and human-centered approach.

Testimonials

I recently completed TT1 at Mindful Academy Solterreno. From the moment I started the course, I felt supported and encouraged. Bodhin led a well-paced and designed course and we were given the tools to maximize our learning both personally and professionally. The retreat center itself is run so…

TT1 April 2023

Testimonial As a very reflective person who likes to be in silent observation of the world, I must say that by the end of this retreat I have got to know a different silence - turning inward and actively listening to the reactions of my body, accompanied by thoughts and emotions…

5-days silent retreat, Sept 2022

Testimonial

TT3 is an amazing course. Highly recommended to anyone who wishes to deepen their own mindfulness practice and develop their teaching skills.

Training Staff feedback

Bodhin and Sheena you are…

TT3 June 2022

3 words best describe your experience of this course

belonging, kindness, deepening

Testimonial

I recommend TT3 to anyone who is interested in deepening their knowledge and skil ls for mindfulness teaching.

There is ample opportunity provided to deepen your practice including a 2-day silent retreat at the beginning. The instruction is superlative. The sessions…

TT3, June 2022

I loved how the course was structured. I took TT1 in the intense format of 1 week and TT2 was instead spread over 2 months. I really enjoyed both formats and I felt that TT2 was ideal in this format, because I really had the time to absorb what I learnt in each session and had time to prepare.…

What 3 words best describe your experience of this course

community, support, learning

TT2 Online, Oct 2021

Fantastic course. The structure of each day was fantastic. The days were long but every activity or teaching session felt like it was not rushed, there was spaciousness and yet things didn't often overrun or feel crammed in. Perfect balance. The teachers were absolutely wonderful, grounding,…

What 3 words best describe your experience of this course

Grounding. Safe. Comprehensive

TT1 8-day intensive 

I would recommend this TT1 training course to anyone interested in doing the course. The material is well structured and laid out. It is taught experientially which aids in long term learning. The trainers are knowledgeable and impart their knowledge in showing rather than teaching at the…

What 3 words best describe your experience of this course

wonderful, insightful, formative

TT1 Online August 2021 

Testimonial

I have loved the course. Very intense in a way, but the safe environment and the sense of community that is created around my colleagues and the trainers is incredible and made me change the perspective of being. It brought me to an incredible space of love and kindness. I…

TT1 online August 2021 

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