Rick Hanson's Blog, page 15
December 8, 2022
Meditation + Talk: Generosity – for Others and for Yourself
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute meditation and a 44-minute talk and discussion about Generosity – for Others and for Yourself.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Generosity – for Others and for Yourself Talk: Generosity – for Others and for Yourself ...
December 2, 2022
Being Well Podcast: Untangling Ourselves with Koshin Paley Ellison
“All the time I work with dying people, and only a few of them know they are dying.” On this episode of Being Well, Soto Zen teacher Koshin Paley Ellison joins Forrest and Rick to explore living, dying, and personal practice in the midst of our beautiful, challenging, messy lives.
About our Guest: Sensei Koshin is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He began his formal Zen t...
Meditation + Talk: Appreciating Others and Yourself
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and a 46-minute talk and discussion about Appreciating Others and Yourself.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Appreciating Others and Yourself Talk: Appreciating Others and Yourself ...November 29, 2022
Remember the Big Things
What matters most to you?
The Practice:
Remember the big things.
Why?
In every life, reminders arrive about what’s really important.
I’ve received some myself, as I’m sure you have, too. Perhaps it was news of a potentially serious health problem, the death of a loved one, or an accident that could have turned fatal. These are uncomfortably concrete messages that, sooner or later, something will catch up with each one of us.
When I’m pierced with one of these reminders, it’s like there ...
November 28, 2022
Meditation + Talk: Fear Doesn’t Help
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute meditation and a 46-minute talk and discussion about Fear Doesn’t Help.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Fear Doesn’t HelpDownload the Audio of this Meditation
Talk: Fear Doesn’t Help...
November 24, 2022
Being Well Podcast: How to Understand Anxiety and See Threats Clearly
We’re living in an anxious time, and part of the reason we’re anxious is because there are very real challenges we face both individually and collectively. But we’re also affected by the natural tendencies of the brain, which is easily influenced by fear and threat.
On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson focus on how we can see threats clearly and be the “right amount” of concerned.
New Course From Rick! Learn the lessons of a life...
November 22, 2022
Make The Offering
What could you offer?
The Practice:
Make the offering.
Why?
One of the strangest and most meaningful experiences of my life occurred when I went through Rolfing (ten brilliant sessions of deep-tissue bodywork) in my early 20’s. The fifth session works on the stomach area, and I was anticipating (= dreading) the release of buried sadness. Instead, there was a dam burst of love, which poured out of me during the session and afterward. I realized it was love, not sadness, that I had bottl...
November 20, 2022
Being Well Podcast: Moving Beyond “Fair” to Build a Great Relationship with Nate and Kaley Klemp
These days couples often shoot for 50/50 in their relationships: an even split of responsibilities in the home or at work. But 50/50 often leads to fights over fairness, and this fixation on fairness can be the death of many relationships.
On this episode of Being Well, Forrest and Dr. Rick are joined by Nate and Kaley Klemp to explore how we can build fun, fulfilling, and truly equitable relationships. Topics include Nate and Kaley’s early relationshi...
November 17, 2022
Meditation + Talk: Abiding In and Radiating Love
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 36-minute meditation and a 45-minute talk about Abiding In and Radiating Love with guest teacher Tarané Sayler.
Tarané Sayler is a long-time dedicated Buddhist practitioner who has been involved with several Buddhist groups in the Bay Area. She has enjoyed the privilege of being on the board of directors for Dharma Eye Zen Center since 2015 and has done occasional quest teaching at Rick Hanson’s San Rafael Meditation Group at Dominican Universi...
November 15, 2022
Meditate
Can you come home to yourself?
The Practice:
Meditate
Why?
Meditation is to the mind what aerobic exercise is to the body. Like exercise, there are many good ways to do it, and you can find the one that suits you best.
Studies have shown that regular meditation promotes mindfulness (sustained observing awareness), whose benefits include decreased stress-related cortisol, insomnia, symptoms of autoimmune illnesses, PMS, asthma, falling back into depression, general emotional distress, a...
