From Surviving to Thriving: Applied Mindfulness for Turbulent Times 

with Mitra Manesh

Mitra-Manesh

We are living in unprecedented times, where rapid and constant change challenges the way we think, feel, and communicate. Navigating this new reality requires more than just coping—it calls for deep awareness, practical wisdom, and conscious action. 

UCLA Mindful is proud to present this six-week immersive course with Mitra Manesh, designed to help you move beyond survival mode and step into a more intentional, conscious way of living. Built on the pillars of mindfulness and real-world application, each session includes: 

  • Guided mindfulness practices to strengthen presence and awareness
  • Interactive teachings that bridge wisdom and daily life. Topics include:
    • Building resilience
    • Mindful communication
    • Working with challenging news and views
    • Activating choice consciousness
    • Creating a more conscious self
  • Live coaching and Q&A for personalized learning and support 

While previous mindfulness experience is preferred, it is not required—all you need is a curious mind and a willingness to explore and grow. 

Instructor:

Mitra Manesh

Event Details: 

Sundays, March 30 - May 4,  2025
11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT
Live-Online Via Zoom 

Registration Rates*:

Regular Rate: $200
UCLA Health Staff Rate**: $160

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**Staff discount available with Mednet email address only.

Please note this is a Live-Online class, a recording will be available to participants. 

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Free Weekly Meditation Class

with Diana Winston and Guests

Diana Winston sitting in chair ringing singing bowl
Join UCLA Mindful’s Director, Diana Winston, 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. Topics may include self-compassion, working with judgments, obstacles to meditation, dealing with difficult emotions, mindfulness in challenging times, the spectrum of awareness, and much more.
 
Each class will include a guided meditation, lecture, time for questions, and exercises related to the theme. Guest teachers will also visit the class. Check weekly for the schedule.
 
All levels of practice experience are welcome!
 
No need to register, just drop in any week, but please come to the full 90 minutes.
 
Classes recordings will be uploaded to the UCLA Mindful app.

When: 

Every Wednesday, 4:00 pm-5:30 pm, PT


Facilitator & Theme:

March 19 -Diana Winston- Diana will explore how the concept of "Non Self" shows up in mindfulness practice
 
March 26- Bhanu Joy Harrison -Understanding and Practicing Neuromodulation - Mindful Tools for Regulation
Our nervous system is the platform through which we experience all parts of our lives. When we understand and pay mindful attention to the language of our nervous system, sensation, we open a whole new portal to our meditation practice.  Join me as I share some nervous system basics and how we can begin to notice and name our sensations - the skill of interoception.  In our practice together, I will offer a number of mindful skills to help us listen and tailor your practice to your own nervous system experience. I look forward to being with you again!
 

Where:

Live-Online Via  Zoom
Meeting ID: 97878342670
Password: 123456

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Cultivating Forgiveness
(5-weeks, PRE-RECORDED ONLINE)

Mindful Courses-Cultivating Forgiveness with Diana Winston

UCLA Mindful has teamed up with Mindful to present this online course: Cultivating Forgiveness.

In this class, Diana Winston guides us on a journey of forgiveness - a journey that includes forgiving others as well as ourselves. Diana teaches with empathy, kindness and gentleness, encouraging us to release the pain, anger and self-blame that we may be holding in our hearts to find a renewed sense of inner release and freedom.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Deepen these ideas through formal and informal meditation practices that you can apply every day, for the rest of your life
  • Transform pain and resentment into an abiding sense of well-being and freedom
  • Understand forgiveness as a kindness to yourself, rather than an act of condoning others’ harmful actions
  • Cultivate forgiveness for others, for actions you’ve done that have harmed others, and towards yourself

Pre-requisite: Mindfulness experience is a plus, but not a must.

For Mindful Magazine price & Registration

  • Self-paced, you can begin at any time
  • Pre-Recorded Online
  • Instructor: Diana Winston
  • No Continuing Education credits

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Instructors and Guest Teachers

Headshot of Mitra Manesh

Mitra Manesh

Mitra Manesh is a senior mindfulness educator and advisor to visionary leaders at Fortune 500 companies. She has coached many individuals, both well-known and unknown, helping them connect to their happiness. Since 1985, Mitra has brought mindfulness to boardrooms, classrooms, bedrooms, and many places in between.

Her long list of clients includes Amazon, Merrill Lynch, Unilever, UCLA Anderson, The Capital Group, United Health, Hugo Boss, Christian Dior, C.A.A., EDC, Annenberg Foundation, California Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and The Senate of Canada.

A former Human Rights Commissioner and Adjudicator in Ontario, Canada, Mitra has also been a panelist and commentator for CBC and Omni TV and an executive in non-profit and for-profit sectors across 4 continents. Her journey has brought many rewards—and, at times, awards. The most unexpected came when mindfulness met royalty, earning her the 50th Golden Jubilee Medal from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Class Notes & Policies

  • UCLA Mindful classes are educational programs, not a clinical treatment.
  • All UCLA Mindful events are subject to audio and/or video recording.

Technical Recommendation: For optimal experience, we encourage you to access the course with a Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser on a desktop/laptop with secure internet connection.