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In part 3 of our series Mind, Body, Spirit, TED speakers tell stories of salvaging the human psyche and rekindling a zest for life.

Manoush Zomorodi spoke with choreographer Ryan Heffington for part 2 of TED Radio Hour's Mind, Body, Spirit series. Heffington's credits include the choreography for two Sia music videos, "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart." His more recent work on the HBO show Euphoria won him an Emmy. In this bonus episode for TED Radio Hour+, producers Andrea Gutierrez and Matthew Cloutier chat about translating Heffington's visual artform into audio. They also bring you a favorite idea left on the cutting room floor. To access bonus episodes like these and sponsor-free listening, you can sign up for TED Radio Hour+ at plus.npr.org. But if you can't sign up right now, don't worry—nothing is changing about TED Radio Hour's regular weekly show.

In part 2 of our series Mind, Body, Spirit, TED speakers explore ideas about movement, pleasure and rest.

In part 1 of our Mind, Body, Spirit series, Manoush Zomorodi spoke with Dan Harris. He's a meditation expert and host of the 10% Happier podcast. In this first bonus episode for TED Radio Hour+ listeners, Dan Harris leads us in his favorite, science-backed meditation. To get access to this episode and future bonus episodes, sign up for TED Radio Hour+. When you sign up, you get access to regular extras like this and our main episodes become ad-free. That's because you are directly supporting our work at NPR. Learn more and sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.

For millennia, humans have debated the mind, body, spirit connection. But today, the phrase sounds trite — a hallmark of the #selfcare industry. Over the next three episodes, TED speakers will investigate fresh perspectives on how we think, move, and feel. This hour: the mind. Guests include animal behaviorist and autism activist Temple Grandin, podcast host and meditation advocate Dan Harris, neurointerventionist and entrepreneur Tom Oxley and poet Sarah Kay

Starting Wednesday, March 22, TED Radio Hour Plus subscribers will get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without ads. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.

This hour, we talk with writer Steven Johnson on the many breakthroughs that have doubled life expectancy — and where we go from here.