UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center

Join MARC Senior Mindfulness instructor, Mitra Manesh, in this 4-week workshop on Imagination, Creativity, and Mindfulness. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.uclahealth.org/marc/workshops#imagination

In relational mindfulness, we practice mindfulness in interactions with other people. Paying attention to others and receiving attention from others can help us deepen concentration and mindfulness. Relational mindfulness is always grounded in the practices of kindness and joy. In this workshop we will cultivate curious, open attention amid live interactions with other people. We are offering simultaneous classes for all ages, with age-appropriate relational mindfulness exercises facilitated by a trusted leader. During this series people of all ages will deepen their capacity to enjoy the simplest sorts of interactions with others. . Link in bio to register! . #relationalmindfulness #ucla #uclamarc #mindful #medidation #awareness #community #strongertogether #6ftapart

Live online classes include: -MAPs I for Daily Living -MAPs II: Next Steps - Improve Your Meditation -MAPs II: Cultivating Positive Emotions -MAPs Applications: The Buddhist Roots of Mindfulness... Register today, here: http://www.uclahealth.org/marc/classes #ucla #uclamindful #maps #dailyliving #nextsteps #positiveemotions #buddhistroots #mindfulness #meditation #awareness #present

Mindful Awareness is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one's physical, mental and emotional experiences. . Mindful Awareness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. . #mindfulness #ucla #mindfulawareness #marc #weekend #mindfulmoment

This is a monthly study group for practitioners who wish to explore more deeply Natural Awareness and the techniques from Diana’s book, The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering your Natural Awareness. . Link in bio for more details! . #dianawinston #ucla #naturalawareness #awareness #mindfulness #meditation #practice #group #connect

Here’s a journal prompt from Diana Winston’s Little Book of Being: . Comment below who you would be! #dianawinston #journaling #mindfulness #meditation #growth #happiness #ucla #uclamarc

Whether we are aware of it or not, we’re always answering "a question" in life by the way we make decisions, interpret events, and interact with others. This is a course about mindful living in action, taking the awareness we cultivate on the cushion and bringing it to our deepest and least explored assumptions, the ones that lock us into habits and patterns we never chose, and that keep us from developing the ones we really want. For more information and to register, visit:... http://www.uclahealth.org/marc/workshops#question #mindfulness #meditation #mitramanesh #ucla #change #question #mindset #growth

Join MARC senior mindfulness teacher, Mitra Minesh, in this 4-week workshop: Change Your Question, Change Your Life. uclahealth.org/marc/workshops#question

MAPs Applications: Grief as the Great Vessel, A 4-week class on Sadness and Grief This course will aid us in navigating our emotions in a way that will allow for more ease moving through some of the denser layers where grief is stored. For more info, visit: http://www.uclahealth.org/marc/classes#grief ... #mindfulness #grief #griefandloss #meditation #ucla #mindfulnessapplications

Mindfulness meditation is a simple solution to complex problems. #mindfulness #simple #breathe #calm #ease #wellbeing #ucla #sciencebased

Join Dr. Wendy Slusser as she chats with Professor Dawn Upchurch, PhD from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health about the health benefits of mindfulness and meditation and how we can incorporate this into our lives now.

This online retreat will include guided meditation instructions as well as guidance about integrating mindfulness into daily life. . August 27-30, 2020 . Link in bio for more info!... . #mindfulness #meditation #dailylife #integratingmindfulness See more

An anchor is something we can always return to... in natural awareness practice, our anchor is awareness! Since awareness isn’t tangible, anchoring in awareness can create anxiety. . Use this tip for returning back to your anchor of the breath or physical body sensations to decrease any feelings of anxiety or groundlessness. . #dianawinston #mindfulness #naturalawareness #ucla #meditation #thelittlebookofbeing

Join Marvin G. Belzer, PhD, in this 6-week, science-based class, MAPs I- For Daily Living. The MAPs I course is an excellent introduction to mindfulness for beginners but is also appropriate for experienced practitioners who wish to revitalize their practice. For more info, visit: http://www.uclahealth.org/marc/classes... #ucla #mindfulness #meditation #calm #ease #wellbeing #secular #sciencebased