Sept 12 Day of Mindfulness: Cultivating Self-Compassion With Diana Winston Many 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 daylong, we will explore mindfulness practices to work with self-critical thoughts, and self-compassion practices to nurture kindness and compassion for ourselves and others. The day will include sitting and walking mindfulness and kindness meditations, periods of silence, personal exploration, and discussion to help cultivate and encourage more self-compassion. Appropriate for beginners and those who have been practicing for some time.
Dates: Saturday, Sept 12, 2020
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM PST
Venue: Online via Zoom | | Sept 16 Change Your Question, Change Your Life with Mitra Manesh Whether we are aware of it or not, we’re always answering "a question" in life by the way we make decisions, interpret events, and interact with others. Without mindfulness, the question is almost always fear-based and related to survival. But is that really the question we want to be asking and responding to, consciously or unconsciously, much or most of the time?
In this unique course, we will use a variety of mindfulness tools and techniques—wise inquiry, meditation, journaling, and more—to collectively and individually bring awareness to the default questions that drive the way we behave and live. And also, to become curious about other questions, chosen questions, that can help us create the life we really want to live. This is a course about mindful living in action, taking the awareness we cultivate on the cushion and bringing it to our deepest and least explored assumptions, the ones that lock us into habits and patterns we never chose, and that keep us from developing the ones we really want.
Dates: Wednesdays, September 16th – October 7th, 2020
Times: 5 PM - 6.30 PM
Venue: Online via Zoom | | Application Open Now 2021 Training In Mindfulness Facilitation This year-long program provides training, support, and supervision to those wishing to incorporate mindfulness into their occupation or to share mindfulness with individuals, groups, communities, or institutions. The program consists of four live-online practicums, each 4-5 days long, and additional meetings by phone or online.
Successful completion of this program provides a document of completion as a Trained Mindfulness Facilitator (TMF) from the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
Application Deadline: Friday, October 23, 2020
| | Various Start Dates Live Online Classes 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!
Classes include:
MAPs I for Daily Living
MAPs II: Cultivating Self-Compassion
MAPs II: Working with Difficult Emotions
MAPs III: Continuing Group Practice
MAPs Applications: Grief as Passage
Dates: Class times and dates vary, see schedule for more information. | | Every Monday Pre-Recorded Online Classes In addition to the Live Webinar Classes with Diana Winston and Marvin G. Belzer and other trusted affiliate teachers, we also offer pre-recorded online classes with limited additional teacher interaction.
This is a good choice for someone who wants a webinar without much community interaction.
Classes include: - MAPs I for Daily Living
- MAPs II: Next Steps - Improve Your Meditation
- MAPs II: Cultivating Positive Emotions
- MAPs II: Working with Difficult Emotions
- MAPs II: Turning Obstacles into Allies
- Cultivating Forgiveness
Dates: New class sessions begin every Monday. | | Oct 1-5 Mindful Healthcare Summit
A Free Online Event for Medical Professionals Registration is now open for the 2020 Mindful Healthcare Summit, Oct. 1-5! This FREE online event will support medical professionals in learning mindfulness, self-compassion, and compassion practices for cultivating personal well-being and resilience amidst the unique challenges of this time.
Throughout the summit, 20+ Leading neuroscience researchers, mindfulness experts, and dedicated medical professionals will offer practical evidence-based tools and guided practices for increasing provider well-being, improving patient care, fostering mindful teams, and helping to address racial healthcare disparities. If you or someone you care about is a nurse, doctor, EMT, administrator, caregiver or anyone else working in healthcare, please join us and help us spread the word to anyone this may benefit! Dates: Oct 1-5, 2020 Cost: Free
Venue: Online | | | UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
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