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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.

California Baby founder and CEO Jessica Iclisoy has teamed up with UCLA Health to create custom postpartum care kits fea...
10/09/2026

California Baby founder and CEO Jessica Iclisoy has teamed up with UCLA Health to create custom postpartum care kits featuring plant-based, sustainable essentials for new parents and their little ones.

The kits are now being gifted to labor and delivery patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center.

NeuroNotes has launched — a UCLA-curated platform that helps you dive into current neuroscience research with interactiv...
09/30/2026

NeuroNotes has launched — a UCLA-curated platform that helps you dive into current neuroscience research with interactive AI tools. It features faculty-selected papers, talks and resources on topics ranging from brain aging to aggressive brain cancer and the breakthroughs shaping the future of brain health.

Explore the platform here: https://ucla.in/4hnix7u

UCLA graduate Samuel Idahosa spent years navigating the pain and challenges of sickle cell disease. Now, after receiving...
09/29/2026

UCLA graduate Samuel Idahosa spent years navigating the pain and challenges of sickle cell disease. Now, after receiving Lyfgenia, a newly approved gene therapy, he is considered cured.

UCLA Health was one of the first medical centers to offer Lyfgenia, which modifies a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells to produce hemoglobin that doesn’t sickle.

Read the full article: https://ucla.in/4hueKnx

Prostate cancer often develops without symptoms, making screening an important tool for detecting the disease early when...
09/25/2026

Prostate cancer often develops without symptoms, making screening an important tool for detecting the disease early when it’s highly treatable.

Robert Reiter, MD, chief of urologic oncology at UCLA Health, shares what men should know about prostate cancer.

We are proud to share that UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital placed in California’s top five hospitals by U.S. News & Worl...
09/15/2026

We are proud to share that UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital placed in California’s top five hospitals by U.S. News & World Report's latest evaluation of pediatric care. Multiple subspecialties also earned a national ranking.

This is the 20th consecutive year UCLA Health has demonstrated broad excellence with multiple pediatric subspecialties rated among the nation’s leaders in the publication’s Best Children’s Hospitals assessment. Thank you to our amazing team, patients, families and community for making this recognition possible. Learn more about the rankings here: https://ucla.in/4xqHZha

UCLA Health psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, an autism specialist, created a program to help young adults develop th...
09/10/2026

UCLA Health psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, an autism specialist, created a program to help young adults develop their social skills for dating, including working with dating coaches to put lessons into practice. Her approach helped inspire the hit Netflix series “Love on the Spectrum.”

UCLA Health is proud to be named by U.S. News & World Report for the 37th consecutive year to the Honor Roll of the 20 B...
08/04/2026

UCLA Health is proud to be named by U.S. News & World Report for the 37th consecutive year to the Honor Roll of the 20 Best Hospitals in the Nation, including being ranked #1 in California and Los Angeles, and one of Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals.

These honors belong to our amazing care teams, who show up for our patients every day.

UCLA Health celebrates 100 years of patient-centered care for the Santa Monica community. From lifesaving emergency care...
07/26/2026

UCLA Health celebrates 100 years of patient-centered care for the Santa Monica community. From lifesaving emergency care to advanced specialty services, patients and their families have turned to us for innovative and compassionate care. Check out the timeline showcasing some of our biggest milestones.

07/23/2026

Extra oxygen can provide powerful support for serious burns. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is one of the advanced treatments available for eligible patients. It helps the body deliver more oxygen to injured tissues. It reduces swelling, speeds up healing and improves recovery.

From 4th of July fireworks to backyard grilling and camping, summer is full of outdoor fun.  A few precautions can help ...
07/02/2026

From 4th of July fireworks to backyard grilling and camping, summer is full of outdoor fun. A few precautions can help prevent burns. And if a serious burn happens, the UCLA Health Regional Burn Center offers the highest level of care available.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/well/morning-routine-morning-person.html?smid=url-share"Mornings can be hectic, espec...
03/16/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/well/morning-routine-morning-person.html?smid=url-share

"Mornings can be hectic, especially for night owls, so Diana Winston, director of U.C.L.A. Mindful, the mindfulness education center at U.C.L.A. Health, recommends carving out a few moments to rest and re-center — which she calls “glimpse practices.” That’s simply taking five seconds to “just be, rather than do,” she explained."

It’s OK if you’re not an early riser.

Happier's Free Mindful Menopause Guide with Diana WinstonNavigating menopause isn’t just about managing physical symptom...
01/29/2026

Happier's Free Mindful Menopause Guide with Diana Winston

Navigating menopause isn’t just about managing physical symptoms—it’s about supporting your mind and emotions too. That’s why we created the Mindful Menopause Guide, a free, expert-led course designed to help you move through menopause with more ease, confidence, and calm.

Happier Meditation is an award winning created to help you be a stronger, you — day in and day out, in good times & during the rough times. It recently launched menopause-focused mindfulness resources created with happier & expert, Diana Winston, Director of UCLA Mindful , the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health . With decades of experience, she specializes in making mindfulness accessible for real-life challenges—including menopause. Because mindfulness can help—whether it's finding steadiness in , calm in , or rest when feels impossible. Get the free Mindful Menopause Guide here: https://www.meditatehappier.com/menopause

Our recent "Envisioning a Positive Future" meditation was an inspiring exploration of how mindfulness and collective act...
01/21/2026

Our recent "Envisioning a Positive Future" meditation was an inspiring exploration of how mindfulness and collective action can help us create a thriving, sustainable world. Check out the recording here or on our app, UCLA Mindful.

How do we find our collective path forward? Perhaps we begin with an exploration through the untamed imagination. 🌏

11/24/2025

Join us live-online Dec 6 2025 for a Day of Mindfulness: Cultivating Self-Compassion. Can't make it live? You'll get lifetime access to recording!

Link in bio to register

This course will help you train your attention as a choice engine and equip you with practical tools to shift from survi...
10/16/2025

This course will help you train your attention as a choice engine and equip you with practical tools to shift from survival mode (reactive, scarce, fear-driven) to choice mode (aware, intentional, creative).

Each session blends guided practice, teaching, shared insights, real-world applications, coaching, and Q&A—so you can carry mindfulness off the cushion and into the flow of daily life.

Live-Online via Zoom
Sundays, Oct 19 – Nov 16, & Dec 7, 1–2:30 pm, PT

Cultivate the wisdom and compassion we need to carry forward into our lives. Join us for a five-night silent retreat in ...
09/15/2025

Cultivate the wisdom and compassion we need to carry forward into our lives. 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.

Register at our website www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful

Free Weekly Meditation Class with Diana Winston and GuestsJoin UCLA Mindful’s Director, Diana Winston, and other guest t...
04/23/2025

Free Weekly Meditation Class with Diana Winston and Guests

Join UCLA Mindful’s Director, Diana Winston, and other guest 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. 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.

Upcoming Class Schedule:
April 23- Diana Winston

April 30- Special Event:
Film Showing of Three Short Mindfulness Films about Kids, Teens, and Mindfulness and Talk-Back with the Director, Julie Bayer Salzman

“Just Breathe”, “Release”, and “Into Light” are the first of three films in the Mindful Shorts series by filmmaker Julie Bayer Salzman. “Just Breathe” is an introduction to mindfulness with kindergarteners as teachers; “Release” offers middle-school kids a lesson in mindful breathing to help alleviate their stress and anxiety; and “Into Light” features four teens who use mindfulness tools to navigate depression. All three films, though designed with particular age groups in mind, are universal in their function.

We'll shorten our meditation to 15 minutes and then watch the films, followed by a discussion with the director on mindfulness for kids and teens, youth mental health, and the role of filmmaking in sharing mindfulness.

UCLA Mindful is proud to present this six-week immersive course with Mitra Manesh, designed to help you move beyond surv...
03/26/2025

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.
📌Live coaching and Q&A for personalized learning and support

🗓️Sundays, March 30 - May 4, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT

🎥 Recording available for registered participants

💵 Financial Assistance available

Join us today online via Zoom and every week either in person at the Billy Wilder Auditorium or live-online. Thursdays 1...
02/27/2025

Join us today online via Zoom and every week either in person at the Billy Wilder Auditorium or live-online. Thursdays 12:30-1pm, PT.

Thursdays not good for you? We now have free drop-ins Monday through Thursday every week!

Looking forward to practicing with you.

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