Get your blood moving, mindfully! You can cultivate relaxation, even when you’re walking at a faster clip. About Diana Winston: Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center and the author of several books including Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness. To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “Brisk Mindful Walking.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California ...
Apr 12, 2024•6 min•Ep 753•Transcript available on Metacast How our false expectations and misunderstandings about relationships can create an incalculable amount of suffering — and the many problems of the "You complete me" model. Description: This episode was part one of our four-part series where we’re counter-programming against the way Valentine’s Day is often celebrated, and examining different kinds of relationships including romantic, friendship, and family. Today’s guest hews a bit more closely to the traditional Valentine’s Day the...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 752•Transcript available on Metacast Hidden sources of stress — and how to beat them. Also: the myth of normal, the necessity of being disillusioned, and the disutility of comparing your suffering. Description: There’s so much to be grateful for in modern medicine. We can all agree that we would not do as well in a world with no Advil or dentistry. And yet, our guest today, who is a renowned doctor, says modern medicine is overlooking something crucial: the pernicious impact that modern living has on our minds and bodies. In...
Apr 08, 2024•57 min•Ep 751•Transcript available on Metacast The next time you’re in the grocery store, instead of the grind, step into a grateful state of mind. About Anushka Fernandopulle: Anushka teaches meditation, works as an organizational consultant, and does leadership coaching with individuals and teams. She has practiced meditation for over 25 years, including four years in full-time intensive training in monasteries and retreat centers in the US, India and Sri Lanka. Her work is informed by a BA in anthropology/religion from Harvard University,...
Apr 05, 2024•6 min•Ep 750•Transcript available on Metacast Buddhist strategies for making money and being creative. Meditation teacher David Nichtern believes that business can be, in his words, an essential spiritual practice. He has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years. He’s also the author of a book, Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck . And he hosts a podcast by the same name . He began his career as a successful composer, producer, and guitarist. He’s recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, P...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 749•Transcript available on Metacast Why fear of other people’s opinions (FOPO) holds us back, and what to do about it. Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist and the host of the Finding Mastery podcast. His new book is called The First Rule of Mastery : Stop Worrying About What People Think of You. In this episode we talk about: A handy new acronym: FOPO, Fear of People’s Opinions How the evolutionary roots of our desire for social acceptance work against us in the modern world Why c...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 748•Transcript available on Metacast Self-compassion can be really difficult. Imagining your younger self can soften your armor and help you receive the care you deeply deserve. 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 Community Dhar...
Mar 29, 2024•7 min•Ep 747•Transcript available on Metacast How to build a career that is sturdy, meaningful, and doesn’t burn you out. Description: Christina Wallace is a senior lecturer of entrepreneurship at Harvard business school, an active angel investor, and even a co-producer of Broadway musicals. Her new book is called The Portfolio Life . Her varied resume should give you an idea of what she means by this. In this episode we talk about: how to design a portfolio life for yourself her philosophy of ambition how to create the f...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 746•Transcript available on Metacast Slow productivity: achievement without burnout. Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University where he is also a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. His books have sold millions of copies and been translated into over forty languages. He is also a contributor to The New Yorker an...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 745•Transcript available on Metacast Dan leads an “open awareness” meditation that’s also available as part of the 10th anniversary audiobook of Ten Percent Happier. Related Episodes: Click here to listen to the previous episodes in our tenth anniversary series. To order the revised tenth anniversary edition of 10% Happier: click here For tickets to Dan Harris: Celebrating 10 Years of 10% Happier at Symphony Space: click here See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...
Mar 22, 2024•13 min•Ep 744•Transcript available on Metacast Do you struggle to fit meditation into a busy life? Check out this candid conversation with Dan’s younger brother, Matt. Matt Harris is partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where he’s developed an expertise in Fintech, or financial technology. He’s also a father of six incredible children. He is 17 months younger than Dan, to the day. And as you will hear, he likes to make fun of his neurotic brother. In fact, he shows up a lot in Dan's first book, 10% Happier , mocking Dan for his budding interest...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep 743•Transcript available on Metacast We explore the intellectual and practical aspects of these mystical and esoteric concepts. Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies , both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening , A Heart Full of Peace , One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism , Insight Meditation and The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation . Joseph has studied and practiced m...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep 742•Transcript available on Metacast Watching things come and go helps weaken obsessive cravings both in meditation and in our lives. About Joseph Goldstein: Joseph is one of the most respected meditation teachers in the world -- a key architect of the rise of mindfulness in our modern society -- with a sense of humor to boot. In the 1970's, he co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield. Since its founding, thousands of people from around the world have come to IMS to learn mindfuln...
Mar 15, 2024•8 min•Ep 741•Transcript available on Metacast A Buddhist psychiatrist (and one of the key players in Dan’s meditation career) talks about the overlap between Freud and the dharma. Mark Epstein M.D. , is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City, is the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, including Thoughts without a Thinker , Going to Pieces without Falling Apart , Going on Being , Open to Desire , Psychotherapy without the Self , The Trauma of Everyday Life and Advice Not Given: A Guide ...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 740•Transcript available on Metacast Am I a bad meditator if I don’t go on a retreat? What do they entail? How do I stay silent for days on end? How do I get into one? What’s the food like? Spring Washam is the author of two books, A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment and The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground . She is also one of the founding teachers at the East Bay Meditation Center and is the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys , a one-of-a-kind organization that blends indigenous ...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 739•Transcript available on Metacast Guidance for any time you need to practice staying relaxed and ready for whatever life might throw your way. About Matthew Hepburn: 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 up from unnecessary struggle and leave a healthier impact on the world. Beyond Ten Percent Happier, Matthew has taught in prisons,...
Mar 08, 2024•7 min•Ep 738•Transcript available on Metacast A wide ranging interview with one the biggest and most controversial names in the self-help world. Deepak Chopra is the founder of the Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality. He is a best selling author, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His new book, Quantum Body: The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life , is...
Mar 06, 2024•53 min•Ep 737•Transcript available on Metacast The tables have turned: Dan is interviewed by two of his producers. This is the kickoff episode of our upcoming series celebrating the 10th anniversary of Dan’s book, where two of Dan’s producers, DJ Cashmere and Lauren Smith, interview him. We talk about the story behind the book, what it was like to have a panic attack on national television, why Dan decided to admit it publicly, how the success of the book utterly transformed his life, and what he learned… Both while writing the book and subs...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 736•Transcript available on Metacast At times it feels like thinking trips us up more often than it helps. In this session, everyday New Yorker—and meditation luminary—Sharon Salzberg coaches you toward feeling more empowered relating to your own thoughts. 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...
Mar 01, 2024•7 min•Ep 735•Transcript available on Metacast The four rules for a meaningful conversation, when to be vulnerable, and how to form the habits of becoming a supercommunicator. Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of the bestselling The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. His new book is called Supercommunicators . In this episode we talk about: How he defines super communicator The four rules for a meaningful conversation How and when to deploy vulnerability How to transform shallow questio...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 734•Transcript available on Metacast How to cultivate a generosity mindset— and make a good thing less boring. Chris Anderson is the curator of TED . He is the author of New York Times bestseller TED Talks and has overseen the introduction of, among others, the TEDx program , the TED-Ed initiative , and the Audacious Project , a bold new philanthropic model to inspire change at scale. His newest book, Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading , is out now. In this episode we talk about: How to create a generosi...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep 733•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Harris takes you inside the way he practices on a daily basis, live from the Omega Institute. Dan did this live, in front of a large audience at a recent Meditation Party retreat at the Omega Institute. You’ll hear Dan talk for a little while about why he practices this way. Then he’ll do a lengthy, guided meditation. After that, you’ll hear him debrief with Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren, two great meditation teachers, with whom he co-led the aforementioned meditation party retreat. Ticket...
Feb 23, 2024•38 min•Ep 732•Transcript available on Metacast A master class in equanimity. It’s the latest installment of our Meditation Party series. Live from Omega. Sebene Selassie 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 Belong . She’s based in Brooklyn. Jeff Warren is also a writer and a meditation teacher. He and Dan co-wrote the book, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics . He also hosts the Consciousness Explorers podcast. He’s...
Feb 21, 2024•47 min•Ep 731•Transcript available on Metacast Simple tools you can knit into your life both for when you’re actively freaking out, and for preventing future trips down the anxiety toilet. Dr. Jenny Taitz is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Taitz completed her fellowship in psychology at Yale University School of Medicine and achieved board certifications in both cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Her new book, Stress ...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 730•Transcript available on Metacast Begin today by bringing to mind the people who have meant the most to you. It’s a simple way to start the day feeling great. About Oren Jay Sofer: He has practiced meditation since 1997, beginning his studies in Bodh Gaya, India and is a long-time student of Joseph Goldstein, Michele McDonald, and Ajahn Sucitto, and is a graduate of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training program. Oren teaches retreats across the country and works as Senior Program Developer at Mindful Schools, teaching and develop...
Feb 18, 2024•6 min•Ep 729•Transcript available on Metacast Three tools for living a “passion-struck” life. John R Miles is a former naval officer and corporate titan who has made it his business to study what it means to find passion and purpose in your life. He is the host of the Passion Struck Podcast and the author of the new book Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life . In this episode we talk about: A visualization technique for setting your priorities Why “autopilot” is the wrong met...
Feb 16, 2024•9 min•Ep 728•Transcript available on Metacast What 40 years of research tells us about how to cultivate good relationships in our lives. World-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, Dr. John Gottman has conducted over 40 years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples. He is the co-founder of The Gottman Institute and Affective Software Inc. as well as author of over 200 published academic articles and author or co-author of more than 40 books, including The New York Times bestseller The Seven Principles...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 727•Transcript available on Metacast Conflict doesn’t have to suck. These iconic relationship researchers tell us how. Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection is the name of a new book by esteemed guests Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Gottman. They are the co-Founders of The Gottman Institute and have completed over 40 years of research with more than 3,000 couples. John is the researcher; Julie the clinician. They have written several books together, including Eight Dates and The Love Prescription ....
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 726•Transcript available on Metacast This four-part breathing technique calms the nervous system, relaxes the body, and is an effective antidote to obsessive over-thinking. About Jeff Warren: Jeff is an incredibly gifted meditation teacher. He's trained in multiple traditions, including with renowned teacher Shinzen Young. Jeff is the co-author of NY Times Bestseller "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics," and the founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club, a meditation adventure group in Toronto. He has a knack for surfacing the exact...
Feb 09, 2024•6 min•Ep 725•Transcript available on Metacast You may be breathing wrong. Here’s how to fix it. At times, self-improvement can seem like a never-ending hallway filled with limitless shame and insufficiency. So when something as simple as the breath falls into this category, it seems only natural to meet that news with some resistance. Our guest today, James Nestor, argues that many of us, of all things, are breathing incorrectly but that by fixing our breathing, it can help with both physical and psychological ailments. Nestor is a sc...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 724•Transcript available on Metacast 
