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: Five Ways to Feel Less Anxious
Five powerful practices for meeting fear with mindfulness, compassion, action, and wisdom — and learning to live well, meanwhile.
Talk + Meditation: How to Trust Yourself
Learn how to rebuild self-trust, stop shrinking your life, and stay grounded when triggered. Also do a meditation on mindful breathing.
Talk + Meditation: Good Intentions
When the world feels morally confusing—or you’re hard on yourself for not being perfect—this talk explores how to reconnect with your good intentions, clarify your values, and live from the deeper goodness already moving through you.
Talk + Meditation: Finding a Way Forward through Grief
Grief is normal — but we can get stuck in it. Learn how to release rumination, hold loss in love, and give yourself permission to move forward.
Talk + Meditation: Wisdom for Aging, Illness, and Mortality
Aging, illness, and loss are inevitable. Learn how compassion and wisdom help you rest in what doesn’t change.
Talk + Meditation: Science Says You Need Social Support
Science shows feeling supported makes you healthier and happier. Learn how to recognize, receive, and grow the support already around you.