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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Speak Truly
Perhaps the most powerful tool for your mental health – and certainly for the health of your relationships – is to speak truly.
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Meditation + Talk: Letting Go of Fear Around Other People
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation, talk, and discussion on Letting Go of Fear Around Other People.
Twelve Good Things 2021
Twelve Good Things that I think are really wonderful and worth your attention.
Meditation + Talk: Embracing Vulnerability
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Daniel Ellenberg offers a guided meditation and talk on Embracing Vulnerability, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Findings on the Positive Neuroplasticity Training
How do you practice taking in the good and what effects does your practice have on your life?
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.