How to Hardwire Happiness, with Rick Hanson

How to Hardwire Happiness, with Rick Hanson

Positive states, such as happiness, joy, moments of embodied presence or mindfulness are common, but they’re often short-lasting. Is it possible to transform these fleeting states into lasting traits? Even in moments of hardship or suffering, we can still be rooted in happiness by growing the good that lasts. In this episode, psychologist, author and mindfulness teacher Dr. Rick Hanson teaches us why hardwiring happiness is indeed possible, and how to do it with positive neuroplasticity...

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Overnight Meditation, Self-Compassion, And The Honest Work Of Letting Go

Overnight Meditation, Self-Compassion, And The Honest Work Of Letting Go

We explore an overnight meditation that turns into a lesson on pain, compassion, and balance. We trade strategies for naming sensations, breathing with discomfort, mindful eating at home, and finding ...

23 Mar 31min

Resting With Breath: A Guided Practice For Gentle Presence

Resting With Breath: A Guided Practice For Gentle Presence

We guide a short meditation on gentle awareness, using breath, body, and emotion as anchors for presence. We explore how simple awareness can hold chaos, restore balance, and connect us to values and ...

21 Mar 7min

'Just Like Me' Meditation (one of my personal favorites)

'Just Like Me' Meditation (one of my personal favorites)

We guide a short, focused meditation that settles the body, opens awareness, and trains compassion through the “Just Like Me” practice. By recognizing shared emotions, pain, and joy, we reduce reactiv...

19 Mar 9min

Realizing Your Best Moments Almost Never Happened

Realizing Your Best Moments Almost Never Happened

Ever notice how your best memories start to fade into the background until they feel ordinary? We flip that script with a guided mindfulness practice built around mental subtraction—the science-backed...

17 Mar 8min

How A Three-Minute Gratitude Practice Can Rewire Your Day

How A Three-Minute Gratitude Practice Can Rewire Your Day

We guide a step-by-step gratitude practice that starts with one simple sensation and widens to unseen helpers, trusted tools, loved ones, and even challenges. The session closes with thanks for body, ...

15 Mar 12min

How To Meet Pain, Sit With Temptation, And Practice Self-Compassion

How To Meet Pain, Sit With Temptation, And Practice Self-Compassion

We explore how to meet physical pain, temptation, and tension with gentle awareness, and how to find a practical middle way between forcing and avoiding. Stories from overnight sitting lead to tools f...

13 Mar 32min

Quiet Strength: The Power of Equanimity (with Margaret Cullen & Sean Fargo)

Quiet Strength: The Power of Equanimity (with Margaret Cullen & Sean Fargo)

Today we explore equanimity as a living, heart-based steadiness that holds passion, pain, and joy without collapsing or numbing out. Renowned teacher and author Margaret Cullen offers practical gatewa...

10 Mar 43min

From Monastic Bowls To Kitchen Tables: How Food Shapes Awareness

From Monastic Bowls To Kitchen Tables: How Food Shapes Awareness

We explore mindful eating through monastic stories, simple practices with raisins, chocolate and tea, and how intention changes what food does to our minds and bodies. Listeners share how mindfulness ...

9 Mar 18min

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