Best Selling Books by Rick Hanson

These days it’s hard to count on the world outside. So it’s vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion—the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions. We need resilience every day to raise a family, work at a job, cope with stress, deal with health problems, navigate issues with others, heal from old pain, and simply keep on going. With his trademark blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Rick Hanson shows you how to develop twelve vital inner strengths hardwired into your own nervous system. Then no matter what life throws at you, you’ll be able to feel less stressed, pursue opportunities with confidence, and stay calm and centered in the face of adversity. This practical guide is full of concrete suggestions, experiential practices, personal examples, and insights into the brain. It includes effective ways to interact with others and to repair and deepen important relationships. Warm, encouraging, and down-to-earth, Dr. Hanson’s step-by-step approach is grounded in the science of positive neuroplasticity. He explains how to overcome the brain’s negativity bias, release painful thoughts and feelings, and replace them with self-compassion, self-worth, joy, and inner peace.

With New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Hanson''s four steps, you can counterbalance your brain''s negativity bias and learn to hardwire happiness in only a few minutes each day. Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this. Life isn’t easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore the good makes us worried, irritated, and stressed, instead of confident, secure, and happy. But each day is filled with opportunities to build inner strengths and Dr. Rick Hanson, an acclaimed clinical psychologist, shows what you can do to override the brain’s default pessimism. Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. You’ll learn to see through the lies your brain tells you. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain to make contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In just minutes a day, you can transform your brain into a refuge and power center of calm and happiness.

You’ve heard the expression, “It’s the little things that count.” Research has shown that little daily practices can change the way your brain works, too. This book offers simple brain-training practices you can do every day to protect against stress, lift your mood, and find greater emotional resilience. Just One Thing is a treasure chest of over fifty practices created specifically to deepen your sense of well-being and unconditional happiness. Just one practice each day can help you: Be good to yourself Enjoy life as it is Build on your strengths Be more effective at home and work Make peace with your emotions

“50 simple, powerful ways to improve your relationships at home and at work” (Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone), based on the latest findings in neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology—by the New York Times bestselling author of Neurodharma and Resilient Relationships are usually the most important part of a person’s life. But they’re often stressful and frustrating, or simply awkward, distant, and lonely. We feel the weight of things unsaid, needs unmet, conflicts unresolved. It’s easy to feel stuck. But actually, new research shows that you create your relationships every day with the things you do and say, which gives you the ability to start improving them now. You have the power to make all your relationships better just by making simple changes that start inside yourself. New York Times bestselling author of Buddha’s Brain and Hardwiring Happiness, Rick Hanson, PhD, brings his trademark warmth and clarity to Making Great Relationships, a comprehensive guide to fostering healthy, effective, and fulfilling relationships of all kinds: at home and at work, with family and friends, and with people who are challenging. As a psychologist, couples and family counselor, husband, and father, Dr. Hanson has learned what makes relationships go badly and what you can do to make them go better. Grounded in brain science and clinical psychology, and informed by contemplative wisdom, Making Great Relationships offers fifty fundamental skills, including: • How to convince yourself that you truly deserve to be treated well • How to communicate effectively in all kinds of settings • How to stay centered so that conflict doesn’t rattle you so deeply • How to see the good in others (even when they make it difficult) • How to set and maintain healthy boundaries or resize relationships as needed • How to express your needs so that they are more likely to be fulfilled With these fifty simple yet powerful practices, you can handle conflicts, repair misunderstandings, get treated better, deepen a romantic partnership, be at peace with others, and give the love that you have in your heart. Making Great Relationships will teach you how to relate better than ever with all the people in your life.

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • “An easy-to-follow road map for creating day-to-day inner peace in today’s increasingly complex world.”—Lori Gottlieb, MFT, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Throughout history, people have sought the heights of human potential—to become as wise and strong, happy and loving, as any person can ever be. And now recent science is revealing how these remarkable ways of being are based on equally remarkable changes in our own nervous system, making them more attainable than ever before. In Neurodharma, the follow-up to his classic Buddha’s Brain, New York Times bestselling author Rick Hanson, PhD, not only explores the new neuroscience of awakening but also offers a bold yet plausible plan for reverse-engineering peak experiences, sense of oneness, and even enlightenment itself. And he does so with his trademark blend of solid science and warm encouragement, guiding you along this high-reaching path with good humor, accessible tools, and personal examples. A groundbreaking yet practical book, Neurodharma shares seven practices for strengthening the neural circuitry of profound contentment and inner peace—qualities that offer essential support in everyday life while also supporting the exploration of the most radical reaches of human consciousness. Step by step, this book explains how to apply these insights in order to cultivate unshakable presence of mind, a courageous heart, and serenity in a changing world. The breakthroughs of the great teachers are not reserved for the chosen few. Dr. Hanson shows how we can embody them ourselves in daily life to handle stress, heal old pain, feel at ease with others, and rest in the sense of our natural goodness. The Buddha didn’t use an MRI to become enlightened. Still, 2,500 years after he walked the dusty roads of northern India, neuroscientists are discovering the mechanisms of the brain that underpin the Buddha’s penetrating analysis of the mind. With deep research, stories, guided meditations, examples, and applications, Dr. Hanson offers a fascinating, inspiring vision of who we can be—and an effective path for fulfilling this wonderful possibility.

Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Gandhi, and the Buddha all had brains built essentially like anyone else''s, yet they were able to harness their thoughts and shape their patterns of thinking in ways that changed history. With new breakthroughs in modern neuroscience and the wisdom of thousands of years of contemplative practice, it is possible for us to shape our own thoughts in a similar way for greater happiness, love, compassion, and wisdom. Buddha''s Brain joins the forces of modern neuroscience with ancient contemplative teachings to show readers how they can work toward greater emotional well-being, healthier relationships, more effective actions, and deepened religious and spiritual understanding. This book will explain how the core elements of both psychological well-being and religious or spiritual life-virtue, mindfulness, and wisdom--are based in the core functions of the brain: regulating, learning, and valuing. Readers will also learn practical ways to apply this information, as the book offers many exercises they can do to tap the unused potential of the brain and rewire it over time for greater peace and well-being.

When ex-marine, ex-cop, and hopefully-soon-to-be-famous sculptor Adam McCleet travels to Taos, New Mexico, he finds a body in the backyard of the house he''s borrowing from his sister, Margot. Soon, he becomes the main suspect in a murder investigation, and his only hope lies in solving the crime himself before he gets locked up in jail forever.

After receiving a commission to create a Vietnam War memorial for a posh Oregon suburb, Adam McCleet finds himself on a collision course with bad memories, murder, and a cunning killer.

Intrepid detective-by-default Adam McCleet finds himself immersed in a bizarre case of multiple murder on an Indian reservation overtaken by a real estate developer and huckster who has formed a new independent nation called Bob.

Adam McCleet, ex-marine, ex-cop and semi-successful sculptor takes off in pursuit of his sister Margot''s henpecked husband and a deranged killer--the Yuppie Ripper--who''s been relieving upwardly mobile professionals of vital organs and has the whole Pacific Northwest trembling.

Private eye Adam McCleet, ex-policeman, ex-Marine and would-be sculptor, is promised $15 million if he solves a murder that has not yet been committed. The man who hires him is the salmon king of Oregon, who expects murder to strike his heirs when he dies. It does, too.

When anxiety and stress feel too intense to handle, readers need quick, in-the-moment relief—not psychological jargon. Written by a dream team of mental health experts and grounded in evidence-based therapy, The Anxiety First Aid Kit offers simple tools for triaging stress and anxiety in a crisis.

"If you ever wanted a second chance, if you ever wanted to do it all over and do it right, then listen to Joe Kita. He did it for all of us." (Regis Philbin) We all have our regrets, but rarely do we give ourselves a chance to try to do anything about them. After turning forty, Joe Kita set out to relive his top-twenty personal regrets. In Another Shothe recounts his adventures-from the hilarious to the poignant. Dismayed that he may have missed his sexual peak, he convinces his wife to enroll with him in sex camp. Bemoaning the selling of his first love, a powerhouse Camaro, he hires a private detective to find it. Still smarting from the sting of getting cut from his high school basketball team, he convinces his alma mater''s coach to let him try out for the squad again-more than twenty years later. Above all, though, it''s Kita''s relationships with his family that haunt him. His interaction with his mother has always been strained, and he attempts to understand her by taking her out for a special night. Kita even tries to get in touch with his late father through a medium because he never got to say goodbye. At once witty and profound, Another Shotoffers a glimpse into the hopes and worries of a regular guy and speaks to everyone about not letting regrets keep us from enjoying the rest of our lives.

«Cincuenta maneras sencillas y poderosas de mejorar tus relaciones en casa y en el trabajo» (Lori Gottlieb, autor de Deberías hablar con alguien), basado en los últimos descubrimientos en neurociencia, mindfulness y psicología positiva, del autor superventas de Neurodharma y Resiliente Las relaciones suelen ser la parte más importante de la vida de una persona. Pero a menudo son estresantes y frustrantes, o sencillamente incómodas, distantes y solitarias. Sentimos el peso de las cosas no dichas, de las necesidades no satisfechas y de los conflictos no resueltos. Es fácil sentirse estancado. Pero, en realidad, las investigaciones recientes muestran que creas tus relaciones cada día con las cosas que haces y dices, lo que te da la capacidad de mejorarlas ahora mismo. Tienes el poder de hacer que todas tus relaciones sean mejores sólo con unos sencillos cambios que empiezan dentro de ti. El autor superventas de El cerebro de Buda, Rick Hanson, PhD, aporta su calidez y su claridad características a Construye grandes relaciones, una guía completa para fomentar relaciones de todo tipo sanas, efectivas y plenas: en casa, en el trabajo, con la familia y los amigos, y con la gente que te supone un reto. Como psicólogo, consejero familiar y de pareja, esposo y padre, el doctor Hanson ha aprendido qué hace que las relaciones vayan mal y qué puedes hacer para que vayan mejor. Basado en la ciencia del cerebro y la psicología clínica, e inspirado en la sabiduría contemplativa, Construye grandes relaciones ofrece cincuenta habilidades fundamentales, entre las que se incluyen: Cómo convencerte de que realmente te mereces ser tratado bien Cómo comunicarte de manera eficiente en todo tipo de situaciones Cómo mantenerte centrado para que el conflicto no te afecte tan profundamente Cómo ver lo bueno de los demás (incluso cuando lo hacen difícil) Cómo establecer y mantener límites saludables, o redimensionar relaciones cuando resulte necesario Cómo expresar tus necesidades para que sea mucho más probable que se satisfagan Con estas cincuenta sencillas pero poderosas prácticas, puedes gestionar conflictos, solucionar malentendidos, ser tratado mejor, profundizar en una relación de pareja, estar en paz con los demás y dar todo el amor que tienes en tu corazón. Construye grandes relaciones te enseñará cómo relacionarte mejor que nunca con todas las personas que pasen por tu vida.

Pourquoi est-il si difficile d''être heureux? Parce que nous sommes programmés pour cela ! En effet, il a été prouvé que les hommes préhistoriques passaient la majeure partie de leur temps à lutter pour leur survie et celle de leur descendance en étant constamment à l''affût des dangers pouvant les menacer. Depuis des millénaires, le cerveau humain a donc développé ce fâcheux penchant pour le négativisme. Fort heureusement, Rick Hanson nous montre, exemples à l''appui, que cet état n''est pas irréversible, que le cerveau est comme un muscle, souple et modulable si nous le faisons travailler dans le but souhaité : être le plus heureux possible.

Práticas para aumentar a tranquilidade, o bem-estar e a empatia. A neurociência por detrás do amor, da sabedoria e da felicidade. A ciência tem vindo a demonstrar como o fluxo de pensamentos molda o nosso cérebro. Ao combinar as mais recentes descobertas na área da neurociência com as práticas budistas, Cérebro de Buda é um guia prático para estimular o cérebro, aumentar o bem-estar, desenvolver a tranquilidade e a compaixão, e reduzir o sofrimento. Com as meditações guiadas e os exercícios de mindfulness deste livro, irá aprender a ativar estados de calma, alegria e compaixão em vez de se enredar em preocupações, mágoa e raiva. Repleto de ferramentas práticas para explorar todo o potencial não utilizado do cérebro, esta é uma leitura essencial para compreender que, quando se muda de mente, muda-se de vida. Uma interseção sem precedentes entre psicologia, neurologia e prática contemplativa, repleto de ferramentas práticas que se podem usar todos os dias para explorar o potencial não utilizado do cérebro e reconectá-lo ao longo do tempo para obtenção de maior bem-estar. Os elogios da crítica: «Um contributo importante para entender a relação entre a ciência e a meditação no caminho da transformação.» — Joseph Goldstein, autor norte-americano e professor de meditação «Cérebro de Buda mostra-lhe como práticas mentais, baseadas em tradições contemplativas, podem aumentar a capacidade de experienciar felicidade e paz. Usando conhecimentos científicos, é um livro com orientações claras para cultivar um coração sábio e livre.» - Tara Brach, autora bestseller de Aceitação Radical

Jesús, Moisés, Mahoma, Gandhi y Buda tenían cerebros construidos esencialmente como el de cualquier otra persona, pero fueron capaces de controlar sus pensamientos y moldear sus patrones de pensamiento de maneras que cambiaron la historia. Gracias a los nuevos avances en la neurociencia moderna y a la sabiduría de miles de años de práctica contemplativa, es posible moldear nuestros propios pensamientos de forma similar para alcanzar mayor felicidad, amor, compasión y sabiduría. El Cerebro de Buda combina las fuerzas de la neurociencia moderna con antiguas enseñanzas contemplativas para mostrar a los lectores cómo pueden trabajar para lograr un mayor bienestar emocional, relaciones más sanas, acciones más efectivas y una comprensión religiosa y espiritual más profunda. Este libro explicará cómo los elementos centrales tanto del bienestar psicológico como de la vida religiosa o espiritual —virtud, atención plena y sabiduría— se basan en las funciones esenciales del cerebro: regulación, aprendizaje y valoración. Los lectores también aprenderán maneras prácticas de aplicar esta información, ya que el libro ofrece numerosos ejercicios que pueden realizar para aprovechar el potencial no utilizado del cerebro y reconfigurarlo con el tiempo para lograr mayor paz y bienestar.

„Cultivarea fericirii este una dintre cele mai importante abilități pe care ni le putem dezvolta de-a lungul vieții. Această carte ne pune la dispoziție pași simpli și accesibili pentru a atinge pacea și bucuria.“ Thich Nhat Hanh „Unul dintre cei mai mari specialiști în antrenarea minții ne arată cum să cultivăm părțile bune și utile din interiorul nostru. Un dar inspirat și înțelept, alături de exerciții optimiste, care îi vor ajuta realmente pe cititori. O carte despre speranță și bucurie!“ Dr. Paul Gilbert Creierul nostru învață în permanență, așa că este proiectat să fie schimbat de experiențele pe care le trăim. Rick Hanson, renumit psiholog și specialist în neuroștiințe, ale cărui cărți au fost traduse în 26 de limbi, ne dezvăluie puterea experiențelor pozitive de a ne schimba mentalitatea – și, prin urmare, viața − în bine. Pornind de la cele mai noi descoperiri din domeniul neuroștiințelor, prezentate într-un limbaj accesibil, cu ajutorul unor exerciții simplu de realizat, cartea ne ajută să aplicăm concret cunoștințele legate de funcționarea creierului, pentru a ști cum să ne transformăm, să fim fericiți, optimiști și încrezători în propriile forțe.

Princípios da neurociência para desenvolver uma fonte de calma, força e felicidade em sua vida "Claro, acessível e inteligente, este livro resume o que você precisa saber para se tornar seu melhor amigo, em vez de seu maior crítico." – Mark Willams, coautor de Atenção plena "No caos da incerteza e da adversidade, uma pessoa calma faz toda a diferença. Rick Hanson nos ensina como ser essa pessoa." – Frank Ostaseski, autor de Os cinco convites Determinação, amor-próprio e bondade são recursos mentais que nos tornam resilientes: capazes de lidar com a adversidade, abrindo caminhos e superando os desafios em busca de oportunidades. Embora seja fundamental para nossa recuperação depois de perdas e traumas, a verdadeira resiliência oferece mais do que isso, promovendo bem-estar e uma sensação intrínseca de felicidade, amor e paz. Combinando ensinamentos da neurociência, da atenção plena e da psicologia positiva, este livro ensina como lidar com as dificuldades e ir atrás dos nossos sonhos com confiança e contentamento. Autor do consagrado O cérebro de Buda, Rick Hanson nos ajuda a consolidar as 12 principais potencialidades mentais para vivermos com tranquilidade e força. Repleto de sugestões concretas, práticas experimentais, histórias reais e informações sobre o funcionamento do cérebro, o livro ensina: • Maneiras de superar a negatividade e enxergar a vida sob uma perspectiva mais otimista e generosa. • Ferramentas para substituir pensamentos dolorosos por autocompaixão, autocuidado, alegria e paz interior. • Estratégias para interagir melhor com os outros e ter relacionamentos mais gratificantes. • Técnicas para integrar novos recursos emocionais aos seus circuitos cerebrais.

Mit Rick Hansons einzigartiger Kombination aus Gehirnforschung, Buddhismus und Psychologie zu innerem Frieden Der Psychologe und angesehene Achtsamkeitsexperte Rick Hanson zeigt in seinem neuen Werk die sieben Wege zu einem erwachten Geist auf. Hierbei verbindet er auf erstaunlich schlüssige und pragmatische Weise die neuesten Erkenntnisse der Neurowissenschaft mit den grundlegenden Ideen des Buddhismus. Er beschreibt wie wir unsere neuronalen Schaltkreise im Gehirn stärken können, um tiefgehende Ruhe, Zufriedenheit, Güte und Weisheit zu kultivieren. Dies ist ein sehr praktisch gehaltenes Buch, dessen einfache, wirkungsvolle Meditationen und Übungen sofort anwendbar sind. Die vorgezeichnete Entwicklung auf den sieben Wegen führt bis zum spirituellen Erwachen, aber bereits die ersten Schritte können sehr hilfreich für den Alltag sein, um in herausfordernden Situationen die Ruhe zu bewahren und sich glücklich und angenommen zu fühlen.

如何與家人、同事、朋友、喜歡或不喜歡的人…… 還有最重要的自己，好好相處？ 是心理學家也是禪修導師的瑞克．韓森博士，帶你練習—— 建立一段剛剛好的關係，有效地與他人溝通，也照顧好自己的心。 ★《紐約時報》暢銷書心理學家最新療癒作品★ 與人們的互動，牽動著我們生命中大多數的喜怒哀樂，或許有時候我們因爭執而不愉快，或許有時候是我們自己在心裡悶悶不樂。但我們始終希望與每個人，還有我們自己，都能好好相處，一起品味生活的美好。 瑞克．韓森的50個簡單練習，讓你不再不安、遲疑、焦慮、受傷……內心堅強了，也擁有最強大的力量修復人際關係，不只收穫美好回報，你也將找到更完整的自己── ● 當你懷疑自己、看輕自己的時候… →練習建立情感記憶庫，會發現你其實一直是被愛著的。你的家人、你的老朋友、你的工作夥伴、還有你的寵物……他們都關心你，都希望你過得好。 →練習送份禮物給自己。收到禮物很快樂，送人禮物也很快樂，那麼，送禮物給自己，就是加倍的幸福。 ● 先愛自己，然後用溫暖的心回應世界 →練習刻意發掘別人可欣賞的特質，別人也能看到你的好，每個人都能看到生活更多美好的那面。 →練習發現情緒底下潛藏的訊息，從而更認識自己，也理解對方的心。 ● 衝突發生的時候，可以這樣來和解… →練習放下腦內小劇場，別去預設對方為什麼要這樣，就不會太放在心上。 →練習單方面的善意，就從你這邊來修補關係，對他好只是因為你想這麼做，不是為了回報。 ● 希望走進別人心裡，也希望人們懂你 →練習問對問題：期望的結果？被什麼困擾？人生優先的事？當我們更了解別人時，也就更加了解自己。 →練習慢下來，整理你的思緒和情緒，能更自在地表達你的真心。 美好的人際關係不是自然發生，而是需要經營的。本書帶你一步步與自己、與過去、與每一段關係和解。 ─本書特色─ 1. 著作暢銷全球的心理學家兼禪修導師，從個人修心到人際關係的幸福法則 擅長為個人內心帶來力量的韓森博士，這次將範圍延伸到人際關係上，從與自己的關係，到與他人的互動，甚至跟難搞的人也能和平相處。 2. 結合西方的心理分析與東方的溫柔慈悲，翻開書頁就像對老朋友傾吐心事一樣放鬆 當你煩躁、憂慮、有壓力、受委屈時，都能立刻從書頁文字中得到真誠溫暖的指引，讓內心平靜愉悅，充飽能量。 3. 日常生活就能做到的練習，簡單有力，而且容易實踐 與自己對話、集中思緒感受當下、看到他人的好、養出同理心、說出自己的想法、看清事情的全貌……韓森博士的50個日常練習，教你輕鬆快速學會和平的人際互動。 ─暖心推薦─ 吳若權｜作家 / 廣播主持 / 企管顧問 周志建｜資深心理師、故事療癒作家 洪培芸｜臨床心理師、作家 許峰源｜律師作家 陳德中｜台灣正念工坊執行長 ─各界讚譽─ 確實，用溫暖的心回應世界，就是主動改造自己的生命故事。還有，原諒使你更強大，因為你掙脫了過往的牢籠，活出了愛的力量。──洪培芸 臨床心理師、作家 我們的人際關係比以往任何時候都更重要，但也可能充滿衝突、尷尬的沉默，或是錯失了一些機會。即使對方沒有改變，瑞克．韓森也會向你展示如何擺脫雙輸的爭執，並尊重自己的需求，感到心境平和。這是一本有內容、實用且恰逢其時的好書。──蘿蕊．葛利布（Lori Gottlieb），著有《也許你該找人聊聊》（Maybe You Should Talk To Someone） 瑞克．韓森具有消除紛擾和混亂的功力，提供實用、有效的策略和可行的智慧，立刻改善你的人際關係。──瑪莉．佛萊奧（Marie Forleo），著有《凡事皆有出路》（Everything Is Figureoutable，《紐約時報》暢銷書第1名） 瑞克．韓森為我們提供了寶貴的實用智慧、指引和啟發，全書充滿他多年來的深刻體悟，猶如那些被遺忘的老朋友或慈愛祖父母的聲音。我極力推薦這本書給任何希望改善自己人際關係的人。——奧朗．傑．舒佛（Oren Jay Sofer），著有《正念溝通：在衝突、委屈、情緒勒索場景下說出真心話》（Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication） 你的人際關係中自然而然的愛與活力，可以繼續以令人滿足的方式深度發展，瑞克．韓森這位作家、心理學家、睿智且有愛心的人，提供了一個令人讚歎的指南，強大且實用的練習，將為你的人際關係注入新生機。──塔拉．布萊克（Tara Brach），著有《全然慈悲這樣的我》（Radical Compassion） 這些充滿愛和對人類深切關懷的短文，蘊含著簡單而有力的訊息，可以幫助我們的生活從內到外都過得很豐富。──丹尼爾．席格（Daniel J. Siegel），《紐約時報》暢銷書作家 本書以優雅、幽默和仁慈的筆觸書寫，是瑞克．韓森在心理健康領域工作五十年的顛峰之作……它是崇高自我的實現指南，閱讀它，你的生活和人際關係將會轉變。──泰倫斯．里奧（Terrence Real, LICSW），著有《我們：超越你我，建立更有愛的關係》（Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship，暫譯）

Das Gehirn eines Buddha weist uns wirksame Wege, wie wir Liebe, Weisheit und wahres Glück in unserem Leben erfahren können, und erklärt uns auch physiologisch, wie und warum das funktioniert. Der Strom unserer Gedanken formt unser Gehirn und vermag uns so, neue Möglichkeiten, Handlungsräume und Gefühlswelten zu eröffnen - oder auch zu verschließen. Demgemäß lautet die grundlegende Botschaft aktueller neurobiologischer Forschung: "Indem du dein Gehirn verändern kannst, kannst du dein Leben ändern." Gestützt auf jüngste Forschungsergebnisse zeigt uns Das Gehirn eines Buddha auf, wie wir unser Gehirn stimulieren und stärken können, um zu erfüllenderen Beziehungen und zu einem stärkeren Gefühl von innerem Vertrauen und Wert zu finden.

Incluso después de años de práctica espiritual, crecimiento personal o terapia, muchos de nosotros aún tenemos problemas con una dificultad esencial: la autoaceptación. ¿Cómo dejar de juzgarnos constantemente, de considerarnos inadecuados, de encontrar defectos en nuestro cuerpo o de sentirnos acosados por el crítico interno? Este libro se ha creado para ayudarnos a encontrar una solución más amable. En esta colección de ensayos, luminarias contemporáneas de los campos de la espiritualidad, la psicología y la creatividad nos ofrecen enseñanzas y comprensiones para poder aceptarnos y querernos en cualquier circunstancia. ¿Por qué suele ser mucho más fácil sentir compasión por los demás que por nosotros mismos? ¿De donde vienen nuestras voces críticas? ¿Podemos sentirnos impulsados a crecer y a destacar, y al mismo tiempo aceptarnos tal como somos? En estos dieciocho capítulos se nos ofrecen valiosas practicas y técnicas para generar confianza, trasformar la relación con nuestro crítico interno y emplear cualquier circunstancia como una oportunidad para tratarnos con bondad, compasión y amor.

Ce livre est un recueil d''exercices très simples à faire régulièrement, le plus souvent dans votre tête, qui permettent de renforcer l''estime de soi, la résilience, l''efficacité, le bien-être, la lucidité et la paix intérieure. A première vue, vous pourriez être tenté de sous-estimer leur puissance. Mais ces petits riens changeront peu à peu votre cerveau grâce à ce qu''on appelle la neuroplasticité, c''est-à-dire la capacité du cerveau à se modifier au fil des expériences. Il s''agit de s''imprégner de ce qui est bon, de protéger son cerveau, de se sentir plus en sécurité, d''être moins angoissé par ses imperfections, de trouver refuge ou de réparer les blessures du coeur. Rick Hanson

Notre cerveau se transforme toute la vie durant. Contrairement à ce qu''on a cru pendant des décennies, on sait aujourd''hui que le cerveau adulte peut changer et se développer pendant toute la vie. Au fil des apprentissages, notre cerveau met en place de nouveaux réseaux, et ce quel que soit notre âge. C''est ce qu''on appelle la plasticité cérébrale. Depuis une vingtaine d''années, grâce aux nouvelles techniques de l''imagerie médicale, les plus grands scientifiques ont étudié le cerveau des moines bouddhistes et ont constaté qu''il était tout à fait hors norme, comme le serait le corps d''un athlète comparé à celui d''un individu lambda. Ainsi, la méditation est-elle une sorte de gymnastique mentale qui développe de nouveaux câblages, modifie le fonctionnement électrique du cerveau et épaissit le cortex. Et nous ? Nous pouvons nous aussi agir sur nos capacités naturelles, stimuler les unes et éteindre les autres, afin d''avoir un cerveau de Bouddha. La méditation est une sorte de gymnastique mentale qui nous permet de recâbler notre cerveau pour plus de bien-être et de sérénité.

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