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.

eM Life includes many resources that you can apply to everyday life and chronic conditions, to promote health and happiness:

Live, interactive, online classes offered many times each day by 35 world-class instructors
Hundreds of hours of on-demand mindfulness content
Twelve, immersive, multi-week programs that focus on specific health situations and well-being topics
Expert-led community to gain support, purpose, accountability and perspective
Easy accessibility through the eM Life website or mobile apps (iOS and Android)

Please note: The eM Life 1% Challenge that is eligible for a $50 Hoos Well reward will begin in September 2024. The 1% Challenge occurring in January - February 2024 is open to everyone, with rewards provided through eM Life.

3,000 +

UVA participants in eM Life

21 %

decrease in perceived stress after just 4 weeks

$ 0

Cost to UVA & UPG Health Plan members

How Do I Benefit From Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is being fully aware and in the present moment without judgment. It can help you manage stress and anxiety, find gratitude, improve sleep, and enhance your overall well-being. 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.

Create your eM Life account today

Overview of the eM Life Mindfulness Platform

Watch this 3-minute video to learn how to navigate eM Life's live programs and on-demand content.

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.

Watch a 20-minute webinar to learn more about what you can expect and how to get started eM Life has 35 world-class instructors. Get to know this month's featured teacher!

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