The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness (UCSD CFM) offers multi-faceted programs of clinical care, education, research, and outreach intended to further the practice and integration of mindfulness and compassion into the lives of individuals throughout the healthcare and educational system including patients, students, teachers, and business people. 

The foundation and core of the Center for Mindfulness is the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, as it was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.  Dr. Kabat-Zinn, and his program was featured prominently in the award-winning PBS television series Healing and the Mind. The profound effects of this work has begun to be strongly supported by a large body of scientific research. 

We offer a broad range of mindfulness-based programs and initiatives. Whether your interested in mindfulness is personal or professional, on behalf of a young family member or your workplace, or if you are just curious about what it is, you are invited to explore our online and in-person programs. The center is part of the UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health and UC San Diego School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine and Public Health.

We invite you to browse our upcoming programs and get a sense of what mindfulness is and how it might apply to your life.

Please take a look at the infographic below for a glimpse at our 2025 activities!