Rick Hanson: Just One Minute - 57 Practices

Start Date: November 13, 2023
Duration: 5 weeks
Tuition: $49 $44.10 - CEI students get an additional 10% off if they enter this coupon code when registering: CFC10
Registration: Opening in October, 2023

Build a Happier, Healthier Mind in Just a Minute or Two a Day

What if, in under 2 minutes a day, you could hardwire an unshakeable sense of contentment, self-worth and peace of mind into your brain?  These are great practices – wise and straightforward, scientific and nourishing and they can transform your life.

Course Description

• You will get 57 brief practices from Dr Rick Hanson that strengthen the neural networks of deep well-being and resilience
• Each practice is grounded in modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom, and Rick’s background in the very real world of business and raising a family
• The practices are quick and easy to do, and each repetition strengthens key neural circuits – just like building a muscle in the gym
• It’s the law of little things, a small thing repeated each day adds up to big result

Course Method of Delivery

• 1-2 minute videos explaining each practice, how it helps you, and how to do it
• A recap, reflection, and suggestion for integrating it into your daily life
• Weekly emails with inspiration, support, and encouragement
• Audio + Video Downloads, Transcripts, Handouts, and Shareable Inspirational Quotes

Course Outline

Research has shown that practices like these can lift your mood, protect you against stress, and even strengthen your immune system. And, with lifetime access you can keep coming back to these powerful practices every day for years to come.

• Be Good to Yourself

Be for yourself; Take in the Good; Have Compassion for Yourself; Relax; See the Good in Yourself; Slow Down; Forgive Yourself; Get More Sleep; Befriend Your Body; Nourish Your Brain; Protect Your Brain; Drop the Stone.  

• Enjoy Life

Take Pleasure; Say Yes; Take More Breaks; Be Glad; Have Faith; Find Beauty; Be Grateful; Smile; Get Excited; Enjoy Four Kinds of Peace.

• Build Strengths

Find Strength; Be Mindful; Be Patient; Enjoy Humility; Pause; Have Insight; Use Your Will; Take Refuge; Risk the Dreaded Experience; Aspire Without Attachment; Keep Going; Meditate

• Engage the World

Be Curious; Enjoy Your Hands; Don’t Know; Do What You Can; Accept the Limits of Your Influence; Tend to the Causes; Don’t Be Alarmed; Put Out Fires; Dream Big Dreams; Be Generous; “Us” All “Thems”

• Be at Peace

Notice You’re Alright, Right Now; Honor Your Temperament; Love Your Inner Child; Don’t Throw Darts; Relax Anxiety About Imperfection; Respond, Don’t React; Don’t Take It Personally; Feel Safer; the Hole in Your Heart; Let Go; Love; Take Heart

About the Facilitator

Rick Hanson, Ph.D, is a psychologist,Senior Fellow at UC Berkley's Greater Good Science Center,and New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 31 languages - with over a million copies in Englixh alone. He has lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford and Harvard. He has taught in meditation centers worldwide and been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR and other major media.

https://www.rickhanson.net/