Ongoing news such as the pandemic or the upcoming election may have some of us feeling anxious and worried. UC San Diego, Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, and The Center for Mindfulness have developed some 'easy to access' resources to help create a sense of "equanimity."

Equanimity is a spaciousness and balance of heart and mind. The balance in our hearts and minds in the midst of everything when we recognize that life is not in our control. Equanimity doesn't mean "indifference", rather a balanced engagement with it all. "Equanimity embraces the loved and the unloved, the agreeable and the disagreeable, the pleasure and pain. It eliminates clinging and aversion." Jack Kornfield

Take a few minutes for yourself to find harmony amid stressful times by listening to a guided mindfulness session (https://soundcloud.com/ucsdmindfulness/equanimity-practice-by-renee-lewis?in=ucsdmindfulness/sets/short-meditation-sessions).

Find equanimity and compassion to bring to yourself and the events of the world. You can also check out other free, live practice sessions and recordings below.

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