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Featuring Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Neuropsychologist & author of the best-selling book Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom
Today’s unprecedented meeting of modern brain science and ancient contemplative wisdom offers you powerful new tools for changing the neural wiring and neurochemistry of the brain.
In this seminar, learn how to use contemplative neuroscience in down-to-earth ways to...
OUTLINE
The Promise of Self-Directed Neuroplasticity
The Challenge of Evolution
The Power of Implicit Memory
Taking in the Good
Clearing Old Pain
Natural Happiness
OBJECTIVES
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a neuropsychologist and author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom (in 20 languages) and Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time (in 8 languages). Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he’s been an invited speaker at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide.
An authority on self-directed neuroplasticity, Dr. Hanson’s work has been featured on the BBC, NPR, FoxBusiness, Consumer Reports Health, U.S News and World Report, and O Magazine, and he has several audio programs with Sounds True. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin, and his weekly e-newsletter - Just One Thing - has over 35,000 subscribers, and also appears on Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and other major websites. Dr. Hanson is a trustee of Saybrook University and served on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center for nine years.
For more information, please see his full profile at www.RickHanson.net.
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This course is available for 6.0 total CPDs.
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Manual | 40 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Manual (2.2 MB) | 36 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, a Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and a New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 28 languages and include Buddha’s Brain (New Harbinger, 2009), Just One Thing (New Harbinger, 2011), Hardwiring Happiness (Harmony, 2016), Resilient (Harmony, 2018), Just One Thing Card Deck (PESI, 2018), and Mother Nurture (Penguin, 2002). He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has numerous online programs. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA and founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at NASA and Google, and Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centers worldwide.
Dr. Hanson has been a trustee of Saybrook University, served on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and was president of the Board of FamilyWorks, a community agency. He began meditating in 1974, trained in several traditions, and leads a weekly meditation gathering in San Rafael, California. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and over 140,000 people receive his free Just One Thing weekly newsletter.
He enjoys rock-climbing and taking a break from emails. He and his wife have two adult children.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Rick Hanson maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He receives royalties as a published author. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Rick Hanson is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Mindfulness Research Association.
The Promise of Self-Directed Neuroplasticity
The Challenge of Evolution
The Power of Implicit Memory
Taking in the Good
Clearing Old Pain
Natural Happiness
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