by Rick Hanson | Jun 11, 2024 | Acting Skillfully, Blog, Just One Thing
Enjoy healthy self-control, a centered enjoyment of life, and inner freedom. Think of sobriety in terms of the big picture, and in the context of a life well-lived. Sobriety is a gain – of health, self-respect, unclouded mind, peace with others and bliss.
by Rick Hanson | Jun 10, 2024 | Being Well Podcast, Blog, Effective Communication, Guest Experts, Relationships
Somatic trauma therapist Elizabeth Ferreira joins Forrest to explore how we can create a secure relationship.
by Rick Hanson | Jun 8, 2024 | Better Relationships, Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Love, Peace, Compassion, Meditations and Talks, Overcoming Difficulties, Personal Growth, Positive Neuroplasticity
Learn how to apply the wisdom of the Dharma to personal and global challenges. Meditate on Letting Go of Preoccupations and Resting in what’s good.
by Rick Hanson | Jun 4, 2024 | Being at Peace, Blog, Just One Thing
“Peace” can sound sentimental or clichéd but it’s what most of us long for. When you experience peace, enjoy it, let it sink into you, weaving its way into your brain so it increasingly becomes the habit of your mind.
by Rick Hanson | Jun 3, 2024 | Achieving Your Goals, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Effective Communication, Relationships, Who am I?
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how to deal with chronically negative people, managing avoidant tendencies that get in the way of us finding a great relationship, and becoming self-confident.
by Rick Hanson | Jun 1, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Meditations and Talks, Mindfulness Practice, Overcoming Difficulties, Personal Growth
Have you ever noticed how the mind is continually asserting that you and life should be different: if X, Y, or Z would change, then you would finally be happy?
by Rick Hanson | May 28, 2024 | Blog, Just One Thing
Conflicts with others are a normal part of life. But if we do this while swept away by anger, that’s not good for us or others.
by Rick Hanson | May 27, 2024 | Achieving Your Goals, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Who am I?
Forrest and Dr. Rick explore “manifesting:” the idea that our thoughts impact the world around us, and by changing those thoughts we can change our lives.
by Rick Hanson | May 24, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Meditations and Talks, Mindfulness Practice, Overcoming Difficulties, Personal Growth
It’s easy for our attention to get pulled from one thing to the next. We forget that we have the power and choice to place our attention where we want it to be.
by Rick Hanson | May 21, 2024 | Blog, Foundations of Relationships, Just One Thing
Love is like air. It may be hard to see – but it’s in you and all around you.
by Rick Hanson | May 20, 2024 | Anger, Anxiety and Fear, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Politics, Stress
Dr. Rick & Forrest discuss understanding the flight response to stress, which includes feelings of anxiety and fear, avoidant behavior, & an underlying sense of insecurity.
by Rick Hanson | May 17, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Love, Peace, Compassion, Meditations and Talks, Mindfulness Practice
Equanimity embodies a balanced and centered state of mind, allowing us to be impartial and have a wise, informed understanding of life’s conditions.
by Rick Hanson | May 14, 2024 | Being a Friend to Yourself, Blog, Just One Thing
See what happens when you bet on yourself, when you back your own play. See what happens when you let yourself fall backward into your own arms, trusting that they will catch you.
by Rick Hanson | May 13, 2024 | Anger, Anxiety and Fear, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Politics, Stress
Dr. Rick and Forrest continue their series on the stress responses with the fight response to stress, exploring anger, repression, and self-regulation.
by Rick Hanson | May 10, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Love, Peace, Compassion, Meditations and Talks, Personal Growth
At the heart of meditation is the work of retraining our attention away from emotionally-charged thinking back to the experience of body or breath.