The Mindfulness Movie
The Mindfulness Movie is a powerful and fascinating exploration of the essence and modern applications of mindfulness practices.
Love
“Love is a deep, powerful, often intense feeling of affection, caring, sweetness, and commitment. It is usually applied to others, though it is possible to feel love for the natural world, humanity as a whole, God (in whatever way you experience or imagine this), and oneself. Whether you feel loved or feel loving, love is love, whether it’s coming in or going out. When you’re resting in love, any knots of longing or clinging can loosen and fall away.”
*Excerpted from, Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm and Confidence
Dealing with Holiday Stress
What does it mean to have a simple holiday? For me it means having realistic expectations about what you can actually get done, and not over-committing. Alongside, keeping a sense of perspective and humor about the madness of parking lot traffic jams, weird in-law...
Truly Happy Holidays – Spreecast
I did free video broadcast on Monday, November 25 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern about Truly Happy Holidays. I covered some simple tips for lowering holiday stress, taking in the good this Thanksgiving, and the importance of Vitamin G: Gratitude! The broadcast was also...
TedXMarin
I'm excited to share my @TEDXMarin talk on #HardwiringHappiness with you today!
Modern Science Meets Ancient Wisdom
In the 21st century, modern brain science and ancient contemplative wisdom are illuminating each other. Besides being fascinating in its own right, this cross-fertilization and growing integration spotlights increasingly effective ways for using your mind to change...
TEDx: Hardwiring Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness : The Hidden Power of Everyday Experiences on the Modern Brain. In this TEDx talk, Rick discusses how to overcome the brain’s negativity bias.