The Calm Mind
4 Habits for Finding Peace in a Chaotic World
A Live Online Workshop with Dr. Rick Hanson
May 31, 2025 | 9am-1pm PT
Feeling Overwhelmed by Life’s Demands?
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s pretty common to feel:
Anxious and emotionally drained by constant stress and uncertainty
Angry or Frustrated by unexpected setbacks or challenges
Disconnected from a sense of inner peace and stability
These feelings are valid and shared by so many. In fact, I’ve receiving so many messages on social media and in email from people asking how they can feel less overwhelmed, less helpless, and more steady in the face of everything coming at them. these days… that I decided to offer a workshop on it.
So if you’ve been feeling frazzled, anxious, reactive, or just worn down, I hope you’ll join me on May 31st for a half-day online event where I’ll teach you 4 powerful habits that help you calm your mind.
This isn’t about just getting better at coping. It’s about changing the foundation—so that life’s challenges land on a more grounded, calm mind.
The 4 Habits of a Calm Mind:
HABIT 1
Accepting
See things clearly. Loosen the grip of fear, frustration, or resistance—and find peace through perspective and radical acceptance.
HABIT 2
Centering
Come home to your body. Discover powerful tools to soothe your nervous system, reclaim your strength, and feel “all right, right now.”
HABIT 3
Loving
Open your heart. Learn how self-compassion and feeling genuinely supported can help soften stress and regulate your emotions.
HABIT 4
Acting
Take wise action. Move from helplessness or reactivity to making good plans, taking small steps, and solving problems with confidence.
In this 4-Hour Workshop You Will Learn to:
Understand the Power of Equanimity
Discover what calm really is—not detachment or indifference, but an inner balance that lets you stay present and clear, even in difficult moments.
Develop the 4 Habits of a Calm Mind
Learn simple, repeatable practices—Accepting, Centering, Loving, and Acting—that can gradually rewire your brain and nervous system toward greater calm and clarity
Apply Tools for Real-Life Stress
Use the 4 habits to navigate anxiety, anger, irritability, and overwhelm. Whether you’re facing conflict, uncertainty, or just a tough day, you’ll have ways to come back to center.
Grow Your Inner Resources
Build lasting traits like resilience, self-compassion, perspective, and peace—so you’re not just coping better, but actually changing the ground you stand on.
What You Get:
4 Hours of LIVE Teaching
Join Rick on May 31st from 9am-1pm PT for a special live workshop. If you can’t make it live, no worries—the recordings will be available.
Guided Practices
Get experiential practices for naming what’s happening, regulating your body and mind, practicing lovingkindness, and focusing on small steps you can actually take now.
Q&A Sessions
Get your questions answered by Rick throughout the workshop in several small Q&A sessions.
Lifetime Access
Lifetime access to the recordings of the 4-hour workshop so you can review the content at whatever pace suits you best.
AND Therapists can earn 4 CE Credits
Continuing Education Credits are available for an additional $50. Learn More.
Embrace the Power of a Calm Mind
Equanimity isn’t about ignoring life’s difficulties; it’s about facing them with a steady heart and clear mind. Join me in developing a calm mind to support clarity, resilience, and wise action.
Early-Bird Special
Sign Up by May 16th to Save 40%.
Register for the Workshop
$249 $149
(Available at check-out in the US: 4 interest-free payments through Affirm, Afterpay, or Klarna.)
Workshop + 4 CE Credits
$299 $180
(Available at check-out in the US: 4 interest-free payments through Affirm, Afterpay, or Klarna.)
Lifetime Access and 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
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 15 million times. His free newsletters have over 260,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a self-paced series, or do I need to watch it at a specific time?
This is a LIVE workshop that will take place on May 31 from 9am-1pm PT. The recordings will be available to watch at any time after June 6 for anyone who has registered for the workshop.
Is this program for everyone?
The Calm Mind workshop is an educational workshop for the general public.
This workshop is not psychotherapy, nor treatment for any physical or mental health condition. Participants take responsibility for their own experience in the workshop.
The Calm Mind workshop could be a useful resource for normal range experiences of anxiety, blue mood, stress, loneliness, and interpersonal conflicts, including for people in psychotherapy for these concerns.
If you are engaging in psychotherapy while engaging this workshop, please tell your therapist.
Last, if you have serious psychological issues or a history of suicidality, complex trauma, psychosis, or other severe mental health issues, you should consider not participating in this workshop as it could stir things up for you without there being the option of individual support – and we strongly advise that you seek professional treatment.
What if I need to cancel after I've registered?
No worries, just send us an email at rick@rickhanson.net and we’ll process your cancellation and refund within 2 business days
When does the 30-day money-back guarantee end?
The 30-day money-back guarantee is good for until June 30, 2025.
Are there scholarships available?
For those who are genuinely unable to pay for the workshop – which could include people who are unemployed, disabled, students, on a small fixed income or public assistance, or living in a developing country – there are full and half scholarships available.
Can I get Continuing Education Credits?
This program will be eligible for 4 CE homestudy Credits (for an additional $50) from Being Well, Inc., a continuing education provider approved by the American Psychological Association (APA). We suggest checking with your licensing board to ensure that they’ll accept credits from APA-approved providers prior to purchasing or submitting the credits.
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