UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center

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In this Newsletter: July/Aug MAPs Classes Online MAPs Classes Day of Mindfulness: How Mindfulness Is and is Not Psychotherapy 3-Week Class: Curiosity as the Engine of Mindfulness UCLA Mindful App Sign up for Bruin Edge In-Person July/Aug MAPs Classes Our 6-week MAPs classes are offered two hours per week, for new and advanced students. Locations: UCLA, La Brea,  Reseda, Thousand Oaks, New Mexico and Bangalore (India). Topics: MAPs I for Daily Living MAPs II: Cultivating Positive Emotions MAPs II: Cultivating Self-Compassion MAPs II: Next Steps: Improve Your Meditation Dates: Summer classes begin on different dates depending on location. Click below for full schedule. Photo by: Dorwin Birt Register for In-Person Classes Online July/Aug MAPs Classes Our 6-week online MAPs classes mirror the format of our in-person classes, but are designed to be taken at your own pace. Learn to bring more mindfulness into your daily life through pre-recorded audio classes, discussion forums, as well as optional live chats with our experienced instructors and fellow participants. Our online classes are an educational experience suitable for people of all backgrounds. July/Aug Online Classes - Levels I & II:     MAPs I for Daily Living     MAPs II: Next Steps     MAPs II: Cultivating Positive Emotions Dates: Self-paced, between July 8-Aug 16, 2019 Registration Deadline: Tuesday, July 16 Register for Online Classes Day of Mindfulness: How Mindfulness Is and Is Not a Psychotherapy with Matthew Brensilver In what ways does mindfulness practice function as a kind of ‘self-psychotherapy’? In what ways is mindfulness entirely unlike psychotherapy? During our day together, we’ll explore how the mindfulness path overlaps with the healing we might find in psychotherapy: it supports self-understanding, uncovers behavioral patterns and transforms how we relate to our past. Unlike traditional psychotherapy, mindfulness practice relies on states of concentration, letting go and surrender that point to cultivations beyond typical psychotherapeutic aims. The daylong will include periods of meditation, lecture and discussion. It is not designed as a professional training but an examination of how mindfulness gets under the skin and transforms our heart. All are welcome. Date: Sat July 27, 2019, 10am-4pm Venue: UCLA Campus Register Date: Wednesdays: July 17, 24 and 31 Time: 10.30am-12noon Venue: UCLA Campus Register UCLA Mindful App We are delighted to announce that MARC has just released a new app for iOS and Android called "UCLA Mindful". This app has all the MARC meditations that you are familiar with—our web-based meditations for general use and for MAPs classes in English and Spanish, additional short meditations, meditations for those in the hospital, and of course our weekly podcast meditation from the Hammer Museum. The podcasts had been on hiatus last year but now are completely updated and will continue to be available on the MARC website and through our new app. You will be able to search and bookmark your favorites on the app. You can find it on the app store under ‘UCLA Mindful’. If you have an iOS device, find it on iTunes and if you have an Android device, find it on Google Play. Sign Up for Bruin Edge For UCLA Students and Graduates Sign up for Bruin Edge to get job and internship listings, professional tips and upcoming opportunities sent straight to your inbox. Bruin Edge features advice from alumni as well as curated opportunities in a variety of fields delivered in a convenient and accessible format. This newsletter is sent on a bi-weekly basis and may help you reach your full potential. UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center marcinfo@ucla.edu MARC Instagram MARC Facebook MARC Twitter MARC Website

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