Neuropsychologist and author, Dr. Rick Hanson 10/01/13

Join us as we’ll discuss: The three basic steps of taking in the good - have a positive experience, extend it, and absorb it. How Dr. Hanson discovered the concept of “hardwiring happiness.”. The benefits of positive emotions. Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence (from Random House in October, 2013; in 4 languages), Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (New Harbinger; in 24 languages), Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time (New Harbinger; in 12 languages), and Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships (Penguin). Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and an 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. To learn more about Dr Hanson go to http://www.rickhanson.net.