What Are They Feeling? The Practice: Tune into others. Why? Imagine a world in which people interacted with each other like ants or fish. Imagine a day at work like this, or in your family, aware of the surface behavior of the people around you... The post Tune Into Others appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Fear serves important functions, alerting us to threats and guiding our responses. However, when we cling to, or have too much fear, we suffer unnecessary stress and fatigue, and often avoid opportunities and relationships that could contribute to our happiness and satisfaction. Find out if... The post QUIZ: Are You Too Afraid? appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Fear serves important functions, alerting us to threats and guiding our responses. However, when we cling to, or have too much fear, we suffer unnecessary stress and fatigue, and often avoid opportunities and relationships that could contribute to our happiness and satisfaction. Find out if you have too much fear with this short quiz from The post QUIZ: Are You Too Afraid? appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online. Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg‘s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on... The post Rick’s Picks: Gratitude with Louie Schwartzberg at TEDxSF appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled Practicing with Negative Reactions to Others. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found here. The post Practicing with Negative Reactions to Others appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Check out this great creative activity that will deepen and internalize your sense of being cared about – an important inner resource for resilience, happiness, and satisfying relationships, and a key part of the Foundations of Well-Being. This 12-minute video guides you through an experiential... The post The Caring Quilt Creative Activity appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online. Check out this incredible ping pong rally! The post Rick’s Picks: An Incredible Ping Pong Rally appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Do Positive Experiences “Stick to Your Ribs?” The Practice Take in the good. Why? Scientists believe that your brain has a built-in “negativity bias.” In other words, as we evolved over millions of years, dodging sticks and chasing carrots, it was a lot more important... The post Take in the Good appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Anger is a normal response to pain, threat, and injustice. But frequent or chronic anger is fatiguing and stressful; like hot acid, it eats away at your mental and physical health. Find out how successfully you’re handling your own anger, with this short quiz from... The post QUIZ: How Do You Handle Anger? appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
Anger is a normal response to pain, threat, and injustice. But frequent or chronic anger is fatiguing and stressful; like hot acid, it eats away at your mental and physical health. Find out how successfully you’re handling your own anger, with this short quiz from my Foundations of Well-Being program: https://fwb.rickhanson.net/quizzes/how-do-you-handle-anger The post QUIZ: How Do You Handle Anger? appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more
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