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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Empty the Cup
What’s the “wallpaper” in your own mind? Enjoy emptiness in the forms, the space between thoughts as your mind calms and becomes still, when you have no plans at all.
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Your Precious Life – Part 1
What an incredible opportunity it is to have a life. At all. To fulfill that opportunity, we need a fundamental orientation inside that treats our life as if it matters. As if our happiness is important, as if being mistreated is not alright, as if we deserve the same...
Meditation + Talk: The Sense of Inner Knowing
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher John Prendergast, Ph.D. offers a meditation and talk on the inner sense of knowing.
Being Well Podcast: How to Change Your Life: Self-Efficacy, Learned Helplessness, and Creating a Growth Mindset
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how we can overcome learned helplessness and change our lives by developing self-efficacy: the ability to influence our environments and control our motivation and behavior.
Meditation + Talk: Tenderness and Vastness, Assertiveness and Compassion
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Tenderness and Vastness, Assertiveness and Compassion.
Being Well Podcast: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Forrest and Dr. Rick explore how to overcome imposter syndrome, the common psychological experience of self-doubt and feeling like a fraud.
Meditation + Talk: Who Most Needs Your Compassion and Appreciation? You!
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Who Most Needs Your Compassion and Appreciation? You!.
Being Well Podcast: Self-Help Fads and Finding What Really Works with mindbodygreen CEO Jason Wachob
Jason Wachob, the Founder and Co-CEO of mindbodygreen, joins Forrest and Dr. Rick to separate fact from fiction in the self-help world and clarify what really matters.
Meditation + Talk: Coming to Rest in Both Ordinary and Extraordinary Ways
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Coming to Rest in Both Ordinary and Extraordinary Ways.
Being Well Podcast: Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson
Dr. Sue Johnson, the founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), joins Dr. Rick and Forrest on the Being Well podcast to explore how insights from attachment theory can transform our relationships.
Meditation + Talk: Equanimity – The Seventh Factor of Awakening
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Equanimity – The Seventh Factor of Awakening
Being Well Podcast: Mailbag: Power in Relationships, Self-Worth, Motivation, and Personal Responsibility
Forrest and Dr. Rick explore age gaps and power in relationships, relating to people as ongoing processes, and avoiding having your personal growth practice turn you into a doormat.
Meditation + Talk: “Samadhi” – The Sixth Factor of Awakening
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on “Samadhi” – The Sixth Factor of Awakening.
Being Well Podcast: How to Create Massive Change with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Dr. Benjamin Hardy helps us explore how we can create massive change by applying “10x thinking,” a mindset that embraces a radically different version of ourselves and our lives.
Meditation + Talk: Tranquility – The Fifth Factor of Awakening
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Tranquility – The Fifth Factor of Awakening.
Being Well Podcast: Learning from Nature with Mark Coleman
Mark shares his insights and experiences from years of leading wilderness retreats, and explains how reconnecting with the natural world can deepen mindfulness and enhance our well-being.
Meditation + Talk: Bliss, Rapture, Joy – The Fourth Factor of Awakening
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Bliss, Rapture, Joy – The Fourth Factor of Awakening.
Being Well Podcast: Releasing Obsessive Thoughts: Rumination, OCD, and Dealing with Fear
We explore why we tend to get trapped in certain thoughts, the negative effects of rumination, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Meditation + Talk: Making Efforts – The Third Factor of Awakening
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Making Efforts – The Third Factor of Awakening.
Being Well Podcast: Cognitive Bypassing: How to Get Out of Your Head
Cognitive bypassing occurs when we overthink to avoid feeling uncomfortable emotions like sadness, fear, or anger. In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick share their personal experiences with cognitive bypassing, and explore how we can step out of our heads, get in touch with our emotions, and live a more fulfilling life.
Meditation + Talk: The Brahma Viharas and Moral Beauty: Portals to Awe and Inter-Connectedness
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Linda Graham offered a meditation and talk on The Brahma Viharas and Moral Beauty: Portals to Awe and Inter-Connectedness.
Being Well Podcast: ADHD 2.0 with Dr. John Ratey
Forrest Hansont, Rick Hanson, and Dr. John Ratey debunk common misconceptions about ADHD, explore how ADHD works in the brain, and discuss the surprising strengths and vulnerabilities of ADHD.