Class schedule is updated every two weeks.
This is a good choice for someone who wants a webinar without much community or teacher interaction. You can work at your own pace for the duration of the 6-week course with an additonal two weeks after for review for a total of 8 weeks of access to course materials. The online course consists of recordings from six previously live classes. Participants will have access to audio materials as well as an "Ask the Mindfulness Teacher" option to have any questions related to the course or your practice answered. Class sessions begin every Monday. You must register by Sunday at 11:59 pm, PST to begin the following Monday. Any registrations after, will begin the next Monday. If Monday falls on a holiday, you will be sent class details on the following business day.
These live online classes are held in a small community format led by senior MARC teachers as well as affiliate MARC teachers you’ve come to know and love. This is a good choice for those who want to go through MAPs with a group of others, live teacher support, and is date/time specific. Class start dates and times vary, choose the times that work best for you!
The MAPs I course is an excellent introduction to mindfulness for beginners. MAPs I provides insight into the basics of mindfulness, how to develop a mindfulness meditation practice, and how mindfulness can be applied in daily life. It is also appropriate for experienced practitioners who wish to revitalize their practice.
MAPs I- for Daily Living is also an excellent introduction to mindfulness for clinicians, who are welcome to take it for credit.
| Classes begin every Monday 8-Weeks of access to
| Pre-Recorded Online Instructor: Diana Winston | Cost: $125* |
| Tuesday Oct 4 - Nov 8 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, PT | Live Online Instructors: Vy Le | Regular Rate: $200 |
| Fridays Sept 30 - Nov 4 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, PT | Live Online Instructors: Erin Doerwald | Regular Rate: $200 |
| Jump to Class - Notes & Policies Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only. *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date. **Note: In support of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, current UCLA students (non-Extension) may sign up for this class for FREE. To use this discount, please register using your UCLA email address, and select the "UCLA Student" discount from the pulldown menu during the payment process. ◊ Anyone registering with the TMF/IPP discount must be enrolled in MARC's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation or Intensive Practice Program. If you are a member of these programs, please be sure to enroll with the name and email address associated with your program. | ||
In this follow up class to MAPs I, we will focus on maintaining and sustaining a daily mindfulness practice, how to bring mindfulness into our daily activities, how to develop more concentration, and how more confidence and wisdom can arise in our practice.
Pre-requisite: Attendance in any introductory MAPs I series or equivalent mindfulness introductory class with permission from our instructor. If you have not taken a MAPs I class at MARC, please email us a brief description of your equivalent experience to [email protected] before class start date.
| Classes begin every Monday 8-Weeks of access to | Pre-Recorded Online Instructors: Diana Winston | Cost: $125* |
| Jump to Class - Notes & Policies Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only. *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date. **Note: In support of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, current UCLA students (non-Extension) may sign up for this class for FREE. To use this discount, please register using your UCLA email address, and select the "UCLA Student" discount from the pulldown menu during the payment process. ◊ Anyone registering with the TMF/IPP discount must be enrolled in MARC's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation or Intensive Practice Program. If you are a member of these programs, please be sure to enroll with the name and email address associated with your program. | ||
In this follow up class to MAPs I, we will learn how to cultivate loving kindness, compassion, equanimity, joy, gratitude, and forgiveness.
We will learn new meditations to develop these qualities, tools to work with when we find them ourselves stuck and not feeling positive emotions, and practical exercises to incorporate them into our daily life. This is a helpful expansion to our basic mindfulness practice.
Pre-requisite: Attendance in any introductory MAPs I series or equivalent mindfulness introductory class with permission from our instructor. If you have not taken a MAPs I class at MARC, please email us a brief description of your equivalent experience to [email protected] before class start date.
| Classes begin every Monday 8-Weeks of access to | Pre-Recorded Online Instructors: Diana Winston | Cost: $165* |
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Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only. *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date. **Note: In support of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, current UCLA students (non-Extension) may sign up for this class for FREE. To use this discount, please register using your UCLA email address, and select the "UCLA Student" discount from the pulldown menu during the payment process.
◊ Anyone registering with the TMF/IPP discount must be enrolled in MARC's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation or Intensive Practice Program. If you are a member of these programs, please be sure to enroll with the name and email address associated with your program. | ||
Many of us struggle with anxiety, depression and anger. These natural human emotions can be a source of suffering that can negatively impact quality of life. Mindfulness has been shown to promote more states of well being and happiness and has been incorporated into a variety of clinical treatments for mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. But whether or not you have a mental health concern or simply struggle with the challenges of 21st century living and the anxiety, stress, and frustration of life, this class can support you in finding more ease, balance, and happiness.
In the class we will work weekly with each emotion, exploring how to bring mindfulness to it and include other approaches to working with it. We will also learn practices that antidote difficult emotions such as equanimity or balance, compassion, and loving kindness.
This class may be particularly relevant for mental health clinicians, but is open to anyone.
Pre-requisite: Attendance in any introductory MAPs I series or equivalent mindfulness introductory class with permission from our instructor. If you have not taken a MAPs I class at MARC, please email us a brief description of your equivalent experience to [email protected] before class start date.
| Classes begin every Monday 8-Weeks of access to | Pre-Recorded Online Instructors: Diana Winston | Cost: $125* |
| Jump to Class - Notes & Policies Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only. *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date. **Note: In support of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, current UCLA students (non-Extension) may sign up for this class for FREE. To use this discount, please register using your UCLA email address, and select the "UCLA Student" discount from the pulldown menu during the payment process.
◊ Anyone registering with the TMF/IPP discount must be enrolled in MARC's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation or Intensive Practice Program. If you are a member of these programs, please be sure to enroll with the name and email address associated with your program. | ||
In this follow up class to MAPs I, this class will offer tools for working with both outer and inner obstacles, helping us to learn to see difficulties, not as problems, but as situations and mind states that can actually help us more deeply understand ourselves and our practice.
Pre-requisite: Attendance in any introductory MAPs I series or equivalent mindfulness introductory class with permission from our instructor. If you have not taken a MAPs I class at MARC, please email us a brief description of your equivalent experience to [email protected] before class start date.
| Classes begin every Monday 8-Weeks of access to | Pre-Recorded Online Instructor: Diana Winston | Cost: $125* UCLA Students**/ ◊TMF/ IPP: $0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jump to Class - Notes & Policies Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only. *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date. MAPs II: Cultivating Self-CompassionMany of us struggle with issues of self-judgment and self-criticism. People of all ages suffer from painful thoughts such as, "I'm not good enough," "I messed that up again," and "I hate my body." Although these thoughts may feel overwhelming and intractable, we can learn how to work with and lessen them. Science has shown that you can actually change your brain through mindfulness and the cultivation of positive emotional states. In this class, we will explore mindfulness practices to work with self-critical thoughts, and self-compassion practices to nurture kindness and compassion for ourselves and others. This class will include sitting and walking mindfulness and kindness meditations, periods of silence, personal exploration, and discussion to help cultivate and encourage more self-compassion. The material in this class is very powerful. We encourage you to have a consistent daily meditation practice before attending this class. Pre-requisite: Attendance in any introductory MAPs I series or equivalent mindfulness introductory class with permission from our instructor. If you have not taken a MAPs I class at MARC, please email us a brief description of your equivalent experience to [email protected] before class start date.
Jump to Class - Notes & Policies *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date. **Note: In support of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, current UCLA students (non-Extension) may sign up for this class for FREE. To use this discount, please register using your UCLA email address, and select the "UCLA Student" discount from the pulldown menu during the payment process. ◊ Anyone registering with the TMF/IPP discount must be enrolled in MARC's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation or Intensive Practice Program. If you are a member of these programs, please be sure to enroll with the name and email address associated with your program. MAPs III: Reconciling Paradox with MindfulnessThe deep practice of mindfulness is filled with instructions and claims that often seem paradoxical: Pre-requisite: MAPs I and at least two MAPs II classes, or permission from instructor. If you have not taken these classes at MARC but have equivalent experience, please email us a brief description of your equivalent experience to [email protected] before class start date.
Jump to Class - Notes & Policies Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only. *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date. MAPs III: Exploring Advanced Loving-Kindness PracticesIn this new MAPs III class, we'll take a deeper dive into the practice of loving-kindness. There are many variations on how to do loving-kindness meditations. We can practice it in a way which cultivates concentration. We can use it on the spot or within meditation to work with challenging emotions. It can also be a practice which, similarly to mindfulness, can cultivate insight. Finally, it can be practiced as a facet of awareness itself.
Pre-requisite: MAPs I and at least two MAPs II classes, or permission from instructor. If you have not taken these classes at MARC but have equivalent experience, please email us a brief description of your equivalent experience to [email protected] before class start date.
Jump to Class - Notes & Policies Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only. *During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date.
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| Wednesdays Sept 7- Oct 12 (5 weeks) No class Sept 25 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, PT | Live Online Instructors: Manijeh Motaghy | Regular Rate: $200 No CEs |
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Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only.
*During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date.
**Note: In support of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, current UCLA students (non-Extension) may sign up for this class for FREE. To use this discount, please register using your UCLA email address, and select the "UCLA Student" discount from the pulldown menu during the payment process.
◊ Anyone registering with the TMF/IPP discount must be enrolled in MARC's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation or Intensive Practice Program. If you are a member of these programs, please be sure to enroll with the name and email address associated with your program.
The Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion (SC-MSC) is a 6-week adaptation of the empirically-supported 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program designed to begin the cultivation of the skills of self-compassion. SC-MSC was developed by Kristin Neff, PhD, the pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion and Christopher Germer, PhD, a leader in the integration of mindfulness, compassion and psychotherapy. The SC-MSC 6-hour program was developed to allow participants to begin to learn a targeted set of MSC practices with less initial time commitment than the full 26-hour MSC program.
Most of us feel compassion for our close friends when they are struggling. What would it be like to receive the same caring attention from yourself when you needed it most? All that’s required is a shift in attention—recognizing that as a human being, you, too, are a worthy recipient of compassion. Self-compassion involves the capacity to comfort and soothe ourselves, and to motivate ourselves with encouragement, when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate. Self-compassion is learned in part by connecting with our innate compassion for others and including ourselves in that circle of compassion. The practice of self-compassion also helps to grow and sustain our compassion for others.
The SC-MSC program draws on the skills of mindfulness and focuses on developing the resource of self-compassion to enhance our capacity for emotional wellbeing. Burgeoning research shows that self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional wellbeing, coping with life challenges, lower levels of anxiety and depression, healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and more satisfying personal relationships. It is an inner strength that enables us to be more fully human—more fully ourselves.
Fortunately, self-compassion can be learned by anyone, even those of us who did not learn these skills as children.
MSC Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
This program is designed for members of the general public, based on the values of equity, diversity, inclusiveness and belonging. Meditation experience is not necessary to participate in SC-MSC. All are welcome!
Program activities include short talks, experiential exercises, group discussion, and home practices. SC-MSC is an opportunity to explore how we typically respond when difficulties arise in our lives and to learn tools for becoming a warm and supportive companion to ourselves.
| Tuesdays
No CEs
| Live Online Instructors: Gael Belden | Regular Rate: $200
UCLA Students**/◊TMF/ IPP: $0 |
Jump to Class - Notes & Policies
Recordings of live online classes will not be made available for viewing. Please see our missed class policy for more information.Live classes may be recorded for archive purposes only.
*During 2020 in response to Covid-19, MARC reduced rates for all classes and programs. For 2021 we are returning to our pre-Covid rates in order to ensure the sustainability of our center. However, we remain deeply committed to equity and accessibility and recognize the economic hardship caused by the global pandemic. We invite you to contact us ([email protected]) if you cannot afford the minimum fee and want to participate. Please submit any scholarship requests at least 48 hours before event start date.
**Note: In support of the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, current UCLA students (non-Extension) may sign up for this class for FREE. To use this discount, please register using your UCLA email address, and select the "UCLA Student" discount from the pulldown menu during the payment process.
◊ Anyone registering with the TMF/IPP discount must be enrolled in MARC's Training in Mindfulness Facilitation or Intensive Practice Program. If you are a member of these programs, please be sure to enroll with the name and email address associated with your program.
You’ll learn how to:
Pre-requisite: Mindfulness experience is a plus, but not a must.
| Self-paced-Begin at any time | Online Instructors: Diana Winston | Cost: $160 $64 discount price No CEs |
MARC classes are educational programs, not a clinical treatment.
Please avoid wearing restrictive clothing or jewelry to our workshops, classes, and daylongs. Please avoid wearing heavy fragrances and perfumes as well, since this may disturb the practice of others around you.
All MARC 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. UCLA's online course website is also mobile responsive, so you can access it on a phone or tablet as necessary.
MAPS are an excellent introduction to mindfulness for clinicians, who are welcome to take it for credit. Participants need to attend all 6 weeks to receive credit. The cost for the CEs is $50.
Psychologists: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course offers 10 hours of credit.
California licensed MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, LCSWs: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists 10 contact hours may be applied to your license renewal.
Nurses: UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16351, for 12 contact hours.
For those licensed outside California, please check with your local licensing board to determine if CE credit is accepted.
