Waking Up in the Heartland

Who Uses MindfulnessThe practice of mindfulness, rooted in an ancient meditation tradition, is a challenging and effective way to do something for yourself in a way that only you can do. It is a way of being fully in your life, recognizing the richness and possibility within daily routines, times of
difficulty and pain, and times of joy and ease.

Mindfulness is seeing life clearly as it is right now, as if looking in a mirror, without judging what is reflected. This awareness invites us toWho Uses Mindfulness awaken to the reality of what is actually happening, accept that it is here and to discern a wise response. With practice, our responses become healthier, kinder, more skillful and creative while less automatic and habitual.

Who Uses MindfulnessThe UI Hospitals and Clinics mindfulness-based program offerings reflect what research supports: that mindfulness is an inclusive, beneficial program which speaks to the needs and longings of many—patients, students, professionals, parents, employees, leaders and others.

Mindfulness-Based Programs are modeled on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD and the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979.