Free Drop-in Meditations
Free Weekly Virtual Drop-In Meditation Schedule
Join UCLA Mindful teachers in Weekly Virtual Meditation Drop-In Sessions. These 30-minute sessions will offer an online community of meditation support and teachings. No need to register, come as you are. Open to anyone interested in learning how to 'live more presently' in life.
Mindful awareness is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one's physical, mental and emotional experiences. Mindfulness 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.
You can access guided meditations at any time on the free app "".
We are proud to offer free drop-in meditations every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Mindful Monday (Virtual)
This drop-in is facilitated by Marvin G. Belzer as well as other UCLA Mindful teachers.
When: Mondays, 12:30-1pm PST
Location: These meditations will be held weekly via Zoom video conferencing. Please join us from home!
Morning Mindfulness
Start your day with us every Tuesday and Wednesday from 9- 9:30 am, PT for our new Morning Mindfulness series. Led by our very own UCLA-trained mindfulness facilitators, these sessions offer a chance to cultivate equanimity while reducing anxiety, boosting mood, lowering emotional reactivity, and improving focus and attention. Whether you're new to meditation or an experienced practitioner, these sessions are open to all.
When: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9- 9:30 am, PT
Location: These meditations will be held via Zoom video conferencing. Please join us from home
Hammer Museum Meditation Catch-Up (Virtual)
For our virtual meditation participants, join us for a chance to meditate, catch up, ask questions and reconnect with Diana Winston or Allyson Pimentel. We will meet the first Tuesday of each month from 12:30-1pm.
When: First Tuesdays Monthly, 12:30-1pm PST
- March 4 - Allyson
- April 1 - Diana
- May 6 - Allyson
- June 3 - Diana
Meeting ID: 958 0173 3523
Passcode: 123456
Thursday Hammer Museum Meditation (Hybrid)
When: Thursdays, 12:30-1pm PST
Location:
Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
Admission to the Hammer Museum and all public programs are FREE
Enjoy Mindful Awareness Meditation in person in the Billy Wilder Theater or broadcast live on the .
Whether you participate in person or online, Mindful Awareness Meditation will continue every Thursday at 12:30 PM.
Meet the Drop-in Facilitators:
Diana Winston
Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at MARC, the author of , and the co-author, with Susan Smalley PhD, of . She has taught mindfulness for health and well-being since 1993 in a variety of settings including the medical and mental health field, and in universities, businesses, non-profits, and schools.
Allyson Pimintel, EdD
Allyson Pimentel, EdD (she/her), is a psychologist, practitioner & teacher in the Insight meditation tradition who works at the intersection of mindfulness and mental health. Dr. Pimentel has been teaching mindfulness in university, medical, secular and spiritual settings for over twenty years. Formerly, the Associate Director of UCLA Campus & Student Resilience and the Program Director of Mindful UCLA, she is currently the Director of Mindful USC and UCLA Mindful instructor.
Marvin G. Belzer, Ph.D
Marvin G. Belzer, PhD, has taught mindfulness meditation for twenty years. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. For many years he taught a semester-long meditation course in the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green St. University, where he was an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He teaches an undergraduate course at UCLA and teaches mindfulness in many different venues in Los Angeles.