Sunday Service — June 23, 2024

Cultivating Happiness ~ Speaker: Miranda Van Horn

“The cultivation of happiness is one of the most important skills anyone can ever learn. Luckily it is not hard when we know the way to water and nourish these wholesome seeds, which are already there in our consciousness.” These are words of Thich Nhat Hanh, describing the work of neuropsychologist Rick Hanson. In this talk I will offer easy practicable steps developed by Hanson for touching the peace and joy that are, in Nhat Hanh’s words “every person’s birthright.” We will practice a simple meditation based on self-directed neuroplasticity practices developed by Hanson, founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and affiliated with the Greater Good Institute at UC Berkeley.