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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Talk: Working Productively With Our Hindrances and Personality Patterns
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Meditation + Talk: How to Stay Grounded in “Me” While Opening to “We”
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on How to Stay Grounded in “Me” While Opening to “We,” including a Q&A and discussion. Also included is a brief discussion at the beginning of the talk on The Great Un.
Meditation + Talk: The Gratitude That Frees the Mind and Opens the Heart
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on The Gratitude That Frees the Mind and Opens the Heart, including a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Being Who You Want to Become
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Being Who You Want to Become, including a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Confidence – The Power of Bodhicitta
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest speaker Kaira Jewel Lingo offers a talk and meditation on “Confidence – The Power of Bodhicitta.”
Meditation + Talk: The Joy of Unilateral Virtue
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on The Joy of Unilateral Virtue, including a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: How To Stay Up When Others Put You Down
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on How To Stay Up When Others Put You Down, including a Q&A and discussion.
Preface by Dr. François Bourgognon
This is the preface to the French edition (translated to English) written by Dr. François Bourgognon, from Dr. Rick Hanson’s new book Neurodharma.
Meditation + Talk: Accepting Other People
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Accepting Other People, including a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: How to Get Out of the War in Your Head
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on How to Get Out of the War in Your Head, including a Q&A and discussion.
Learning to Learn from Positive Experiences
Resilience, positive emotions, compassion, gratitude, and other inner strengths lower stress, grow well-being and effectiveness, and heal anxiety and depression.
Meditation + Talk: The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets, including a Q&A and discussion.
Drop the Stone
Are you lugging around a needless burden? Carrying an unnecessary load can be stressful and harmful. Instead, it’s OK to drop the load and let go of repetitive preoccupations.
Meditation + Talk: Taking Life Less Personally
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Taking Life Less Personally, including a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Honoring the Deepest Wants in Yourself and Others
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Honoring the Deepest Wants in Yourself and Others, including a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Introduction to a Koan – Washing Your Bowls
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Henry Shukman offers a guided meditation and talk on Introduction to a Koan – Washing Your Bowls , which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Suffering and the Two-Rut Track
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Henry Shukman offers a guided meditation and talk on Suffering and the Two-Rut Track, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Seeing the Person Behind the Eyes
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Seeing the Person Behind the Eyes, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Lived by Love
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Lived by Love, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Hug the Monkey
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Hug the Monkey, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Forgiving Yourself
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Forgiving Yourself, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Letting Go of Toxic Self-Doubt and Trusting Yourself
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Letting Go of Toxic Self-Doubt and Trusting Yourself, which includes a Q&A and discussion.