10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Happier
10% Happier with Dan Harris

Self-help for smart people. World-class insights and practices from experts in modern science and ancient wisdom. Hosted by veteran journalist and best-selling author, Dan Harris.

  1. The Mind-Bending Science of Advanced Meditation | Matthew Sacchet

    FEB 26

    The Mind-Bending Science of Advanced Meditation | Matthew Sacchet

    What it is, how beginners can get a taste, the dangers of striving, and whether tech can make it easier.   Dr. Matthew D. Sacchet, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Meditation Research Program at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General). Since 2012, he has authored more than 120 publications, presented more than 150 times at international, national, regional and local conferences and speaker series, and been cited more than 8,000 times.     In this episode we talk about: What Matthew's learning about advanced states of meditation, and what they do to the brain What relevance advanced meditation might have for the rest of us How we might get a taste of these states ourselves Whether technology might ultimately help some of us advance more quickly The psychological risks of practicing deep end meditation   Related Episodes: Dr. Richie Davidson, Daniel Goleman – Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body Nirvana | Joseph Goldstein A Meditator in the Arena | Sam Harris Willoughby Britton, Jared Lindahl -- Does Meditation Have a Dark Side   Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes   Additional Resources: Meditation Research Program at Harvard Matthew Sacchet on X (Twitter) Matthew Sacchet’s LinkedIn

    1h 23m
  2. Should You Be Taking Psychedelics? The Benefits, the Risks, and the Science. | Jay Michaelson

    FEB 24

    Should You Be Taking Psychedelics? The Benefits, the Risks, and the Science. | Jay Michaelson

    Featuring a meditation teacher, author, professor, and dedicated experimenter with these molecules.   Jay Michaelson is a journalist, meditation teacher, rabbi, and professor of religious studies whose work for the last several years has been focused on psychedelics, meditation, and spirituality. Jay is a field scholar at Emory University’s Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, and a fellow at Harvard Law School’s project on Psychedelic Use, Law, and Spiritual Experience. He is currently a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, teaching courses on psychedelics, law, and religion.   In this episode we talk about: Everything you should know about psychedelics if you’re wondering whether to give them a try What the research shows thus far The differences among various compounds The overlap between meditation and psychedelics The difference between spirituality and healing The dizzying question of whether these medicines have a separate consciousness  And more   Related Episodes: Psychedelics and Meditation | Michael Pollan - by DB - Dan Harris What to do About Eco-Anxiety | Jay Michaelson   Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes   Additional Resources: Both/And with Jay Michaelson A special guided meditation from Jay to accompany this episode  Two free upcoming events: Emory Science on Spiritual Health Conference (free, online)  Harvard Symposium on Psychedelics in Monotheistic Traditions (which Jay co-chairing)

    1h 21m
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