Program Goals

The goals of the UCLA Mindful App are:

• Learn mindfulness techniques to deal with stress
• Experience mindfulness meditation
• Learn meditation practices that cultivate positive states of mind
• Learn how to use meditations of many different lengths that can be utilized in daily life

Logic Model

The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for UCLA Mindful App.

Essential Components

The essential components of the UCLA Mindful App include:

• Basic Meditations for learning to mindfulness techniques in multiple languages
• 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 podcasts from our live and virtual drop-in meditations -- a 30-minute meditation on different themes you can search for and bookmark
• New weekly meditations on different themes including developing calm, concentrating your mind, working with difficulties, cultivating kindness, and many more
• Talks on mindfulness-related topics
• A timer to meditate on your own
• Available in multiple languages

Program Delivery

Child/Adolescent Services

UCLA Mindful App directly provides services to children/adolescents and addresses the following:

• Depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder, anger, self-hatred

Recommended Intensity:

Varied. 5 minutes per day to get started

Recommended Duration:

Ongoing

Delivery Setting

This program is typically conducted in a(n):

• Virtual (Online, Smartphone, Zoom, Telephone, Video, etc.)

Homework

This program does not include a homework component.

Languages

UCLA Mindful App has materials available in languages other than English:

American Sign Language, Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Mixteco, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese

For information on which materials are available in these languages, please check on the program's website or contact the program representative (contact information is listed at the bottom of this page).

Resources Needed to Run Program

The typical resources for implementing the program are:

Access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet service

Manuals and Training

Prerequisite/Minimum Provider Qualifications

Anyone can offer it by pressing play

Manual Information

There is not a manual that describes how to deliver this program.

Training Information

There is not training available for this program.

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which UCLA Mindful App has been reviewed.

Additional References