This meditation invites you to rest in a grounded sense of self, cultivating the inner calm, compassion, and clarity needed to stay connected with others while honoring your own healthy boundaries.

You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations — free for everyone — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to explore the talk that followed this meditation, you can listen to it here: https://rickhanson.com/talk-meditation-why-good-boundaries-make-better-relationships/

In this meditation, guest teacher Melvin McLeod and Rick invite you to slow down, settle the mind, and gently notice your experience as it is, cultivating the insight, self-compassion, and inner steadiness that can help ease suffering and support greater well-being.

You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations — free for everyone — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to explore the talk that followed this meditation, you can listen to it here: https://rickhanson.com/talk-meditation-insight-the-power-of-seeing-reality-clearly/

In this meditation, I’ll guide you to become grounded in your body, release needless anxiety and striving, and rest in the peaceful sense that what you’re receiving in this moment is already enough.

You’re welcome to join me live each week for these meditations — free for everyone — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to explore the talk that followed this meditation, you can listen to it here: https://rickhanson.com/talk-meditation-how-to-find-peace-in-the-present-moment/