10% Happier with Dan Harris

Plus: How to find practices that work for you, what "mindfulness" actually means, and a new audiobook out now.
Sebene Selassie has been meditating for decades, survived cancer three times, and still says the practice isn't a magic bullet. That honesty is kind of the point.
Today we're sharing a sneak preview of Dan's new audiobook, Even You Can Meditate, co-authored with Sebene. Think of it as a practical rescue plan for anyone who feels too distracted, overwhelmed, or skeptical to start (or restart) a meditation practice.
In this preview, Dan and Seb cover:
Why "mindfulness" is actually a bit of a misnomer — and what the practice is really about

What meditation can and can't do for you (it won't solve everything, but the benefits tend to kick in faster than you'd expect)

How to find the style that works for your specific brain, body, and life — including if sitting still feels impossible

The role of intention, and why getting clear on your "why" can become a surprisingly powerful engine for keeping a practice going

The five hindrances — the predictable challenges that come up for almost every meditator — and how to work with them instead of against them

Even You Can Meditate is out now on Audible. Listen now at audible.com/danharris.
And mark your calendar: Dan and Seb are running a free five-day meditation challenge March 23–27 on Dan's app, 10% with Dan Harris. Download the app at app.danharris.com.
 
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The comedian on: connecting instead of separating, feeling whole, and the upside of being an affirmation addict.
Pete Holmes is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He created and starred in HBO's Crashing and hosted The Pete Holmes Show on TBS. He has released stand-up specials on HBO, Netflix, and Comedy Central, hosts the popular You Made It Weird podcast, and is the author of Comedy Sex God.
This episode is a live conversation recorded in NYC as part of a benefit for the amazing organization New York Insight Meditation Center. 
In this episode we talk about:
How Pete Holmes's evangelical upbringing shaped his early ideas about fear, morality, and God
Psychedelics, awareness, identity and consciousness  
Mysticism and metaphor versus literal belief
Meditation and different paths of practice
What meditation reveals about awareness, forgetting, and remembering
Being an affirmation addict
Service and helping others
Happiness versus peace of mind
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The brain benefits of self-disclosure, the costs of staying silent, and how to know what to reveal and when.
Leslie John is the James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Her new book is called Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing.
In this episode we talk about:
Why self-disclosure can feel risky but is often socially rewarding
The psychological and physiological costs of keeping secrets
How putting feelings into words can reduce rumination and anxiety
Why validation is often more helpful than advice
Why undersharing leads to missed opportunities in relationships, work, and life

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If you struggle with the terrifying reality that everything changes, this conversation is for you.
Bart van Melik is a meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and our Teacher of the Month for January. In this live session recorded on Zoom with subscribers to the 10% with Dan Harris app, Bart and Dan explore one of Bart's favorite teachings: "Keep calmly knowing change"—four words that supposedly distill all 84,000 of the Buddha's teachings.
We talk about:
Why attuning to the flow of things brings peace (even though change is terrifying)—and what the Buddha said on his deathbed about impermanence

How to introduce meditation to kids without making it seem difficult or boring 

The three dimensions of mindfulness: internal (your own mind), external (noticing other people's breath on the subway), and relational (the field we're all co-creating together)

Whether connecting through venting and complaining is harmless or something to examine more closely

"Useless speech" (sampappalāpa)—the Pali term for saying stuff that doesn't really matter, and why the urge is often just "look at me"

Why Bart is still on this path after all these years: community

Bart closes with a beautiful dedication about coming home to the body and appreciating that we show up in community.
These live sessions happen every week in the app 10% with Dan Harris, where you can meditate with Dan and guest teachers and ask questions in real time. Get the app at danharris.com—there's a free 14-day trial.
 
 
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Plus, making the mundane sacred, meditating in a cave, and lowering the ego walls.
Michael Pollan is the author of ten books, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. His latest book is A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness.
In this episode we talk about:
How to get over yourself
How to reduce rumination
How to lower the ego's walls
How to elevate mundane tasks
The value of what Zen practitioners call "don't know mind"
How to reclaim your attention from Big Tech (what Michael calls the "colonizers of consciousness")
The value of MDMA-assisted therapy
Michael's experiences meditating in a cave
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