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October 23, 2013
Interview on Self-Directed Brain Change Part 1
In the first half of a two-part interview based on my program Self-Directed Brain Change,Tami Simon and I speakabout the ways we can “install” positive brain states as lasting traits; how we can respond in situations when we feel our basic needs are threatened; and the three ways of working with unpleasant experiences—letting be, letting go, and letting in. Listen here.
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October 22, 2013
It’s Possible to Heal Yourself
A friend of mine suddenly lost her relationship after more than a decade of happiness with her partner. He was the love of her life. After he left, she felt empty and despairing. She talked with her friends, exercised, meditated, and saw a therapist, all of which helped. But her grief still felt intense, and sometimes overwhelming.
Then she decided to add taking in the good to the other things she was doing to feel better, and something began to shift. “When I went for a run,” she told me late...
October 21, 2013
Feel The Support
What helps you carry your load?
The Practice:
Feel the support.
Why?
We’re all carrying a load, including tasks, challenges, worries, inner criticism, mistreatment from others, physical and emotional pain, loss and illness now or later, and everyday stresses and frustrations.
Take a moment to get a sense of your own load. It’s very real, isn’t it? Recognizing it is just honesty and self-compassion, not exaggeration or self-pity.
There’s a fundamental model in the health sciences that how you feel a...
October 20, 2013
HH NYT List Announcement Twitter
Woohoo!! Check out #11! http://t.co/XlJDLT2o5D
— Rick Hanson (@drrhanson) October 21, 2013
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October 17, 2013
New Calendar Subscription Tool
Want to know if I will be in your area in the coming months? You can now subscribe to my teaching calendar at http://t.co/568hs4AbjG
— Rick Hanson (@drrhanson) October 17, 2013
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Let Go
What Are You Holding Onto?
The Practice:
Let go.
Why?
I’ve done a lot of rock climbing, so I know firsthand the importance sometimes of not letting go! This applies to other things as well: keeping hold of a child’s hand while crossing the street, staying true to your ethics in a tricky situation, or sustaining attention to your breath while meditating.
On the other hand, think of all the stuff – both physical and nonphysical – we cling to that creates problems for us and others: clutter in the...
October 12, 2013
Let Things Change
What’s changing?
The Practice:
Let Things Change
Why?
Lately I’ve been writing about the fifth of my personal Top 5 practices (all tied for first place): open out, by which I mean relaxing into a growing sense of connection, even oneness, with all things. (The other four are be mindful, love, take in the good, and go green.)
“Opening out” can sound kind of airy-fairy or flakey, but I mean it in very down-to-earth ways; check out the previous JOTs about it. Here, I’m focusing on relaxing and open...
October 10, 2013
Hardwiring Happiness: The HEAL Steps to Inner Strength and Peace
This is the third talk in the series on “Hardwiring Happiness”, based on my new book. To listen to the other talks in the series, go here.
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October 7, 2013
Hardwiring Happiness: Being for Yourself, and the Three Ways to Practice with Your Mind
This is the second talk in the series on “Hardwiring Happiness”, based on my new book of the same name, which is being released tomorrow, October 8!**
This talk was given at the San Rafael Meditation gathering on September 18, 2013.
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October 5, 2013
Hardwiring Happiness: Using the Mind to Change the Brain to Change the Mind (Part II)
Part II of a two-part talk on how to use the mind to change the brain to change the mind based on the theme of my new book, Hardwiring Happiness.
This talk was given at the San Rafael Meditation gathering on September 11, 2013.
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