Friday September 5
FTSP x RISE Friday Feels
Fri 9/5 • 11AM - 1PM PDT
RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
Join us at the RISE Center for a cozy midday reset filled with art, crafts, journaling, clay, and calm. All materials provided - just bring yourself!
Drop in with RISE
Fri 9/5 • 1PM - 3PM PDT
Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you.
Wednesday September 10
FITWELL Talks Longevity: Healthy Lifestyle Approaches to Narrow the Healthspan - Lifespan Gap with L
Wed 9/10 • 12PM - 12:30PM PDT RSVP
FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA Health experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. September 2025: FITWELL Talks Longevity: Healthy Lifestyle Approaches to Narrow the Healthspan-Lifespan Gap with Linda Ercoli, PhD Description: Although people worldwide are living longer, there is about a 9-year difference between total years lived and years lived without chronic disease, especially in older age. The healthspan lifespan gap means that the last years of people’s lives are often fraught with chronic illnesses which diminishes quality of life. Dr. Ercoli will talk about lifestyle choices that can extend health in older age and narrow the healthspan-lifespan gap. https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/linda-ercoli
Thursday September 18
Mindful Awareness Meditation
Thu 9/18 • 12:30PM - 1PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum
Co-presented by UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health. Enjoy Mindful Awareness Meditation in person every Thursday in the Billy Wilder Theater! Every session is also broadcast live right here on the Hammer's website. Whether you participate in person or online, Mindful Awareness Meditation is offered every Thursday at 12:30 PM. Mindful awareness meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. These half-hour weekly sessions are open to people of all levels of experience. Sessions are open to people at all experience levels and are led by Diana Winston, Director of UCLA Mindful, Allyson Pimentel, Co-Director of Mindful USC, and other instructors from UCLA Mindful. Sessions are also simulcast live online at hammer.ucla.edu. Past audio sessions are available on the UCLA Mindful website and on the UCLA Mindful App. Listen to the session from Thursday, January 9.
True Bruin Welcome • Day 5 • Classes Start • Thursday September 25
RISE Open House
Thu 9/25 • 11AM - 2PM PDT
Lu Valle Courtyard
Join us at the Lu Valle Commons Courtyard to learn more about RISE Services, meet RISE staff, and tour our comfy, cozy space to start your wellness journey. Swag and snacks provided!