Neurodharma

Outline

Neurodharma (2020) combines modern brain science with ancient contemplative practices from the Buddhist tradition. Rick Hanson presents seven practices, including steadiness, warmth, fullness, and wholeness, to help readers develop a calmer mind and greater inner strength. Each practice includes clear scientific explanations and guided exercises that readers can bring into daily life, whether or not they have meditated before.

• Neurodharma combines modern brain science with contemplative practices from the Buddhist tradition, treating them as complementary rather than competing ways of understanding the mind.
• Rick Hanson presents seven practices, including steadiness, warmth, fullness, and wholeness, each aimed at building a calmer mind.
• Every practice comes with a clear scientific explanation, so you understand why the exercise is meant to work.
• Guided exercises are designed to be brought into daily life, not saved for a retreat or a meditation cushion.
• You do not need any meditation experience to begin; the practices are open to beginners and long-time meditators alike.

Rick Hanson is an American psychologist and senior fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. He writes and teaches about the brain, resilience, and wellbeing. His other books include Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, and Resilient.