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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Being Well Podcast: Reducing Reactivity, Fear, and Anger with Sharon Salzberg
Legendary meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg joins Rick and Forrest to discuss how we can work skillfully with anger, fear, and reactivity without becoming doormats or numbing ourselves out through the lens of her new children’s book Kind Karl.
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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.
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.
Accept Difficulty
When things are difficult, we often add a lot of unnecessary frustration, anxiety, and self-criticism by resisting the difficulty of them – often with an underlying attitude of “it shouldn’t be this way.” Find more peace by accepting difficulty instead of getting aggravated by it.
Meditation + Talk: Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of the End of Anxiety
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson discusses Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of An Eightfold Path Leads to the End of Anxiety, which also includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Innate Goodness
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Stephen Snyder offers a guided meditation and talk on Innate Goodness, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Cessation
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Cessation, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Three Ways to Work with the Mind
Without steadiness of mind, it’s difficult to be productive, peaceful, or helpful to other people. To aid in cultivating a more steady mind, Dr. Rick Hanson offers three fundamental ways in which you can work with it.
Meditation + Talk: Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Craving
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Craving, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness – Embodied, Trauma-Informed Approach to Mindfulness Meditation & Self-Healing
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Fleet Maull offers a guided meditation and talk on Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness -Deeply Embodied, Trauma-Informed Approach to Mindfulness Meditation & Self-Healing, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Suffering
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Suffering, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Original Love – and the Path of Awakening
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Henry Shukman offers a guided meditation and talk on Original Love – and the Path of Awakening, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Why and How to Meditate – and Answering Questions
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Why and How to Meditate – and Answering Questions, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Rest Your Weary Head
Our minds are hauled along in a culture without a speed limit – exceeding the limit, and there is always a price. Pulling out of the mental traffic, it’s an act of freedom and wisdom.
COVID19 Vaccination – Q&A (Posted 4/25/21)
Dr. Hanson answers some commonly asked questions about COVID19 and the vaccinations to prevent it.
Meditation + Talk: Why and How to Meditate
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Why and How to Meditate, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Liberation – Awake and Full of Feeling
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Amana Brembry Johnson offers a guided meditation and talk on Liberation: Awake and Full of Feeling, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Meditation + Talk: Walking Lightly in the World
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Walking Lightly in the World, which includes a Q&A and discussion.