Foundations of the Noble Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Noble Truths: the truths of suffering, its cause, its ending, and the path to its ending.
5 Tips to Wire for Compassion
During this time, we could all use more understanding and relating to one another. Did you know that requires a healthy prefrontal cortex (PFC) otherwise we will biologically default to our fight-or-flight response? It’s simply in the way we are wired. Relating...The Caring Quilt Creative Activity
Check out this great creative activity that will deepen and internalize your sense of being cared about – an important inner resource for resilience, happiness, and satisfying relationships, and a key part of the Foundations of Well-Being. This 12-minute video...
Find the Facts
When you find the facts, you’re more able to handle threats and fulfill opportunities, understand others, and make wise choices.
Cultivating Wholesome Motivation
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “Cultivating Wholesome Motivation”.
Intimacy: Me and We Video Clip
In relationships, it’s natural to join with others, but it’s also fundamentally important to have a strong sense of your own autonomy. In this clip from my Foundations of Well-Being program I explain how you can create a secure base of “me”...
Love More, Cling Less
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “Love More, Cling Less.”
Dr. Rick Hanson and Summer Camp: Who knew?
This is a guest post from Michelle Lilyanna at Happinessandjoylessons.com Last week, a friend came to me and asked me to make a nighttime audio for her daughter who is going away to summer camp. Her daughter has enjoyed my other calming audios but wanted one...