#15: Mindfulness and Meditation with Dr. Dawn Upchurch

from UCLA LiveWell · host Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA

Dr. Wendy Slusser chats with Professor Dr. Dawn Upchurch from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health about the health benefits of mindfulness and meditation and how we can incorporate this into our lives now.Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected] To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @healthyucla

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