
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 33 languages and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone. He's the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well podcast – which has been downloaded 23 million times. His free newsletters have 260,000 subscribers, and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
The first book to teach stressed-out new mothers how to heal themselves. Women raising young children in the twenty-first century face relentless, often overwhelming stress. Today's mothers juggle more tasks, work longer hours, and sleep less than their own mothers did. Mother Nurture is the first book to address these issues with a comprehensive program of physical, psychological, and inte
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else's. Then they used their minds to change their brains in ways that changed history.With the new breakthroughs in neuroscience, combined with the insights from thousands of years of contemplative practice, you, too, can shape your own brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom.<
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
Train Your Brain for Happiness and Freedom from Chronic StressOur brains have evolved powerful tools for coping with threats and danger—but in the face of modern stresses like information overload, money worries, and interpersonal conflicts, our survival reflexes can do more harm than good.To help you adapt your nervous system to the challenges of today's world, neur
You've heard the expression, “It’s the little things that count.” It's more than a simple platitude. Research has shown that integrating little daily practices into your life can actually change the way your brain works.This guide offers simple things you can do routinely, mainly inside your mind, that will support and increase your sense of security and worth, resilience, effec
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.7 ⭐
Happiness is far more than a positive feeling that comes and goes. Science is now proving that happiness is a skill that you can develop.Course objectives:List some enduring benefits of happiness.• Describe the negativity bias of the brain.• Summarize how our brains can make us happy and also create suffering.• Practice guided exercises for tapping
Meditation Meets Neuroscience―Practical Tools to Reshape Your Brain for AwakeningWe are inspired by the living example of great teachers, who have both penetrating insight and a loving heart. "With modern neuroscience, we’re now beginning to understand the brain processes that support these wonderful qualities of mind," explains Dr. Rick Hanson. With The Enlightened Brain, this pioneer
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.6 ⭐
Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain— balancing its ancient negativity bias—making contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In mere minutes each day, we can transform our brains into
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.8 ⭐
Positive Neuroplasticity is based on a significant emerging insight from neuroscience: that to keep our ancestors alive, the human brain evolved to cling to negative experiences like Velcro and shrug off the positive ones like Teflon. The good news, teaches Rick Hanson, is that we can retrain our neural structure out of sheer survival mode and into one of greater well-being, mental clarity, and mo
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 4.3 ⭐
The Neuroscience of Fulfilling Relationships―A Guided Training ProgramMost of our greatest joys and sorrows happen in our relationships with others. Imagine what if you could guide your mind to forgive, heal, and find greater happiness in your connections with others? "The remarkable truth is that you can," teaches Rick Hanson.With The Neurodharma of Love , this well-respec
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.8 ⭐
The culmination of New York Times bestselling author and respected psychologist Rick Hanson's work, this is a scientifically grounded program for developing the 12 inner strengths for being resilient no matter what life throws at you.Rick Hanson is known for his trademark blend of neuroscience, positive psychology, and contemplative practices. And now he's showing
We are so busy these days that it’s great to have just one thing to focus a simple practice to reflect on and be inspired by that will gradually strengthen your neural pathways of happiness, love, and wisdom.These practices are grounded in brain science, positive psychology, and contemplative training. They’re simple and easy to do - and they produce powerful bringing you more joy, mor
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 4.7 ⭐
Buddhas Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, Resilient, 10% Happier 4 Books Collection Set. Description:- Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Buddha's Brain joins the forces of modern neuroscience with ancient contemplative teachings to show readers how they can work toward greater emotional well-being, healthier relationships, more effective actions, and deepened rel
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.8 ⭐
"This deeply researched and compassionate guide offers an easy-to-follow road map for creating day-to-day inner peace in today's increasingly complex world."--Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneThroughout history, people have sought the heights of human potential--to become as wise and strong, happy and loving, as an
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.7 ⭐
Happiness: Is It a Matter of Luck...or a Learnable Skill?Why do some people seem happier than others, regardless of their situation? In the face of fear, sadness, and other emotional suffering, we may believe that there's simply something wrong with us. Yet in his decades of pioneering research, Dr. Rick Hanson has revealed a simple yet profound truth: Happiness can be learned. And lik
“Ideal for these unsettling times; highly recommended for general readers." —Library Journal (starred review)A quick-relief guide for calming anxiety and stress right now—during the COVID-19 pandemicIf you’re feeling unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety right now, please know that you aren’t alone. In these extreme and uncertain times, it’s
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.6 ⭐
“50 simple, powerful ways to improve your relationships at home and at work” (Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone), based on the latest findings in neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology—by the New York Times bestselling author of Neurodharma and ResilientRelationships are usually the most important part of a person’s life. But they’re often stressful
by Rick Hanson
Rating: 3.4 ⭐