{"id":328,"date":"2013-01-29T14:07:22","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T22:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rickhanson.net\/?p=6411"},"modified":"2013-01-29T14:07:22","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T22:07:22","slug":"how-the-mind-changes-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/justonething\/2013\/01\/how-the-mind-changes-the-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Mind Changes the Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\">\n<\/head><body><p><strong>The Compassionate Brain<br>\n<\/strong>A FREE eight-part video series, hosted by Dr. Rick Hanson, that explores effective ways to change your brain and heart and life.<br>\n(Watch or\u00a0listen to the entire series by registering at <a href=\"http:\/\/live.soundstrue.com\/compassionatebrain\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/live.soundstrue.com\/compassionatebrain\/<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 1: How the Mind Changes the Brain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Session Highlights<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An in-depth conversation with Dr. Richie Davidson, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin and co-editor of <em>The Asymmetrical Brain<\/em><\/li>\n<li>How your thoughts and feelings change your brain\u2019s structure<\/li>\n<li>Studies on compassion in contemplatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?a=Si7J8InD574:tHtryMOmWF4:yIl2AUoC8zA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?a=Si7J8InD574:tHtryMOmWF4:qj6IDK7rITs\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?a=Si7J8InD574:tHtryMOmWF4:V_sGLiPBpWU\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?i=Si7J8InD574:tHtryMOmWF4:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?a=Si7J8InD574:tHtryMOmWF4:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?i=Si7J8InD574:tHtryMOmWF4:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/rickhanson\/blog\/~4\/Si7J8InD574\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Compassionate Brain A FREE eight-part video series, hosted by Dr. Rick Hanson, that explores effective ways to change your brain and heart and life. 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