Activating
the Neural Circuits of Kindness, Caring, and Love
. Practical Neuroscience for Transformation
A FREE
Online Event Series.
Dr.
Rick Hanson presents a FREE eight-part video series—The Compassionate Brain—that
explores effective ways to change your brain and heart and life.
In each
interview, Dr. Hanson is joined by a world-class scholar/teacher, including
Richie Davidson, Dan Siegel, Tara Brach, Dacher Keltner, Kelly McGonigal,
Kristin Neff, and Jean Houston. They discuss different ways to use the power of
neuroplasticity—how the mind can change the brain to transform the mind—to open
the heart, build courage, find compassion, forgive oneself and others, and heal
the world.
The Compassionate Brain Topics and Guests:
• Session 1: How the Mind
Changes the Brain.
With Dr. Richie Davidson, professor of
psychology at the University of Wisconsin and co-editor of The Asymmetrical
Brain
• Session 2: Mindfulness of
Oneself and Others
. With Dr. Daniel
Siegel, executive director of the Mindsight Institute and author of Mindsight:
The New Science of Personal Transformation
• Session 3: Cultivating a
Forgiving Heart
.
With Dr. Tara Brach,
founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and author of Radical
Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha
• Session 4: The Evolution of
Compassion: From Gene to Meme
.
With Dr. Dacher
Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and
author of Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
• Session 5: Balancing
Compassion and Assertiveness
. With Dr. Kelly
McGonigal, senior teacher and consultant for the Stanford Center for
Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and author of The Willpower
Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get
More of It
• Session 6: The Power of
Self-Compassion
. With Dr. Kristin Neff, professor of
human development and culture at the University of Texas, Austin and author of Self-Compassion:
Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind
• Session 7: Compassion in the
Wider World
.
With Dr. Jean Houston, co-founder of The
Foundation for Mind Research and author of The Possible Human: A Course in
Enhancing Your Physical, Mental, and Creative Abilities
• Session 8: At Home in the
Heart—Practical Takeaways from This Series
.
With
Dr. Rick Hanson
Discover the Power of Self-Directed Neuroplasticity
“Perhaps
the most valuable result of our new discoveries about neuroplasticity,” says
Dr. Rick Hanson, “is that it helps us bring our brain into harmony with the
greatest virtues of our heart.” With The Compassionate Brain FREE video
event series, Dr. Rick Hanson invites you to join him and his seven guests to
explore the profound implications of this cutting-edge science—and how you can
use it to guide your own transformation.
