Rick Hanson Audio & Video

The Buddha and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else's and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world.

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.

Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were all born with a brain built essentially like anyone else's.

Rick Hanson, PhD began meditating in 1974 and has practiced in several traditions. A neuropsychologist, writer, and teacher, he co-founded the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom...

Resilience is the ability to face and handle life's challenges, whether everyday disappointments or extraordinary disasters.

Relationships are usually the most important part of a person's life. But they're often stressful and frustrating, or simply awkward, distant, and lonely. We feel the weight of things unsaid, needs unmet, conflicts unresolved. It's easy to feel stuck.

According to Dr. Shauna Shapiro, mindfulness means paying attention in the present moment with an attitude of kindness and generosity.

The structure of your brain changes constantly in a dynamic, unfolding process that you yourself can help direct to create the life you want.

Self-Directed Brain Change is based on a key emerging insight from neuroscience: that to keep our ancestors alive, the human brain evolved to stick to negative experiences like Velcro and shrug off the positive ones like Teflon.

Bestselling authors Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson explore how we can become happier, build inner strengths, and get the most out of life.