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Today we explore the rich topics of fear and fearlessness with professor Gaylon Ferguson.\nProfessor Ferguson is a member of the faculty at Naropa University in Bolder, Colorado. He is a graduate of Exeter and Yale, and holds a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Stanford. He\u2019s also a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, and has been a teacher in residence at the San Francisco Zen Center and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California.\nHe is also the author of two books: Natural Bravery: Fear and Fearlessness as a Direct Path of Awakening, and Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With.\nIf you'd like to start making real, positive changes to your brain and your life, but you don't have a lot of extra time, then you may want to check out Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price.\nConnect with the show:\n\nVisit us on the web\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nTimestamps:\n00:58: When did you begin to explore fear and fearlessness?\n03:25: Why do you think that courage is our basic nature?\n05:57: How can someone experience innate courage?\n10:30: The "fear of ourselves."\n12:55: What are some of the best practices that people can use to address a feeling of emptiness?\n17:04: Becoming more comfortable with groundlessness.\n22:59: Handling acute, in the moment experiences of fear.\n29:03: Outside of self-awareness, are there certain tactics you have found that help move people into a stance of welcoming?\n32:07: If you could go back in time and talk to your younger self, what would you say?