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Experience calm, ease, well-being,
​and emotional regulation with a
gentle and wise heart as your guide.
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to our present moment experiences, on purpose, with openness and curiosity, and a willingness to be with what is (in a non-judgmental way). By practicing mindful awareness we cultivate our innate human capacity to connect with the experience of calm, ease, well-being, and emotional self-regulation. Mindfulness is a direct first-person investigation into the architecture of our own inner landscape. The more gently we come to awareness and accept and befriend this inner landscape, the more kindness, compassion, equanimity and emotional intelligence we manifest into the worlds we inhabit. Mindfulness and heartfulness are synonymous. The practice deepens our human capacity to arc towards gratitude, joy, forgiveness, and connection. Research has shown that the practice of mindfulness leads to lower blood pressure; boosts the immune system; reduces inflammation; increases attention and focus by improving executive attention (particularly supportive of those suffering from ADHD); helps with difficult mental states such as anxiety and depression; fosters emotional regulation; increases self-awareness and well-being; reduces emotional reactivity; and improves the functioning of the brain responsible for decision making, emotional flexibility, and empathy. 

2021 Offerings – All classes held virtually

  • UCLA MAPS I Class (Saturday May 15 - June 19, 2021 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm/PST) - CE Credit Available
  • UCLA MAPS I Class (Tuesdays March 16 - April 20, 2021 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm/PST) - CE Credit Available
  • UCLA MAPS I Class (Saturdays Jan 16 - Feb 20, 2021) - CE Credit Available
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  • Day-Long Retreat 
    • “A Day of Heart-Based Mindfulness Practices: Build Resilience, Cultivate Self Care, Connect with Basic Goodness” - Saturday March 6, (10a.m. – 4p.m.)
  • Workshops
    • Working with PAIN - Tuesday March 2 (7pm-9pm PST)
    • Working with THOUGHTS – Wednesday March 24 (7pm – 9pm PST)
    • Working with DIFFICULT EMOTIONS – Thursday May 6 (7pm-9pm PST)
  • Mindfulness Drop-in Classes - Saturdays & Mondays - FREE
  • Mindfulness & Reflective Writing Classes - Sundays - FREE
"The Intuitive mind is a sacred gift, the rational mind a faithful servant, we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." 
​- Albert Einstein
"Direct your eye right inward, and you'll find a thousand regions in your mind yet undiscovered. Travel them, and be expert in home-cosmography." 
- Henry David Thoreau
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Join the Wise Heart Mindfulness community of seekers and practitioners and cultivate your innate human capacity to connect with the experience of calm, ease, well-being, and emotional self-regulation with a gentle and wise heart as your guide. Dr. Ali is a UCLA certified Mindfulness Facilitator trained at the UCLA Semel Institute Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) and is recognized by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA) as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Professional (CMT-P).
Wise Heart Mindfulness
La Verne, California
(951) 295-5091
wiseheartmindfulness@gmail.com
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  • Home
  • Offerings
    • UCLA MAPs Classes
    • Retreats and Workshops
    • Drop-in Mindfulness Classes
    • Mindfulness in Nature
    • ​Mindfulness in the Workplace
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  • About
    • About Dr. Ali
    • Resources
    • Testimonials
    • Photo Gallery >
      • Hiking the Camino
  • Testimonials
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