UVA_HRBuild Scientifically Proven Mindfulness Skills with eMLife
Hoos Well partners with eMLife to provide employees and spouses on the UVA and UPG Health Plans with complimentary access to mindfulness resources that you can apply to everyday life to promote health and happiness, manage stress and anxiety, and enhance focus and overall well-being. The eMLife website and mobile apps (iOS and Android) include:
- Live, interactive, online classes offered many times each day by 35 world-class instructors
- Hundreds of hours of on-demand mindfulness content
- Immersive, multi-week programs that focus on specific health situations and well-being topics
Joy is often mistaken for a fleeting emotion, something that appears unexpectedly, sparked by luck, success, or external validation. But unlike momentary happiness, joy is not something we simply stumble upon. It is something we can intentionally cultivate. With practice, patience, and care, joy can grow into a lasting source of strength, resilience, and well-being. 
Mindfulness is about connecting to the present moment, without judgment. When we apply mindfulness to our daily lives, we focus our attention on experiencing what is happening right now. We can find joy and let go of the distractions of future worries or emotions from the past. Developing greater awareness, emotional regulation, and attentiveness are just a few of the benefits you can expect with a mindfulness approach. Learn how to apply mindfulness principles to your daily life and focus your attention on the present moment experience and let go of future worries or past emotions. 
Navigating highs and lows in life is part of the human experience. What if you could be a beacon of light for yourself in low moments? It starts with building resilience. Resilience means the ability to quickly recover from setbacks. Mindfulness practice gives us the tools to become more resilient, and respond to challenges skillfully.
A simple but effective way to increase our happiness and wellbeing is with gratitude. Practicing gratitude means intentionally noticing the good in our lives. When we start to observe the little wins in our daily life, these moments add up and create a healthy balance from life’s challenges.
We are all capable of feeling joy. It is an ability we are born with, similar to our ability to feel love for another person. Our capacity to feel joy may seem distant if it is neglected or shrouded by other thoughts and emotions, but it is encouraging to know that we are perfectly capable of re-connecting with joy in our daily lives.