Rick Hanson's Blog, page 32
October 27, 2021
Preface by Dr. François Bourgognon
[translated into English from the French edition of Neurodharma]
Have you noticed the extent to which it can be difficult to understand one another when we talk about meditation? When really there is not one kind of meditation, but many. In our western culture, the word ‘meditation’ is used to designate very different – even opposing – attitudes and practices, depending on the context in which it is used: philosophical, religious, or therapeutic. In eastern cultures, meditative practice...
October 26, 2021
Tell the Truth and Play Fair
How to live in peace with each other?
The Practice:
Tell the Truth and Play Fair
Why?
Perhaps like you, I’ve been worrying lately about what it will take for all of us to live together in peace.
I remember what I’ve heard many teachers say to their students: Tell the truth. Play fair.
This is what we ask our own kids to do. It’s what we look for in a friend, a boss, and a neighbor. If your child cheats on a board game, you point it out; it’s not OK. We want cashiers to give us the co...
October 25, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Healing Your Attachment Wounds with Dr. Diane Poole Heller
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson focus on two of our most important subjects, attachment wounds and traumatic experiences, with a longtime therapist, trainer of therapists, and world-class expert on attachment theory: Dr. Diane Poole Heller.
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WATCH About our Guest: Diane focuses on using somatic, or body-base...
October 21, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Accepting Other People
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and 52-minute talk and discussion about Accepting Other People.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Accepting Other People Talk: Accepting Other PeopleOctober 19, 2021
Enjoy The Freedom Not To
Do you got to?
The Practice:
Enjoy the freedom not to.
Why?
We’re pulled and prodded by financial pressures, commuter traffic, corporate policies, technology, advertising, politics, and the people we work with and live with. As well, internal forces yank the proverbial chains, including emotional reactions, compelling desires, “shoulds,” and internalized “voices” from parents and other authority figures.
Sometimes these pressures are necessary, like a flashing light on your car’s dash...
October 18, 2021
Being Well Podcast: How to Like Ourselves More
The most important relationship we have is with ourselves. You’re the only person you’ll be around every minute of every day for the rest of your life. And, unfortunately, that relationship is often our most difficult one. Today Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore how we can become better friends to ourselves, and learn to like ourselves more.
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October 15, 2021
Meditation + Talk: How to Get Out of the War in Your Head
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation and 58-minute talk and discussion about How to Get out of the War in Your Head.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: How to Get Out of the War in Your HeadDownload the Audio of this Meditation
Talk: How to Get Out of the War in Your Head...
Meditation + Talk: How to Get out of the War in Your Head
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation and 58-minute talk and discussion about How to Get out of the War in Your Head.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: How to Get out of the War in Your HeadDownload the Audio of this Meditation
Talk: How to Get out of the War in Your Head...
October 11, 2021
Being Well Podcast: How You Can Create a Relationship That Lasts
How can we create relationships that last? On this episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson lean on Rick’s 35+ years of couples counseling to explore how we can build relationships that are loving, healthy, enjoyable, and reliable. This includes learning the structure of most relationship problems, how to make vulnerable communications, and how to stay open to change.
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October 7, 2021
Meditation + Talk: The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation and 47-minute talk and discussion about The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets Talk: The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets ...
