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John is joined by Dan Harris, former ABC News anchor of Nightline, World News Sunday, and Good Morning America's weekend edition, to discuss Dan's transformation into a full-time meditation and mental health guru and entrepreneur — and accidental social media influencer. The longtime pals discuss strategies for staying sane in the face of the flood of anxiety and agitation unleashed by the 2024 election; why failure is often more productive and profitable (mentally, emotionally, spiritually) than success; how to maintain a sense of calm and balance while working harder than, in Dan's phrase, a “six-peckered goat;” and some big changes happening in Harris's 10 Percent Happier empire. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all have big moments that shift the course of our life - and our relationship with those moments also change over time. Dan Harris was a long time TV journalist when he had a panic attack on air in 2004. That set in motion a different course in his life - where he began meditating, finding healthier ways to manage his anxiety, and hosting the podcast 10 Percent Happier. On the tenth anniversary of his book 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Really Works – a True Story he speaks with Morra Aarons-Mele about how work and public discussions of mental health has changed, how he views his life changing moment now, and what he wants next.  Check out his book here: https://www.amazon.com/10-Happier-10th-Anniversary-Works-dp-0063356473/dp/0063356473/ref=dp_ob_title_bk And listen to his podcast: https://pod.link/1087147821

In this episode of EG Pod of Thunder, host Efi talks to Steve Montoya, former director of operations at Brain.fm and current lead of life cycle marketing at 10% Happier. Steve shares his journey from being a gym membership salesman to working with a scientist, financial advising, and forex experience, and how it led him to his current position. He discusses his curiosity about others and his mindset on the importance of giving your full effort into something you do. Steve also talks about his end goal and setting milestones for himself, and how he utilizes the skills he learned from his previous jobs. Efi and Steve also express appreciation for their friendship. Tune in to this inspiring conversation on personal growth and career development.Follow Steve:IG: @MontoyaManiaReach Us At:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-CkrW-5SPewYxdu588tUQWebsite: https://allmylinks.com/egpodEmail: EGPodOfThunder@gmail.comAll Social Media: @EGPodOfThunderEfi's Social Media: @ExplorewithEfWelcome to Episode 81! Join us as we discuss the latest trends and news in the world of streaming. EG Pod is a podcast that provides an opportunity for you to connect with Efi, an experienced traveler and host of the show. In each episode, Efi interviews interesting people from around the world and discusses the stories they have to tell. If you are interested in learning more about the world and the people in it, this is the podcast for you! Don't forget to follow us on YouTube, our website, email us, and follow us on all social media platforms. For more from Efi, you can also follow him on his own social media accounts. So don't miss out - follow, like,subscribe, and tell a friend to tell a co-worker to tell a friend about us. Appreciate the love!

There are lots of apps for mindfulness and meditation. The advantage is just in time training, help and support and symptom relief. The disadvantage could be the continued separation from actual people, data harvesting by low lifers and the app not exactly meeting your needs.   I would say that it is important you develop your skills as an informed health consumer.   One way to do that is to visit the website One Mind Psyber Guide.    In this episode, a lot as some of the apps that are available for mindfulness and meditation. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.   Resources Mentioned:  U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumer page about protecting your privacy and being aware of permissions you give an app.   Free Meditation Apps From the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center there is the UCLA Mindful App for iOS and Android has features such as getting started in meditation, videos and access to the podcast where there are a number topics about mindfulness.  Healthy Minds Program, this is an app that has both active and sitting practices. This app helps you to build you process by introducing the concepts of awareness, staying focused and tracking the actual time spent in mindfulness and meditation.   Meditation with In-App Purchases The Mindfulness App by the company Mind App has a tutorial on how to meditate, 400 mindfulness recordings, customization option like choosing the length of a meditation, guided or silent and other options. This app is accessible in multiple languages. Seven-day free trial. Subscription is either $4.99 a month or $59.99 a year.    Simple Habit has meditation on the go, guided mindfulness and meditation practices and experts on the topic. You can access some of the content for free or there is a subscription for $12 monthly, $90 annually, or $300 for lifetime use. iOS and Android.   Subscription Based Mindfulness and Meditation Apps In the last episode, I mentioned Runkeeper for those that want to do running meditations. It is a subscription service for $39.99 a year. https://runkeeper.com/cms/   Buddhify designed for just in time meditation or up to 30 minutes. for meditation on the go $4.99 a month or $30 a year on iOS and $3.99 and $30 a year  in the Google Play store.    And the app created by Dan Harris and his team. 10 Percent Happier. You get audio, video, tutorial guidance and if you want it, community. 7 days free trial, $100 a year. It is available for Android and iOS phones.    Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

When I'm looking for viable resources, I can tell when I find a traditional approach to treatment. Listed are two options listed, medication and therapy. Sometime they will mention others as a lifestyle choice. That is slowly changing. I am seeing more traditional sites including mindfulness and meditation.  There is increasing medical documentation that mindfulness and meditation work.  Medical scientists are still trying to quantify how it works. But they aren't kicking up a fuss about it anymore.  Another force for change is the entrepreneurial health app providers.  They offer meditation as a treatment option, for users and for large corporations.  Many are targeting corporations. The pitch is "we can provide meditation as a services and it won't cost you (corporations) as much as dealing with traditional providers."  And in-between the entrepreneurs and traditionally medicine is you, me and the rest of the gang.  Truth is, there are people that will be thrilled with an app that actual helps them. They are practicing and benefiting from meditation via an app. There are other people that need an in-person experience. Some will get that through a faith based provider. Other people will seek out secular choices from non-profits, university offerings and commercial or virtual retreats. No matter which way you choice to go; know what you are getting into and see if the app or training course meets your expectations.  As I mention in the episode, there is no consensus about what those two words mean across disciplines, faith systems and from the medical and behavioral health professionals. Some people use mindfulness for meditation or meditation for mindfulness. I had to cobble out a definition that works for me but I do mention the other definitions in the show. One definition of mindfulness is that it is a practice of paying full attention, being aware of what you are doing and grounding yourself in the moment.    The website Very Well Minds definition of meditation:    "can be defined as a set of techniques that are intended to encourage a heightened state of awareness and focused attention. Meditation is also a consciousness-changing technique shown to have many benefits on psychological well-being"   In this episode, a look at mindfulness and meditation in 2022. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned:  App and Audio Resources:   ASICS Runkeeper app for those that want to run as they meditate.   Australian podcaster Rachel Kable has an episode on How to Train Your Brain and Worry Less, might be good for the generalized anxiety folks.    NPR Life Tool Kit has an interview with Jon Kabbt-Zinn. In addition to the text interview is a recording of the conversation where he defines mindfulness as awareness.    10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris - there is also an app for accessing more content.     Text Resources:    American Psychological Association page on Mindfulness Meditation.   The Blissful Mind has a page on Mindfulness 101: Everything You Need to Know About Mindfulness.   The National Center for Integrative and Complementary Health page on Meditation and Mindfulness, What you need to know.    Mindful.org Getting Started page on Mindfulness.   Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism! Co-hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson catch up on the whirlwind political news from the last few weeks. They cover the defeat of Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro by former president (and prisoner) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva aka “Lula,” the upcoming COP27, and the U.S. midterm elections. First up, Brazil. The news of Lula's presidential win is a victory for the planet. Deforestation skyrocketed under Bolsonaro but declined under Lula's first stint as president. However, it won't be easy to reverse Bolsanaro's trends. Lula doesn't have a Congressional majority, and Bolsonaro's party just picked up a few more legislative seats. What will this mean for Brazil's regeneration initiatives? Next, the team discusses COP27, the upcoming UN climate conference. This year's theme will be implementation rather than high-stakes, multi-governmental negotiation. But that has our trio wondering about what that means for the private sector? With $20 trillion in income, they're essential to hitting net zero targets. What role will they play? On to U.S. and U.K. politics: Republicans一with their climate denial stance一seem poised to win both legislative houses in the upcoming American midterm elections. And across the pond, the U.K. continues to flounder in its ongoing leadership crisis. How does this affect the U.S. and U.K. climate agendas, wealthy western oil companies, or climate finance commitments to developing countries? You won't want to miss the team's insights! Finally, enjoy the amazing British-Asian fusion sound of Nikhil Beats with an exclusive performance of his song 'Wisdom ft. Eclipse'.   NOTES AND RESOURCES    To learn more about our planet's climate emergency and how you can transform outrage into optimistic action subscribe to the podcast here. Learn more about COP27 Participate in the COP27 Civic Imagination Lab – REGISTER HERE   Nikhil Beats Soundcloud | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube   Get Tickets to Nikhil's Headlining Show in London on Nov 16!   -   Watch Sister True Dedication's Ted Talk Listen to Sister True Dedication on 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris

Scott Snibbe becomes the interviewee in this week's episode as Ven. Fabienne Pradelle speaks with him about finding meaning and spirituality through art and creativity, love without attachment, misconceptions about Buddhism, the afterlife, and our infinite potential.Ep. 105: Ten Million Percent Happier - Interview with Scott SnibbeSupport the show (https://www.skepticspath.org/support/)

Check out this sneak peak into an episode of our new podcast Twenty Percent Happier, available exclusively in the Ten Percent Happier app. About Matthew Hepburn:Matthew Hepburn is a straight shooting, clear thinking, and dedicated meditation teacher. His personal practice caught fire over the course of several extended meditation retreats and volunteering to teach buddhist meditation in prisons in his early twenties. Now he shares his love of contemplative practice with people on intensive silent retreats, through dedicated daily life practice as a core teacher at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, and as the Editor of Mobile Content for Ten Percent Happier.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Check out this sneak peak into an episode of our new podcast Twenty Percent Happier, available exclusively in the Ten Percent Happier app. About Matthew Hepburn:Matthew Hepburn is a straight shooting, clear thinking, and dedicated meditation teacher. His personal practice caught fire over the course of several extended meditation retreats and volunteering to teach buddhist meditation in prisons in his early twenties. Now he shares his love of contemplative practice with people on intensive silent retreats, through dedicated daily life practice as a core teacher at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, and as the Editor of Mobile Content for Ten Percent Happier.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Check out this sneak peak into an episode of our new podcast Twenty Percent Happier, available exclusively in the Ten Percent Happier app. About Matthew Hepburn:Matthew Hepburn is a straight shooting, clear thinking, and dedicated meditation teacher. His personal practice caught fire over the course of several extended meditation retreats and volunteering to teach buddhist meditation in prisons in his early twenties. Now he shares his love of contemplative practice with people on intensive silent retreats, through dedicated daily life practice as a core teacher at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, and as the Editor of Mobile Content for Ten Percent Happier.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this special episode we're going to do some mindful eavesdropping. You're going to get a chance to listen in on a process that rarely, if ever, gets aired publicly. You're going to hear real students talking to a real meditation teacher about real life issues -- issues in their meditation practice, and issues related to applying meditation to your everyday life.The meditation teacher for this episode is Matthew Hepburn. Matthew has spent the last decade teaching meditation in schools, prisons, and meditation centers around the country. He's an incredibly skilled, wise, and funny teacher. He's also worked for many years at Ten Percent Happier, where Matthew is a stalwart on the content team. We cover some fascinating issues, including: how meditation can make you braver at work; undercover practices you can do with your spouse or partner; how to find meaning in everyday annoyances; how to handle fear; and the one thing that will break any meditation practice. You can listen to 20% Happier exclusively on the Ten Percent Happier app and download today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/installFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/matthew-hepburn-387See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caleb Swartz is a professional mtb and cyclocross racer with the Bear National Team U23 program. He is also a recent graduate from Marion University where he raced collegiately and majored in Biology. In this episode, Caleb and Curtis talk about the challenges and benefits of racing professionally while pursuing a college degree, and they also weigh in on the newly announced USCX series for 2021. Follow Caleb @cswartzz on Instagram. Follow Curtis @curtisjwhite & curtisjwhite.com

Could you imagine what it would be like to suffer a panic attack in front of five million people on live television? Journalist, author, and co-founder of 10% Happier, Dan Harris, was subjected to this terrifying experience as a news anchor on Good Morning America. Since this ordeal, he has embarked on a mission to encourage us to ask an important question: what is happiness, and how can we work towards it?  I've been following Dan's journey for a long time. His work really resonates with me and I have applied a lot of similar ideas in my own journey to happiness, specifically his advocacy for meditation, exercise, and developing healthy social habits to increase mindfulness. We dive deep into Buddhist concepts, the dangers of extrinsic comparison, the Hedonic Treadmill, rescuing the idea of ‘love’, and dealing with depression and anxiety. Despite a world of growing excess, we often still feel like we are missing something. Dan’s mission of encouraging more people to seriously consider happiness is something we need now more than ever.  His book, 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works, is available on Amazon and everywhere else. You can also find his meditation and wellness app, 10 Percent Happier, on the App Store and Google Play Store. 

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author, and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity, and spirituality. She is also a teacher on the 10 Percent Happier meditation app. Sebene began studying Buddhism 30 years ago and is a three-time cancer survivor of stage 3 and 4 cancer. Her book, You Belong: A Call for Connection is discussed in today's episode.But wait - there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you!Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is open now! Visit spiritualhabits.net to sign up and learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life!In This Interview, Sebene Selassie and I Discuss Belonging and Connection and...Her book, You Belong: A Call for ConnectionBelonging is the feeling of not being separate from anythingThe absolute and relative truth of belongingNavigating our imbalances and aversionsHow separation begets domination, which leads to clinging to being rightThe comparing mind measures everything as better than, less than, or equal toHow our society is structured for comparison and competitionOur thoughts are often not our own, but come from our cultureThe challenge of recognizing our unconscious biasEmbodiment practice is bringing mindfulness to your bodily sensationsDifferences between thinking about the body and actually feeling the bodyThe different phrasings of the 5 Buddhist PreceptsSebene Selassie Links:Sebene's WebsiteInstagramSebene's video and audio linksOrganifi: Your all-day, total body, certified organic, delicious superfood system. Go to www.organifi.com and enter promo code WOLF to get 15% off any product in their store.Aura Digital Security provides digital security protection to keep your online finances, personal information, and tech safe from online threats. To sign up and get 3 months of service for free, visit aura.com/wolf. Ancient Nutrition offers whole food nutritional products that are designed to provide Ancient Nutrients in a modern, convenient form to power the body and mind and restore health, strength, and vitality. Enter promo code WOLF at ancientnutrition.com to get 20% off your first order If you enjoyed this conversation with Sebene Selassie on Belonging and Connection, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Deep Transformation with Spring WashamRobert WrightSteve Hagan

If you liked this episode, we think you'll also enjoy: 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris- Depression and Anxiety: Your Old Enemies, Your Best Friends with Zindel SegalTherapy For Black Girls Podcast with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford- Seasonal Depression During The Pandemic with Dr. Allycin Powell-Hicks Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Code by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski Fighting Forward: Your Nitty-Gritty Guide To Beating The Lies That Hold You Back by Hannah BrencherSwitch On Your Brain: The Key To Peak Happiness, Thinking and Health by Dr. Caroline LeafSelf-Compassion by Dr. Kristen Neff 

In this episode we hear from Nan, a young woman who is trying to figure out if meditation is right for her. Zahra consults with SELF’s health editor, Carolyn Todd, who has reported extensively on what meditation can and can’t do for your health. Then Zahra speaks with a mindfulness meditation teacher, Kriste Peoples, who walks us through what starting a meditation practice can look like and talks about her work facilitating meditation for people of color.  You can follow Carolyn @CarolynLTodd on Twitter, and read more of her work here: https://www.self.com/contributor/carolyn-todd You can learn more about Kriste’s many roles on her website: https://kristepeoples.com. And you can follow her on Instagram @kristepeoples.  Here are some meditation apps: Liberate is a subscription-based meditation app that includes practices and talks designed for the Black community. According to their website, they have curated content from 40+ teachers of color with a diverse background in lineage, perspective, and approach, so that everyone can find a practice in their voice. Headspace is a subscription-based meditation app with a friendly interface. It helps guide you through meditations, both single mediations and dozens of courses that address anxiety, loneliness, gratitude, and much more.  10 Percent Happier is dedicated to skeptics. You can even connect to a coach that will answer all your questions, and the app has also spun off into a podcast and book you may find helpful. Here are some SELF articles full of information, tips, and resources: How to Meditate When You Have No Idea When to Start The Has Never Been A Better Time to Start Meditating The 15 Best Meditation Apps, According to People Who Actually Meditate What Meditation Can -- and Can’t -- Do For Your Health Don’t miss out on new episodes of Checking In on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: http://listen.self.com/self-apple Spotify: http://listen.self.com/self-spotify Google Podcasts: http://listen.self.com/self-google Don't forget to sign up for the Checking In newsletter here: https://www.self.com/newsletter/checking-in If you have a health or wellness question of your own and want a chance to be featured on the podcast, you can submit it here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jen Poyant has built a storytelling career from behind the scenes.   She's worked in Public Radio, on popular podcasts like Note to Self and 2 Dope Queens, and now is the Executive Product for 10 Percent Happier's podcasts. She also previously founded her own production company, Stable Genius Productions.   Her perspective on storytelling, crafting a vision for what you want to say and how you want to say it, and how your intended audience might receive it, through the lens of a producer, is an interesting and relevant view on how we might approach our own stories and conversations.   Connect with Jen at https://twitter.com/jpoyant.   Subscribe to my weekly newsletter, which drops each Friday, by going to https://www.thefollowupquestion.com/newsletter.

Mi-am propus să încep anul 2021 cu o discuție despre rezoluții. Destul de previzibil aș spune pentru că mai toată lumea s-a pregătit să vorbească despre asta. Dar îmi propun o perspectivă axată pe experiența și trăirile tale, la care se adaugă istoricul pe care l-ai avut până acum, care te-ar putea împiedica sau să te pună să eviți să mai stabilești obiective. Și dacă tot vorbim despre rezoluții, ceea ce mi-am propus pentru acest sezon din Podcastul Reflecții este să înregistrez liber. Să-mi pregătesc doar câteva idei principale care vor fi menționate în transcriptul de pe site și restul să fie discurs. Pentru o primă experiență, cred că este decent. Dar vreau să aflu și părerea ta. Îți place mai mult așa sau dorești să revin la formula veche? Trimiterea la 10 Percent Happier. Un episod în care vei găsi alte informații despre rezoluții și tendința oamenilor de a-și propune ceva nou la început de ceva (săptămână, lună, an, zi de naștere). Ma gasesti pe Facebook, Youtube. Te poti abona la Newsletter si vei primi cadou un pdf in care descriu primele patru sedinte de terapie.

On this week's episode of the PDS we talk about 10 Percent Happier. Dan Harris was a seasoned journalist, but after he had a panic attack on Good Morning America he  began a search for fulfillment in his life. After years of searching he wrote a book called 10 Percent Happier and eventually created a podcast with the same name, all with the goal of finding a way to be more at peace. This episode he interviews meditation expert DaRa Williams and they talk about something we thought would be especially helpful right now, how to be grateful when everything sucks.    This weeks discussion :  10 Percent Happier - 295 - How to Be Grateful When Everything Sucks Next weeks recommendation : You're Wrong About - Koko the Gorilla     It would be great if you would leave us a review and follow us on Spotify, Itunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.   Also check us out on Twitter @thepdsofficial , and join the Podcast Discovery Club on Facebook. We have been live streaming each of our episodes each Friday on Twitch so we hope you stop by and say hello at PodcastDiscoveryShow We know that it is not always ideal to get a monthly subscription so we set up a venmo account so that if you would like to support the show you can very easily. Any support, even just reviews or getting in touch on twitter is very appreciated. Venmo link: https://venmo.com/PDS_Crew

Dr. Richard Shuster is a clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, and CEO of Your Success Insights, which helps consumers, corporations, and athletes achieve peak performance. He is also the host of The Daily Helping with Dr. Richard Shuster: Food for the Brain, Knowledge from the experts, Tools to Win at Life which is regularly downloaded in over 150 countries. Dr. Shuster’s clinical expertise and podcast have been featured in such publications as The Huffington Post, NBCNews.com, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, and others. He is also the president of Every Kid Rocks, Inc., a 501c3 which helps schools provide therapy services to children. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: ww.drrichardshuster.com Podcast: The Daily Helping Special Offer: Get The POWERS 2.0 Assessment and personalized success guide. Receive the first month free with coupon code “MindfulnessMode”. Most Influential Person Hal Elrod (Author of the book, The Miracle Morning) Effect on Emotions Mindfulness allows me to take a step back. There are similar tools we use in cognitive behavior therapy that allow you to be an objective bystander so-to-speak to emotions and recognize that the world isn't doing this to you. This is something that's happening and you have a choice as to how you respond to it.  Thoughts on Breathing Breathing is really important. Shallow breathing is not great, it's that deep, diaphragmatic breathing … I do that every day. I have a red-light therapy panel that hangs on my wall and I stand in front of that thing for twenty minutes every day and I do my breathing during that. So I get to combine those two so I know I'm getting at least twenty minutes of deep breathing every day.  Suggested Resources Book: 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris App: Insight Timer Get The POWERS 2.0 Assessment and personalized success guide. Receive the first month for free with coupon code “MindfulnessMode”. Bullying Story It happened to me a bit in elementary school. I've worked a lot with children who have been physically and sexually abused. Mindfulness isn't going to make the bullying stop. You as a parent or you as a victim would have to take some kind of action to make that stop. If you have a mindfulness practice, you're better able to handle the stress of what that looks like. [With mindfulness], you are going to be less prone to internalize what's being said about you. Related Episodes 183 Create The Life You Love With Dr. Paul Jenkins 261 Mindfulness, Quantum Physics and Healing With Dr. Anastasia Chopelas 380 Anchor Your Energy Says Dr. Harold Komiskey Special Offer POWERS 2.0 is a comprehensive & dynamic assessment designed to accelerate your success in business & in life. It assesses for key strengths and obstacles.  It can also help you improve your work-life balance and instantly comes with a comprehensive personalized success guide. Use coupon code “MindfulnessMode” to get the first month free. Our Sponsor Stop struggling with Deep rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Would you like to reduce the stress and anxiety in your life? Hypnosis can help you reach your goals faster and easier than you ever thought possible. Ever thought of becoming a hypnotherapist? The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com

On this episode of the PDS we dig in to the show Heavyweight. Each episode host Jonathan Goldstein helps people resolve a moment from the past they would like to address. He approaches each journey with humor and compassion and the result is a pleasure to experience.   This weeks discussion :  Heavyweight 24- Jimmy and Mark Next weeks recommendation : 10 Percent Happier - 295 - How to Be Grateful When Everything Sucks     It would be great if you would leave us a review and follow us on Spotify, Itunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.   Also check us out on Twitter @thepdsofficial , and join the Podcast Discovery Club on Facebook. We know that it is not always ideal to get a monthly subscription so we set up a venmo account so that if you would like to support the show you can very easily. Any support, even just reviews or getting in touch on twitter is very appreciated. Venmo link: https://venmo.com/PDS_Crew

    JJ Ramberg is a tech entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Goodpods, a platform dedicated to recommending podcasts curated to your own particular interests and tastes. An MBA graduate from Stanford University, JJ was the national TV host of MSNBC's second longest running program, Your Business - a program originally slated to run for 6 months and ran for 12 years! In the same period she launched her first business, Goodshop, an online coupon site for consumers to save money. To date, Goodshop has donated more than $13 million to charity. JJ was also host of the podcast Been There Built That and presented a series with BBC World News called Follow The Food.   JJ joins us today to share the story of Goodpods incredible success, from an idea she shared with her brother, to the platform being shared by Kim Kardashian. We discuss how the early days of Goodshop saw the beginning of a crazy 5 year period where JJ married and had 3 children while hosting her TV show, Your Business. We discuss how COVID-19 affected the tone of the Goodpods launch this year, and the ensuing factors JJ and her partners had to consider. JJ also shares what she does to make family time when working at home, and her new bouncing hobby she's discovered since she and her family have moved from New York to Los Angeles.       “It's about having an idea and following through with it.” - JJ Ramberg       This week on SocialFly's Entreprenista Podcast:   How a passion to find great podcasts led JJ and her brother to create Goodpods JJ's journey from NBC News receptionist to MSNBC Host of Your Business and beyond How JJ navigated launching a business alongside raising a family AND hosting a TV show What testing stages Goodpods went through before launch How COVID-19 affected the launch of Goodpods JJ's current favorite podcasts How JJ manages her ‘family affair' business partnerships The Kardashian Effect for boosting Goodpods stats What JJ does to balance work and family life The best advice JJ was given by a mentor     Our Favorite Quotes:   “Work together to make things happen. Be honest when things don't go exactly as planned.” - JJ Ramberg “Try and get honest feedback from people who you think will be honest with you” - JJ Ramberg ““If you're hearing the same thing over and over again don't create a fantasy in your mind that gives you the opportunity to not listen to it” - JJ Ramberg     Resources Mentioned:   Podcast: Wind of Change Podcast: Lets Talk About Sects Podcast: 10 Percent Happier     Connect with JJ Ramberg:   Goodpods Website Goodpods on LinkedIn Goodpods on Instagram Goodpods on Facebook Goodpods on Twitter JJ Ramberg on LinkedIn JJ Ramberg on Instagram JJ Ramberg on Facebook JJ Ramber on Twitter         Say “Hello!” To DigiCards™   Are you ready to take your virtual team meetings to the next level? Are you tired of yelling “You're on mute!” at your computer screen and letting the important points you were trying to make get lost?   If you're tired of leading unproductive, distraction-filled team meetings, then it's time for you to say “Hello!” to DigiCards. Each pack of virtual meeting cards include 20 color-coded professional cards designed to streamline your meeting communications while allowing each meeting to create an opportunity for collaboration and fun.   Say “Goodbye!” to waving your arms, being ignored, and frantically typing in the chat.   Start your next virtual meeting with DigiCards - the virtual meeting cards for entreprenistas.   To grab your deck of DigiCards and bring fun, engagement, and collaboration back into your team meetings, visit www.hellodigicards.com. Use the coupon code: Entreprenista10 to receive 10% off your first order.     Become An Entreprenista!   Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Entreprenista Podcast - the most fun business meeting for female founders, by female founders. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.   Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | GooglePlay   Be sure to share your favorite episodes across social media to help us reach more amazing female founders, like you.   Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and for more exclusive content, tips, and insight, join the Entreprenistas Facebook group and visit the SocialFly website.          

If it is true that we are unhappy when things don’t go as we expect them to go, then it makes sense to look at our expectations more closely. We should figure out what importance they have in our lives and see what role they play and whether or not they are necessary. If they do cause us to be unhappy, then we should be able to trace back their source and even eliminate some of them.Meditation Apps:Waking Up with Sam HarrisHeadspace!0 Percent Happier

This is a podcast about taking mindful awareness off of the cushion and applying it to your daily life. We will be discussing many ideas in episodes to come but this introductory episode is simply an attempt to layout the framework through which all subsequent episodes will be viewed. The lens of mindful awareness.Suggested meditation apps:Waking Up with Sam Harris is my daily "go to" with a great introductory course and a lot of lessons as well as other meditations teachers and styles. Excellent.Headspace is also a great app. It's very beginner friendly. I started with this one and haven't gotten too far into it. But it is definitely worth checking out.10 Percent Happier is also a pretty good one with features and lessons from many of the best and most respected teachers.

I'm back! With another solo episode and I have to admit, these are TOUGH for me. But that tells me a couple things - a) I need to keep doing them and b) it's from the challenges that we grow, but I digress. This week's episode is all about my personal journey of mindfulness and how it's saved me from myself..and I hope it can be just as helpful for you!After growing up with an ADHD diagnosis and being prescribed Adderall for years, my monkey brain no longer felt the feelings which led me to ‘quit' cold turkey. Once I did this I knew I needed to find something that was going to allow (and teach) me how to focus but not distract. This led me to yoga which then led to several different forms of meditation, and now, everyday mindfulness.There is so much more to mindfulness than you may be aware and oftentimes it's much more simple than we make it out to be. We explore several avenues of mindfulness in this episode including:Meditation (and helpful meditation apps!)BreathworkEmotions as vibrationsBeing mindful through everyday tasksAnd so much more!Mindfulness doesn't take away anxiety, stress, overwhelm and fear or make any of the world's problems any less there BUT it gives us the skills to cope with them and makes them more manageable and that is the key!ACTION STEP: When you're done listening to this episode, set a timer, and focus on your breath for two minutes. That's it! Easy, right?RESOURCES:10 Percent Happier by Dan HarrisMindfulness for Beginners or Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-ZinnThe Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness by Andy PuddicombeThe Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John Forsyth The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob StahlHeadspace AppCalm App

I’m back! With another solo episode and I have to admit, these are TOUGH for me. But that tells me a couple things - a) I need to keep doing them and b) it’s from the challenges that we grow, but I digress. This week's episode is all about my personal journey of mindfulness and how it’s saved me from myself..and I hope it can be just as helpful for you!After growing up with an ADHD diagnosis and being prescribed Adderall for years, my monkey brain no longer felt the feelings which led me to ‘quit’ cold turkey. Once I did this I knew I needed to find something that was going to allow (and teach) me how to focus but not distract. This led me to yoga which then led to several different forms of meditation, and now, everyday mindfulness.There is so much more to mindfulness than you may be aware and oftentimes it’s much more simple than we make it out to be. We explore several avenues of mindfulness in this episode including:Meditation (and helpful meditation apps!)BreathworkEmotions as vibrationsBeing mindful through everyday tasksAnd so much more!Mindfulness doesn’t take away anxiety, stress, overwhelm and fear or make any of the world's problems any less there BUT it gives us the skills to cope with them and makes them more manageable and that is the key!ACTION STEP: When you’re done listening to this episode, set a timer, and focus on your breath for two minutes. That’s it! Easy, right?RESOURCES:10 Percent Happier by Dan HarrisMindfulness for Beginners or Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-ZinnThe Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness by Andy PuddicombeThe Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John Forsyth The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob StahlHeadspace AppCalm App

Musician and actor Janelle Monáe talks about the concept behind her 2018 album 'Dirty Computer,' and her identity as a queer woman in the entertainment industry. She now stars in the second season of the thriller series 'Homecoming,' as a veteran who wakes up in a rowboat and is unable to remember who she is or how she got there.John Powers reviews a recent restoration of 'Tokyo Godfathers,' a 2003 anime film by Satoshi Kon, about three social outcasts who find an abandoned baby. ABC News correspondent Dan Harris was broadcasting live in 2004 when he experienced a panic attack. He talks about how meditation helps him work through his anxiety and shares meditation practices for the pandemic. He's the co-founder of the meditation podcast and app '10 Percent Happier.'

ABC News correspondent Dan Harris was broadcasting live in 2004 when he experienced a panic attack. He credits meditation with helping him work through his anxiety — both then and now. He's the co-founder of the meditation podcast and app '10 Percent Happier.' "Meditation doesn't make the uncertainty go away. It's not like I meditate and I'm walking through this pandemic like a unicorn barfing rainbows all the time." Rather, Harris says, meditation allows people to "relax into the uncertainty."

I denne episoden er tema meditasjon. Vi drøfter egne erfaringer, hva slags oppfatninger og feiloppfatninger som farter rundt der ute om hva meditasjon er for noe, og hvorfor vi foretrekker ordet meditasjon til ordet mindfulness. Før hoveddelen begynner snakker vi litt om diverse tema, om livet nå for tiden og hjemmeundervisning, blogging og slikt.   Noen gode bøker om meditasjon og relaterte tema: Sam Harris, Waking Up. A Guide to Spiritualism Without Religion, 2014 (god og klar bok, kan være en fin intro til meditasjon for folk med skepsis til religion og alternative greier. Hans app Waking Up er også sterkt anbefalt, synes særlig de korte leksjonene er veldig gode, klargjørende og motiverende. Klikk her for å få en gratis måned, og man kan også få appen gratis for et år om man ikke har råd til å betale for den.) Dhammapada, (klassisk tekst innen buddhismen, overraskende lesbar og artig) Sparrow, «Sparrow’s Guide to Meditation», The Sun, jan 2020 Joseph Goldstein, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, 2013 (hør også samtalene som Sam Harris har hatt med Goldstein på sin podkast Making sense (ep.4, 15, 63), de gir mye bakgrunn i hvordan østlige meditasjonspraksiser kom til vesten.) Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance, 2003 David Treleaven, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, 2019 Ajahn Chah, masse interessante foredrag og bøker, ofte gratis tilgjengelig på nett, feks her Ajahn Anan, The World and the Heart, Seeking Buddho (fine samlinger med korte tekster om meditasjon, fra den thailandske skogskloster-retningen etter Ajahn Chah) Shunryu Suzuki, Zen-sinn, begynner-sinn. Undervisning i zen-meditasjon, 2000 [1970] Viggo Johansen, Indre stillhet, 2013, Stille vitne,2015 ((for de som vil lese greie innføringsbøker på norsk. Er ikke alltid så glad i forklaringene og stilen, men særlig den første boken er en interessant innføring i meditasjon, buddhismen og en interessant selvbiografi) Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson, Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body, 2017 Cal Newport, Deep Work, 2016, Digital Minimalism, 2019 Ole Jacob Madsen, «Det er innover vi må gå», 2014 (flott samfunnskritisk blikk på selvhjelp og lignende retninger, viktige aspekter å få med) Winifred Gallagher, Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, 2009 (kort og god bok om hvorfor oppmerksomhet og fokus er verdt å fokusere på) Seneca, Selected Letters (klassisk klokskap, fortsatt ikke gått ut på dato) Willoughby Brittons Cheetah House, som tilbyr støtte og ressurser for folk som har hatt negative og skadelige effekter av meditasjon. Hør også Sam Harris samtale med henne og Jared Lindahl på Waking up, eller på podkasten 10 Percent Happier. Her er artikkelen fra forskning.no, «Meditasjon kan også gi ubehagelige opplevelser», av Karoline Spanthus Bjørnfeldt, publisert 6.juni 2019 ---------------------------- Logoen vår er laget av Sveinung Sudbø, se hans arbeider på originalkopi.com Musikken er av Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen, se facebooksiden Nygrenda Vev og Dur for mer info. ---------------------------- Takk for at du hører på. Ta kontakt med oss på vår facebookside eller på larsogpaal@gmail.com Det finnes ingen bedre måte å få spredt podkasten vår til flere enn via dere lyttere, så takk om du deler eller forteller andre om oss. Både Lars og Pål skriver nå på hver sin blogg, med litt varierende regelmessighet. Du finner dem på disse nettsidene: https://paljabekk.com/ https://larssandaker.blogspot.com/   Alt godt, hilsen Lars og Pål

In this special episode, I provide you with 7 Career Management Tips for dealing with the current COVID crisis.  I’d also like to make you the following offer: If you are feeling isolated or just want someone to help you reflect on your career or on your efforts to build a practice, I would like to offer you the chance to connect with me by Zoom. I’m happy to be a sounding board and help you think about how to be more productive over the next few weeks or months.  We are now living through the snow day of all snow days!  Even if you or your family’s health has not been affected by the coronavirus (and I hope it hasn’t), surely every other aspect of your life has been turned upside down.  For most of us, there have been great disruptions at work (at a minimum, projects put on hold, meetings and court appearances postponed, employees working remotely). These disruptions can impact our productivity in many ways.  For me personally, I’ve been moving meetings on-line, stocking up at BJs, dealing with elderly parents, helping my daughter who is studying abroad to navigate her early return, etc.  But with every crisis, there are also opportunities. So here are a few things to consider as we get used to the new normal: In ordinary times, self-care is important.  In times like these, it is critical. Make time for exercise. If going to the gym isn’t possible, there are lots of workout regimens you can follow on YouTube from the comfort of your own living room.  If that is not your thing, try jogging, power walking or bike riding. Personally, I like power walking because it allows lots of time to listen to podcasts. While it isn’t quite the same as going to the gym for many of us, it’s still an important part of self-care.  If you haven’t already taken up meditation, now may be a good time. Aside from the health benefits of meditation, mindfulness can improve your ability to focus in stressful situations. There are lots of apps on the web.  Some are subscription based and some are free. I like 10 Percent Happier.  I’ve heard good things about Headspace. If you find yourself with more time on your hands, this is a great opportunity to beef up your on-line presence. Does your LinkedIn profile need work?  Have you been putting off updating the bio on your firm’s website? Do you project a clear message about what differentiates you from other attorneys? Do you have representative examples of matters you have worked on and industries or types of individuals who you have served?  Does someone visiting your website get to know anything about what it is like to work with you? Are there testimonials to support this? If you check out the blog or resources tabs on my website, you will find a lot more on both of these topics. How About Adding a Podcast to Your Legal Marketing Toolkit or starting a blog (or contributing to your firm’s blog)?  For information on starting a podcast, check out the interview I did with Jared Correia or feel free to set up a time for an informal consult with me. Pull together a workshop or presentation you can deliver when things get back to “normal” (or put together a webinar which you can deliver now). Think about common questions that your clients ask and use that as the subject matter.  Find alternative ways to connect. I’ve long been a proponent of getting out of the office.  Building your own practice requires you to build your relationships with clients, potential clients and referral sources.  While going virtual makes this harder, it doesn’t make it impossible. With tools like Zoom, FaceTime and Skype, connecting virtually has never been easier and now is a great time to learn how to use them.  Many of your clients may be feeling isolated. Rather than checking up on them by phone or email, try setting up a session on Zoom. ProVisors , a great business networking group, is doing that very successfully.  I’ve already been to two virtual meetings that worked well. One had 30 attendees. Take a step back to reflect on whether you are leading the professional life you want to lead. Talk to me or another career coach.  Take stock in whether your firm is the right platform to grow your practice or whether you want to be in a law firm at all. Try one of my self-assessment tools (A Career Audit for Associates or 20 Questions For Law Firm Partners). A crisis like COVID-19 can be a major distraction from achieving our personal and professional goals.  The best way to survive the crisis is to look for the opportunities and to keep moving forward. Personally, I’m looking forward to growing my familiarity with Zoom. I’m hoping to use the tool to reach out to people in my network who I have not had time to meet in person.  I also hope to queue up some more marketing collateral which I’ll be ready to deploy as the world comes back to life. If you want help thinking through any of this, I’m always happy to hear from you. I always enjoy speaking to lawyers about their marketing or their careers.  Most importantly, if you are feeling isolated, find ways to connect with friends, family and colleagues. When this is all over, you will be better positioned to build your practice and progress in your career.  Be safe!

The Comparing Mind (10% Happier Self Care Journey) 3/16/17 • Constantly comparing yourself to others is a restless, unproductive, unhealthy habit. Deciding who we are based on other peoples status, achievements, preferences etc is a fruitless activity because the source of validation is being derived from a standard that will always fluctuate when a new person enters the equation; thereby becoming the new object of comparison. • At times comparing yourself to others CAN be the source of inspiration to do something positive. However "dwelling" in an obsessive way can quickly and easily lead to negative emotions, feelings of fear or resentment and have a huge impact on ones self confidence or feelings of self worth. The key is to monitor your feelings and to be honest with yourself about how the feelings of comparison are impacting you. • Comparing is the opposite of Sympathetic Joy. Sympathetic Joy - the feeling which arises when one regards all beings (beginning with oneself and one's own family and friends but not stopping there) with loving-kindness and then perceives those who are happy and have created a lot of merit or even attained liberative insight. • Remembering that everyone's life is a mixture of pleasure and pain and joy and sorrow will naturally decrease your "comparing" and judgement and increase your degree of empathy, compassion and mindfulness. • Remember, we can't control emotionally what arises but we can control how we relate to it. A state of chronic comparing leads to exhaustion and bitterness. Applying compassion, we can see what's happening and work toward the development of compersion, mudita and sympathetic joy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaronhill/support

I'm re-airing an interview with Samuel Johns, Producer of the podcast ten percent happier. I've been trying to get into meditation for years – an app in partnership with the podcast is the first time I've been able to sustain a meditation practice. https://www.tenpercent.com/Have you heard of Alice Paul? - Me neither. I speak to Executive Director of the Alice Paul Institute, Lucy Beard and, Assemblywoman Carol Murphy who is Event Co-Chair for the Alice Paul Equality Gala January 16 about this ground breaking feminist who first proposed the Equal Rights Amendment. https://www.alicepaul.org/

Lately: I was a half-ass Pennywise and Popcorn was Georgie for Halloween! (photos and links available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/31724598) I picked up some cough drops on the way to a wedding that turned out to be lollipops so I looked like I was really into raving or a raving lunatic at the wedding where I lost my voice. (photos and links available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/31724598) It's officially time for me to buy new gloves which bums me out in a big way because I got these from the studio tour of The Hobbit in New Zealand. (what a weird buy, right?). (photos and links available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/31724598) I'm so in love with Charleston, SC. I never want to move out of my house, but if I do ever move, I hope it's some weird victorian house around here: (photos and links available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/31724598) But I'm quite content to be at home for now: (photos and links available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/31724598) Things I mentioned: The Happiness Lab Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/id1474245040 The Happiness Lab class (which is totally free!): https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being The book “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin - Gretchen Rubin The Happier Podcast with Gretchen Rubin - https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/ 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris podcast: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast Kristin Neff’s self compassion website: https://self-compassion.org Anything Brene Brown touches is beautiful and wonderful: https://brenebrown.com Things I’ve been loving: JOJO RABBIT! Did you see it yet? Please go see it and we can talk about what a perfect human Taika Waititi is. Cheese danishes!I'm mad about how difficult people make recipes, but I really wanted to make some gluten free cheese danishes and I figured out the perfect modification to this recipe - https://natashaskitchen.com/cream-cheese-danish-recipe/ - basically, thaw frozen puff pastry, cut it into 12 squarish shapes, whip cream cheese and vanilla extract together, put dollops of them on the pastry, and freeze all of them (if you want. I eat them one at a time), then toaster oven them on high for 8 minutes. If you're adding sweetened jam, you don't need to add sugar. Why does the internet make everything complicated? The new Apple AirPods Pro! Even though they sort of look like Cartman! The noise cancelling is surprisingly good, although they don't stay in my ears quite as well. (photos and links available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/31724598)

Our guest today is ABC News correspondent and best selling author Dan Harris at ABC. Dan has been co-anchor on Good Morning America and on Nightline. Although Dan has recently stepped down as the anchor of Nightline to focus more on the business that has grown out of his New York Times bestselling book on meditation, 10 Percent Happier How I Tamed the Voice in my Head, Reduced stress without losing my edge and Found Self-Help that actually works. Dan continues to co-anchor the weekend edition of Good Morning America as he hosts an ABC radio podcast inspired by his book called 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris. We are so excited to have Dan with us today to talk about how meditation has impacted his life and how we can all get started meditating. Dan's life took a radical turn when he was on the air on Good Morning America in June 20034 and had a panic attack. He turned to meditation to turn around the inner narrator in his head. His first meditation experience was terrible. He confesses it took him a year to move from 5 minutes up to 10 minutes. In this podcast, he will tell you why feeling anger or fear during meditation is just something to notice. Today he is a meditation evangelist who caters to skeptics. Once you know what is happening in your mind, you don't have to get yanked around by it. Harris explains, “The good news is that you are not stuck with your level of happiness, your level of calm, your level of distractibility, your level of compassion. These are all skills that are susceptible to training.” Dive into the details on this incredible podcast on the calm, focus and mindfulness which can be yours through the practice of meditation. More From Dan Harris Twitter @10percent Facebook @tenpercenthappier Instagram: @tenpercenthappier

Our guest today is ABC News correspondent and best selling author Dan Harris at ABC. Dan has been co-anchor on Good Morning America and on Nightline. Although Dan has recently stepped down as the anchor of Nightline to focus more on the business that has grown out of his New York Times bestselling book on meditation, 10 Percent Happier How I Tamed the Voice in my Head, Reduced stress without losing my edge and Found Self-Help that actually works. Dan continues to co-anchor the weekend edition of Good Morning America as he hosts an ABC radio podcast inspired by his book called 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris. We are so excited to have Dan with us today to talk about how meditation has impacted his life and how we can all get started meditating. Dan’s life took a radical turn when he was on the air on Good Morning America in June 20034 and had a panic attack. He turned to meditation to turn around the inner narrator in his head. His first meditation experience was terrible. He confesses it took him a year to move from 5 minutes up to 10 minutes. In this podcast, he will tell you why feeling anger or fear during meditation is just something to notice. Today he is a meditation evangelist who caters to skeptics. Once you know what is happening in your mind, you don’t have to get yanked around by it. Harris explains, “The good news is that you are not stuck with your level of happiness, your level of calm, your level of distractibility, your level of compassion. These are all skills that are susceptible to training.” Dive into the details on this incredible podcast on the calm, focus and mindfulness which can be yours through the practice of meditation. More From Dan Harris Twitter @10percent Facebook @tenpercenthappier Instagram: @tenpercenthappier

Joanne is a counselor in psychotherapy whose goal is to transform people’s lives one person at a time. Her work focuses on compassion, mindfulness, self-awareness, and focuses on helping others to lead a happier and more joyful life. Joanne is also the best-selling author of “Too Good To Go, Too Bad To Stay”, and has been featured on podcasts and in bookstores. When she’s not helping others to navigate the various challenges that they encounter in life, you can find her on Maui writing and going to the beach. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Company: Joanne King Counseling Website: joannekingcounseling.com Blog: https://www.joannekingcounseling.com/blog/ Podcast: The 10 Minute Mindful Moment Most Influential Person Kriyananda Effect on Emotions I am able to stay calm in the face of anything that happens. Thoughts on Breathing Breathing is the only system in the body that helps us to relax. I teach a lot of techniques in how to breathe to help reduce the sympathetic and raise the parasympathetic. Suggested Resources Book: Everywhere You Go, There You Are App: 10 Percent Happier  

Get it right and be 10 Percent Happier.  Tom read that too.  Author, sportswriter and TV host Tom E. Curran reads and writes a lot.  He’s Relentless.  Wait, he wrote Relentless.  Tom is relentlessly fascinating about deep things, mundane things, everything.  245 books on his Kindle.  Whew!  Check out the podcast transcript for the books mentioned during this episode https://whyireadnonfiction.com/015-thats-tom-e-not-tommy-with-tom-e-curran/

He’s not exactly who you’d expect to be touting the benefits of meditation, but ABC News’ Dan Harris has been through hell and back, and has the power of mindfulness to thank for coming out the other side even stronger than before. In this interview, Harris spreads his wisdom on how we can all become 10 percent happier and shares his journey on the rocky spiritual road that led him to who he is today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Luke Cartin is the Environmental Sustainability Manager for Park City, Utah.  He oversees Park City’s goals of achieving net-zero carbon and 100% renewable electricity for city operations by 2022, and community-wide 2032. These goals are the most ambitious in North America for any municipality, and one of the most aspiring world-wide. There are many programs underway, including; electrification of city fleet and buses, bringing on large scale renewables, quantifying open space as carbon sinks, and pursuing net-zero energy buildings.  Previous to coming to the city, he worked in ski resort sustainability for 15 years. His work has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, Outside Magazine, Newsweek, and other international outlets. He lives with his wife, two kids, and many animals just outside Park City.  Luke Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Setting ambitious renewable energy and carbon neutral goals Climate change impacts on the ski industry and tourism Engaging local farmers in regenerative agriculture Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? I would say there's two ways to view the climate crisis, and then also sustainability overall. View as like you're learning a chest match, meaning the only way you're going to get better is by playing and doing. Failure will be an asset to you because you will quickly understand what does not work. And I know folks are scared to fail, but we need to act and you have the silent majority. So the goal is to really focus on trying and doing. Don't put up barriers to say, "well our community can't do that because of this or that." Set these ambitious goals and that'll force you to create the pathway forward. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability and regenerative development? I think it's how quickly things can change once the pathway forward is shown. When we set our 100 percent renewable electricity goal, people thought we were nuts. I mean other communities were like, "what are you guys doing? You're in a state with a regulated utility that's owned by Berkshire Hathaway." But the great thing is the pathway forwards have been created and it seems daunting to get a community that's mostly coal fired to carbon neutrality and hundred percent renewable in 14 years. But the great thing is we've identified major pathways to get there and it's really exciting to be a player in that. What is one book you would recommend sustainability professionals read? I'll throw two at you here. So one of them is called The One Straw Revolution. It's a great book because the concept is that there's limits to the human knowledge, but it's using natural systems aligned with your goal. It's the exact same concept we're going with some of the regenerative agriculture pieces in that we just want to help kind of steer in the right direction and make sure we're not doing harm, and it's impressive how the natural environment can help increase that. The other interesting book that I really suggest is 10 Percent happier by Dan Harris. You can get very depressed by seeing all of the horrible things going on and you need to balance yourself out. So 10 Percent Happier by Dan Harris is a great book because it talks about meditation. Just kind of keeping your head on your shoulders. It gives you some really easy techniques to keep yourself balanced. Because I think in this role you're under constant attack. I think we'd all be okay with being 10 percent happier. That sounds great. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in the work that you do? One of the tools, and you mentioned it for other communities that are interested in this world, even if you don't have a fully dedicated sustainability person, which I would heavily push any community to have because like I said, they can problem solve for your folks. They can help find savings. There something called the Urban Sustainability Directors Network and it's open to sustainability professionals in municipalities and it is a great resource. I know you've interviewed like Gil and a couple of their folks too. It's an awesome community to say, "Hey, who's tried a community composting program?" And you can dive in. "Who's written an RFP for solar on a library?" It's an awesome resource. The other part for my end that's interesting read, there's a great website out there called Utility Dive. It wraps up what's going on in the utility sphere, because there are some pro-coal pieces going on and there's nuclear subsidies or something like that. This gets a little bit more technical and it's great for me to help understand the broad swaths of what's going on in the regulatory market and also what's happening with the energy sphere overall in North America. And finally, where can our listeners go to learn more about you and the work that you're leading at Park City? So we have the city website, parkcity.org. We're actually underway right now to launch another website that'll sum up all of these pieces. So stay tuned for that. Easy way to track me down, just find me through the parkcity.org website or through LinkedIn.

In the second part of our special two-part episode, we uncover why not everyone has to be equal at all things, racial diversity, our weird search history, the pros of hiring a coach to work with you on your fitness, and why the guys would be way richer as women.   Key Takeaways: [6:45] A large part of winning in the fitness game is letting your opinions stand up to scrutiny, and changing your opinion without ego when you get new information that leads you down a new but different path. [8:07] Connor used to think that meditation was just placebo effect but now believes in the science and anecdotal evidence behind it. [18:53] Black people have bigger dicks. We have empathy for Brandon since he has had to spend so much money on magnum condoms over his lifetime. [30:02] Everyone has their advantages and disadvantages! No matter what your background is, find a way to win. [40:01] Finding a great coach and following their advice is one of the secrets to Brandon and Connor's success. [47:33] We fess up on what we search on the internet and why we aren't scared of having it out in the public. [58:12] It's good to limit your porn intake so that way you don't become completely desensitized. We are going to dive more into the investigation that claims that cutting out porn can help your fitness.   Mentioned in This Episode: Connor's YouTube page: @ConnorMurphyOfficial Brandon's YouTube page: @HighLifeWorkOut 10% Percent Happier   Quotes: “If you have a crazy strong opinion on something and are not open to changing your mind due to strong evidence, it's probably not the best opinion.”   “Nobody ever got in the NBA watching YouTube videos and reading articles online. They needed a coach.”  

In this episode, I am excited to have Harvey Freedenberg on to talk about how a daily meditation practice can revolutionize how you perceive the world and potentially help your firm. Harvey Freedenberg is Firm Counsel at the law firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, a firm of approximately 135 lawyers in Harrisburg, PA. He will soon be retiring after 40 years of practice that included insurance defense, general commercial and intellectual property litigation. Since August 2015, he's been engaged in a daily mindfulness meditation practice. He's participated in a week-long retreat with Jon Kabat-Zinn at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and has completed an eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course. Topics Covered Harvey goes into both how he found himself practicing meditation daily and the benefits of his retreat and the MBSR course he is completing. How he went about introducing his firm to his meditation practice and how they received it. What the benefits that lawyers can see personally, professionally, and health-wise are when they adopt a consistent meditation practice. He also dives into his past work in loss-prevention work for his firm and how a healthy meditation practice could help curb incidents in firms. Harvey talks about resources he would recommend to lawyers who want to start meditating or improve their meditation practice. For more information on Harvey, find him at: Twitter: @HarvF Sources mentioned: https://www.headspace.com/   Questions? Comments? Email Jeena! hello@jeenacho.com. You can also connect with Jeena on Twitter: @Jeena_Cho For more information, visit: jeenacho.com Order The Anxious Lawyer book ? Available in hardcover, Kindle and Audible Find Your Ease: Retreat for Lawyers I'm creating a retreat that will provide a perfect gift of relaxation and rejuvenation with an intimate group of lawyers. Interested? Please complete this form: https://jeena3.typeform.com/to/VXfIXq MINDFUL PAUSE: Bite-Sized Practices for Cultivating More Joy and Focus 31-day program. Spend just 6 minutes every day to practice mindfulness and meditation. Decrease stress/anxiety, increase focus and concentration. Interested? http://jeenacho.com/mindful-pause/ Transcript Harvey Freedenberg: [00:00:01] There's really no separation between what you're experiencing sitting on the cushion or on a chair, and the experience that you might have stopped at a traffic light or talking to a colleague about a case, or dealing with a family member. Intro: [00:00:18] Welcome to The Resilient Lawyer podcast. In this podcast, we have meaningful, in-depth conversations with lawyers, entrepreneurs, and change agents. We offer tools and strategies for creating a more joyful and satisfying life. And now your host, Jeena Cho. Jeena Cho: [00:00:40] Hello my friends, thanks for being with us today. In this episode, I am so happy to have Harvey Freedenberg, who is the firm counsel at the law firm of McNees Wallace and Nurick, which has approximately 135 lawyers, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He will soon be retiring after 40 years of practice that included insurance defense, general, commercial, and intellectual property litigation. Since August 2015 he has been engaged in daily mindfulness meditation practice. He's participated in a week-long retreat with Jon Kabat-Zinn, I am totally jealous by the way, at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and has completed an eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course. We have lots of things in common and to talk about, so I'm really excited. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:01:30] Thank you, and I'm happy to be here. It's really a pleasure when we've interacted on social media. But this will be the first time we'll have a chance to chat so I'm looking forward to it. Jeena Cho: [00:01:37] Yeah, thank you so much. So I'm curious, what led you down this path of practicing mindfulness? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:01:46] Well it was something that I had dabbled with years ago, and didn't really have any kind of understanding how to go about it. I would say it was probably in the 1990's, and I was one of those people who tried it a few times and thought that the goal was to make my mind blank. And when I couldn't do that I sort of put it aside. So as you said, a little over two years ago in August of 2015 I had just read an article in The New Yorker magazine about the Headspace app. And reading that coincided with a period in which I had a couple of cases that were causing me quite a bit of angst, shall we say. And I thought, you know I'm going to give this meditation a try, to see if I can turn to this to perhaps relieve some of the stress I was feeling from this litigation; it was a couple of particularly contentious cases. So I downloaded the app, which offers 10 free ten-minute sessions, and I have to say I was pretty much hooked from the first session. I gained a pretty quick understanding of how the process of meditation was supposed to work, with the guidance of Andy Puddicombe, who was the one of the founders of Headspace. And the timing was right and it just clicked for me. And I've continued as you said on a daily basis since that time, which was late August of 2015. So it's now been about 27 months. Jeena Cho: [00:03:23] Yeah, I want to also give a shout out to Headspace. It's such a wonderful program, and I think what it's really excellent at doing is making it a part up your daily diet, just like brushing your teeth. And I think the way that Andy guides you through the process and really explains what meditation is all about, because I think so often there is that misconception that meditation means that we sit quietly and that our mind goes blank. And then when of course that doesn't happen and there's lots of thoughts and sometimes very distressing thoughts, then we become discouraged and say I'm not doing this correctly. And of course as lawyers we are very much focused on doing things correctly. Now I'm using my air quotation marks here. So I am a huge fan of Headspace. Do you still use it? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:04:11] Yes, I still use it. I have been through all the packs as they call them, which are basically structured courses that run either 10 days or 30 days around a given topic. So for example, there's one on stress, there's one on anxiety. There are a number that they started last or I guess earlier this year on various sports and fitness activities. And you work through those on a day-by-day basis and they are all organized around that theme. So yeah, I'm finding that very useful. And I've branched out into other guided, unguided meditation. As you mentioned, I've been to a retreat, which I'm happy to talk more about. [00:05:00] But that was really the door that opened it for me, and since that time I've recommended it to a number of attorneys in our office. My brother has become an avid meditator as a result of my telling him about it. So it's something that I think is a good entryway for people who might be on the skeptical side about whether or not they can meditate. Jeena Cho: [00:05:25] Yeah I think it is a really great doorway for entering into your own mind, which is what meditation is all about. Did that happen before or after you took the MBSR course? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:05:43] The retreat was before, I'm actually just finishing up the MBSR course right now. That sort of grew out of the retreat. I decided I would say after about a year or so that I wanted to have a retreat experience, and I was familiar with the Omega Institute from a couple of friends of mine who had attended other programs there. It's located about a four hour drive from Harrisburg, so it was very convenient. And I had read a couple of Jon Kabat-Zinn's books, "Wherever You Go, There You Are," "Coming to Our Senses." And if I have ever anyone who I consider a sort of meditation and mindfulness mentor, I would say he would have to be that person. So when I saw there was an opportunity to study with him and with his son, I jumped at it. So by the time I got to the retreat, which was in May of 2017, I had about 21 months of daily meditation. [00:06:50] So I considered myself a fairly experienced meditator. It was when I when I got to the retreat (this was not a silent retreat by the way, although significant portions of it were silent, so during periods at meals or when we were not actually engaged in practice) I talked to a number of people who had been through the MBSR, the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course, and that got me interested in taking the course. And I found that there was an instructor here in Harrisburg that was offering that course, so it was convenient for me to take it and I started in October this year. [00:07:28] So the retreat was just a way of I thought deepening and strengthening my practice, and it was it was quite valuable. It was a different experience from sitting down and meditating 15 or 20 minutes first thing in the morning, which is the typical practice that I have. We were meditating from 6 a.m. or 6:30 a.m. until about 9 in evening, with breaks of course. There was yoga, there was both sitting and walking meditation. There were discussions in the group, so it was a pretty intensive experience. Again, not as intensive as a silent retreat, but certainly something that gave me more of a foundation in a meditation practice. Jeena Cho: [00:08:20] Yeah. What did you learn or when I say what did you get out of the retreat I don't mean you go to get something out of it. But what did you realize, what did you learn about yourself, or what insights did you gain? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:08:37] Yes that's striving, if you're going to get something out of it you're striving, which was something we were cautioned against. Well I think that is the largest takeaway I got from that retreat was that meditation is really about life. That as John repeatedly said, "You're not here to learn how to do some trick or to operationalize a technique." It's so much more than that, and that everything that's happening in that retreat experience and of course you hope when you walk out of it and come back to your daily life, is part of a mindfulness practice. [00:09:32] And there's really no separation between what you're experiencing sitting on the cushion or on a chair and the experience that you might have stopped at a traffic light, or talking to a colleague about a case, or dealing with a family member. So it's kind of a seamless integration. I would say that was the strongest takeaway that I took from that experience. Jeena Cho: [00:09:58] Yeah, what a delightful realization that mindfulness is not something that you do here, and then there's the rest of your life; that it's really an integrated experience. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:10:13] Right. And that's one of the biggest challenges, is to take the experience that you're having, of sitting in silence and watching your thoughts, of not reacting to them, letting thoughts go as they're going through your mind, focusing on your breath; that's the kind of meditation and I'm doing. Translating that experience into your daily life when you get up out of the chair and you have to go to work or some other activity, that you need to have those reminders that this should be seamlessly integrated with your life. Jeena Cho: [00:10:58] Yeah, definitely. Have you tried to take this work or this practice to your law firm, and if you did how was it received? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:11:07] I did. I have, and I've been very pleased with the results. There's a little bit of a backstory that. Your book has something to do with that, "The Anxious Lawyer" which I was very excited about. I don't remember when I first read about it, but I remember I was meditating at the time, and as soon as I saw this book was coming out I placed my order for it. So I had it on the day it was published, and I read it very avidly. And I recall you and Karen Gifford, your co-author, did a series of webinars, I think it was in conjunction with the National Association of Women Lawyers, I think that was the name of the organization, right? So I participated in those, I think that was in the fall of 2016. And one of the nice benefits was that you kindly gave everybody who was in the seminar two copies of the book. So I had the copy I purchased, and I thought you know this would be a good introduction to mindfulness meditation to lawyers in the firm. So I sent out a firm-wide e-mail and I said, I have two copies of this book and I included a link to the Amazon description so they could read a little more about it. I said I'll raffle these off, send me an e-mail if you're interested. We have about 135 lawyers at our firm, I think 30 lawyers responded; roughly a quarter of the firm. And I raffled them off and I thought, well there's some interest here. [00:12:53] And sort of on a parallel track with that, again this was in 2016. One of the things that I do as part of my responsibility as firm council is to attend an annual meeting that our malpractice insurance company holds every June, because part of my duty is lost prevention. So I handle the ethics issues and I also deal with preventing claims against the firm and if necessary, defend those claims. And there were a couple of things that happened at that meeting. One was a gentleman named Patrick Krill, who you might be familiar with. Jeena Cho: [00:13:35] Yeah, I do know him. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:13:36] Who was the organizer of the study co-sponsored by the American Bar Association and the Hazelden Foundation on mental health in the legal profession, presented the findings of his study. And they were quite alarming. And I don't think it's an exaggeration to use that term. Jeena Cho: [00:14:00] No, definitely not. The results were that basically a third of the lawyers in our profession are suffering from depression, stress, anxiety, and very, very heavy rates of problematic drinking. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:14:12] Right, and probably some drug addiction thrown in there, which I think he said was under-reported. So that was sort of another piece of the puzzle. And then third was some discussion about a trend in the in the professional liability field, that insurers were starting to see a spike in claims arising from mistakes that were the kinds of things that good lawyers generally don't find themselves getting in trouble for. That is, conflicts of interest and other problems are more the source of malpractice claims. [00:15:02] And so there was some discussion about what might be driving this. And some of the concerns surrounding technology, the pace of legal practice. The fact that we're basically on 24/7 because I can turn on my smartphone at 11:00 on a Sunday night and find an e-mail from a client. And so with that information, I went back to the firm and I thought about this some more and I said, this is something.. all the issues that are being talked about here, whether it's the issues relating to mental health or problems in practice that might contribute to mistakes, are the kinds of things that I think meditation and mindfulness potentially can be helpful in addressing. Jeena Cho: [00:15:53] Right. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:15:54] So for several years I was the chair of a committee we have at our firm called the professional and personal development committee, which in part focuses on life issues. In addition to things that will benefit attorney's practices, but we put a lot of emphasis on wellness at our firm, on making sure that people stay physically and mentally healthy. And I thought this was a program that the committee might be interested in, and I pointed out that I had 30 lawyers who said they were interested in getting a copy of your book. Jeena Cho: [00:16:32] Yeah, so you had a little bit of data. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:16:35] Yeah, so they eagerly embraced the idea and we agreed on a time to do it. So it was about two months ago that I did a lunchtime presentation. I think we had 25 people sign up for it. Our main office is in Harrisburg and we have several regional offices around the state and elsewhere, and a few people called in, several other people e-mailed me and said they were sorry they could not attend because they had a scheduling conflict, so we had about 20 people in the room. I did about a one-hour presentation, which included a brief guided meditation. Five minutes or so, I didn't want to do it any longer than that. And I got a great response. I know of at least one or two people who at least said they have continued to try to meditate since that time. So I think it was a really good introduction to the practice. [00:17:40] So that's how I brought it to our firm, and I think it's certainly something that lawyers generally should be introduced to and will benefit from. Jeena Cho: [00:17:51] Yeah, which leads me perfectly to my next question, which is what are those benefits that you think lawyers can gain from practicing mindfulness? In your own life or in your own law practice, what type of benefits have you seen? And what are sort of the practical implications for other lawyers? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:18:14] Well I have to break this down into two parts. I sort of joke about the first part of this, which is I wish I had discovered this oh I don't know, 25 years ago when I was a busy litigator. By the time I started meditating, I was definitely in the winding-down phase of my active litigation process. But I know enough of it, and I certainly can reflect enough on my experience as a litigator, that first as a way of relieving the inevitable stress that comes with a busy litigation practice. It gives you an opportunity to have something to turn to when that stress intensifies. And I think it certainly is beneficial, I can think of occasions when I was in a difficult courtroom battle or in a deposition with a particularly unpleasant lawyer on the other side, that being able to have the mental space that I think meditation creates would have been very helpful to me. So I think it's an extremely practical tool that a lot of lawyers would benefit from if they could incorporate that into their practice. [00:19:40] So that's the one piece. The other piece is, and this may be.. I won't say it's unique to me because there are lawyers in other firms that do this job. But I have found it to be extraordinarily helpful in the work that I have done as the firm counsel. What happens typically, I have other people on an ethics committee I don't do this all by myself for a firm of our size, so there are two other members that work with me on loss prevention issues and several members on an ethics and conflicts committee. But the vast majority of questions have come to me over the nine years that I've been doing this job. And they come from every area of the practice. I would say the majority have to do with conflict issues, but they could deal with anything from difficulty with an opposing counsel, inadvertently receiving a document, what do would do with it? An improper communication that somebody has made with our client, I mean the whole gamut of issues that arise in regards to professional conduct. So it's sort of like a helpline and I've got to be prepared to respond to all these questions. And it's certainly been a great value to me in becoming a better listener, sort of listening for the question maybe below the question that I'm being asked. And to help the lawyers in our firm and to help me sort of clarify what our values. Not every question is as simple as, do we have a conflict or don't we have a conflict. There are a lot of judgment calls that go into this job and in handling, I've literally had thousands of interactions with our lawyers over the time that I've served. [00:21:55] And I think having a mindfulness practice helps you clarify what your values are, to shift your perspective to look at something from a variety of different angles. I love the idea, I know you're familiar with it, the beginner's mind. I don't approach these consultations with the idea that I necessarily have all the answers, and therefore I'm willing to listen and to sort of allow my perspective to take shape. And I think all that is just enhanced and deepened by a mindfulness practice. [00:22:39] And then the other aspect, if I can go on for one more minute about this, is on the loss prevention side. These can be very difficult conversations, for anyone who's ever had them. When a lawyer comes to you and says, "I think I made a mistake," or, "I did make a mistake," and you're the one in whom that person is confiding, you're dealing with what can be a very fragile situation. And I think you need to approach it an empathetic way. The lawyer who you're talking to has probably been beating himself or herself up for at least 24 hours, maybe lost some sleep over the issue. And in addition to that, they are imagining all of the horror of the consequences that they think are going to occur as a result of what they believe their error might be. So they're engaged in catastrophizing about that. Your job is to sit there, even in a situation where you say, well this might be bad. And not to respond to it, not to react to it in any kind of an impulsive way. Not to do anything that's only going to exacerbate that person's psychological distress. [00:24:24] I like to think I had some of those qualities before I started meditating, but I assure you that they are a lot better than whatever I had. Since I have been meditating, because I'm very conscious now of the thought process that I'm going through. So it's just, it's kind of a long-winded answer and there's a lot in there, but there are just so many ways in which this has enhanced the way that I practice, and the way that I really look at what the practice of law is all about. Jeena Cho: [00:25:02] Yeah. And I know to be true what you're saying just from my own experience and just having worked with lawyers on bringing mindfulness into their own life. You know, for me I feel like it actually has made life clearer. It just feels like we all sort of walk around with these blinders and these filters, but it feels like I can see life with just so much more clarity. And so when my mind is doing the catastrophizing like you say, I can go oh, I'm catastrophizing and I'm literally imagining the worst case scenario because I missed a deadline and I know, maybe forgot to file this thing. And the mind is doing that thing where it inevitably leads to, like I'm going to be disbarred and then I'm going to be homeless. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:25:56] Right, that's it. And the mind doesn't sort of stroll down the road to those, the mind races to the worst possible consequences of what might happen. And this acts as a brake on that. So it's very helpful to have that, I think that kind of approach to it. And I think I have some of the feeling that you have, that I think I am able to see some things more clearly. You know this is not a panacea, it's not going to transform someone's personality overnight. But I think there is an evolution that takes place over time, and if you ask people who are close to me about certain behavior traits or certain personality traits that I had before I started meditating and to compare that to now, they will tell you there's been an improvement. So I would say don't ask me, if you want to know whether meditation is having an effect, ask your spouse or your close friends and I think they will tell you that it has. Jeena Cho: [00:27:14] Yeah, it's so funny because my husband also meditates with me. And there will be days where for one reason I don't meditate for a few days, and he'll actually notice and go, "Have you been meditating?" And I'm like, no. And he's like, "Maybe you should." So it's apparently very noticeable when I'm not meditating. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:27:34] Well one of the things about Headspace, and it's not without some controversy, is they have something called a streak, where they will tell you how many days in a row you've meditated. And I've had this very long streak, and some people derive that idea. They say, you know it's not about counting and striving and all that, but to me it's useful to track how much time you're doing it, how dedicated you are to it. And I don't know what I would do if I didn't meditate, I wish I was committed to physical exercise as I am to meditation, because I can't imagine what a day would be like if I didn't sit down for at least ten minutes to meditate. [00:28:22] I have made it an absolute priority in my life, and I try to do it first thing in the morning because I find I'm most alert then. I find if I do it late at night I'm more likely that maybe nod off, which is not the ideal. But it's just, it's like brushing my teeth or eating or getting dressed. Jeena Cho: [00:28:44] Yeah, totally. Yeah. And I found not only my ability to respond to difficult situations, but also like I'm able to just experience more joy in my life that I didn't notice before. And I think a lot of that is that we as lawyers spend so much time sort of in that space of catastrophizing, and also we have the negativity bias. Where we're constantly looking at all the things that's not going right in our life, and we don't have that counter-balance. And I feel like meditation has really served as a counter-balance. And you know, even being grateful for something that's really important and critical, like oh I have a healthy body, or I have a roof over my head. Or I have you clean water. [00:29:33] Just so many incredible blessings, and I think often we can just get into this mode of looking at life with this grim lense and saying, oh everything's not okay, and look at all these things that are not going my way. And we really just forget the incredible amount of blessings that we all have. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:29:53] Yeah, and the problem is that our professional training.. I mean some of us come to profession with that kind of mindset, but our professional training exacerbates that if we are already that way, or inculcates that if we aren't. And that is to look at things like, what's the worst case scenario. If you're a litigator, you're by definition in a situation of conflict. One of the things that's occurred over my 40 years of practice is of course there's much more emphasis on alternative dispute resolution, mediation, and things of that sort. But those are still situations of conflict. And then you throw in the fact that lawyers are I think by definition perfectionists; everything has to be done exactly right. You know, you read and re-read a contract or a plea to make sure that you have not missed anything. So all these things are sort of reinforcing that kind of negative self-critical mindset, and that makes it very hard to walk outside your office and look up at the sky, or pick up a leaf and look at it, or focus on what's happening in the moment. You know, John Kabat-Zinn likes to say, "This is the only moment you have. This moment that you're in right now is all you are doing. If you're living in the past with regrets about what you did last week or last month, or your anticipating something in the future, you're missing out on what's happening right in front of you. [00:31:46] And it's easy to do that as a lawyer. There's always a deadline coming up, there's always a trial next month or six months from now. Your phone's ringing, your clients are upset about what's going on in a case. So I think you need something to anchor you. And I found that meditation for me has been that anchor. Jeena Cho: [00:32:10] Yeah, yeah. So true. I remember when I did the eight-week mindfulness based stress-reduction class, there's like a day-long retreat that you go on. And we were doing walking meditation and I saw this giant, beautiful rose bush and I walked over to it and I smelled the roses. And it's so cliché, like smell the roses. But I did, and it was just one of those blissful moments, and I remember being like this is why they tell you to smell the roses. I mean, like you know its so cliché. Like oh, smell the roses. But how often do we actually pause to do nothing but savor and smell a rose, which is like this incredibly delightful experience. So now I take it to heart and I make a point to actually go smell the roses when I see a rosebush. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:33:02] Well we just had our retreat for the MBSR course, and I had a similar experience watching a duck glide across a still pond. To stand there and say, when have I done that? I don't want people to leave this podcast with the impression that you're going to be walking around this blissful smile on your face and all of life's stresses will suddenly bounce off of you. It's not that way, but just the fact that more times a day than you could ever imagine you're going to stop, you're going to take a deep breath, you're going to look at something in a new way. You're going to focus on a problem in a different way that you wouldn't have if you were wearing the blinders of your conventional thinking. Suddenly these things are going to start adding up and give you a much richer and fuller perspective on life. [00:34:10] At least that's been my experience. And in conversations with lots of other people who are doing this as well, I don't think there's anything unique about me by any means. Jeena Cho: [00:34:21] Right. Yeah, I remember going into my first MBSR class and I was just so stressed and so anxious. And typically they start by asking the group, you know what brings you here. And you kind of go around and everyone shares. And I'm like, oh! There are 49 other people in this room that have the exact same thing that I'm struggling with. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:34:44] The idea of as I've heard it expressed of "just like me." If you look at people who are doing something, or if you're critical of somebody, you're being trained through this process to take a step back and say you know, that person wants the same kinds of things that I want. Maybe they're not going about getting them in the most skillful way, but they're no less human than I am. And it gives you a very different perspective on the people that you interact with. Jeena Cho: [00:35:24] Right, yeah that idea, "just like me," was so critical for me. Especially for the litigators out there and the lawyers that are handling really contentious cases. Because there are just people that you come across and you're just like, I really do not like this person and I have nothing in common with this person. And you can really start to personalize every interaction with this person. I had this one particular opposing counsel, and she and I were just not getting along, to put it mildly. And we were doing that thing where we would send one nasty e-mail after another, trying to find each other. [00:36:01] And something clicked inside my head when I learned that concept of "just like me," because I realize you know just like me, just as I find her to be incredibly difficult and I don't want to be on this case with this woman, she probably feels the exact same way. And just like me, she too wants peace and happiness and joy and safety and security; all of these very, very human things. And I think we can often sort of lose sight of that, our common humanity. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:36:34] Well you mentioned the e-mails, sending off nasty e-mails. And that at times has been the bane of my existence, both as an attorney, a litigator representing clients, and on occasion as firm counsel. Of course not too often because I've tried to reinforce that message to our lawyers, but think about the way e-mail, (which has been around basically for 20 years, I'd say since the mid 1990's) people send the most outrageous things and do it in such an impulsive way. And they live to regret it. If you have something that's going to intervene between writing that nasty e-mail that's going to get you or your client into a lot of trouble in that case and clicking the send button, that's a really valuable skills to have. [00:37:38] And there have been times when I've completely rewritten an e-mail, when I said no this is not the right tone. I just had to get this down, get it out of my system. Now I'm going to go back and re-write it. So I think mindfulness gives you the space that is going to have you sending fewer of those e-mails, or reacting to the bait. You know how there are certain lawyers who's game plan is to try to get you to lose control? Every litigator has them, they have one or two or three of those. [00:38:17] One of the worst things about caller ID is, you now know you're going to have a phone call with that nasty lawyer you can't stand because you see the phone number or the name of that person. At least in the old days in my practice, the phone would ring and I would pick it up. Now you have an opportunity through mindful to say.. and one of the things I've started doing, this is fairly recent, is I will let the phone ring three times before I pick it up. I've had to educate a couple of lawyers in our firm who give me one ring and then they hang up. But the point is you know, take a couple of breaths, get yourself grounded. It's kind of a mini-meditation that you're doing, and then you're able to field that (what you know is going to be a stressful phone call) with a little more mindfulness. [00:39:17] I think that's a technique that, you don't have to be meditating to do that. It certainly helps to get into that meditative state, but it's something that I think is very valuable. And then when the other attorney starts hurling insults at you or at your client, you're less likely to get into an escalating war of words. And that could be very valuable. Jeena Cho: [00:39:40] Yeah and often mindfulness is talked about in the context of there's a stimulus and there's that knee-jerk reaction, and mindfulness gives you that ability to pause before your knee-jerk reaction. Which then becomes a response, so you can sort of respond with the best intentions. Sometimes we send off e-mails and it might not get us or our clients into trouble, but we just know that was not my best work. That was not my most genuine, I didn't show up as my best self when I sent that e-mail. Which was a little bit hitting below the belt or was unnecessarily unkind, or you know whatever that may be. [00:40:23] And I think as lawyers we have that obligation to try to show up as our best selves, and to really be clear about our intention and what we hold to be true and what we value as sort of the core of who we are as lawyers, and how we're going to show up for every case or every situation. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:40:43] Well one myth that I would like to offer my small debunking of, is the idea that a meditation practice and mindfulness are somehow going to make you soft, weak, ineffective, not aggressive on behalf of your clients; and none of those claims are true. I would say if anything, they're going to make you a better lawyer. Because you're not going to leap to instant judgments. You're not going to think that you know all the answers and find yourself closing off avenues of thought or investigation that might help your client's case. So when I've heard that objection, I think that's one of the easier ones to debunk. I think it makes you potentially much more powerful and much more effective, because you're learning more about how your own mind works. And you know as a lawyer, that's our tool. We don't have machines, we don't have MRI's or x-ray machines, we have our minds and we have our thought process. So anything that contributes to clarity of thinking and soundness of judgment and empathy, that's a good thing. And those are all qualities that meditation fosters. Jeena Cho: [00:42:23] Yeah. So I guess to kind of wrap things up, now that we've hopefully shared very fully all the different benefits and why lawyers should practice mindfulness, what are some resources that you would recommend for lawyers who want to start meditating? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:42:41] Well I'm allowed to say this because I know you're not a soft promoter, so I would strongly, strongly recommend your book "The Anxious Lawyer" that you and Karen Gifford wrote. The thing that I think is beautiful about that for lawyers is that as distinguished from the many, many hundreds of fine meditation instruction books that are out there (and I've read a number of them), this is specifically geared toward lawyers. It has a lot of information about your experiences and Karen's experiences in practice, and how the techniques of meditation and mindfulness are applied. So if you're looking for a book to get started, I would certainly highly recommend "The Anxious Lawyer". And then Headspace, As I said has been a great app for me. Another app that I've experimented with a little bit is Dan Harris' app, 10 Percent Happier, which has a variety of instructors in the app and it's I think maybe a little glitzier than Headspace. Either one of those. And then there are lots and lots of apps out there, Insight Timer is another one that has free meditations.. Jeena Cho: [00:44:03] Right, that's the one that I use, yeah. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:44:06] So there are plenty of resources out there, but I think your book is as good a starting place as any. And it's also got a program, a week-by-week program for eight weeks to introduce somebody to a mindfulness practice. And it's very clearly written, there's no jargon in there, so go buy Jeena's book. Jeena Cho: [00:44:34] I appreciate that, that's very kind of you. Harvey, for the folks that want to connect with you or ask you questions, or just want to pick your brain. what's a good place where they can go and do that? Harvey Freedenberg: [00:44:51] Well I think the best place Jeena, since I'm transitioning out of my law practice, would be on Twitter. My handle there is @HarvF, "H-A-R-V-F". I've also created a couple of lists there, one is on mindfulness and meditation, which has several hundred people that are involved in various aspects of meditation. So you might want to check out that list. So that's probably the best place to get in touch with me right now. Jeena Cho: [00:45:25] Wonderful. And you are very active on Twitter, and I always enjoy reading what you have to say. So definitely go connect with Harvey on Twitter and I will also include his Twitter handle in the show notes. And my final question to you is, the name of the podcast is called The Resilient Lawyer. What does it mean to be a resilient lawyer to you?. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:45:50] I love the name of the podcast, and I thought a lot about this. To me, it's somebody who keeps the practice of law in its proper perspective. And it is someone for whom the various aspects of life, which would include work as a lawyer, family, community service, exercise, sleep, nutrition; all the things that go into healthy living. And through mindfulness and meditation, in my case a practice of mental and emotional self-care, that all of those elements are in harmony or balance. I think if you can achieve that or strive in that direction, that you will be well on the path to becoming resilient. Jeena Cho: [00:46:45] I love that answer. Harvey, thank you so much for sharing your time and your wisdom with me and the audience. I really appreciate it. Harvey Freedenberg: [00:46:54] Thank you Jeena, it's been a real pleasure. And thank you for all you're doing to spread the message of mindfulness. Jeena Cho: [00:47:04] Thank you. 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He had a panic attack on air. Live.  A meltdown in front of 5 million people.  Dan was struggling with PTSD, which led to drug abuse and depression. Then he found meditation. Show Notes:  “10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story” By Dan Harris  “Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book” By Dan Harris Download Dan’s App (10% Percent Happier) to Start Meditating today! Listen to Dan’s podcast (10% Happier with Dan Harris) Watch the ABC World News Tonight story about the inspiration for Dan Harris’ first book! Also Mentioned: The Ben Shapiro Show Pod Save America Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Youtube Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#29. Screensaver Mind Sander deelt zijn ervaringen na een weekje mindfulness en David probeert zijn eigen basic programming te hacken, dit alles om de screensaver modus te ontwijken. Hiernaast bespreken we de ontwerp uitdagingen die o.a. Google en Amazon te wachten staan willen zij nieuwsverspreiding via thuisspeakers verbeteren. Veel luister plezier! ## Links: [Planetary Radio - Should we redefine planets?](http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2017/0306-kirby-runyon-planet-definition.html) [10 Percent Happier](http://www.10percenthappier.com) [Yuval Harari, on how meditation made him a better historian](http://www.vox.com/2017/2/28/14745596/yuval-harari-sapiens-interview-meditation-ezra-klein) [Headspace](https://www.headspace.com) [Waking Up Podcast - Why Meditate?](https://soundcloud.com/samharrisorg/63-why-meditate) [Google Home spouts crazy talk with fake news](https://youtu.be/OEjZRUi2tkQ) [Systems smart enough to know they're not smart enough](https://bigmedium.com/ideas/systems-smart-enough-to-know-theyre-not-smart-enough.html) ---- Heb je interessante onderwerpen, feedback of andere dingen die je graag met ons deelt, wij zijn bereikbaar via: Facebook: facebook.com/zeepcast Twitter: @ZeepCast Mail: Sander@Zeepcast.nl & David@Zeepcast.nl Pocket: Pocket@Zeepcast.nl Live Long and Prosper //

#28. Snapchat Is Bae Is Snapchat wel 22 miljard waard?! Hoelang duurt het nog tot we het menselijk lichaam overwonnen hebben? Wie vliegt er als eerste rondom de maan met miljardairs? Is de aflevering San Junipero van Black Mirror super awesome? Antwoord op deze en meer vragen in deze aflevering van de Zeepcast! Veel luister plezier! ##Informatief uitstel gedrag (3 leuke youtube channels) - [Vsauce](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA) - [Kurzgesagt](https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt) - [CGP Grey](https://www.youtube.com/user/CGPGrey/videos) ##Black Mirror (TV Serie) Na de reguliere Zeepcast bespreken we de volgende 3 afleveringen van Black Mirror: - S2E4 White Christmas - S3E1 Nosedive - S3E4 San Junipero ## Links: [Headspace](https://www.headspace.com) [10 Percent Happier](http://www.10percenthappier.com) [Snap Inc IPO](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-06/snap-tumbles-for-first-time-since-ipo-as-analysts-say-sell) [The Cell Atlas](https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603499/10-breakthrough-technologies-2017-the-cell-atlas/) [SpaceX Plans to send 2 people around the Moon](http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/27/14754404/spacex-moon-mission-2018-elon-musk-announces-private-citizen-passengers) [NASA SLS](https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html) ---- Heb je interessante onderwerpen, feedback of andere dingen die je graag met ons deelt, wij zijn bereikbaar via: Facebook: facebook.com/zeepcast Twitter: @ZeepCast Mail: Sander@Zeepcast.nl & David@Zeepcast.nl Pocket: Pocket@Zeepcast.nl Live Long and Prosper //

Welcome back my clan of the crave bears! Welcome to episode 101! A couple of announcements, last week we had a great interview with Dan Harris author of 10 Percent Happier where we talked about meditation for skeptics. We announced a 14-day meditation challenge! You can join us every day. It’s 5 minutes or less a day and we are right in the middle of it but you can join now! Go to the app store and download Dan Harris’s 10 Percent Happier meditation app. It’s free and for the first 7 days, you get quick little video lessons about the basics of meditation. Join us on facebook at bit.ly/wfdgroup with daily hits from me and tips, our meditation journey. We made it a 14-day challenge because the science shows that if you meditate every day for 14 days you start seeing a benefit from meditating.   Next big announcement, we are having our first live meetup! Come join me and other Crave Bears at our Crave Bear picnic! I'll be in my hometown, Portland, Oregon on August 14th from 5 to 7 pm. Come join me at the Arbor Lodge park in the picnic area!  Also, this month’s swag bag is a $1700 swag bag! Our guest today is adding something juicy this month to the swag bag. Go over to iTunes and leave a review about the show and we will tell you more about what that means in today’s episode! So make sure to listen all the way to the end of the episode. Today we are talking about self-worth. This is one the biggest causes for food cravings and emotional eating. Just not feeling worthy. Today our guest, Nancy Levin will be talking about money, finances and the stress that women experience around these topics which then leads them to use food to calm us down. We will be specifically talking about how food and craving relate to our “money story”. We will be talking about Nancy’s new book: Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth. She is also the bestselling author of Jump…And Your Life will appear and Writing for my Life…Reclaiming the Lost Pieces of Me. She is a master integrative coach and the creator of the Jump coaching and Worthy coaching programs. She works with clients privately and in groups to design lives in alignment with their truths and desires. You can visit her online at www.nancylevin.com .  

http://www.meaningfulhq.com/10-happier-summary.html // Episode #57: 10 Percent Happier (Audio Summary) What if you could learn to calm your mind, relax under pressure, and de-stress your life without losing your edge?  Impossible, you say?  That’s not what author Dan Harris claims... His book, 10% Happier offers a practical way to approach mindfulness in the modern world. And on today's episode of The Meaningful Show, we're going to be doing an audio summary on Harris' book.  Here's what you'll learn about in this episode: The various forms of achieving enlightenment through mindfulness,  How to deal with stress more effectively, and how to meditate. Can't see the audio player above? Here are alternative ways to listen: Listen on iTunes Download the MP3 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story by Dan Harris GET THE BOOK GET THE BOOK SUMMARY (Members click here for access) Get the audiobook Get the 20-minute book summary with a FlashBooks subscription. Subscribe for just $1. Cancel anytime. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Nightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure, involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had both propelled him through the ranks of a hyper-competitive business and also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out… We all have a voice in our head. It’s what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when we’re not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us would assume we’re stuck with this voice – that there’s nothing we can do to rein it in – but Harris stumbled upon an effective way to do just that. It’s a far cry from the miracle cures peddled by the self-help swamis he met; instead, it’s something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation. After learning about research that suggests meditation can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain, Harris took a deep dive into the underreported world of CEOs, scientists, and even marines who are now using it for increased calm, focus, and happiness. 10% Happier takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives. No time to read? Get hundreds of non-fiction book summaries with FlashBooks. We condense the actionable insights from the best Business + Self-Help books into 20-minute summaries that you can read (or listen to) anywhere. Subscribe for just $1. Cancel anytime. RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast: Email questions@deanbokhari.com GET THE SHOWNOTES: http://www.meaningfulhq.com GET THE BOOK: http://www.getflashnotes.com/portfolio/10_percent_happier/ GET THE BOOK SUMMARY:  SPONSOR: This episode of Dean Bokhari's Meaningful Show is brought to you by GetFlashNotes.com - non-fiction book summaries you can read or listen to in under 20 minutes. GetFlashNotes.com features business book summaries, self-help book reviews, author interviews and many more of the big ideas and key take-aways from top non-fiction books and authors. Get unlimited access to top Self-Help and Business Book Summaries for only $1 at getflashnotes.com/join SOURCES: http://www.getflashnotes.com/10-percent-happier/

ABC News anchor, Dan Harris, joins Jim Paris Live to discuss his book 10 Percent Happier. Harris shares his story of dealing with anxiety and panic attacks and how he found an answer through meditation. He also discusses his role as a religion reporter for ABC News, including his coverage of the Ted Haggard story. 

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