by Rick Hanson | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog
Rick’s Picks is a new series of posts highlighting the very best content online. Norah Jones sings “Dont know why ‘Y’ didnt come” – starring Elmo – during the “letter of the day” segment on Sesame Street season 35...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 23, 2015 | Articles, Blog
I think you might like this sample from my audio program – Self-Directed Brain Change: Rewire Your Neural Pathways for Happiness and Resilience – a step-by-step program for retraining our neural structure out of “sheer survival” mode and into...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 20, 2015 | Articles, Blog
This is the second post in the series on mindful presence. You can view Part One here. So why should we go out of our way to develop mindfulness? Mindful presence feels good in its own right: relaxed, alert, and peaceful. Not contending with anything. No struggle. In...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog
Rick’s Picks is a new series of posts highlighting the very best content online. In what has to be the most adorable review of a restaurant ever written, The Bold Italic writer Jessica Saia takes a friend’s four-year-old daughter to The French Laundry and...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 16, 2015 | Articles, Blog
I thought you might like to listen to a sample from my audio program – The Enlightened Brain: The Neuroscience of Awakening – in which I offer practical tools to reshape your brain for awakening. Enjoy! I’d love to hear your feedback about this audio...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 13, 2015 | Articles, Blog
I had the pleasure of being interviewed on the Ask Dr. Nandi Show on the topic of Fear. I hope you enjoy it! When viewing, please enter password: nandi SHOW Ask Dr Nandi 363 Fear from Ask Dr. Nandi on Vimeo.
by Rick Hanson | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
Our brains have evolved powerful tools for coping with threats and danger—but in the face of modern stresses like information overload, money worries, and interpersonal conflicts, our survival reflexes can do more harm than good. To help you adapt your nervous system...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
We spend a lot of time giving to others. It’s the most natural thing in the world. Most giving is small, in passing, hardly noticed, the breath and wallpaper of life. It’s not hard to overlook. And with all the attention paid in the media to images and words of...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog
At this year’s Empathy and Compassion in Society Conference I offered a keynote presentation on Feeling Loved. I hope you like it!
by Rick Hanson | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog
“How do I develop an inner protector?” “You’ve said that love and compassion can combat anxiety. How do they do that—and how can we access those feelings more readily, particularly when we feel threatened?” “Once an uncomfortable pattern...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog
Ira Glass Speaking on being creative and why it takes so long to reach the level you will finally achieve.
