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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Meditation + Talk: What Should You Do About Your . . . Shoulds?
The weight of constant “shoulds” can be exhausting and include a lot of self-criticism, regret, and frustration. Learn a different way to motivate yourself that is sustainable and freeing.
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Don’t Beat Yourself Up
Try to understand what causes you to feel fault, resolve it and move on. Inner criticism tears you down. Commit to skillful corrections. Take a big breath and very deliberately name to yourself three strengths or virtues you have and let them sink in.
Being Well Podcast: How to Make Learning STICK
We dive into Rick’s recently published study on our capacity for deliberate growth. We talk a bit about the neurological components of learning, how the study worked, and what the practical takeaways are to help us make learning stick.
Meditation + Talk: Cultivating a Wholehearted Practice
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison covered the topic of Cultivating a Wholehearted Practice.
Be Benevolent
Liking feels good, it encourages us to approach and engage the world. Know what benevolence feels like in your body, heart, and mind, and realize that it is natural and normal. Appreciate some of the benevolence that buoys you along. Most people are fair-minded, empathic, cooperative, compassionate, and kind: in a word, benevolent.
Being Well Podcast: Understanding Borderline Personality Tendencies
We look at what to do when borderline tendencies show up in our lives even at sub-clinical levels. We discuss how to cultivate a healthy amount of sensitivity and tolerance to distress, how to regulate and nurture ourselves, and how to navigate relationships with others when they exhibit borderline tendencies.
Talk + Meditation + Discussion: Equanimity and Letting Go
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo covered the topic of Equanimity and Letting Go.
See the Good in Others
See the good in others—it’s a simple but very powerful way to feel happier and more confident and become more loving.
Being Well Podcast: Rediscovering Your True Self: Parentification and the “Gifted Child”
When a child is particularly emotionally intelligent, and a parent is particularly emotionally vulnerable, an inversion of the typical relationship can occur where the child devotes themselves to meeting the parent’s needs rather than the other way around.
Meditation + Talk: Opening to Deep Peace and Unconditioned Love
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 31-minute meditation and a 44-minute talk and discussion, with guest teacher Stephen Snyder.Stephen Snyder began daily meditation and retreat practice in 1976. He was authorized to teach in 2007, and he is the author of...
Meditation + Talk: Is Life Suffering?
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Is Life Suffering?
Meditation + Talk: The Simple Power of Widening Your View
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Simple Power of Widening Your View.
Meditation + Talk: The Essence of Mindfulness, the Foundation of All Inner Practice
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Essence of Mindfulness, the Foundation of All Inner Practice.
Meditation + Talk: Appreciating the Many Kinds of Diversity, Including Inside Yourself
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Appreciating the Many Kinds of Diversity, Including Inside Yourself.
Meditation + Talk: The Multifaceted Powers of Mindfulness and Compassion Practices
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Lakiba Pittman offered a guided meditation and talk on The Multifaceted Powers of Mindfulness and Compassion Practices, which included a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Self-Reliance
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Self-Reliance.
Meditation + Talk: What Were You Like When You Were 9 Years Old?
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on What Were You Like When You Were 9 Years Old?
Meditation + Talk: What Do You Do When You Meditate?
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on What Do You Do When You Meditate?
Meditation + Talk: Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Others
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Others..
Meditation + Talk: What to Do When They Get Triggered
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on What to Do when They Get Triggered.
Meditation + Talk: What to Do When You Get Triggered
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on What to Do when You Get Triggered.
Meditation + Talk: The Living Heart of Compassion
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Living Heart of Compassion.