Meditation Is a Big Part of Mindfulness

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meditation is a big part of it, but that's available to us really any time that we choose to do it. I heard an interview the other day, and i can't remember the woman's name, but it was on a podcast called on bean. And she doesn't really advocate meditation so much. She's much more an advocate of, ha, you can, at any minute just start paying attention to what's going on around you. So i'm going to say something that maybe i'll later regret, but i kind of disagree. You can drop in to the present moment. Anybody can. But it's really hard to do if you don't have this practice. It

Dan Harris is best known for his work on ABC News, Nightline and Good Morning America. He is the author of the book, 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

In this episode, Eric and Dan discuss his original skepticism of meditation and the benefits he discovered from developing a regular meditation practice.

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Dan Harris and I Discuss Learning to Be 10% Happier Through Meditation and …

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–A True Story
How the mind can be trained for compassion and happiness
Exercising the brain just like the body
The science of meditation
How we all have an inner voice or narrator in our head
The scientifically proven benefits of meditation
Our tendency to focus on the bad things and ignore the good.
Finding the line of when to push forward or back down
The happiness set point theory.
Motivation coming from happiness versus pain
How a certain amount of stress is necessary
Dealing with failure and setbacks
His experience of discovering awareness in the present moment
Meditation as a mechanism of learning mindfulness
The practice of meditation is about remembering