Buddha's Brain:
The practical neuroscience of happiness, love, & wisdom. Change your brain, change your life. Can you light up brain circuits to relieve stress, have emotional balance, shape your brain for inner peace and happiness? Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, did.
Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a neuropsychologist and meditation teacher who has written and taught extensively about the essential inner skills of personal well-being, psychological growth, and contemplative practice -- as well as about relationships, family life, and raising children.
His first book Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships shows how to support the long-term health, well-being, and intimate partnership of mothers. He co-founded the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. Dr. Hanson's latest book is Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom with Rick Mendius, M.D. (New Harbinger, Nov 2009).
Well-referenced and grounded in science, the book is full of practical tools and skills readers can use in daily life to tap the unused potential of the brain-- and rewire it over time for greater peace and well-being.
Buddha's Brain joins the forces of modern science with ancient teachings to show readers how to have greater emotional balance in turbulent times, as well as healthier relationships, more effective actions, and a deeper religious or spiritual practice.
A summa cum laude graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader training program of Spirit Rock, Rick is a weekly contributor to psychology-today.com. He leads meditation groups and teaches at Spirit Rock, Sati Center, and other organizations. He and his wife have two children and live in Marin County, CA.