UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center at UCLA Health, is dedicated to advancing mindfulness education to promote individual and cultural well-being and resilience world-wide. Our mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based mindfulness programs that empower individuals and institutions to manage stress, enhance health, and cultivate inner and outer peace. Through educational programs, we strive to inspire transformative growth and contribute to a culture of compassion and wellness for all.

Mindful awareness can be defined as paying attention to present moment experiences with openness, curiosity, and a willingness to be with what is. It is an excellent antidote to the stresses of modern times. Mindfulness invites us to slow down, breathe, observe, and connect with our inner experience. Mindfulness can be trained systematically, and can be implemented in daily life, by people of any background.

In the last 30 years, significant research suggests mindfulness can address health issues such as lowering blood pressure and boosting the immune system; increasing attention and focus; improving anxiety and depression through reducing emotional reactivity; and thickening the brain in areas in charge of decision making, emotional flexibility, and empathy. 

Our center: 

• offers classes and workshops to the general public, teaching the skills of mindfulness across the lifespan
• fosters and publicizes research to support the scientific benefits of mindful awareness
• brings mindfulness to professionals through UCLA's medical education program-including doctors, medical students, staff and faculty
• offer mindfulness tools and classes to support mental health professionals

View all of our available courses here: www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful/classes