UCLA Mindful
UCLA Health's Mindfulness Education Center
About UCLA Mindful
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.
Connect With Us
uclamindful@mednet.ucla.edu
Resiliency Resources
Wildfire Resources and other helpful mindfulness tools for challenging times.
We're here for you—together, we can find strength and healing.
Awakening Mindfulness & Compassion
A Five-Night Hybrid Silent Meditation Retreat
in Collaboration with Big Bear Retreat Center
WITH DIANA WINSTON, LESLIE BOOKER, AND VADAN RITTER
September 29 - October 4, 2025
Join us for a five-night silent retreat in the beautiful natural setting of Big Bear Retreat Center, only two hours from Los Angeles. We will spend our days deepening our meditation practice in the service of cultivating wisdom and compassion that we need in our lives. As we settle our minds, supported by nature, we can see ourselves and the world with deeper clarity and allow our inner wisdom to emerge.
The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation with ongoing guidance, lecture and instruction from the teachers. We will also have an opportunity to practice cultivating positive emotions, mindful speaking and listening, mindful eating, as well as experience the depth of stillness that can come through an extended period of practice. Daily movement practice will be led during this retreat.
This silent retreat is suitable for beginning or experienced students.
Free Practice Opportunities
Mondays
Mindful Monday
This drop-in is facilitated by senior teacher, Marvin G. Belzer, as well as other UCLA Mindful teachers. These meditations will be held weekly via Zoom video conferencing. Please join us from home.
When: Mondays, 12:30 - 1pm PST
Wednesdays
Meditation Class
Join UCLA Mindful teachers live online for a weekly opportunity to practice together and learn about different aspects of mindfulness. Each week we will explore a new theme or topic in mindfulness. All are welcome.
When: Wednesdays, 4 - 5:30 pm, PT
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Morning Mindfulness
Led by our very own UCLA-trained mindfulness facilitators, these sessions offer a chance to cultivate equanimity while reducing anxiety, lowering emotional reactivity, and improving focus.
When: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9- 9:30 am, PT
Thursdays
Hammer Museum Drop-In (Hybrid)
Join teachers from UCLA Mindful to meditate weekly or learn about themes in mindfulness. Enjoy in person in the Billy Wilder Theater or broadcast live on the
When: Thursdays, 12:30 - 1pm, PT
Bring Mindfulness to your Workplace
Collaborate with UCLA Mindful to introduce or fully integrate mindfulness into your work setting.
What is Mindfulness Meditation?
Join Diana Winston, director of UCLA Mindful, and learn the science behind mindfulness, as well as practical, scientifically-proven techniques for reducing stress and cultivating well-being.
Free Programming at UCLA Mindful
Stream or download our Free Studio-Recorded Guided Meditations, or our Weekly Live Podcasts. La meditación en español está disponible.
UCLA Mindful App
Download the free UCLA Mindful App for iOS and Android.