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Episode 49: Dr. Rick Hanson’s Five Breaths Meditation
Dr. Rick Hanson, best-selling author of Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, shared his “Five Breaths” neuroscience-based guided meditation.
Episode 48: Interview with Dr. Rick Hanson, author of Neurodharma and Buddha’s Brain
Dr. Rick Hanson, best-selling author of Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, and Neurodharma, shares insights from neuroscience on how to grow our extraordinary potential for inner happiness without denying any of our pain.
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