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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
Meditation + Talk: Knowing How Deeply Our Lives Are Intertwined
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest speaker Leslie Booker offers a guided meditation and talk on knowing how deeply our lives are intertwined, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: The Perfection of Patience
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on The Perfection of Patience, both inside yourself and in reality altogether, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Thankfulness and Gratitude
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on thankfulness and gratitude – even amidst losses and frustrations, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Developing Lovingkindness and Equanimity
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest speaker Leslie Booker offers a guided meditation and talk on developing lovingkindness and equanimity through the “Paramis”, both inside yourself and in reality altogether, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Making Peace in Your Mind with Other People
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Making Peace in Your Mind with Other People, both inside yourself and in reality altogether, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Taking Refuge In The Good That Endures
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Taking Refuge In The Good That Endures, both inside yourself and in reality altogether, which includes a Q&A and discussion.





