Handling Blocks to Any Inner Practice – Meditation, Yoga, Gratitude, Mindfulness
When you try to change your life for better, sometimes you bump into a block, such as distracting thoughts. Blocks are common. They’re not bad or wrong – but they do get in the way. What works is to explore them with self-acceptance, and see what you can learn about...The Importance of Gratitude and Gladness for a Happy Life
Gratitude and Gladness Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness about something you have been given. Gladness is a more general sense of feeling pleased, rewarded, delighted, or happy about something, without it necessarily being a gift. Much of the time these two sweet...Hardwiring Our Children’s Happiness
I’ve used taking in the good with young people in therapy and also spoken with parents and teachers who have used it with their own children or students. As with an adult, there are four ways to offer the HEAL steps to a child, while naturally adapting them to the...Turning a Negative Nelly Into a Positive Polly
I’ve been talking about ways to Hardwire Your Happiness on the blog lately. So I thought it would be great to give you a sense of how it feels to take in the good. If you are someone who usually focuses on the negative experiences in the world you can turn that...How to Build a Happier Brain – Atlantic Article Tweet
Here’s my latest article in The Atlantic – “How to Build a Happier Brain” – http://t.co/vHQ4IpAaPW — Rick Hanson (@drrhanson) October 24, 2013HH NYT List Announcement Twitter
Woohoo!! Check out #11! http://t.co/XlJDLT2o5D — Rick Hanson (@drrhanson) October 21,...Hardwiring Happiness: Being for Yourself, and the Three Ways to Practice with Your Mind
This is the second talk in the series on “Hardwiring Happiness”, based on my book of the same name. This talk was given at the San Rafael Meditation gathering on September 18, 2013.
The Power of Self-Compassion
Session Highlights:
• An in-depth conversation with Dr. Kristin Neff, professor of human development and culture at the University of Texas, Austin and author of Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind
• How to cultivate self-compassion
• Compassion for those with special needs