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Our mindfulness programs offer practical, evidence-based tools to help you navigate stress, improve focus, and reconnect with the present moment. Through guided meditation, gentle awareness practices, and supportive discussion, participants learn skills that can be applied in daily life—at work, at home, and during times of challenge.
Whether you are brand new to mindfulness or deepening an established practice, our classes provide a welcoming and inclusive environment to pause, reset, and build resilience. Offerings range from introductory sessions and ongoing practice groups to therapeutic series designed for individuals managing chronic health conditions.
Why Mindfulness? You can learn to:
All sessions are guided by certified practitioners experienced in mindfulness-based approaches and adapted to meet participants where they are. No prior meditation experience is required.
By UC Health Provider Referral Only
When: Wednesdays 1-2 p.m.
Mindfulness Meditation for Restorative Health is a supportive, therapeutic series designed specifically for individuals living with chronic health conditions. This four-part program offers practical mindfulness tools to support coping, resilience, and self-regulation in the context of ongoing health challenges.
Mindfulness meditation involves intentionally paying attention to the present moment with openness and without judgment. Through guided practices and reflection, participants are invited to cultivate awareness, emotional balance, and a greater sense of ease in daily life.
The series meets for one hour once a week and is offered virtually, creating an accessible and supportive learning environment.
Series Overview
Through regular mindfulness practice, participants may develop skills that support:
Instructor: Led by Barbara Walker, PhD, Licensed Integrative Health & Performance Psychologist. Dr. Walker brings extensive experience in mindfulness-based practices and a warm, inclusive approach to supporting individuals navigating chronic health conditions.
Who This Class Is For: This series is designed for adults diagnosed with chronic health conditions who are seeking supportive, evidence-based tools to manage stress, build resilience, and enhance overall well-being. No prior mindfulness or meditation experience is required.
Cost & RegistrationNo cost. Participation requires a UC Health provider referral.For more information, speak with your UC Health provider or call (513) 475-9567.
Class LocationVirtual via Zoom (link emailed the day before class)
What You NeedA computer, tablet, or phone with internet access. No additional materials are required—just show up and be.
Support Our Classes: Your generosity helps make these programs possible. Click here to make a gift. To support a specific program or explore additional ways to give to the Osher Center, please contact Katie.Arce@foundation.uc.edu or 419-348-8437.
Practical Tools for Starting a Mindfulness Practice (Virtual 5-Week Series)
This 5-week virtual mindfulness course will help you understand how to incorporate mindfulness practice as a consistent habit in a way that is right for you.
Series Topics
When: Mondays 8:30-9 a.m.
Mindful Mondays offers a supportive space to step out of the busyness of your day and reconnect with yourself through guided mindfulness practice. This is a time to slow down, turn your phone off, and simply be.
Each session includes gentle guidance to help you bring awareness to your breath, body, and present-moment experience in a way that is accessible, grounding, and practical for daily life. Sessions are thoughtfully guided to meet participants where they are with no prior experience required.
Mindfulness, as defined by Jon Kabat-Zinn, is “paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, non-reactively, non-judgmentally, and as openheartedly as possible.”
Through regular practice, participants are invited to build skills that can be integrated both at work and at home, such as:
Regular mindfulness practice can support: Coping skills, attention, focus, stress management, self-regulation, portable practices
Instructor: Led by Barbara Walker, PhD, licensed Integrative Health & Performance Psychologist, dedicated to helping you achieve optimal health, and brings experience in mindfulness-based practices and a warm, inclusive approach to supporting well-being.
Who This Class Is For: Mindful Mondays is open to anyone looking to better manage stress, increase focus, and cultivate greater presence in their day. Whether you are brand new to mindfulness or have an established practice, this class offers a welcoming space to pause, practice, and reconnect.
Cost: No-cost thanks to generous donors to the Osher Center for Integrative Health
Click here to support our classes, or if you are interested in supporting a specific program or learning more about ways to give back to the Osher Center, please contact Katie Arce at Katie.Arce@foundation.uc.edu or 419-348-8437.
Class Location: Virtual via Zoom (link emailed the day before class)
What You Need: You will need a computer, phone, or tablet with internet access to join the virtual class. Nothing else is needed – just show up and be!
When: Thursdays 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Foundations and Practice of Mindfulness Meditation is an experiential, discussion-based offering designed to cultivate a deeper understanding of mindfulness through both practice and reflection. Each week, participants will engage in guided meditation practices and meaningful dialogue centered on one of the nine attitudes of mindfulness, offering a focused “deep dive” into the qualities that support mindful awareness in daily life.
This offering emphasizes embodied learning - participants will explore how attitudes such as non-judging, patience, beginner’s mind, trust, and self-compassion are not just concepts, but practices that can be cultivated on and off the cushion. Sessions will include guided meditation, inquiry, group discussion, and practical ways to integrate mindfulness into everyday experiences.
Through regular participation, this class may support:
Who This Class Is For: This class is open to all levels of experience, from those new to mindfulness meditation to seasoned practitioners seeking to deepen and refresh their practice. A supportive, inclusive environment will be fostered, encouraging curiosity, reflection, and shared learning.
Cost: ALL studio and virtual classes are FREE in March! Plus, buy a 5-Class Pack and enjoy 10 classes for the price of 5, this month only!
Regular Class Pricing: Sliding Scale Fee Per Class: $5 Community Care, $10 Sustainer, $15 SupporterPer 5-Class Pack: $22 Community Care ($4.40/class), $45 Sustainer ($9/class), $70 Supporter ($14/class)
Class Location: Gathering Room located in the Osher Wellness Suite on the 5th Floor of the Blood Cancer Healing Center (3232 Healing Way, Cincinnati, OH 45229) with free, on-site parking available in the attached garage. If entering from the parking garage, enter on Level 1, head straight back past the registration desk to the elevators (on your left). Take the elevators to level 5. Once off the elevators, enter through the double doors and head to the Gathering Room on the right, directly in front of the Learning Kitchen.
Bus stop (lines 51, 46, 36) available in front of the building (3229 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati OH 45229). If entering from front of building off of Burnet Ave., head straight past the registration desk and take a left to the elevators (on your left). Take the elevators to level 5. Once off the elevators, enter through the double doors and head to the Gathering Room on the right, directly in front of the Learning Kitchen.
What You Need: All supplies are provided.
When: Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 p.m.
This class offers a gentle, practical introduction to mindfulness meditation to support stress relief, calm, and mind-body awareness. Guided practices focus on noticing the breath, body sensations, and thoughts with curiosity and clarity, helping to observe stress and approach it with greater ease. The group setting fosters connection and shared support, creating a welcoming space to explore mindfulness together. The class provides practical tools to bring calm, focus, and awareness into everyday life.
Who This Class Is ForThis class is open to all levels of experience, from those new to mindfulness meditation to seasoned practitioners seeking to deepen and refresh their practice. No prior experience is needed.
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Learn More about Mindfulness as Medicine
We are excited to offer in-person classes in the new Osher Wellness Suite, located on the 5th floor of the UC Blood Cancer Healing Center!
Designed as a home for transformative well-being, this one-of-a-kind space brings together nutrition, movement, mindfulness, the arts, and nature in a calming, restorative environment. Here, you don’t just learn about health—you experience it. The programs offered in the UC Osher Wellness Suite are grounded in research and guided by experts in integrative health and lifestyle medicine.
Osher Wellness Suite Registration System Affiliations
We strive to keep our wellness classes accessible to all, and therefore operate on a tiered pricing structure. Please review the options and criteria listed below, and when selecting your account type under Affiliation, choose the option that best describes your situation. This can be changed later in your account settings or by emailing us at osher.integrative@uc.edu.
*Please note: if you have a UC login, you will automatically be enrolled under the "Sustainer Rate" listed below. This can be changed by emailing us at osher.integrative@uc.edu.
Community Care Rate: $5/Class, $22/5-Class Pack
Sustainer Rate: $10/Class, $45/5-Class Pack
Supporter Rate: $15/Class, $70/5-Class Pack
Additional Information: Rates that Apply to All, Regardless of Affiliation
If you have a UC login, you will automatically be enrolled under the "Sustainer Rate" listed below. This can be changed by emailing us at osher.integrative@uc.edu.
Class credits will be refunded for any cancellation made at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled class. Class credits will be forfeited if cancelled less than 24 hours prior.
If you are registered for a no-cost class and can no longer attend, please cancel your registration to allow space for another registrant.
How to Cancel Your Registration
Note: due to the pricing variation between in-person studio and virtual class offerings, in-person studio class packs and virtual class packs must be purchased separately.
UC Health associates are eligible for up to 200 THRIVE points per month for attending Integrative Medicine classes/events. How to redeem points in the THRIVE app: click on “Rewards.” Scroll down to “Integrative Medicine.” Fill in all required fields and upload proof (registration confirmation, etc.) then click “submit.”
Eligible faculty and staff can earn 1,000+ Be Well UC points in the Personify Health portal with UC’s employee wellness program for attending offerings with the Osher Center for Integrative Health, and earn up to $300 every calendar year. Get started by creating an account or logging in, click the “Home” icon near the top, then, click “Rewards”. Scroll (or search) to the “Participation” category. Click “Attend a UC sponsored event”. Fill out a brief form and submit!
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