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

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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)

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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 ​

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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

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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