Natural Awareness
Natural Awareness:
Resting in Effortless Presence
with Diana Winston
Most of us are familiar with mindfulness practices that steady attention, calm the mind, and bring clarity to emotions, sensations, and thoughts. There is another dimension of practice—one that turns toward awareness itself. Natural Awareness is the luminous, spacious presence that is already here. Rather than striving to cultivate a particular state, this approach invites you to recognize what is effortless, organic, and naturally occurring within you.
Drawing on decades of teaching and insights from The Little Book of Being, Diana will guide experiential meditations, reflections, and inquiry designed to offer direct glimpses of awareness itself. In this class series, you will learn to release striving in meditation, recognize and rest in awareness, discover the presence that has always been here, and integrate Natural Awareness into daily life. This practice deepens and complements traditional mindfulness meditation.
While beginners are welcome, this class will be most relevant for practitioners with some experience in meditation.
This course is offered in collaboration with Spirit Rock.
Dates & Time:
Tuesdays, May 5 - June 9, 2026
4:00 - 6:00 pm, PT
Location:
Live-Online via Zoom
A recording will be available to all registered participants.
Class Notes & Policies
- UCLA Mindful classes are educational programs, not a clinical treatment.
- All UCLA Mindful 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.