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Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris Wondery
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4.6 • 10.4K Ratings
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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 for free. Listen 1-week early and to all episodes ad-free with Wondery+ or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
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A Meditation for People Who Can’t Sit Still | Bonus Meditation with Dawn Mauricio
This episode comes out for free on June 9, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
Mindful movement is an excellent way to integrate and even invigorate mindfulness while cultivating the power of curious awareness.
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, and she teaches extensively in her home-country of Canada, as well as the US, to teens, people of color, and folks of all backgrounds.
To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “Gentle Mindful Movement.”
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This Episode Will Make You Stronger | Sister Dang Nghiem
This episode comes out for free on June 7th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
It’s hard to be a human. No matter how good things are for you, being alive is still hard. Whatever your life circumstances are, we’re all subject to impermanence and entropy.
This episode dives into a five-part Buddhist list for being stronger in the face of whatever life throws at you.
Sister Dang Nghiem, who goes by Sister D, is a nun in the Plum Village tradition and a disciple of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. She was born in Vietnam during the war, and is the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier. Sister D experienced an unfathomable amount of loss before relocating to the US, where she became a doctor and later, after experiencing more loss, became a nun. She’s written several books and her most recent is Flowers in the Dark.
In this conversation, Sister D shares her story, and then walks us through The Five Strengths of Applied Zen Buddhism which include trust, diligence, mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
Content Warning: This episode covers difficult topics including death, mental illness, and sexual abuse.
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/sister-dang-nghiem-403-rerun
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9 Strategies for Managing Your Time | Laura Vanderkam
This episode comes out for free on June 5th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
So many of us suffer over the issue of time management.
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Our guest today approaches the topic from research and personal experience and dives into how we can think more strategically about our time and aspire to build resilient schedules, rather than perfect ones.
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books. Her latest is Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company. Laura’s TED Talk on “How to Gain Control of Your Free Time” has been viewed more than 12 million times, and she also hosts the podcast Before Breakfast. Her previous books include Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think.
In this episode we talk about:
- Why time is the great leveler
- Why time management strategies aren’t only for people lucky enough to set their own schedules
- Why Laura’s number one rule in her book is to “give yourself a bedtime”
- Why she is a big believer that that weekends and evenings do not have to be work free zones
- How to use exercise as a reset button during your day
- Why creating a habit doesn’t have to mean doing it everyday
- The time management rule that Laura gets the biggest pushback on
- And the rule Laura says all the other rules are jealous of
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/laura-vanderkam-606
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For When You're Overwhelmed | Bonus Meditation with Jeff Warren
Be like a robot and try this light-hearted noting practice. Give your anxiety a break by immersing yourself fully in your external senses.
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A Personal Story from Dan
We’re going to bring you a bonus episode from a podcast we love called Meditative Story. We’re going to share my episode of Meditative Story with you, where I tell a personal story about a father-son trip that I went on with my son, Alexander, when he was four years old. And how this trip really changed our relationship.
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A Three Part Plan for Anxiety | Dr. Luana Marques
Luana also covers: How to be comfortably uncomfortable, why being bold isn't the same as being fearless, and the #1 buffer against any mental health issue.
Customer Reviews
Really appreciate you his podcast
I’m finding as I add meditation and as many moments of presence as I can to my life that I’m running out of time for anger anxiety and pessimism. This podcast helps with this so much. It nudges me in the right direction.
And there are so many episodes to choose from. Thanks to all involved!
Happy gal
I love to listen to podcasts, I’m a chef, I work by myself prepping & cooking many hours a day. My iPods are my best accessory. I’ve been a fan of Dan Harris since tv news days, one of the first peeps to read TEN PERCENT HAPPIER, & now I can’t wait to be on the elliptical or at the cutting board to hear his fascinating professional interviews & get a little more than 10% happier. As I browse for other interesting podcasts, I am painfully reminded that great content with a mediocre host is a drag. Even mediocre content is better with a professional speaker & news worthy broadcaster. Thanks for the engaging inspirational, clever, attention to this healing & soothing subject. I miss you on the tv news, but what a find, here on mindfulness news. Heather
Too many celebrities
I really appreciate his podcast but it’s turning into a celebrity love fest and that’s not why I was drawn to this podcast. Right now there’s a lack of balance. We already have too much celebrity worship in this country. We don’t need more of that.