Quiet Your Mind.
Build Lasting Calm and Resilience.
Free Weekly Talks and Meditations with Dr. Rick Hanson
Live Every Wednesday
A guided meditation, an insightful talk, and a welcoming community — grounded in brain science and modern psychology. No experience needed, and always free.
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Led by Dr. Rick Hanson, PhD — psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times–bestselling author of Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, and Resilient. His books have sold over a million copies in English and been translated into 33 languages, and he’s taught at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard.
Recent Wednesday Meditations and Talks
Talk + Meditation: Respecting and Relieving Suffering
Minimizing pain—yours or others’—only deepens suffering. By respecting and relieving suffering with strength and compassion we can grow the strengths you need to heal.
Talk + Meditation: The Power of Appreciation – and How to Get More of It from Others
Feeling unseen or unappreciated? Learn how generosity and appreciation support lasting inner strength, and what to do when others don’t value your efforts.
Talk + Meditation: The Seductions of Healthy Desires
Feeling overwhelmed, always striving, or burnt out—even from good intentions? Learn how to stay centered and content through your core practice.
Meditation + Talk: Lead with Peace and Purpose
Guest teacher Mandar Apte explored one of the central dilemmas of our time: how do we stay hopeful and take meaningful action in a world overwhelmed by violence, division, and despair?
Meditation + Talk: How to Calm the Biological Machinery of Stress and Suffering
Feeling overwhelmed or stressed? Learn how your nervous system works—and simple, science-backed ways to calm down, open up, and feel more present and content.
Meditation + Talk: Key Steps in Your Personal Growth Journey
Discover six key turning points on the path of practice—from calming the mind to letting go of craving—and come home to the peaceful strength already inside you.