“Our sadness, our loneliness, our fear, and our anxiety are not mistakes. They are not obstacles on our path. They are the path. The freedom we long for is not found in the eradication of these but rather in the information they carry. We need not transcend anything here but instead be willing to become more deeply intimate with our lived, embodied experience. Nothing is missing. Nothing is out of place. Nothing needs to be sent away.”
—Jody Hojin Kimmel
Come Back to Your Senses
This in-depth eBook reveals the insights and exercise instructions for beginning and deepening your mindfulness meditation practice. Unique explanations and a wide selection of practices to develop concentration, body awareness, mindsight, emotion regulation, kindness, and compassion.
Making Sense of Your Emotions
This self-paced online video course helps you better understand your emotions and build emotion intelligence through mindfulness-based practices. With over 26 videos and guided worksheets, you’ll learn how emotions are formed, the difference between feelings and emotions, and how to respond more skillfully to life’s challenges using evidence-based neuroscience.
Free UCLA Mindful guided meditations
UCLA Mindful offers free, evidence-based guided meditations to support sleep, reduce anxiety, and build kindness and awareness. These practices are ideal for beginners and experienced meditators looking for accessible tools to calm the mind and reconnect with the present moment.
How These Resources Support Therapy
These resources are designed to complement the therapeutic process by offering tools you can explore between sessions or at your own pace. They provide practical ways to build awareness, strengthen emotion regulation, and reinforce skills introduced in therapy.
This support can help you:
Move beyond generic mindfulness instruction
Practice awareness and emotion regulation independently
Stay connected to your goals between sessions
Build consistency and confidence over time
Integrating Mindfulness Into Daily Life
Better Focus
Mindful attention helps you stay present and engaged, improving concentration and awareness while allowing you to respond more intentionally and notice meaningful details in everyday moments.
Body Awareness:
Being more attuned to body sensations helps manage stress more effectively and increases connection with others
Emotion Regulation
Mindfulness supports noticing emotions as they arise, creating space to respond with clarity instead of reacting automatically during stressful moments.
Flexible Thinking:
Mindfulness helps you shift your perspective more easily to consider alternative ways of seeing people and situations
