Sign ups are first come first serve! Links will open at 9PM sharp on Sunday.
Take a break from studying and come meditate with Mindful USC at Santa Monica Pier! We will be meeting bright and early to head to the beach, where we will enjoy the sun and the waves and wrap up the fall semester in the best way possible.
PACKING LIST
Sunblock/UV protection
Water
Waivers!!
Good vibes :)
PROFESSOR: Allyson Pimentel
DEPARTMENT: Mindful USC
Dr. Allyson Pimentel, Ed. D. is the Co-Director of Mindful USC and has been teaching mindfulness in clinical, medical, secular, and spiritual settings for nearly 20 years. She is a psychologist, Vipassana meditation practitioner, and teacher. Dr. Pimentel focuses on the intersections of mindfulness, mental health, healing, and social justice. She loves sharing mindfulness as a pathway for individual and collective healing, wisdom, and freedom.
PROFESSOR: Gauri Kolhatkar
Keck School of Medicine
Gauri Kolhatkar (she/her) is on faculty at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and is a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she offers an Integrative Mind-Body clinic for pediatric patients within their federally-qualified health center. She completed a fellowship in Contemplative Medicine through the New York Zen Center and is a UCLA-trained mindfulness facilitator. She finds joy in her practice which connects her to her spiritual and cultural ancestry and which grounds her in the aspiration for collective justice and well-being.
PEAK: Santa Monica!
DIFFICULTY: 0/5
SCENERY: Sand, sun, ocean
FUN FACT: The first game of modern beach volleyball was played in Santa Monica in the 1920s!
TRIP LEAD: Julie
Contact Julie: piccolo@usc.edu
Read Julie's bio here.