Well-being can be an abstract term. We’ve all heard that things like eating well, exercising and meditating are good for us, but we might be unsure why, or if they even work. For mindfulness and meditation researcher Dr. Richie Davidson, well-being is a measurable skill. And like any skill, it can be cultivated with practice. Well-being, he says, improves w ... Show More
Jul 31
A Grounded Eyes-Open Meditation With Susan Piver
Your meditation doesn’t need better willpower, a quieter mind, or a more “spiritual” seat on the floor. With renowned meditation teacher Susan Piver, we practice a clear, grounded approach to mindfulness meditation that starts where your body already is: feeling your weight land, ... Show More
11m 50s
Jul 25
How Taoist Meditation And Qigong Turn Stress Into Flow
Trying harder can feel like the only option until it stops working. We sit down with Solala Towler, a longtime teacher of Qigong, Taoist meditation, and the Way of Tea, to explore a different approach: alignment over strain, flow over force, and practice that meets you where you ... Show More
9m 42s
Jan 2024
Mindfulness for Depression, Pain, and Suffering with Dr. Danny Penman
On today’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest focus on one of the most important skills we can learn: how we can become more aware of all the parts of our experience, avoid being captured by any one of them, and work with those parts more skillfully. One of the key tools we have for a ... Show More
1h 7m
Nov 2021
10 Skills We Can't Live Without: Part 1
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore which key inner strengths and psychological skills they truly feel like they couldn’t live without. In the first of two episodes dedicated to this topic, they talk about benevolence, patience, curiosity, self-regulation, and grit. Watch the Epi ... Show More
47m 15s
Apr 2024
The 4 Most Important Mindfulness Tools to Build Focus
Most of us treat meditation as something we do for ten minutes and then leave on the cushion. This episode is about the opposite: carrying mindfulness through the whole day, into your health, your relationships, the ordinary moments where you usually run on autopilot.I get into w ... Show More
43m 44s
Mar 2023
#266: Secrets to a Happier Life with Dr. Robert Waldinger
Themes: Relationships, Connection, Health, Mental Health, Transformation, Belonging, Purpose Summary: Today I’m nerding out with Dr. Robert Waldinger, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and co-author of The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Stu ... Show More
44m 4s