PROFILE

Tim Ryan

Congressman Tim Ryan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002 and is currently serving his fifth term representing Ohio's 17th Congressional District. An outspoken champion of mindfulness and social-emotional learning programs, he is the author of A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit (Hay House, 2012).

Toward a More Mindful Nation

By Tim Ryan | April 25, 2012

Economic insecurity. A broken health care system. Youth violence. Congressman Tim Ryan explains how mindfulness can help.

Rep. Tim Ryan on A Mindful Nation

By Tim Ryan | May 6, 2013

Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH) discusses how mindfulness can offer an effective--and bipartisan--remedy for problems plaguing our schools, hospitals,…

How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain

Free and online: Join us Thursday, Nov. 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. PT for a special conversation on the benefits of gratitude, along with practical techniques for people, and practitioners, to easily incorporate it into day-to-day life.

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Are You the A*Hole?

Worried that you might be wrong in that argument you're having? Intellectual humility can help.
How to Practice Gratitude When You’re Not Feeling Grateful (Encore)

One way to feel more thankful for things is to imagine life without them. Our guest tries a practice for seeing the bright side, even when you feel down.