Meditations to Change Your Brain

Rewire Your Neural Pathways to Transform Your Life

By: Rick Hanson Ph.D., Rick Mendius M.D.

Narrated by: Rick Hanson Ph.D., Rick Mendius M.D.

Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

The structure of your brain changes constantly, in a dynamic, unfolding process that you yourself can direct to create the life you want. This is the exciting premise of Meditations to Change Your Brain, a breakthrough program from psychologist Rick Hanso, Ph.D. and neurologist Rick Mendius, M.D. Listeners join Dr. Hanson and Dr. Mendius to learn specific practices for making positive changes in thier body and mind, plus four guided practices to strengthen their meditative abilities, and four guided meditations to heal and nourish their relationships.

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What did you love best about Meditations to Change Your Brain?

I really liked the brief intro to each meditation, then guided meditation, then conclusive remarks about the meditation format.

What other book might you compare Meditations to Change Your Brain to and why?

I usually read more Buddhist type meditation books but I really found this to be an interesting and helpful departure from my regular meditation practice.

Great book

If you could sum up Meditations to Change Your Brain in three words, what would they be?

Love the meditations

Who was your favorite character and why?

N/A

What about Rick Hanson and Rick Mendius ’s performance did you like?

Again, loved the guided meditations, by both men....I ve been trying to find more of them online as I know the both hold a weekly meditation class. Hopefully I will come across them

EXCELLENT

This audio book offers an excellent synthesis of directed meditations and suggestions to use whole meditating to help you go deeper faster. Precise, practical, and well-grounded in neurology. I highly recommend.

Great experience

I have struggled to meditate in the past. This a great tool. I love not only the knowledge of how it works but also the guided meditations

Definitely a useful book!

We all go buzzing around our daily routines not giving a thought (no pun intended) about how the busy brain affects our bodies and our day to day living. This book presented complex issues clearly along with methods and simple techniques to assist with quieting overactivity between the ears and methods for improving perception performance. Good read, and well worth the time spent listening.

It definitely works

What made the experience of listening to Meditations to Change Your Brain the most enjoyable?

Though the theory part is a bit longer that it might be, the meditations simply work. I usually listen to this book while walking with my kids (while they sleep in a baby carriage) and return from these walks inspired and in a good mood. One meditation "charges" me for a couple of days and when I feel overwhelmed with daily routine I tune in to the book and recharge :)

Any additional comments?

It would be cool if the book had a preset list of meditations with their descriptions. And I believe that brain related information could be collected in one chapter for those who want to get deep into the details.

Scientific

Would you consider the audio edition of Meditations to Change Your Brain to be better than the print version?

Thisi s a good audio to learn about how your brain works and some scientific information about the brain. It helps to teach you how to change the synapsis through meditation.

Easy, effective meditation.

Since starting these meditations, I've can really feel a difference. I've bookmarked the meditation starts and look forward to repeating the most effective ones.

Incredibly boring

What would have made Meditations to Change Your Brain better?

Fewer golf references. I get that the author wanted to hinge the book around a real life story, but golf? Puh-lease.

What could Rick Hanson and Rick Mendius have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

No golf stories and a less monotone narration.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

When you put people to sleep, you know you've got a problem.

Total waste of money even on sale

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Getting to the point instead of going on and on about what the book was going to say.

What could Rick Hanson and Rick Mendius have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Again, get to the point. Clearly the authors didn't have enough material to write a whole book or they wouldn't have spent so much time explaining what they were going to do.

What didn’t you like about Rick Hanson and Rick Mendius ’s performance?

They sounded like they were giving a sales pitch.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Anger and disappointment

Any additional comments?

I never did get past the sales pitch. I had hoped this would be a relaxing book and, although it did put me to sleep, it was anything but. It reminded me of the advertisements on the internet that claim you can lose weight following one easy step and then go on and on and on...but you never get that tip. I found this book so irritating I didn't even want to fast forward to see if it had anything of substance.