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April 19, 2022
Love the World
Are we really so separate?
The Practice:
Love the world.
Why?
To simplify and summarize, our brain has three primary motivational systems – Avoiding harm, Approaching rewards, and Attaching to “us” – that draw on many neural networks to accomplish their goals.
Lately, I’ve started to realize that a fourth fundamental human motivational system could be emerging as well.
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors depended upon their habitats for food and shelter. Today, over 7 billion of us are pre...
April 18, 2022
Being Well Podcast: Rumination: How to Disrupt Obsessive Thoughts
On this episode of Being Well, Forrest and I spell out what rumination is, where it comes from, and how it functions in the brain. We then explore what practices and strategies we can use to identify rumination when it comes up, and move through it compassionately and effectively.
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It’s normal and healthy for us to try to process our exper...
April 14, 2022
Meditation + Talk: What to Do when You Get Triggered
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and a 56-minute talk and discussion about What to do When You Get Triggered.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: What to Do when You Get Triggered Talk: What to Do when You Get Triggered ...Meditation + Talk: What to do When You Get Triggered
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and a 56-minute talk and discussion about What to do When You Get Triggered.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: What to do When You Get Triggered Talk: What to do When You Get Triggered ...April 11, 2022
Being Well Podcast: How to Not Die Alone: Navigating Modern Dating with Logan Ury
We’ve spent a lot of time on the podcast exploring how we can improve our skills in romantic relationships, but for many people, one of the most difficult parts of a relationship is getting into one in the first place.
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On this episode, Forrest talks with Logan Ury about the mechanics of dating. They explore chemistry, romance, apps, and ...
April 7, 2022
Meditation + Talk: The Living Heart of Compassion
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and 51-minute talk and discussion about The Living Heart of Compassion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: The Living Heart of CompassionDownload the Audio of this Meditation
Talk: The Living Heart of Compassion...
April 5, 2022
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
What’s the most important thing?
The Practice:
Keep your eyes on the prize.
Why?
Have you heard this saying?
The most important thing
is to remember the most important thing.
What are the most important things to you? In your life as a whole? During a particular interaction with someone? Right this minute?
The most important things often get pushed to the sidelines. Urgent crowds out important. Modern life is full of distracting clamor, from text messages and emails to window displays i...
April 4, 2022
Being Well Podcast: Understanding and Managing Stress: Causes, Biological Basis, and Increasing Resilience
On this episode of Being Well, Forrest and I take a deep dive into defining stress, how it functions, how it impacts our lives and bodies, and what we can do to repair from its effects.
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We discuss how to distinguish stress from effort, the influence of the modern world on how stressed we feel, the various biological mechanisms involved in...
March 31, 2022
Meditation + Talk: The Essence of Practice in Three Breaths
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and 49-minute talk and discussion about The Essence of Practice in Three Breaths.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: The Essence of Practice in Three Breaths Talk: The Essence of Practice in Three Breaths ...March 30, 2022
TEDx: Hardwiring Happiness
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