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Mindful Pause Extended Tuesday

10/29/2020

An Extended Tuesday Mindful Pause Will Be Offered. The Tuesday Mindful Pause Is Now Extended to 30 Minutes. The Mindfulness Center is hosting a virtual Mindful Pause for 15 minutes…

Post-Thanksgiving Silent Retreat

10/29/2020

The Mindfulness Center will be hosting a free Silent Retreat the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 28, from 10-2 pm.  This will be a time of silence with guided meditations, eating…

Research Update

10/19/2020

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Improve Psychological Health and Well-Being Much of the burden associated with poor mental health is from symptoms experienced by the general population. These…

Update on Mindfulness for Health System Employees Classes

9/3/2020

The Mindfulness Center just finished the fifth Mindfulness for Health System Employees class conducted in conjunction with the Be Wise program.  These eight-week classes are now offered virtually and are…

Research Update

9/1/2020

Enhanced Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is Effective in Episodic Migraine These investigators evaluated the impact of enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR+) compared to a stress management program for headache without mindfulness…

Mindful Pause

8/4/2020

Please join us for the virtual Mindful Pause at 4 pm daily, Monday through Friday.  The sessions are 15 minute meditations led by a mindfulness teacher via Zoom. Registration is…

Research Update

8/4/2020

Helping People by Being Present  This research evaluated whether mindfulness practices can increase helping (prosocial) behaviors in the workplace.  The investigators did a series of studies in the US and…

Summer Reading and Book Discussion

6/25/2020

August 12 3:30-5:00pm (EDT) Free and open to the public Registration required The UVa Contemplative Sciences Center and the Center for Teaching Excellence will be hosting a discussion of the book,…

Mindfulness for Health System Employees Classes Expanded

5/14/2020

To meet the demand after the first class filled very quickly, a second Fostering Resilience in the Time of COVID-19 class is being offered in June.  It will be held…

Daily 15 Minute Online Mindful Pause

5/14/2020

The Mindfulness Center is hosting a virtual Mindful Pause for 15 minutes every day at 4 pm.  These sessions are offered live via Zoom and are led by a Mindfulness…