Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Summary: We all want greater happiness, love, and wisdom. To support you on your path, I’ve gathered tools and information from psychology, brain science, and the contemplative traditions. These are offered freely here to help reduce stress, sorrow, fear, and anger; to promote well-being and personal growth; and – if this is of interest to you – to deepen your own chosen spiritual practice. May these benefit you, and in widening ripples, our world so full of promise and peril!
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Session Highlights: • An in-depth conversation with Dr. Kelly McGonigal, senior teacher and consultant for the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and author of The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It • Compassion for oneself and others in pain • Bringing willpower to compassion • Balancing compassion and assertiveness The post Balancing Compassion and Assertiveness appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Latest talk by Rick Hanson at his Wednesday night sitting group in San Rafael, CA. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group is available at http://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group. The post Squabbles are Impermanent appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Session Highlights: • An in-depth conversation with Dr. Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life • The ways we are sociable primates • The universals of compassion across cultures The post The Evolution of Compassion: From Gene to Meme appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Session Highlights: • An in-depth conversation with Dr. Tara Brach, founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and author of Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha • Practices for strengthening and expressing compassion and kindness • Dealing with hard issues in relationships The post Cultivating a Forgiving Heart appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Session Highlights: • An in-depth conversation with Dr. Daniel Siegel, executive director of the Mindsight Institute and author of Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation • The link between empathy for yourself and empathy for others • Compassion in family life • Compassion in clinical practice The post Mindfulness of Oneself and Others appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Session Highlights: • An in-depth conversation with Dr. Richie Davidson, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin and co-editor of The Asymmetrical Brain • How your thoughts and feelings change your brain’s structure • Studies on compassion in contemplatives The post How the Mind Changes the Brain appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Each year, Spirit Rock Meditation Center holds a moving and heartfelt event to express deep appreciation for the generous donors and volunteers that support SRMC. Rick Hanson, PhD presented for the 2010 event, giving an inspiring talk exploring the dimensions and benefits of both gratitude and generosity. The post Gratitude appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Rick Hanson presents on the Science of Mindfulness at Awakening Joy in February, 2008. Awakening Joy is an engaging and highly regarded Internet course, with an add-on option to attend onsite recording sessions in Berkeley, California. The fun and nourishing material gradually, but deeply, impacts one's life, resulting in increased well-being and joy. Joy is not for just the lucky few–it’s a choice anyone can make. The post Science of Mindfulness appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Part II of a talk and guided mediation given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in March, 2011. Your brain evolved a negativity bias that makes it like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones. Therefore, a foundation for happiness is to deliberately weave positive experiences into the fabric of your brain and your self. The post Natural Contentment II – Taking in the Good Meditation appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
Your brain evolved a negativity bias that makes it like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones. Therefore, a foundation for happiness is to deliberately weave positive experiences into the fabric of your brain and your self. The post Natural Contentment – Taking in the Good Meditation appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson » Resources for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.
