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2013-01-25T11:09:25-08:00

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Try a Softer Tone

Last updated on: January 25, 2013 at 11:09 am By Rick Hanson

How do you talk to people? The Practice: Try a softer tone. Why? When our kids were little, I’d come home from work wanting some peace after the daily roller-coaster and often walk into a living room full of stuff – toy trucks, tennis shoes, bags of chips, etc. Irritated, the first words out of [...] Read more

2017-04-26T05:00:41-07:00

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Receive Faces

Last updated on: April 26, 2017 at 5:00 am By Rick Hanson

What do their faces say to you? The Practice: Receive faces. Why? As our ancestors evolved over millions of years in small bands, continually interacting and working with each other, it was vitally important to communicate in hundreds of ways each day. They shared information... The post Receive Faces appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more

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2013-01-05T20:21:19-08:00

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Meditate

Last updated on: January 5, 2013 at 8:21 pm By Rick Hanson

Can you come home to yourself? The Practice: Meditate. Why? Meditation is to the mind what aerobic exercise is to the body. Like exercise, there are many good ways to do it and you can find the one that suits you best. Studies have shown that regular meditation promotes mindfulness (sustained observing awareness), whose benefits [...] Read more

thoughts and feelings

2013-01-02T15:35:29-08:00

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Lived By Love

Last updated on: January 2, 2013 at 3:35 pm By Rick Hanson

What’s carrying you? The Practice: Lived by love. Why? Feeling both the world and myself these days, one phrase keeps calling: lived by love. Explicitly, this means coming from love in a broad sense, from compassion, good intentions, self-control, warmth, finding what’s to like, caring, connecting, and kindness. Implicitly, and more fundamentally, this practice means [...] Read more

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2013-01-02T15:35:29-08:00

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Lived By Love

Last updated on: January 2, 2013 at 3:35 pm By Rick Hanson

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2012-12-11T10:38:00-08:00

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Feel Already Full

Last updated on: December 11, 2012 at 10:38 am By Rick Hanson

Is there enough? The Practice: Feel already full. Why? One slice of the pie of life feels relaxed and contented. And then there is that other slice, in which we feel driven and stressed. Trying to get pleasures, avoid pains, pile up accomplishments and recognitions, be loved by more people. Lose more weight, try to [...] Read more

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2012-12-11T10:38:00-08:00

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Feel Already Full

Last updated on: December 11, 2012 at 10:38 am By Rick Hanson

Buddha's Brain

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Inner Peace

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Letting Go

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2017-03-15T05:00:57-07:00

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Don’t Quarrel

Last updated on: March 15, 2017 at 5:00 am By Rick Hanson

Who do you argue with? The Practice Don’t quarrel. Why It’s one thing to stick up for yourself and others. But it’s a different matter to get caught up in wrangles, contentiousness, squabbles . . . in a word: quarrels. Similarly, it’s one thing to... The post Don’t Quarrel appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Read more

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2012-11-27T08:18:45-08:00

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Trust In Love

Last updated on: November 27, 2012 at 8:18 am By Rick Hanson

Do you believe in love? The Practice: Trust in love. Why? Take a breath right now, and notice how abundant the air is, full of life-giving oxygen offered freely by trees and other green growing things. You can’t see air, but it’s always ava... Read more

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2012-11-16T10:42:08-08:00

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One Breath at a Time

Last updated on: November 16, 2012 at 10:42 am By Rick Hanson

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,... Read more

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