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Natural Contentment – Taking in the Good Meditation

August 18, 2011
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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. Listen to Part II of the Natural Contentment Podcast – http://www.rickhanson.net/podcasts/natural-contentment2-taking-in-the-good-meditation Visit the podcast on iTunes [...]

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Feel Cared About

July 22, 2011
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When Have People Been Caring? The Practice: Feel cared about.  Why? Everyone knows what it’s like to care about someone. Remember being with a friend, a mate, a pet: you feel warmly connected, and want him or her not to suffer and to be happy. On the other hand, you’ve probably had the sense, one [...]

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Pet the Lizard

July 11, 2011
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Down deep, do you feel at ease? The Practice: Pet the lizard. Why? I’ve always liked lizards. Growing up in the outskirts of Los Angeles, I played in the foothills near our home. Sometimes I’d catch a lizard and stroke its belly, so it would relax in my hands, seeming to feel at ease. In [...]

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Give Over to Good

July 1, 2011
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What is living you? The Practice: Give over to good. Why? In every moment, you and I and everyone and everything else – from quantum foam to fleeting thoughts, intimate relationships, rainforest ecosystems, and the stars themselves – are each a kind of standing wave, like the ever-changing though persistent pattern of water rising above [...]

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