Mindful Meditations with Dr. Rick Hanson
Led by psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Rick Hanson, these meditations provide a down-to-earth way to develop greater resilience, compassion, and happiness. More at rickhanson.com
Episodes
25 episodes
Feeling Grounded, Loving, and at Peace
If you often feel tense, unsettled, or caught in old patterns of fear, this practice helps you come home to your body, soften anxiety at its roots, and reconnect with your natural steadiness and kindness. We’ll move gently through grounding, re...
•
34:24
Marinating in a Warm Heart
In this heart-centered meditation, I gently guide you to settle into your body, find your place, and rest in the simple rhythm of your breath. As attention gathers in the chest, you explore a steady concentration on breathing in the heart area—...
•
34:17
Becoming Absorbed in Peaceful Open Presence
When the mind won’t settle — when thoughts spin, tension lingers, or self-criticism keeps you restless — it’s hard to find any real peace. This meditation invites you to gently let go of everything that isn’t calm, open, and present, and...
•
33:09
Calm and Openhearted
When life feels busy or your mind won’t settle, it’s easy to lose touch with the simple goodness already inside you. This guided meditation helps you release tension, rest in calm awareness, and open your heart with kindness and compassion. Ove...
•
32:19
Patiently Being
A lot of life - and meditation - involves being patient. In this guided meditation, we focus on allowing thoughts and events to come and go without grasping or clinging... but just being, patiently.You’re welcome to join me live each wee...
•
33:55
A Meditation to Release Needless Anxiety
To help ease and release anxiety, we can focus on feeling undisturbed, undefended, and uncontracted in the moment — which is what this guided meditation will help you to do.You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations —...
•
34:01
Embodied Uplifting into Vastness
In this meditation, we rest in the simple miracle of breathing — feeling supported by the body, the air, and the many forces that sustain life. As awareness moves through the belly, diaphragm, and heart, we open to steadiness, peace, and compas...
•
32:59
Resting in the Stillness Underneath Stress
In today’s world, our minds race ahead while our bodies strain under stress, anxiety, and worry. This meditation is about coming home—finding relief from rumination, softening defendedness in the body, and resting in the deep reassurance that, ...
•
35:01
What to Do When You Get Triggered
In this meditation, I guide you to settle into awareness of the body and breath, nurturing spaciousness and warm-hearted presence as a foundation for later exploring what to do when feeling triggered. I also encourage you to let go of tension a...
•
33:57
Resting in Opening
This meditation will help you steady the mind like a candle in a windless place—calm, present, and undisturbed.You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations — free for everyone — by signing up
•
34:16
Relaxing the Body, Releasing the Mind
Find a calm center within. In this guided meditation, explore peace, vastness, and stillness—not as ideas, but as living qualities you can rest in.You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations — free for everyone — by si...
•
35:00
Resting in Innate Wellbeing
So often we meditate to “get” somewhere — to reach a better state of mind. But in this guided meditation, you’ll simply rest in what’s already here: your natural, undisturbed well-being.You’re welcome to join me live each week for these ...
•
33:22
Calm and Kind
When life feels scattered or tense, it’s powerful to return to simple grounding and heartfelt presence. In this meditation, you’ll settle into your body, release unnecessary anxiety, and open to calm strength and a sense of being safe in the he...
•
34:20
Deep Calm
When your mind is racing or your body feels tense, it’s a sign your nervous system needs a reset. In this meditation, we’ll explore how simple awareness and gentle letting go can ease stress, calm your body, and help you return to a more balanc...
•
33:47
Releasing Anxiety, Feeling Alright Right Now
When life feels uncertain and your body is holding onto tension, it’s easy to get swept up in worry and lose touch with any real sense of calm. In this meditation, I’ll guide you toward settling into your body, easing out of unnecessary anxiety...
•
34:36
A Stable Warmhearted Presence
When your mind is scattered, your heart feels heavy, or you’re just worn down by it all—this meditation offers a way to come back to yourself. Through the breath and body, we’ll gently settle into presence, soften the inner pressure, and rest i...
•
34:21
Feeling Alive, Safe, and Warmhearted
When life feels overwhelming or you’re caught in tension, this meditation helps you come back to a sense of safety and ease in your body. We’ll gently explore how to settle your mind, soften around pain or anxiety, and open the heart—without fo...
•
33:29
Enjoying Your Meditations
In this guided meditation, we explore the practice of appreciating what’s enjoyable, meaningful, or simply good in the moment. Let yourself settle, open, and receive.You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations — free f...
•
33:55
Settle In, Open Out: A Guided Meditation for Presence and Peace
In this short guided meditation, I’ll help you settle into a sense of ease and openness—calm and spacious, yet deeply present. Over time, this natural resting state becomes more familiar and accessible, even in the middle of a busy or challengi...
•
35:00
Resting in Peaceful Presence
When your mind is busy, your heart is tired, and you feel like you're chasing something you can’t quite catch—this meditation is a place to rest.We’ll gently settle into the present moment, not with pressure or perfection, but with a so...
•
34:05
The Happiness in Coming to Rest
In this guided meditation, we gently settle the body, quiet the mind, and rest in simple being. As we let go of striving and doing, we explore what it's like to be at peace—just as we are.You’re welcome to join me live each week for thes...
•
32:00
Resting Presently at Peace
When life feels rushed, scattered, or overwhelming, this meditation helps you come home to yourself—grounded, open, and supported by the present moment.You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations — free for everyone — ...
•
34:43
Resting in the Present, Content and at Peace
When life feels overwhelming, your mind scattered, and peace out of reach, it's easy to get swept up in anxiety or striving. In this gentle meditation, I guide you to rest in the present moment—settling into a sense of calm, wholeness, and simp...
•
32:15