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January 22, 2018
Being Well Podcast: Self-Compassion
Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore how to use self-compassion to reduce rumination, feel safe while taking big risks, and improve our relationships with other people. They also explain what makes self-compassion different from self-pity or being on your own side. Hope you enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:15: What are the benefits of self-compassion?
1:30: How is self-compassion different from “being on your own side”?
1:55: What’s the difference between self-compassion and self-pity?
2:30: How can we...
January 21, 2018
Dealing with unwanted speech
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “Dealing with unwanted speech” More information on the San Rafael Meditation group can be found here.
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January 16, 2018
Being Well Podcast: Being On Your Own Side
In this episode of Season 2 of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson focuses on the importance of self-compassion – and particularly on why it’s important to get “on your own side” in order to be more resilient and create lasting, positive change in the brain.
Timestamps:
0:35: Why start with compassion?
2:10: Why it’s important to be on your own side.
4:30: Why does being for yourself promote well-being?
5:45: The importance of coping.
7:30: How do we get better at being for ourselves...
One Breath at a Time
Are you breathing?
The Practice:
One breath at a time.
Why?
[If for you the breath is associated with trauma and discomfort, you probably shouldn’t try this practice in its form below. But you might adapt it to something that is more nurturing for you, such as a saying or image.]Breathing brings you home. Body and mind twine together in the breath. As soon as you become aware of breathing, you’re in your body. Speed up the breath and there’s new energy. Slow it down and you calm. Inhale...
January 14, 2018
Responding to Unwanted Speech
In this audio, Rick talks about what we do with speech that is unwanted. How do we handle it?
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January 13, 2018
Wise Brain Bulletin: Volume 11.6
An Introduction to NeuroMeditation 
© 2017 Jeff Tarrant, Ph.D., BCN
Research shows that meditation is beneficial for a range of mental health concerns and that it can significantly change the structure and function of the brain. Yet, despite this knowledge and increased accessibility to meditation training programs, it remains a significant challenge for many individuals to maintain a consistent practice. Beginning meditators frequently discontinue their practice before realizing...
January 11, 2018
Sarah Silverman’s response to a Twitter troll
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online.
Comedian, Sarah Silverman responds beautifully to a Twitter troll. After he lashed out at her on social media, she turned around and offered him help for his pain.
**Warning, offensive language**
Read the full story here: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/sarah-...
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January 9, 2018
Being Well Podcast: Introducing Resilience
In the first episode of Season 2 of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson starts a series on Resilience by explaining the importance of Resilience and HOW we can begin to grow this key strength.
Timestamps:
0:30: Why resilience is important
2:05: The HOW of growing key strengths
5:00: Dealing with challenges/What’s in your backpack?
6:30: Resources, challenges, and vulnerabilites
7:40: Changing the brain for the better
9:45: How is this different from just “positive thinking”?
11:10: The...
January 5, 2018
It’s Okay To Be Smart
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online.
It’s Okay To Be Smart, is a YouTube channel all about science, the amazing universe we live in, and the pleasure of finding things out. If you’re curious about how the toilet changed the world or why it is what time it is, then check out the fun and very interesting list of videos on this amazing channel all about science!
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January 2, 2018
Come to Center
To what is your mind given?
The Practice:
Come to center.
Why?
I’m old enough to remember a time when people usually answered “good” when you asked them the standard, “How are you?” (often said “harya?”). These days the answer is commonly “busy.”
In the last few months I’ve been very busy myself and starting to feel dispersed: juggling a dozen priorities at any moment, attention skittering from one thing to another, body revved up, feeling stretched thin and spread out like an octopus squi...
