Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more!

Today, I’m honored to have as my guest, Dr. Rick Hanson. Rick is a psychologist, a resilience expert, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha's Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture - with 900,000 copies in English alone.

Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he's lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and he offers the free Just One Thing newsletter with 150,000 subscribers. His popular online programs have scholarships available for those with financial need.

Dr. Hanson has been a trustee of Saybrook University, served on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and was president of the board of FamilyWorks, a community agency. He began meditating in 1974, trained in several traditions, and leads a weekly meditation gathering. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He enjoys being in wilderness and taking a break from emails.

To learn more about Rick and a lot of his programs and resources, check out Rickhanson.net.

They also offer these programs at low or no cost for those with significant financial needs.

Here are books written by Rick and the books he mentions in the show:

Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W8D4V1X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RHrXEbFY7GRZ6

Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TU29WU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cIrXEbGC792Y4

Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074LX2796/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rIrXEbD6WVKNY

Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CCPIIZK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0IrXEbWP14BFZ

Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LQ6UNO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eJrXEbSPKDXKH

Other books mentioned in the show:

Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea https://www.amazon.com/dp/0861715357/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5LrXEbK17GCNA

The Tracker: The True Story of Tom Brown Jr. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0425101339/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_PQsXEbQGN5T3S

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