Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, senior fellow of the Greater
Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times bestselling
author. His books are available in 26 languages and include
Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing,
and Mother Nurture. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has
numerous audio programs. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA and
founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and
Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford,
Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and has taught in
meditation centers worldwide.
Dr. Hanson has been a trustee of Saybrook University and has served
on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. His work has been
featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and he offers the free Just One
Thing newsletter with 135,000 subscribers, plus the online
Foundations of Well-Being program in positive neuroplasticity that
anyone with financial need can do for free.
He enjoys rock climbing and taking a break from emails. He and his
wife have two adult children.
Richard Mendius
Richard Mendius, MD, is a neurologist and co-founder of the
Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. He
trained at UCLA as an epileptologist and neurobehaviorist. He has
been on the teaching faculty of UCLA, Oregon Health Sciences
University, and Stanford University. His meditation practice began
in the 1980s with Shinzen Young and continues at Spirit Rock
Meditation Center with Jack Kornfield and Ajahn Amaro. He teaches a
weekly meditation class at San Quentin. His daughters, Courtney and
Taryn, and his son, Ian, are three of his main teachers and
companions on the path.
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