The Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom website houses a growing body of information related to brain science, relationships, well-being, contemplative practice, and related topics. There are well over 100 key scientific papers on the site and I wanted to share a few of my favorites: Meditation and the Neuroscience of Consciousness Cultivating Positive The post Key Scientifc Papers appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
We can outwit our brain’s negative circuitry and tilt ourselves toward the good in life. The inner strengths we all need to cope with life and enjoy it – strengths like resilience, positive emotions, confidence, and feeling loved – are based on underlying neural structures. Most inner strengths come from positive experiences. But to help The post How to Hardwire Your Brain for Happiness appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
The old-fashioned saying that “practice makes perfect” is true for one’s well-being and relationships. Picking just one thing to think about or do in your mind each day helps make the practice easier. Keep it simple. But stick with it. For example, drawing on a few practices in my book, Just One Thing: • Notice The post Creating Lasting Happiness in the New Year appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Keeping with tradition, each year I offer a list of Twelve Good Things. I’ve paired each good thing with a fundamental inner strength: Learning, Mindfulness, Love, Resilience, Contentment, Integrity, Self-Worth, Courage, Social Intelligence, Motivation, Wisdom, and Peace. 1: Learning – Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence tells you how to The post 12 Good Things appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
I was a speaker at the Meditative Praxis conference at the University of Hong Kong in August 2013, where I interviewed on “Neurodharma: A New Way of Healing”. Here’s the video: The post Neurodharma: A New Way of Healing appeared firs... Read more
A”buddha brain” is one that knows how to be deeply happy, loving, and wise. We develop ourselves in this way by cultivating wholesome qualities and uprooting unwholesome ones. In a sense, we plant flowers and pull weeds in the garden of the mind – which means that we are gradually changing the brain for the better. The post Gratitude and the ‘Buddha Brain’ appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
The practice of feeling cared about is really good if you’ve felt excluded, left out, hurt, unappreciated, or maybe something didn’t go well in a relationship recently. Or perhaps things are coming up from previous relationships – even going all the back to childhood – in which you felt like you didn’t matter enough to The post Feeling Cared About appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
The holidays are a time of year when our stress-levels tend to rise, despite our desire to enjoy the season and the people in our lives. So I’d like to offer you a few simple tips for taking care of your body, emotions, thoughts and actions, to minimize holiday stress this season. In your body, The post Simple Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
The Mindfulness Movie is a powerful and fascinating exploration of the essence and modern applications of mindfulness practices. The post The Mindfulness Movie appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
“Peace is a global sense of serenity and ease, with no need to struggle with anything. You may be aware of dangers or challenges, but no fleeing or fighting is present in your mind, no fear or anger. Feeling at peace inside, you are peaceable with others.” *Excerpted from, Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of The post Peace appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
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