Spirituality: This category covers topics related to the human spirit, consciousness, and the search for meaning in life. Posts in this category might include discussions of different spiritual traditions, meditation techniques, or personal stories about spiritual experiences, astrology and numerology.
The brain is highly integrated, so these three key functions – avoiding, approaching, and attaching – are accomplished by all parts of the brain working together. The post Pet the Lizard appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. This Wednesday Night Meditation included an 18-minute meditation, a 45-minute talk, and a discussion about Wisdom in the…
Forrest and Dr. Rick explore the importance of individual context, focusing on what we can change even among difficult circumstances, the power of acceptance, influencing our attention, taking care of the body, social connection, and how we can identify, accept, and manage our unique needs. The post Being Well Podcast: Simplifying Self-Help: 7 Lessons for…
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Daniel Ellenberg offered a meditation and talk on The Power of Giving and Receiving. The post Meditation + Talk: The Power of Giving and Receiving appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 31-minute meditation, a 48-minute talk, and a discussion about Struggles, Lessons, and Hope….
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith offered a meditation and talk on Cultivating Belonging. The post Meditation + Talk: Cultivating Belonging appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation, a 48-minute talk, and a discussion about The Good News in the Four Ennobling Truths. I hope you…
Dr. Chris Palmer, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, joins Forrest to discuss the relationship between metabolic function and mental illness, including Dr. Palmer’s work with patients suffering from severe conditions like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, psychiatry’s current challenges with treatment-resistant conditions, and the important distinction between difficult psychological states and brain-based disorders….
Nourish the things that nourish you. Try to do one thing each day to. “Pass forward” a gift to the person you will be tomorrow . . . and a year from now. The post Water Your Fruit Tree appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation, a 51-minute…
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Stephen Doetsu Snyder offered a talk, meditation, & Q&A about Opening to the Unconditioned Love of the Absolute. The post Meditation + Talk: Opening to the Unconditioned Love of the Absolute appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Emotional intelligence is considered an essential trait for everything from being a desirable…
In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick explore impermanence anxiety: the fears we have related to change. They discuss “macro” and “micro” impermanence, terror management theory, the courage to care, fully embracing life, what tends to help people come to peace with impermanence, and how we can become more resilient in the face of change….
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk about Buddhist Myth #1: “Life Is Suffering.” The post Meditation + Talk: Buddhist Myth #1: “Life Is Suffering” appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 45-minute talk and meditation and a 48-minute Q&A about Opening to the Unconditioned…
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. The post Accept Dependence appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Dr. Chris Palmer, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, joins Forrest on this episode of the Being Well…
