Infos zu Rick Hanson

Dr. Rick Hanson ist Neuropsychologe und Meditationslehrer. Sein Studium an der University of California, Los Angeles, schloss er mit der Auszeichnung summa cum laude ab. Er ist Mitbegründer des Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom und Herausgeber des Wise Brain Bulletin. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau hat er zwei Kinder.

Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, author, and teacher with a great interest in the intersection of psychology, neurology, and Buddhism. He has written and taught extensively about the essential inner skills of personal well-being, psychological growth, and contemplative practice - as well as about relationships, family life, and raising children.

A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA, Rick did management consulting before earning his Ph.D. from The Wright Institute. He is first author of Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships (Penguin, 2002). His latest book is Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (with Rick Mendius, MD; Foreword by Daniel Siegel, MD and Preface by Jack Kornfield, PhD). He and Rick Mendius have also created the audio program, Meditations to Change Your Brain.

Rick has been President of the Board of FamilyWorks, and he sat on the Board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center for nine years. He began meditating in 1974 and has practiced in several traditions. Christina Feldman has been a major influence, with a focus on steadiness of mind in householder life (his wife and two young adult children have also been good teachers). A graduate of the Community Dharma Leader training program of Spirit Rock, he leads a weekly meditation group in San Rafael and teaches daylongs at Spirit Rock, Sati Center, and other organizations.