by Rick Hanson | Mar 2, 2017 | Train Your Brain
by Rick Hanson, PhD uthond Rick Mendius, MD Introduction Our topic is letting go, one of the five essential inner skills – the others being awareness, insight, taking in the good, and using the will. (For background, please see the Five Essential Skills articles here:...
by Rick Hanson | May 15, 2008 | Train Your Brain
© Rick Hanson and Rick Mendius, 2008 The days that make us happy make us wise. -John Masefield Wisdom sees deeply into the nature of things – both inside the mind and outside, in the world – to make connections between actions and their results. It sees what helps and...
by Rick Hanson | May 2, 2008 | Train Your Brain
© Rick Hanson, Rick Mendius, Jan Hanson, 2008 Natural Interventions for Feeling Strong Diet Eat primarily vegetables and protein, fruit, and some whole non-gluten grains. Be serious about protein. If you’re a vegetarian, inspect your protein intake; review food...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 11, 2008 | Train Your Brain
© Rick Mendius, MD, 2008 www.WiseBrain.com Introduction Leaving behind the focus on difficult emotions focus in the last four classes, let’s consider aspects of action, where we might be more effective and skillful. This article is an introduction to the concept of...
by Rick Hanson | Feb 12, 2008 | Train Your Brain
by Rick Mendius (Originally published on 2/12/08) Introduction It is well known in our lives that losses happen – from minor ones, such as not getting the last piece of chocolate to major ones, such as the death of a loved one. How we react to these losses is what is...
by Rick Hanson | Jan 8, 2008 | Train Your Brain
Introduction Our topic is the sometimes difficult but always rewarding path from shame to worth. The spectrum of feelings in the territory of shame includes: • Inadequacy – Sense of being unfit, useless, not up to the task, inferior, mediocre, worthlessness, less...
