Rick is a neuropsychologist, Affiliate Faculty of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and author of the bestselling Buddhas Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (in 21 languages). Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, hes taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers in Europe, North America, and Australia. An authority on self-directed neuroplasticity, Dr. Hansons work has been featured on the BBC, NPR, Consumer Reports Health, and U.S. News and World Report. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin, and his weekly e-newsletter - Just One Thing - has over 20,000 subscribers, and also appears on Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and other major websites. Dr. Hanson is a trustee of Saybrook University and served on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center for nine years. Rick shares with us how to rewire your brain from the inside out by transforming the three fundamental motivational systems for your brain - Approach, Avoid, and Attach. He works to transform these three systems so they are naturally grounded in fulfillment, inner strength, and love. Visit Ricks Store at: http://www.rickhanson.net/media/audio-programs/store Connect with Rick at: http://www.rickhanson.net or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/BuddhasBrain BrainTalk is produced by Dawn Quesnel, CPCC, PCC (Left Brainer) and Tara Crawford Roth, CEC (Right Brainer). Connect with Tara at: www.TaraRoth.com, www.NEHolisticChamber.org and @TaraRoth on Twitter Connect with Dawn (aka Coach DQ) at: www.CareerLifeBalance.net, www.CoachDQ.com and @CoachDQ on Twitter
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