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UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center offers in-person and online classes & events, a weekly podcast, year-long programs, free guided meditations, and free local drop-in meditations.

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See our upcoming events & calendar »

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Why Mindfulness?

Current science supports the benefit of mindfulness for a variety of physical and mental health conditions, and for the general challenges of life in the 21st century. Research shows mindfulness can impact life positively in the following ways:

• Reduce stress
• Reduce chronic physical pain
• Boost the immune system
• Reduce emotional reactivity
• Increase self-awareness
• Improve attention and concentration
• Enhance positive emotions
• Cultivate well-being and happiness
• Positively impact the brain

Our programs include:

• MAPs or Mindful Awareness Practices Classes »
• Online Mindfulness Classes »
• Single Day Retreats ("Days of Mindfulness") »
• Multi-Day Retreats (Residential) »
• Workshops »
• Free Drop-in Mindfulness sessions »

MARC programs are co-sponsored by the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology.