Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, senior fellow of UC Berkeley\'s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times bestselling author.
He loves wilderness and taking a break from emails..
He began meditating in 1974 and is the founder of the Wellspring Institute for NeuroScience and Contemplative Wisdom.
An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR, and other major media.
He\'s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard and taught in meditation centers worldwide.
His free weekly newsletter has 150,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial need.
His books have been published in twenty-nine languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha\'s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture, with 900,000 copies in English alone.
Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, senior fellow of UC Berkeley\'s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times bestselling author