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Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris

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Dan Harris is a fidgety, skeptical journalist who had a panic attack on live national television, which led him to try something he otherwise never would have considered: meditation. He went on to write the bestselling book, 10% Happier. On this show, Dan talks with eminent meditation teachers, top scientists, and even the odd celebrity. Guests include everyone from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Brené Brown to Karamo from Queer Eye. On some episodes, Dan ventures into the deep end of the pool, covering subjects such as enlightenment and psychedelics. On other episodes, it’s science-based techniques for issues such as anxiety, productivity, and relationships. Dan's approach is seemingly modest, but secretly radical: happiness is a skill you can train, just like working your bicep in the gym. Your progress may be incremental at first, but like any good investment, it compounds over time.

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Become an Active Operator of Your Nervous System | Deb Dana

November 22, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Practical tools for regulating your nervous system in stressful times.   Deb Dana is a licensed clinical social worker, clinician, and consultant who specializes in working with complex trauma. She is the author of Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory. In this episode we talk about: What polyvagal theory is The case for understanding our nervous system The practical tools and exercises for changing our nervous system and learning to become more r...

A Radical Strategy for Dealing With Difficult People | Father Gregory Boyle

November 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

We deal with difficult people over holiday meals, at work, and online. This guest says there is only one answer. Father Gregory Boyle is an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world. He has received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame. In 2014, the White House named Boyle a Champion of Change. He received the University of Notr...

A Meditation for When You’re Taking a Walk | Bonus Meditation with Alexis Santos

November 19, 2023 08:00 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MB

Bringing mindfulness to walking is an opportunity to build awareness and relax the mind as you move about your day. About Alexis Santos: Alexis has practiced and taught Insight Meditation in both the East and West since 2001. He has been a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya (a well respected meditation teacher in Burma whose teachings have attracted a global audience), and his teaching emphasizes knowing the mind through a natural and relaxed continuity -- a style of practice...

Good Conflict | Amanda Ripley | An Episode From “On Being”

November 17, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

Today we are dropping down our feed a conversation that I listened to recently that had a huge impact on me. It's from a great show that I'm sure many of you have heard of, On Being with Krista Tippett. It's been around for decades, and it explores the question of what it means to be human, how to do life better, how to live with each other in complex times. Krista Tippett is a recent friend of mine, somebody who I have long admired and really, like – she was on the show just recen...

Deep, Provocative Success Strategies From the “Yoda of Silicon Valley” | Jerry Colonna

November 15, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

How getting your sh*t together can make you a better leader in your own personal orbit. It can maybe even change the world. Jerry Colonna is a leading executive coach who uses the skills he learned as a venture capitalist to help entrepreneurs. He is a co-founder and CEO of Reboot, the executive coaching and leadership development company, host of the Reboot Podcast, and author of Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong, and Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up. In ...

How to Repair the Damage After a Fight | Dr. Becky Kennedy

November 13, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Plus, what happens if you don't repair, whether it's ever too late to repair, what "boundaries" actually are, and a helpful little tool for avoiding fights called the "MGI." Dr. Becky Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and mom of three. She is the author of Good Inside and the host of the podcast Good Inside with Dr. Becky. Her new TED Talk is called “The single most important parenting strategy.” In this episode we talk about: How to repair damage after a fi...

How to Be Mindful on the Go | Bonus Meditation With Alexis Santos

November 12, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

Try this meditation with Alexis to explore an open, easy style of practice‚ which can lead toward more awareness throughout your day. About Alexis Santos: Alexis has practiced and taught Insight Meditation in both the East and West since 2001. He has been a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya (a well respected meditation teacher in Burma whose teachings have attracted a global audience), and his teaching emphasizes knowing the mind through a natural and relaxed continuity -- a...

A More Relaxed Way to Meditate | Alexis Santos

November 10, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

The meditation style that changed Dan’s entire practice. Alexis Santos, has been practicing meditation for twenty years and was a student of a highly influential Burmese monk by the name of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Alexis is also a core teacher in the Ten Percent Happier app and the lead teacher of our On The Go course.  Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/alexis-santos-rerun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

Nirvana | Joseph Goldstein

November 08, 2023 08:03 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

Nirvana is a culturally confusing and freighted term. It’s the name of the best rock band of the 1990s and also the name of smoothie joints, vape stores and yoga studios. There’s a vape place near me called Nirvana.  Nirvana’s been fully co-opted and sometimes corrupted by the culture… and yet it is also the clearly stated goal of the Buddha’s teaching. So what does it really mean? We cover all of that today in what is an experimental episode for us. Not only because the topic is ...

What Science Says About Money and Happiness | Dr. Elizabeth Dunn

November 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

How to spend your money in ways that will really boost your happiness and a look at the state of happiness research.  Dr. Elizabeth Dunn is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dunn conducts experimental research examining how time, money, and technology shape human happiness. She is the co-author of “Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending” with Dr. Michael Norton. Her research has been featured in The New York Times, Time, CN...

Intention-Setting is Not New Age Goo | Bonus Meditation with Dawn Mauricio

November 05, 2023 08:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MB

Setting intentions regularly can be an incredibly effective and deeply satisfying tool to map out how you want to live your life. About Dawn Mauricio: Dawn Mauricio discovered the practices of Buddhist meditation in 2005, and from then on, did what any well-intentioned perfectionist would do — plunge in head first! Since then, she's graduated from several teaching programs, including Spirit Rock's four-year Teacher Training. Her teaching style is playful, dynamic, and heartfelt, a...

3 Buddhist Strategies for When the News is Overwhelming | Kaira Jewel Lingo

November 03, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

A former nun explains how to deal with doom-scrolling, despair, and rage in the face of world events. Kaira Jewel Lingo spent fifteen years as a monastic in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition. She is now a lay dharma teacher and is the author of We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption. In this episode we talk about: How to stop doom-scrolling and what to do instead Why it’s more important, not less, to take care of yourself...

Buddhist Strategies for Suffering Less and Improving Your Meditation | Lama Rod Owens

November 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Plus: Why Lama Rod is "no longer interested in being a good person," why we need to let go of perfectionism, and the selfish case for sainthood. Lama Rod Owens is making his fifth appearance on Ten Percent Happier. He describes himself as “a Black Buddhist Southern Queen” and is an authorized lama in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism with a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard. His new book is The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors. In this episode we talk a...

How To Prevent Dementia | Lisa Genova

October 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Understanding the difference between ‘normal’ forgetfulness and actual memory loss, practical ways to stave off Alzheimer’s disease, and meditation’s role in brain health.    Lisa Genova has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. She is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels including Still Alice—which was adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore who won the 2015 Best Actress Oscar for her role as Alice Howland, Love Anthony, and Every Note Played. Her...

How to Take Risks (an Experimental Episode) | Marissa Schneiderman

October 27, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

We’ve been trying to do a bunch of experiments here on this show, and our latest is a weekly newsletter, which you can sign up for here! To celebrate this new endeavor, we’ve put together a whole episode about risk taking and experimenting. We thought this would be helpful and educational while also giving you a fun peek behind the scenes (and also allowing us to be blatantly self-promotional in the process—a win/win!). In fact, this episode itself is experimental in its format, be...

Adam Grant on the Science of Potential and Achievement

October 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

One of our most frequent and popular guests talks about how to develop the character skills to discover your hidden potential. Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, where he has been the top-rated professor for seven straight years. His books have sold millions of copies, hisTED talks have been viewed more than 30 million times, and he hosts the hit podcastRe:Thinking. His viral piece on languishing was the most-read New York Times article of 2021. He has been re...

Three Skills for Staying Calm, Sane, and Open in a Chaotic World | Krista Tippett

October 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

The host of On Being shares lessons learned from 20 years of interviews, including: how to live with open questions, counterprogramming against your negativity bias, and getting over the God question. Krista Tippett is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a National Humanities Medalist, and a New York Times bestselling author. She grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, and became a journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin. After studying theology at Yale ...

Learn Basic Walking Meditation From a Master | Bonus Meditation with Sharon Salzberg

October 22, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MB

You can use awareness of walking as a touchstone to help feel more connected to the moment in this simple walking meditation. About Sharon Salzberg: A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of ...

From Finding Mastery | A Conversation with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

October 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

Our friend Dr. Michael Gervais at the Finding Mastery podcast is a renowned sports psychologist who found meditation by happenstance. We wanted to share this conversation he had with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn about the mind/body interactions for healing and clinical applications for mindfulness meditation training.  Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn is a Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where in 1995 he founded the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Heal...

Do You Have ADHD? | Dr. Mark Bertin

October 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

The difference between ADHD and human distractibility, and strategies for managing ADHD that can improve your focus, even if you don’t have it. Today’s guest is Dr. Mark Bertin, a developmental pediatrician who specializes in ADHD and developmental disorders. He’s the author of How Children Thrive, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD, and The Family ADHD Solution, which integrates mindfulness into pediatric care. For more information, please vi...

How to Make Good Decisions | Shane Parrish

October 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

Here's what might be preventing you from making better decisions and how to know what's even worth wanting. Shane Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street and the host of The Knowledge Project Podcast. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results. In this episode we talk about: How to position yourself to make better decisions Shane’s decision making process The difference between...

An Intro to Loving-Kindness | Bonus Meditation with Sharon Salzberg

October 15, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.65 MB

Loving-kindness can sound incredibly sappy, but it's really just a way of paying attention. Sharon makes it simple. About Sharon Salzberg: A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books...

Sharon Salzberg Takes on the Cliches: Authenticity, Love, and Being Your Own BFF

October 13, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

One of the most prominent western meditation teachers talks about how to take gauzy concepts and operationalize them in your actual life. A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, ...

How to Be Great | Alex Toussaint

October 11, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MB

This ain't daycare... Tough love and actionable insights on validation, gratitude, and self-alignment from the Peloton star. Plus, he shares the most important words he's ever heard. Alex Toussaint, Peloton Instructor and Puma Athlete, is a titan of the fitness community sitting at the intersection of fitness, tech, music, sports, and entertainment. A hybrid of high-performance athlete and motivational coach, Alex is widely respected for his authenticity and positivity. His new boo...

Why We Panic: A Journalist Investigates Anxiety, Fear, and How To Deal With It | Matt Gutman

October 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Gutman also discusses imposter syndrome, grief and his experience with psychedelics.  Matt Gutman is ABC News’s chief national correspondent. A multi-award winning reporter, Gutman contributes regularly to World News Tonight with David Muir, 20/20, Good Morning America, and Nightline. He has reported from fifty countries across the globe and is the author of No Time to Panic: How I Curbed My Anxiety and Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks and The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the...

Learn Basic Breath Meditation From a Master | Bonus Meditation with Sharon Salzberg

October 08, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MB

Being aware of the breath is a foundation of mindfulness. The goal is to gently return, with growing kindness, again and again. About Sharon Salzberg: A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author o...

From the TED Radio Hour | Body Electric

October 06, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

Hello my fellow suffering human beings! I’ve got something very special for you. My friend, Manoush Zomorodi – host of TED Radio Hour from NPR – has been working on a special series called Body Electric: an interactive investigation into the relationship between our technology and our bodies. Do you ever spend all day at a computer…and then, in the evening, you only have the energy to look at your phone or TV? Ever wondered what all that tech time is doing to your health?  In this...

Comedian Sarah Cooper On: Humiliation, Perfectionism, and Taking Chances

October 04, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

VOTE for us in the Signal Awards: Best Host, Best Health & Wellness Podcast, Best Self-Improvement & Self-Help Podcast She also roasts me mercilessly. This one's really fun. Sarah Cooper is a writer and comedian who has over 3.3 million followers across social media. She is the author of the new book Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation. She is the star of the hit Netflix comedy special, Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine. Her current projects include Unfros...

Naomi Klein on How To Stay Sane In An Increasingly Warped Online World

October 02, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

*** It's not too late to register for our live (or livestream) Meditation party Oct 13-15 — sign up here!*** Klein goes down the rabbit hole after learning she has a digital doppelgänger who has gone all in on conspiracies. Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book is Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World. She is a columnist with The Guardian. In 2018 she was named the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair at Rutge...

A Meditation for Social Anxiety | Bonus Meditation with La Sarmiento

September 29, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 6.12 MB

We’re all a little socially awkward. Learn to be gentle with yourself in stressful situations to reduce your social anxiety over time. About La Sarmiento: La Sarmiento (they/them) is a mentor for the MIndfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) and a teacher with Cloud Sangha. They have taught meditation retreats for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Teens, and Young Adults, and everyone in-between around the United States since 2010 and are a 2012 graduate of the Spirit Rock Commu...

Comedian Aparna Nancherla on: Impostor Syndrome, Anger, Social Anxiety, and Stage Fright

September 27, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

Aparna Nancherla is a writer, stand-up comedian, and actor. Her new book is Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Impostor Syndrome. You can hear Aparna as the voice of Moon on Fox’s The Great North, or have heard her as the voice of Hollyhock on Bojack Horseman. She’s also appeared on The Drop, Lopez vs. Lopez, and Corporate. She’s written for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and Late Night with Seth Meyers, as well as Mythic Quest on Apple+. In this episode we talk about: How imp...

Delight and Joy Are Survival Mechanisms and Acts of Resistance | Ross Gay

September 25, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

How rethinking these often twee concepts can change your life and maybe the world.  Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In addition to his poetry, Ross has released three collections of essays—The Book of Delights was released in 2019 ...

A Meditation You Can Do Literally Anywhere, Anytime | Bonus Meditation with Jay Michaelson

September 22, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 6.01 MB

You don’t have to slow down and sit to be mindful. You can be busy and get things done while still growing your mindfulness muscles. About Jay Michaelson: Dr. Jay Michaelson is a Senior Content Strategist at Ten Percent Happier and the author of seven books on meditation, including his newest, Enlightenment by Trial and Error. In his “other career,” Jay is a columnist for The Daily Beast, and was a professional LGBTQ activist for ten years. Jay is an ordained rabbi and has taught ...

A Controversial New Way To Think About Addiction | Carrie Wilkens

September 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Wilkens talks about the stigma around substance abuse, potential alternatives to abstinence, and the role of meditation in recovery.   Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is the Co-founder, Co-president and CEO of the Center for Motivation and Change: Foundation for Change, a nonprofit organization with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use through the Invitation to Change approach...

Duncan Trussell on: Being a Spiritual Omnivore, Whether Psychedelics Are a Bridge to the Divine, and How the Gates of Hell Are Locked From the Inside

September 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Duncan Trussell is an American actor and stand-up comic. And he doesn’t like being called a Buddhist comedian. It makes sense… that label unfairly pigeonholes him in two ways. First, because he’s a legit, successful, hilarious comedian, no matter what his spiritual leanings. Duncan has written and appeared in sketches for two seasons of Fuel TV's Stupidface, Showtime's La La Land, Comedy Central's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, and both seasons of HBO's Funny or Die Presents. His tel...

Impermanence Is a Key Buddhist Insight. Here’s How to See It. | Bonus Meditation with Jessica Morey

September 17, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MB

Everything good must come to an end. Noticing endings teaches us how to savor the good in life, and even find courage to be with the hard. About Jessica Morey: Jess Morey is a lead teacher, cofounder and former executive director of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education which runs in-depth mindfulness programming for youth, and the parents and professionals who support them across the US, and internationally. She began practicing meditation at age 14 on teen retreats offered by the I...

From Kelly Corrigan Wonders | A Conversation with Dan Harris

September 15, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MB

Dan sits down with his friend Kelly Corrigan at the Aspen Ideas Festival. A few of the topics they break open: uncertainty, humility and practices to keep us connected.  You can learn more at https://www.kellycorrigan.com or listen to the Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.  Thanks to our many friends at the Aspen Ideas Festival for making this conversation possible. This was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

How To Find Meaningful Work in a Rapidly Changing World | Bruce Feiler

September 13, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Feiler also discusses why we no longer live linear lives, letting go of the idea of having a career, and redefining success.   Bruce Feiler is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including Life Is in the Transitions, The Secrets of Happy Families, and Council of Dads. His three TED Talks have been viewed more than four million times, and he teaches the TED Course How to Master Life Transitions. His latest book is called The Search.  In this episode we talk about: How ...

How to Handle Your Emotions at Work | Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy

September 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

These seven rules illustrate a middle path between completely stifling your emotions and bringing your whole self to the office. Liz Fosslien is an expert on emotions at work and is also on the leadership team at Atlassian's Team Anywhere and previously served as the head of content and communications at Humu. She has been featured by TED, The Economist, Good Morning America, The New York Times, and NPR. Mollie West Duffy is also the head of Learning and Development at Lattice, an...

A Meditation for When You Badly Need to Calm Down | Bonus Meditation with Sebene Selassie

September 10, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MB

Find freedom from obsessive loops of fear by getting grounded in the body, dropping the stories, and bringing some kindness to the struggle. About Sebene Selassie: Growing up, Sebene felt like a big weirdo. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and raised in white neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., she was a tomboy Black girl who loved Monty Python and UB40. She never believed she belonged. Thirty years ago, she began studying Buddhism as an undergraduate at McGill University where she ma...

From The One You Feed | A Conversation with Dan Harris

September 08, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

In this episode from The One You Feed podcast, Dan sits down with host Eric Zimmer and discusses his original skepticism of meditation and the benefits he discovered from developing a regular meditation practice. Listen to The One You Feed for more compelling interviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Dharma of Work | Matthew Hepburn

September 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

The office might be one of the most difficult places to not side with yourself, but it’s a concept that can help you navigate challenging situations at work. Matthew is a meditation and dharma teacher with more than a decade of teaching experience and a passion for getting real about what it means to live well. He emphasizes humor, technique, and authentic kindness as a means to free the mind from unnecessary struggle and leave a healthier impact on the world.  Beyond Ten Percent ...

The Myth of the Dream Job | Simone Stolzoff

September 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

Balancing happiness and ambition is a challenge, especially if you often define yourself by your work. Stolzoff covers why it’s good to have a job that’s simply good enough. Simone Stolzoff is the author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work. He is a designer and workplace expert from San Francisco, and a former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and many o...

How Not To Be A Pushover | Bonus Meditation with Cara Lai

September 01, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MB

Mindfulness isn't about making your heart open. It's about feeling however you feel, respecting that, and sometimes, saying no. About Cara Lai: Cara Lai spent most of her life trying to figure out how to be happy, or at least avoid total misery, which landed her on a meditation cushion for the majority of her adulthood. Throughout many consciousness adventures including a few mind-bendingly long meditation retreats, she has explored the wilderness of the mind, chronic illness, the...

Meditation Party: Magic, Mystery, Intuition, Tattoos, and Non-Efforting | Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren

August 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Welcome to the third installment of Meditation Party, an experiment we’re running with a chattier format – more of a morning zoo vibe, but way deeper, of course. Dan’s co-hosts in this episode are his two close friends: the great meditation teachers Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren. Sebene Selassie is based in Brooklyn and describes herself as a “writer, teacher, and immigrant-weirdo.” She teaches meditation on the Ten Percent Happier app and is the author of a great book called, You...

We Know Nature Is Good for Us. Here’s How To Make Time for It, Scandinavian Style | Linda Åkeson McGurk

August 28, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Today’s guest is Linda Åkeson McGurk, a Swedish American writer and author of There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids. Her latest book is called The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource for parents and other caregivers. In this episode we talk about: Why humans are so drawn to nature and what the...

The Present Moment | Bonus Meditation with Pascal Auclair

August 27, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

Get out of the trance of thinking and explore what it’s like to be more generous with your attention directly, here, now. About Pascal Auclair: Pascal Auclair has been immersed in Buddhist practice and study since 1997, mentored by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield at the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is a co-founder of True North Insight and one of TNI’s Guiding Teachers.  To find this meditation in the Ten Perc...

What Is Mindfulness, Really? And How Do You Know if You’re Doing It Right? | Diana Winston

August 25, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

Mindfulness is a word that is in danger of becoming meaningless. In this episode, we dig into the meaning of mindfulness, how to practice without getting overwhelmed, and how to stop the judgment spiral. Today’s guest is Diana Winston, the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center. She has written several books, including The Little Book of Being, and Fully Present, the Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness, which she co-authored with Susan Sm...

Deep Cuts: Malcolm Gladwell

August 23, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Gladwell On: the importance of flow states, why people should have a lifelong pursuit or practice, and how he personally relaxes. Malcolm Gladwell is the president and co-founder of the podcasting network Pushkin Industries, and the author of six New York Times bestselling books including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and Talking to Strangers. He’s also the host of the Pushkin podcast Revisionist History.  For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on Septe...

Deep Cuts: Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff

August 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

The scientific case for self-compassion and why it doesn’t have to lead to passivity, self absorption, or cheesiness. Today's guest is Kristin Neff, an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She’s the author of the book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on September 7:...

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Sharon Salzberg
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Gretchen Rubin
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Jon Kabat
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Annaka Harris
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Daniel Goleman
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Esther Perel
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Judson Brewer
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Kristin Neff
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Mark Epstein
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Sam Harris
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Adam Grant
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Amy Cuddy
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Anderson Cooper
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Arianna Huffington
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Brené Brown
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Cal Newport
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Chade-Meng Tan
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Danica Patrick
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Daniel Pink
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Diana Butler Bass
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Ezra Klein
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Gary Vaynerchuk
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Jen Kirkman
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Joan Halifax
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Johann Hari
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Jordan Harbinger
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Kelly McGonigal
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Kim Scott
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Lewis Howes
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Manoush Zomorodi
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Mary Karr
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Matthieu Ricard
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Michael Gelb
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Michael Gervais
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Norman Fischer
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Paul Gilmartin
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Peter Attia
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