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Archived Offerings
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2024
Workshops, Lectures, Presentations​
  • UCLA Psychiatry 175: “Nature/Nurture: Field-notes on Mindfulness in Nature” - Thursday June 29, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30p.m.
  • The J. Paul Getty Museum: Professional Development for K-12 Teachers
    “Mindfulness in Nature: Presence as Self-Care” Live/On-sight – Saturday May 6, 2023, 10:30am, 11:30a.m., & 1:30p.m.
    https://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/professional_dev/prof_dev_index.html
  • University of La Verne: La Fetra College of Education/Keynote address to Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership students “When the Heart Pays Attention Nature is Life: A Mindfulness & Wellness Exploration for Leaders” Live/On-sight – April 22, 2023, 3p.m.
  • Ventura College: Diversity in Culture “Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Resilience” (Nature/Nurture Series) Live/On-sight – Thursday April 13, 12:30p.m.
    https://www.venturacollege.edu/community/diversity-in-culture/diversity-culture-festival-2023-events
  • UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center & Psychiatry 175 “Nature/Nurture: Fieldnotes on Mindfulness in Nature” Live/Zoom – Wednesday March 8, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30p.m.
    https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/marc/classes-events/workshops#nature-nurture 
  • Claremont McKenna College: Psych 154 Class “Mindfulness and Well-Being: Theory, Practice, Science” Live/On-sight - February 1, 2023, 2:45p.m.​​
  • Meditations on Forgiveness: Setting the Intention to Set Ourselves Free – Monday January 1, 2024 (9:00a.m. – 12:30p.m./PST). Registration is required. This retreat is on ZOOM. 
2023
  • UCLA MAPs I - For Daily Living Classes: Wednesdays, March 15 - April 19, 2023, 4:00p.m. - 6p.m. (PST/California) 
  • ​New Year’s Day Retreat, 2023 - Meditations on Forgiveness: Setting Intentions to Set Ourselves Free – Sunday January 1, 2023 (9:15a.m. – 12:15p.m./PST)
  • MAPs III Class: “Nature Nurture: Deepening Mindfulness, Well-being, and Awe in Nature”; Dates: Sundays Nov 19 – Dec 10; 930a.m.-11:30a.m./PST

2022
UCLA’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center’s MAPS I Classes
  • MAPs I (Tuesdays, Nov 8 – Dec 13, 2022) 10a.m. - Noon/PST. 
  • ​MAPs I (Tuesdays, July 5 – August 9, 2022) 10a.m. - Noon/PST.  
  • MAPs I (Thursdays, May 12 – June 16, 2022) 10a.m. - Noon/PST. 
  • MAPs I (Sunday January 16 - February 20, 2022 - 10a.m. - Noon/PST.  ​

Summer Day-Long Retreat: Live via Zoom
  • Longing and Belonging: A Day of Mindfulness, Poetry & Reflective Writing – Sunday July 31 (9:30-a.m. – 3:30p.m./PST). 

Free Mindfulness Drop-ins and Podcasts
  • MONDAY – Weekly guided meditations (11:30a – Noon/PST) 
  • WEDNESDAY – Weekly Sangha group (6:30a.m. – 7:15a.m./PST)
  • SATURDAY – Weekly Sangha group (6:30a.m. – 7:15a.m./PST)​

Mindfulness Currents in Academia: UCLA Lecture Series
Workshops - UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
  • "An Intimate Alchemy: Longing as the Gateway to Belonging"
    Live on Zoom - Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 7:00 – 8:30 pm PST
  • Cultivating Borderland Consciousness as a Decolonizing and Liberatory Praxis: Mindfulness and the Malleable Texture of Perception
    Live-Online Via Zoom - Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 7:00 – 8:30 pm PST
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New Year’s Day Retreat, 2022
  • Setting our Intentions…Meditations on Love, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Joy - Saturday January 1, 2022 (7a.m. – 10a.m./PST)

2021
UCLA MAPS I Classes
  • Sundays Oct 17 - Nov 28, 2021 - 10a.m. - Noon/PST
  • Saturdays July 17 - August 21, 2021 - 4:30pm - 6:30pm/PST
  • Tuesdays March 16 - April 20, 2021 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm/PST
  • Saturdays Jan 16 - Feb 20, 2021 – 4:30-6:30p.m./PST

Day-Long Retreats 
  • Mindfulness and the Language of the Heart: Healing Mind, Body, and Soul – Sunday July 25 (9:30a.m. – 3:00p.m.)
  • “A Day of Heart-Based Mindfulness Practices: Build Resilience, Cultivate Self Care, Connect with Basic Goodness” - Saturday March 6, (10– 4p.m.)

Workshops
  • Working with Thoughts – Sunday June 27 (1– 3p.m. PST)
  • Working with Difficult Emotions – Sunday June 13 (1-3pm PST)
  • Working with DIFFICULT EMOTIONS – Thursday May 6 (7pm-9pm PST)
  • Working with THOUGHTS – Wednesday March 24 (7pm – 9pm PST)
  • Working with PAIN - Tuesday March 2 (7pm-9pm PST)
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Free Mindfulness Meditation Drop-ins
  • Saturdays 10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. (PST) 
  • Mondays Noon – 12:30p.m. (PST) 
  • Sundays 4:30-6p.m. (PST) - Reflective Writing Class Drop-in ​

2020
  • UCLA MAPS I Class (Saturdays Sept 26 - Oct 31, 2020 – Virtual) 
  • UCLA MAPS I Class (July 18 – Aug 22, 2020 - Virtual) 
  •  “Life in Crossroads: Cultivating Borderland Consciousness” (August 12, 7-9pm PST). Sponsored by UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC).
  • Mindfulness Drop-in Classes (Virtual)
    • Mondays: Noon-12:30p.m. PST 
    • Tuesdays: 5:30p.m. - 6p.m. (PST)
    • Saturdays: 10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. PST 
  • Mindfulness & Reflective Writing (Virtual)
    • Sundays 4:30p.m. – 6p.m. (Classes held 2nd & 4th of each month): June 14, 28; July 26; Aug. 9, 23; Sep. 13, 27; Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 22; Dec. 13, 27.
  • Mindfulness in the Garden: A Nature/Nurture Experience (Sponsored by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens) – Cancelled due to Covid-19
    • Saturday March 21 (8:15 AM - 10:15 AM)
    • Saturday, April 11, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Wednesday, April 22, 8:15 AM - 10:15 AM

2019
  • Jan 8 - May 30 (Thursdays) - Drop-in Mindfulness: "Mind, Body, Spirit"
  • April 27 - (Saturday) A Day of Mindfulness
  • Sept 28 - (Saturday) A Day of Mindfulness and Recovery
  • Sept 7 - Dec 21 (Saturdays) – Drop-in “Mindfulness and Recovery” Classes
  • Oct 10  - Dec 19 (Thursdays) - Drop-in Mindfulness: "Mind, Body, Spirit"
  • Oct 27 - Dec 8 (Sundays) - Mindful Hiking and Walking Classes
  • Nov. 17, Dec. 1, 8 or 15 (Sundays) - A Day of Mindfulness at Descanso Gardens
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).
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