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Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris Wondery
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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.
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Listen to Ten Percent Happier on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting https://wondery.com/links/ten-percent-happier-with-dan-harris now.
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What It’s Like To Do A Year-Long Silent Meditation Retreat—By Yourself | Cara Lai
This episode comes out for free on Wednesday, August 7th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
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A (surprisingly) practical and fascinating conversation.
Cara Lai has worked as an artist, wilderness guide, social worker, and therapist before becoming a full time meditation teacher. She teaches teens and adults at Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Society, and Ten Percent Happier.
To find out more about what Cara does, you can go to her website, www.caralai.org – where she’s got some online meditation classes, including one called Meditate Your Face Off. She also has a monthly class for parents, co-led by Ofosu Jones-Quartey and Jess Morey, both of whom have been heard on this podcast.
Speaking of podcasts, Cara also co-hosts a podcast called Adventures in Meditating (For Parents), along with Jess Morey and Jon Roberts.
Cara will also be a core teacher for a 14-week residential semester program for youth ages 18-32 this Fall in Marlboro VT. The program is called the Contemplative Semester, and there are many folks who will be teaching who have been in the TPH orbit, including Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Jessica Morey, Kaira Jewel Lingo, and more. You can find more info at www.contemplativesemester.org
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/cara-lai-808
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How Turning Habits Into Rituals Can Help You At Home, At Work, And When You’re Anxious | Michael Norton
This episode comes out for free on August 5th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
A Harvard professor on how to elevate everyday activities in order to lift your mood, improve your relationships and rise to new challenges.
Michael Norton is the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He has studied human behavior as it relates to love and inequality, time and money, and happiness and grief. He is the author of The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions.
In this episode we talk about:
The difference between habits and rituals
How rituals impact various spheres of life, including creativity, grief and politics - and how not all rituals are beneficial
how to transform your everyday activities into rituals and how they can inject meaning into your life and give a boost to your relationships
How to introduce rituals into your workplace without falling back on cliché (like trust falls)
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How to Change Your Habits | Katy Milkman — Ten Percent Happier
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A Buddhist Antidote To Fear And Anxiety | Devin Berry
The two practices that helped turn this self described scowling, sarcastic skeptic into an expert meditator
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The Science Of Manifestation: Can This Stanford Neuroscientist Convince A Skeptical Dan To Give It A Shot? | Dr. James R. Doty
Six practical steps to harness the full power of your mind.
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Relaxed, Not Casual | Bonus Meditation with Joseph Goldstein
Watching things come and go helps weaken obsessive cravings both in meditation and in our lives.
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Mindfulness Without All The Effort | Loch Kelly (Co-Interviewed By Matt Harris)
Tactics and practices to understand non-duality.
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