Online Mindfulness Support for the UVA community

Hoos Well provides employees and spouses who are enrolled in the UVA Health Plan or UPG Anthem Health Plan with free access to eM Life-- a live, virtual mindfulness solution to help you build skills to manage stress and anxiety, improve focus, and enhance your overall well-being.

The last day to begin the 2023 Hoos Well 1% Challenge in eM Life was October 10.

Current participants: By practicing 14 minutes (1% of a day) in live or on-demand sessions in the eM Life website or app for at least 25 days during the 40 day period from when you started the challenge, you can earn a $50 Hoos Well reward! Questions? Please consult our FAQs or contact the eM Life support team.

eM Life includes many resources that can be applied to everyday life and chronic conditions to promote health, happiness, and self-care:

Live, expert-led, interactive, online mindfulness classes
Hundreds of hours of on-demand content
Applied mindfulness practices to integrate into daily life
Expert-led community to gain support, purpose, accountability and perspective
Easy accessibility through the web or mobile app (iOS and Android)

Register a free account Step-by-step guide to signing up Log in to eM Life (web) Download the iOS app (Select “Employee Account” and enter "UVA" as the company code) Download the Android app

2,800 +

UVA participants in eM Life

20 %

decrease in perceived stress after just 4 weeks

$ 0

Cost to UVA & UPG Health Plan members

New to Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is being fully aware and in the present moment without judgment. It helps you regulate emotions and be joyfully present in your life. Watch this short video for an overview of eM Life and how to navigate valuable content and resources.

All of eM Life’s live and on-demand programs will help you build skills from the eMCC™, the first ever scientifically validated framework of mindfulness skills, which are proven to improve health, happiness, and performance.

Learn more about the eMCC™ skills

Benefits You Can Expect

Increased ability to manage stress, anxiety, difficult emotions, and pain
Enhanced happiness, sleep, overall well-being, and life satisfaction
Greater gratitude, patience, kindness, compassion, and connectedness

Improved ability to watch your experience from a helpful distance, without judgment or reactivity
Improved focus, attention, performance, and ability to expand or change your perspective
Sustained access to your values, intentions, intuition, and deeper wisdom