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| Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom | Milwaukee, WI | May 22, 2013, 8:00am 4:00pm |
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| Rick Hanson will give a daylong seminar on the topic of his best selling book, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom. Buddha's Brain draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate and strengthen your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth. Dr. Hanson will show how to: • Take in good experiences to feel happier and more confident – defeating the brain’s negativity bias, which is like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for positive ones • Train your brain to cool down stress, greed, and hatred – and come home to your natural core of calm and contentment • Energize the neural networks of compassion, empathy, and love – and clear out resentment, envy, and ill will • Improve attention for daily life, mindfulness, and meditation • Feel more at one with the world, and less separate and vulnerable • Get the nutrients your brain needs to maintain a good mood, relieve anxiety, sharpen memory, and strengthen concentration Hosted by CMI/PESI, providers of continuing education seminars. |
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| Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom | Downers Grove, IL | May 23, 2013, 8:00am 4:00pm |
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| Rick Hanson will give a daylong seminar on the topic of his best selling book, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom. Buddha's Brain draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate and strengthen your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth. Dr. Hanson will show how to: • Take in good experiences to feel happier and more confident – defeating the brain’s negativity bias, which is like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for positive ones • Train your brain to cool down stress, greed, and hatred – and come home to your natural core of calm and contentment • Energize the neural networks of compassion, empathy, and love – and clear out resentment, envy, and ill will • Improve attention for daily life, mindfulness, and meditation • Feel more at one with the world, and less separate and vulnerable • Get the nutrients your brain needs to maintain a good mood, relieve anxiety, sharpen memory, and strengthen concentration Hosted by CMI/PESI, providers of continuing education seminars. |
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| Taking in the Good | Berlin, Germany | June 12, 2013, 10:00am 6:00pm |
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| How the brain evolved a “negativity bias” that continually looks for, reacts to, and stores negative experiences; how this shapes the interior landscape of the mind, leading to pessimism, depressed and anxious mood, and over-reactions; the neural machinery of memory; how to “trick” that machinery into weaving positive experiences into the brain and the self, leading to greater resilience, happiness, and interpersonal effectiveness; applications to particular situations, including healing trauma, cooperation with medical or psychological treatment, and raising or teaching children. | |||
| Neuro-Bhavana: Using Mindfulness to Weave Compassion into the Brain | Freiburg, Germany | June 14, 2013, 8:00pm 9:15pm |
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| "Bhavana" means "cultivation," the development of wholesome qualities of mind and heart. New science is showing how mental activity sculpts neural structure. Unfortunately, the brain's evolved negativity bias makes it good at learning from bad experiences but bad at learning from good ones. This is a central problem of character education, psychotherapy, mindfulness and compassion trainings, and personal efforts at growth and healing. This lecture explores how to solve it through the four skills of taking in the good. These skills intensify the encoding of positive mental states into positive neural traits, turning good moments into a great brain. | |||
| Positive Neuroplasticity: The Practical Science of Turning Good Moments into a Great Brain | Cape Cod Institute, Eastham, MA | June 17, 2013, 9:00am June 21, 2013, 5:00pm |
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| Internal resources such as emotional intelligence, resilience, positive emotions, empathy, compassion, executive functions, affect regulation, character strengths, and feeling valued and loved are the foundation of psychological healing, everyday well-being and effectiveness, personal growth, and spiritual practice. Recent research on experience-dependent neuroplasticity is revealing how targeted mental activity can stimulate and thereby strengthen the neural substrates of these mental resources - and this practical, experiential, clinically-focused workshop will teach effective ways to do this. Fundamentally, this workshop is about the clinical and personal skills of turning mental states into positive neural traits – for oneself, relationships, and the wider world. |
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| Taking in the Good Course | July 5, 2013, 9:00am 12:00pm |
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| Enduring personal qualities, including inner resources, are encoded in neural structure. This course is about using your mind skillfully to help get these resources into your brain: turning positive mental states into positive neural traits. This is a fundamental mental ability that just about anyone can learn to use better, and no background in psychology or brain science is needed to take this course. (Enrollment in this course is now closed) |
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| Taking in the Good Course | July 12, 2013, 9:00am 12:00pm |
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| Enduring personal qualities, including inner resources, are encoded in neural structure. This course is about using your mind skillfully to help get these resources into your brain: turning positive mental states into positive neural traits. This is a fundamental mental ability that just about anyone can learn to use better, and no background in psychology or brain science is needed to take this course. (Enrollment in this course is now closed) |
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| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | July 15, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Taking in the Good: Hardwiring Resilience and Happiness | Kaiser Caritas Consortium, San Ramon, CA | July 15, 2013, 12:10pm 2:10pm |
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| Keynote. Recent research on experience-dependent neuroplasticity is revealing how targeted mental activity can stimulate and thereby strengthen neural substrates – and this talk will cover effective ways to 'take in the good' by weaving positive experiences into the brain and the self, leading to greater resilience and happiness. | |||
| Taking in the Good Course | July 19, 2013, 9:00am 12:00pm |
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| Enduring personal qualities, including inner resources, are encoded in neural structure. This course is about using your mind skillfully to help get these resources into your brain: turning positive mental states into positive neural traits. This is a fundamental mental ability that just about anyone can learn to use better, and no background in psychology or brain science is needed to take this course. (Enrollment in this course is now closed) |
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| Equanimity | Spirit Rock, Woodacre, CA | July 21, 2013, 9:30am 4:00pm |
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| Equanimity means not reacting to your reactions… and that is both a wonderful relief from upsets and traumas, and a profound resource for spiritual growth. In Buddhism, equanimity is one of the four Brahmaviharas (“Divine Abodes”), and it’s sometimes considered the foundation of the other three: compassion, loving kindness, and sympathetic joy. Equanimity breaks the chain of suffering by helping you not react to the pleasant/unpleasant feeling tones of experience with craving and clinging. Your equanimity, a state of mind, is based on underlying states of your brain. Modern neuroscience is revealing new ways to cultivate those brain states – a potent combination with time-tested Buddhist practices. This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly information with lots of practical methods. We’ll cover: • The Buddha’s teachings on equanimity; • The neurological machinery of emotional reactivity; • How equanimity works in your brain to prevent, cool, and heal destructive emotions; • Strengthening “top-down,” frontal lobe influences through Wise View and other elements of the Noble Eightfold Path; • Training “bottom-up,” limbic system reactions to be less fearful and angry, and more peaceful, connecting, and constructive; • “Neurodharma” perspectives on healing from trauma. There will be time for questions and discussion. No background with meditation or neuroscience is needed. Teachings and practices are appropriate for individuals and health care professionals. Continuing Education (CE) credit available. |
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| Buddha’s Brain: Lighting up the Neural Circuits of Happiness, Love and Wisdom | Esalen, Big Sur, CA | July 21, 2013, 8:30pm July 26, 2013, 12:00pm |
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| Using the power of modern neuroscience, informed by ancient contemplative wisdom, you can use your mind alone to change your brain for the better. Mental activity changes neural structure in a process called neuroplasticity, which gives you a great opportunity to redirect the brain, and thus your whole being. During this workshop, you will explore “self-directed neuroplasticity” for steadying the mind (a key to both worldly success and spiritual practice), cooling the fires of stress reactivity, and weaving positive experiences into the fabric of your brain and self. And as a bonus, you’ll learn about the research-based foods and supplements that optimize neurochemistry. | |||
| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | July 22, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Taking in the Good Course | July 26, 2013, 9:00am 12:00pm |
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| Enduring personal qualities, including inner resources, are encoded in neural structure. This course is about using your mind skillfully to help get these resources into your brain: turning positive mental states into positive neural traits. This is a fundamental mental ability that just about anyone can learn to use better, and no background in psychology or brain science is needed to take this course. (Enrollment in this course is now closed) |
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| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | July 29, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Taking in the Good Course | August 2, 2013, 9:00am 12:00pm |
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| Enduring personal qualities, including inner resources, are encoded in neural structure. This course is about using your mind skillfully to help get these resources into your brain: turning positive mental states into positive neural traits. This is a fundamental mental ability that just about anyone can learn to use better, and no background in psychology or brain science is needed to take this course. (Enrollment in this course is now closed) |
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| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | August 5, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Taking in the Good Course | August 9, 2013, 9:00am 12:00pm |
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| Enduring personal qualities, including inner resources, are encoded in neural structure. This course is about using your mind skillfully to help get these resources into your brain: turning positive mental states into positive neural traits. This is a fundamental mental ability that just about anyone can learn to use better, and no background in psychology or brain science is needed to take this course. (Enrollment in this course is now closed) |
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| HeartMath Institute | Online | August 10, 2013, 11:00am 12:00pm |
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| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | August 12, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Buddhist Geeks Conference | University of Colorado, Boulder, CO | August 16, 2013, 7:15pm August 18, 2013, 8:30pm |
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| The Buddhist Geeks Conference is an interactive event, focusing on a community exploration of the intersection between Buddhism, technology, and emerging global culture. Featuring 3-days of live event content including informative Keynote Addresses, power packed TED-style talks, and provocative roundtable discussions, as well as community-led unplugged sessions, the Buddhist Geeks Conference is one of the only events on the planet where dharma and technology meet face-to-face. | |||
| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | August 19, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Neurodharma: Practicing with the Brain in Mind | Centre of Buddhist Studies, Hong Kong | August 24, 2013, 9:00am 5:00pm |
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| How the mental causes - of suffering and its end, as taught by the Buddha - are grounded in underlying physical causes, especially within the brain. How insight into these underlying causes can benefit practice, and how to avoid certain pitfalls. | |||
| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | August 26, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Hardwiring Happiness - Wake Up Sydney Talk | Australia | August 27, 2013, 6:30pm 9:00pm |
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| Openground Workshop | Australia | August 31, 2013, 9:00am September 1, 2013, 5:00pm |
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| The Loving Brain | en*theos, online | September 2, 2013, 12:00am 12:00pm |
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| Join neuropsychologist Rick Hanson and 7 top-tier academics, clinicians, and teachers as they apply new research, ancient wisdom, and powerful clinical insights to the messy, high stakes issues many people face in their work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships. | |||
| Neurodharma of Love | Spirit Rock, Woodacre, CA | September 8, 2013, 9:30am 5:00pm |
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| On the whole, we experience our greatest joys and sorrows in our relationships. Supported by both Buddhism and Western psychology, the keys to healthy relationships include empathy, compassion, kindness, equanimity and appropriate assertiveness. These states of mind are based on underlying states of your brain. The emerging integration of modern neuroscience and ancient contemplative wisdom offers increasingly skillful means for activating those brain states--and thus for cultivating an open and caring heart, effective communication, balance during upsets and more fulfilling relationships. This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly information about Buddhism and your brain, with lots of practical methods. No prior background with meditation or neuroscience is necessary. We will cover: • A summary of the Buddha's teachings on relationships • The deep pathways in your head and heart of empathy, compassion, lovingkindness, and love... and how to strengthen those • Practical ways to combine strength and heart • Expanding the circle of "us" to include the whole world • There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion Teachings are appropriate for individuals as well as health care professionals. Continuing Education (CE) credit available. |
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| Westcoast Dharma Society | Vancouver, Canada | September 20, 2013, 9:00am September 22, 2013, 5:00pm |
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| Hardwiring Happiness | Banyen Books and Sound, Vancouver, Canada | September 20, 2013, 12:00pm 2:00pm |
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| The mind shapes the brain: neurons that fire together, wire together. Positive experiences are the main source of the neural structures underlying motivation, self-worth, the executive functions, good mood, kindness, resilience, and other inner strengths. Unfortunately, most positive experiences are wasted on the brain because it evolved a negativity bias to help our ancestors survive. It’s like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones. To solve this problem, Rick Hanson will present the four simple HEAL steps of taking in the good, which turn passing experiences into lasting neural resources to build confidence, focus attention, lower anxiety, and fundamentally, hardwire happiness into the brain. | |||
| Hardwiring Happiness: Weaving Love and Inner Peace into Your Brain and Your Life | Book Benefit, Spirit Rock, Woodacre, CA | October 6, 2013, 6:00pm 9:00pm |
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| The Buddha taught the mental causes of suffering and happiness, and now 2500 years later, we are beginning to understand the underlying neural causes of these causes. This "neuro-dharma" offers exciting and powerful ways to deepen insight, strengthen motivation, and cultivate love and inner peace. In this benefit for Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Dr. Rick Hanson will describe how the brain evolved to make us crave and suffer in order to survive. In particular, its negativity bias means that most experiences of mindfulness, compassion, virtue, and wisdom pass through the brain like water through a sieve, with no lasting value, which undermines motivation and growth on the path of awakening. He will explore one way to solve these problems, through a simple practice that turns everyday experiences into lasting neural resources. You get a strong sense of your needs being met that dramatically reduces the feeling of deficit and disturbance that drives craving, stress, fear, frustration, and heartache. And you rest increasingly in a natural peace, contentment, and love. There will also be experiential practices and discussion, and no background in neuroscience or Buddhism is needed. | |||
| Luminary Leadership | Online | October 8, 2013, 9:00am 12:00pm |
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| Hardwiring Compassion: Strengthening the Neural Substrates of Love | FACES, Seattle, WA | October 10, 2013, 9:00am 10:30am |
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| Recent research on experience-dependent neuroplasticity is revealing how targeted mental activity can stimulate and thereby strengthen neural substrates – and this practical, experiential, clinically-focused talk will teach effective ways to take in the good to build “love muscles” in your brain. | |||
| Hardwiring Compassion: Helping Clients Heal Wounds of the Heart | FACES, Seattle, WA | October 10, 2013, 10:45am 12:15pm |
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| The brain evolved a “negativity bias” that continually looks for, reacts to, and stores negative experiences, which shapes the interior landscape of the mind. This talk will highlight how the acceptance of feeling loved can nurture the brain toward healing from old trauma and in return, provide a foundation for being loving. | |||
| Hardwiring Happiness | Nalanda Institute, New York, NY | October 11, 2013, 7:00pm 10:00pm |
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| The mind shapes the brain: neurons that fire together, wire together. Positive experiences are the main source of the neural structures underlying motivation, self-worth, the executive functions, good mood, kindness, resilience, and other inner strengths. Unfortunately, most positive experiences are wasted on the brain because it evolved a negativity bias to help our ancestors survive. It's like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones. To solve this problem, this workshop will present the four simple HEAL steps of taking in the good, which turn passing experiences into lasting neural resources. We'll explore how to use these methods to build confidence, focus attention, lower anxiety, and fundamentally, hardwire happiness into the brain. | |||
| Hardwiring Happiness: Weaving Love and Inner Peace into Your Brain and Your Life | NY Insight, New York, NY | October 12, 2013, 9:00am 5:00pm |
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| The mind shapes the brain: neurons that fire together, wire together. Positive experiences are the main source of the neural structures underlying motivation, self-worth, the executive functions, good mood, kindness, resilience, and other inner strengths. Unfortunately, most positive experiences are wasted on the brain because it evolved a negativity bias to help our ancestors survive. It's like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones. To solve this problem, this workshop will present the four simple HEAL steps of taking in the good, which turn passing experiences into lasting neural resources. We'll explore how to use these methods to build confidence, focus attention, lower anxiety, and fundamentally, hardwire happiness into the brain. | |||
| Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom | Philadelphia, PA | October 15, 2013, 8:00am 4:00pm |
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| Rick Hanson will give a daylong seminar on the topic of his best selling book, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom. Buddha's Brain draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate and strengthen your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth. Dr. Hanson will show how to: • Take in good experiences to feel happier and more confident – defeating the brain’s negativity bias, which is like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for positive ones • Train your brain to cool down stress, greed, and hatred – and come home to your natural core of calm and contentment • Energize the neural networks of compassion, empathy, and love – and clear out resentment, envy, and ill will • Improve attention for daily life, mindfulness, and meditation • Feel more at one with the world, and less separate and vulnerable • Get the nutrients your brain needs to maintain a good mood, relieve anxiety, sharpen memory, and strengthen concentration Hosted by CMI/PESI, providers of continuing education seminars. |
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| Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom | Baltimore, MD | October 17, 2013, 8:00am 4:00pm |
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| Rick Hanson will give a daylong seminar on the topic of his best selling book, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom. Buddha's Brain draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate and strengthen your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth. Dr. Hanson will show how to: • Take in good experiences to feel happier and more confident – defeating the brain’s negativity bias, which is like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for positive ones • Train your brain to cool down stress, greed, and hatred – and come home to your natural core of calm and contentment • Energize the neural networks of compassion, empathy, and love – and clear out resentment, envy, and ill will • Improve attention for daily life, mindfulness, and meditation • Feel more at one with the world, and less separate and vulnerable • Get the nutrients your brain needs to maintain a good mood, relieve anxiety, sharpen memory, and strengthen concentration Hosted by CMI/PESI, providers of continuing education seminars. |
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| Hardwiring Happiness: Weaving Love and Inner Peace into Your Brain and Your Life | IMCW, Washington, DC | October 19, 2013, 9:30am 5:30pm |
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| The mind shapes the brain: neurons that fire together, wire together. Positive experiences are the main source of the neural structures underlying motivation, self-worth, the executive functions, good mood, kindness, resilience, and other inner strengths. Unfortunately, most positive experiences are wasted on the brain because it evolved a negativity bias to help our ancestors survive. It's like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones. To solve this problem, this workshop will present the four simple HEAL steps of taking in the good, which turn passing experiences into lasting neural resources. We'll explore how to use these methods to build confidence, focus attention, lower anxiety, and fundamentally, hardwire happiness into the brain. | |||
| Buddha's Brain: Strengthening the Neural Foundations of Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation | Leading Edge Seminars, Toronto, Canada | October 21, 2013, 9:00am 5:00pm |
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| Rick Hanson will give a daylong seminar on the topic of his best selling book, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom. Buddha's Brain draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate and strengthen your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth. Dr. Hanson will show how to: • Take in good experiences to feel happier and more confident – defeating the brain’s negativity bias, which is like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for positive ones • Train your brain to cool down stress, greed, and hatred – and come home to your natural core of calm and contentment • Energize the neural networks of compassion, empathy, and love – and clear out resentment, envy, and ill will • Improve attention for daily life, mindfulness, and meditation • Feel more at one with the world, and less separate and vulnerable • Get the nutrients your brain needs to maintain a good mood, relieve anxiety, sharpen memory, and strengthen concentration |
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| Hardwiring Happiness: The Practical Science of Growing Inner Resources | Leading Edge Seminars, Toronto, Canada | October 22, 2013, 9:00am 5:00pm |
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| The mind shapes the brain: neurons that fire together, wire together. Positive experiences are the main source of the neural structures underlying motivation, self-worth, the executive functions, good mood, kindness, resilience, and other inner strengths. Unfortunately, most positive experiences are wasted on the brain because it evolved a negativity bias to help our ancestors survive. It's like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones. To solve this problem, this workshop will present the four simple HEAL steps of taking in the good, which turn passing experiences into lasting neural resources. We'll explore how to use these methods to build confidence, focus attention, lower anxiety, and fundamentally, hardwire happiness into the brain. Dr. Hanson will cover: • How your mind alone can change your brain for the better • Why we evolved “paper tiger paranoia” to survive • How to use the power of positive experiences to clear old pain • How to build up the neural circuits of true happiness. |
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| Hardwiring Happiness: Growing Inner Strengths in Children, Parents, and Teachers | Eaton Educational Group Neuroplasticity and Education Conference,Vancouver, Canada | October 25, 2013, 1:00pm 2:30pm |
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| The mind shapes the brain: neurons that fire together, wire together. Positive experiences are the main source of the neural structures underlying motivation, self-worth, the executive functions, good mood, kindness, resilience, and other inner strengths. Unfortunately, most positive experiences are wasted on the brain because it evolved a negativity bias to help our ancestors survive. It's like Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones. To solve this problem, this talk will present the four simple HEAL steps of taking in the good, which turn passing experiences into lasting neural resources. We'll explore how to use these methods to build confidence, focus attention, lower anxiety, and fundamentally, hardwire happiness into the brain. | |||
| Hardwiring Happiness | CMI, Salt Lake City, UT | November 6, 2013, 9:00am 4:00pm |
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| Hardwiring Happiness | CMI, Portland, OR | November 7, 2013, 9:00am 4:00pm |
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| Insight LA | Los Angeles, CA | November 9, 2013, 9:00am 5:00pm |
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| Insight LA | Los Angeles, CA | November 10, 2013, 9:00am 5:00pm |
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| GGSC Workshop | November 16, 2013, 9:00am 5:00pm |
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| Integrate the latest brain science research with the ancient wisdom of contemplative practice. Discover practical methods for improving mindfulness and concentration, calming the heart, weaving positive experiences into your brain and your self, and then bringing these new strengths into your relationships with both kindness and assertiveness. Integrating fascinating information, group discussions, and optional experiential practices, we'll explore: • How your mind alone can change your brain for the better • Why it's so hard to pay attention - and what you can do about it • How to use the power of positive experiences to clear old pain • How to feed and empower the "wolf of love" in the heart • Effective ways to be both loving and strong in your important relationships • No previous experience with meditation or neuroscience is needed. |
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| Hardwiring Happiness: Natural Enlightenment and Unshakable Peace | Kripalu Center, Boston, MA | December 6, 2013, 9:00am December 8, 2013, 5:00pm |
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| Combining the power of the latest brain science with the wisdom of contemplative practice, this workshop presents practical methods for centering your brain in its natural state of gladness, love, and peace. In particular, Rick Hanson teaches brain-savvy ways to reduce anxiety and irritability, feel stronger and safer, and clear old pain. Integrating fascinating information, group discussions, and optional experiential practices, the program explores: • How your mind alone can change your brain for the better • Why we evolved “paper tiger paranoia” to survive • How to use the power of positive experiences to clear old pain • The Buddhist practices of equanimity • How to “take the fruit as the path” by building up the neural circuits of true happiness. No previous experience with meditation or neuroscience is needed; this workshop has added value for therapists and others in the helping professions. |
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| Not-Self in the Brain | Spirit Rock, Woodacre, CA | December 15, 2013, 9:30am 5:00pm |
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| We all experience having a particular identity which helps us navigate in the world – but that very sense of self is also a great source of suffering, as we cling to its wants and react to how others treat it. The Buddha taught that not-self was one of the three fundamental characteristics of existence, alongside impermanence and suffering – but what he actually meant by that has been the subject of much discussion ever since. In this workshop, we will examine 'self'--and its release--in light of Buddhism and modern brain science. These perspectives inform each other, and together they offer powerful and practical tools for deconstructing the apparent self. In this workshop, we will cover: • Buddhist perspectives on the interconnectedness of all things, and thus the "emptiness" of any apparent thin • The four defining characteristics of the presumed "I" • The absence of these characteristics in both your experience and your brain • Why the apparent "I" is not just "empty" but actually does not exist • Ways to fill the hole in the heart and thus reduce self-ing • Brain-savvy ways to relax the sense of self, take things less personally, feel more at peace with the world, and rest in the spacious awareness in which self-activates and then disperses. There will be plenty of opportunities for questions and discussion. No background in meditation or brain science is necessary. Teachings are appropriate for individuals as well as health care professionals. Continuing Education (CE) credit available. |
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| Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Inner Peace | Hollyhock, Vancouver, BC | February 28, 2014, 7:00pm 9:00pm |
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| Integrate the latest brain science research with the ancient wisdom of contemplative practice. Discover practical methods for improving mindfulness and concentration, calming the heart, weaving positive experiences into your brain and your self, and then bringing these new strengths into your relationships with both kindness and assertiveness. Combining fascinating information, group discussions, and optional experiential practices, explore: • How your mind alone can change your brain for the better • The brain's evolved negativity bias: Like Velcro for bad but Teflon for good • How to take in the good: turning good moments into a great brain • How to use the power of positive experiences to clear old pain • How to come home to natural peace, happiness, and love No previous experience with meditation or neuroscience is needed. |
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| Buddha's Brain: The Science of Inner Strength and Peace | Hollyhock, Vancouver, BC | March 1, 2014, 9:00am 4:00pm |
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| Integrate the latest brain science research with the ancient wisdom of contemplative practice. Discover practical methods for improving mindfulness and concentration, calming the heart, weaving positive experiences into your brain and your self, and then bringing these new strengths into your relationships with both kindness and assertiveness. Combining fascinating information, group discussions, and optional experiential practices, explore: • How your mind alone can change your brain for the better • The brain's evolved negativity bias: Like Velcro for bad but Teflon for good • How to take in the good: turning good moments into a great brain • How to use the power of positive experiences to clear old pain • How to come home to natural peace, happiness, and love No previous experience with meditation or neuroscience is needed. |
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| Positive Neuroplasticity: Using Your Mind to Change Your Brain for the Better | London Insight, London, UK | May 30, 2014, 7:00pm 9:00pm |
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| Public lecture on the mind/brain connection and how to use targeted mental activity to change the brain for the better. | |||
| Hardwiring Happiness: Weaving Love and Inner Peace into Your Brain and Your Life | London Insight, London, UK | May 31, 2014, 10:00am 5:00pm |
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| Bhavana” means “cultivation,” the development of wholesome qualities of mind and heart. New science is showing how mental activity sculpts neural structure. Unfortunately, the brain’s evolved negativity bias makes it good at learning from bad experiences but bad at learning from good ones. This is a central problem of character education, psychotherapy, mindfulness and compassion trainings, and personal efforts at growth and healing. This experiential workshop explores how to solve it through the four skills of taking in the good. These skills intensify the encoding of positive mental states into positive neural traits, turning good moments into a great brain. | |||
For additional information on any program above, please email my business manager, Michelle Keane.
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