UCLA Mindful vs UCLA Psych

With this easy-to-use app, you can practice mindfulness meditation anywhere, anytime with the guidance of UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health. Scientific research shows mindfulness can help manage stress-related physical conditions, reduce anxiety and depression, and cultivate positive emotions. Mindfulness is paying attention to our present moment experiences with openness and curiosity and a willingness to be with our experience. Through regular practice, taught through this app, you can develop a meditation practice and learn to bring more mindfulness into your daily life. This app offers: • Basic Meditations for getting started in multiple languages. Languages include Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Mixteco, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language • Wellness Meditations for people suffering from challenging health conditions • Informative videos exploring how to get started, supportive meditation postures, and the science of mindfulness • Weekly recordings from our live and virtual drop-in meditations -- a 30-minute meditation on different themes you can search for and bookmark • Talks on mindfulness-related topics • A timer to meditate on your own • A list of our current events and classes that you can add to your calendar UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health, is dedicated to advancing mindfulness education to promote individual and cultural well-being and resilience world-wide. Our mission is to provide innovative, evidence-based mindfulness programs that empower individuals and institutions to manage stress, enhance health, and cultivate inner and outer peace. Through educational programs, we strive to inspire transformative growth and contribute to a culture of compassion and wellness for all. Due to UCLA Mindful’s mission of radical accessibility, this app is entirely free to use. Disclaimer: These meditations are for educational purposes and are not clinical treatments.

The Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior app is an educational and orientation tool for patients and their family and friends. The app serves as a comprehensive resource on available hospital and outpatient behavioral healthcare services, contact information, tools for caregivers, and local and hospital amenities. The app was developed by the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the UCLA Department of Psychiatry in partnership with the Psychiatry Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC). The mission of the Psychiatry PFAC is to facilitate partnerships between patients/families/friends and the administration and staff of Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and Neuropsychiatric Behavioral Health Services at UCLA Health through education, feedback, and policy and program recommendations which will promote the organization’s goal of providing superior patient and family centered care.