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Grow Your Love Muscle, with Dan Harris!

Mar 5, 2024

Dan Harris, a war reporter turned meditator, reveals his struggle with drug addiction and how meditation changed his life. Mayim explores different forms of meditation and practical tips for beginners. The episode dives into mindfulness, mental health, MDMA therapy, and the transformative power of loving kindness meditation.

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Quick takeaways

Meditation can reduce self-centeredness by disconnecting from personal narratives and embracing interconnection with others.

Observing distractions in meditation is evidence of effective practice, aiming to familiarize oneself with the mind's thoughts to reduce their control.

Loving-kindness meditation improves concentration by starting with easy individuals and progressing to challenging ones, promoting emotional balance over time.

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Understanding the Essence of Meditation

Meditation involves focusing the mind for short intervals, like observing the breath. Distractions are natural and part of the practice. Recognizing distractions is evidence of effective meditation, aiming to familiarize oneself with the mind's thoughts to reduce their control.

Introduction

2min

The Power of Meditation and Overcoming Adversity

9min

Exploring the Addictive Nature of Different Drugs and Self-Medication Experiences

4min

Prioritizing Time and Mental Health

7min

Journey from Panic Attacks to Meditation Retreat

9min

Dispelling Myths and Overcoming Resistance

7min

Transformative Experiences at a Meditation Retreat

24min

Navigating Struggles in Meditation Practice

23min

An adrenaline-fueled war reporter, self-medicated with cocaine. The panic attack on live TV that brought him to meditation.

This is a RAW & REVEALING look into how Dan Harris (10% Happier author & podcaster) struggled behind his polished on-screen persona.

What's a better way to celebrate MBB's 200TH EPISODE?!!!

Dan reveals how his reporting from the frontlines of Iraq led to self-medicating his depression with recreational drugs, and how meditation was the ultimate game-changer.

THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY CAN'T MEDITATE!

Learn the practical skills to happiness, how to detach from your narrative through metacognition, and create a buffer between stimulus and reaction.

Mayim shares her personal struggles with meditation and gets practical tips from Dan that could change your perception of meditation forever. Plus, dive into different forms of meditation that enhance concentration, gratitude, and how a lovingkindness meditation practice can reshape your day-to-day life.

Dan also explains how meditation caused him to shift his perception of himself and in relation to others, what our goals with meditation should be, and what his lovingkindness meditation practice looks like today.

Curious about MDMA's therapeutic potential for emotional awareness, adrenaline addiction, or what a coke-fueled panic looks like from the inside? This episode is your front-row seat to a MIND-BLOWING conversation that could very well be the nudge you need to start your own meditation journey.

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Dan Harris' Podcast, TEN PERCENT HAPPIER: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast

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Mayim guests on Dan Harris' Podcast, TEN PERCENT HAPPIER: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/mayim-bialik-600