Author: Rick Hanson

This talk from the San Rafael Meditation and focuses on sources of well-being and grit, and specifically on the quality of agency - which is feeling more like a "hammer" and less like a "nail."...

04 April, 2018

On today’s episode of the Being Well podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson discusses "linking" - how we can use new, positive experiences to soften and eventually replace old, negative ones....

02 April, 2018

This talk from the San Rafael Meditation is titled, “From Craving to Contentment” and focuses on where our mind dwells and what is in our heart, and the relationship between the two....

28 March, 2018

Your experiences as a child make a big impact on your own sense of autonomy, and how it affects your relationships. In the excerpt below, we'll explore how your childhood has impacted your own sense of intimacy....

20 March, 2018

On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson explores the “installation” stage of learning in detail, including how we can internalize the various positive aspects of any experience to grow the strengths we need the most. 0:50: What attracted you to “learning”? 3:15: The...

19 March, 2018

Experiences of meeting your goals feel good, lower stress, and build positive motivation. They reassure you that you’re making progress, which helps you stay in the Responsive mode – in the green zone – as you go through your day. ...

18 March, 2018

A guided talk and meditation on cultivating lasting healing, growth, and development....

14 March, 2018

On today’s episode of the Being Well podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson beings his focus on the strength of Learning with a critical question: HOW can we grow the positive traits we want more of inside ourselves? To do this, he explains the HEAL process that...

12 March, 2018