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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
See What’s Likable
Liking feels good, and it encourages us to approach and engage the world. We’re wired to like some things, but our liking or disliking depends greatly on what we pay attention to and our own perspective.
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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.
Meditation + Talk: Accepting Yourself and Your Needs
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Accepting Yourself and Your Needs, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Be Amazed
Look for opportunities to amaze yourself as you will find them all around you.
Meditation + Talk: Feeling Calm and Strong in Your Relationships
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Feeling Calm and Strong in Your Relationships, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Grow Inner Strengths
Inner strengths are the supplies you’ve got in your pack as you make your way down the twisting and often hard road of life.
Meditation + Talk: Be Loyal to You
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Be Loyal to You, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Talk: What Is Your Ultimate Concern?
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo offers a talk on “What Is Your Ultimate Concern?”, which also includes a discussion.
Accept Dependence
We are hungry for love and need others. Let this truth in. Accepting your inherent dependence brings you into harmony with the way life is.
Meditation + Talk: How to Feel Less Anxious and More Peaceful
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on How to Feel Less Anxious and More Peaceful, which includes a Q&A and discussion.