In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Seven Factors of Awakening, and Three Approaches to the Unconditioned, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Rick Hanson
Author / Psychologist
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Biography
Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 33 languages, and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone. He's the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well Podcast – which has been downloaded over 25 million times. His free newsletters have over 260,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those in need. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in Northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.
Articles
Being Well Podcast: Building the Perfect Relationship with Dr. Stan Tatkin
Relationships are hard, and making them last is even harder. Today Forrest and I explore how we can be happier and healthier in all of our relationships alongside a wonderful clinician, teacher, and researcher: Dr. Stan Tatkin.
Meditation + Talk: Changing Your Mind
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Changing Your Mind, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: Personalize Your Nutrition with Dr. Tim Spector
We generally focus on topics related to mental health on the Being Well Podcast, but there’s nothing like a pandemic to throw the importance of our physical health into sharp relief. Today Forrest is joined by Dr. Tim Spector to explore the importance of personalizing your nutrition, how our diet can help fight COVID, and why most everything we’ve been told about food is wrong.
Meditation + Talk: Cultivating Compassion for the Journey
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest speaker JD Doyle offers a guided meditation and talk focus on Cultivating Compassion for the Journey, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: How to Change for Good
There are times in our lives when we recognize that something’s got to change. Today Forrest and I explore a big question: What goes into making who we are, and how can we give ourselves the freedom to grow and change over time?
Meditation + Talk: Guided Connection to Calm and Equanimity with Wisdom Mudra
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest speaker Tarané Sayler offers a guided meditation and talk focus on Guided Connection to Calm and Equanimity with Wisdom Mudra, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: Radical Compassion with Tara Brach
I was so happy to be joined by Tara Brach on this episode of Being Well. We explored how we can find more compassion and acceptance while maintaining our motivation to change ourselves, and our world, in positive ways.
Meditation + Talk: Resting in Simply Being in the Present
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Resting in Simply Being in the Present, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: How to Deal with Dissociation
It’s natural to cope with challenges with a variety of behaviors and coping mechanisms. Explore dissociation in detail, including what it is, the function it serves, the experiences that can lead to dissociation, and what we can do about it.
Meditation + Talk: Growing What You Want to Be, and Being What You Already Are
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Growing What You Want to Be, and Being What You Already Are, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: How to Cope During a Pandemic with Dr. Bruce Perry
On this incredibly timely episode, Dr. Bruce Perry joins Forrest and me to explore how we can limit the long-term impact of stressful events, and heal from past traumatic experiences.