Rick Hanson on Growing Positive Qualities

Please Support The Show with a DonationRick Hanson, PhD is a Neuropsychologist, teacher and author of many books. He is the founder of the Wellspring Center for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and an affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkley. This is the 2nd time Dr. Hanson has been a guest on the show and we invited him back because of how great his work really is. In this episode, he talks all about the fact that who we become is a result of what we grow inside of ourselves. Using the analogy of tending a garden, he teaches us very practical ways to grow and enrich ourselves through the experiences in our lives. Get a pen and paper - you'll probably want to take notes on this one!Visit Bombas www.bombas.com/wolf and enter offer WOLF at checkout for 20% off the most comfortable socks in the worldIn This Interview, Rick Hanson and I Discuss...The Wolf ParableHis book, Resilient: How to grow an unshakable core of calm, strength, and happinessWho we become is a result of what we grow inside ourselvesHow you manage your challenges, protect your vulnerabilities, Increase your resources: out in the world, in the body, and in the mindGrowing resources in our mind is a good focusConverting an experience into lasting changeSlowing down content delivery so that the nervous system in our brains has a chance to receive it and rewire accordingly5 ways to enrich a beneficial experience:Extend the experience (make it longer)Intensify the experience (really lean into it)Embody the experience (how does it feel in your body and your mind)Freshen the experience (see what's novel about it? Bring a beginners mind)Value the experience (see the relevance to you)Asking what is the challenge? What resource would be the most beneficial?The mind is like a garden - to grow things, focus on:Mindful witnessingMindful releasing of what's negativeMindful receiving (replace what we release or simply receive what would be beneficial)Fighting what's negative only makes it workGrowing a fundamental core of resilient wellbeingSafety, Satisfaction, and Connection are basic needs we haveHow it takes time to tend a gardenHow adversity isn't the only way to grow in lifeWe have to experience what we want to grow insideWe have to turn that experience into some kind of lasting change in the brain   Please Support The Show with a Donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.