10% Happier with Dan Harris What to do About Eco-Anxiety | Jay Michaelson
Oct 4, 2021
In this conversation, Jay Michaelson, a meditation teacher, rabbi, and environmental activist, tackles the urgent issue of eco-anxiety. He argues that individual habit changes often fall short in addressing climate change, emphasizing the need for collective political action. Michaelson shares effective meditation techniques to manage eco-anxiety while encouraging listeners to engage in meaningful activism. He also discusses how mindfulness can foster constructive dialogue around climate issues, even among skeptics.
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Individual Actions vs. Systemic Change
- Individual virtuous actions alone cannot solve climate change.
- Collective, systemic action through politics is necessary.
Managing Eco-Anxiety with Meditation
- Use box breathing to calm anxiety; inhale, hold, exhale, and hold for equal durations.
- Investigate and acknowledge difficult emotions during meditation without repressing them.
Early Pandemic Anxiety
- During the pandemic's start, Jay Michaelson sought advice from Dan Harris about his heightened anxiety.
- Harris's validation, while well-intentioned, intensified Michaelson's worries.