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Here is the latest talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled Bear It. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found at https://rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group....

At this year's Empathy and Compassion in Society Conference I offered a keynote presentation on Feeling Loved. I hope you like it! ...

"How do I develop an inner protector?" "You’ve said that love and compassion can combat anxiety. How do they do that—and how can we access those feelings more readily, particularly when we feel threatened?" "Once an uncomfortable pattern has developed, bad expectations seem to be a self-fulfilling...

Here is the latest talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled The Mind That Siezes and Suffers. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found at https://rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group....

Ira Glass Speaking on being creative and why it takes so long to reach the level you will finally achieve. ...

Here is the latest talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled Reducing Craving by Taking in Core Interpersonal Supplies. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found at https://rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group....

Going on a long hike, we need to bring food and other supplies. Similarly, on the road of life we need psychological supplies such as compassion and courage. How do we get these supplies into the neural “backpack”? We do it by learning....

This is the first post in the series on developing mindful presence. Let’s unpack those two words, mindful presence. Mindfulness is simply a clear, non-judgmental awareness of your inner and outer worlds. In particular, it’s an awareness of the flow of experience in your inner world –...