
How to Train a Happy Mind
The How to Train a Happy Mind podcast brings meditation to modern people hungry for happy, meaningful lives. Each week, host Scott Snibbe and his guests share powerful mind training techniques that go beyond mindfulness to harness our intelligence, emotions, and imagination. Learn how to build a happy mind, fulfilling relationships, and a better world through a secular approach to meditation that is based on modern science and psychology, yet grounded in the authentic thousand-year old Tibetan Buddhist tradition of analytical meditation. How to Train a Happy Mind is a project of the nonprofit Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment. Our host, Scott Snibbe, is a twenty-five-year student of Tibetan Buddhism whose teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Snibbe is the author of the popular How to Train a Happy Mind book, and leads meditation classes and retreats worldwide infused with science, humor, and the realities of the modern world.
Latest episodes

Jun 15, 2021 • 42min
Bitcoin and Buddhism #70
What can Buddhism teach us about how Bitcoin works & why it's so valuable? What can Bitcoin teach us about emptiness, the interdependent nature of reality?Episode 70. Bitcoin and BuddhismSupport the show

Jun 10, 2021 • 10min
Just Like a Mountain 10 Minute Meditation on Accepting Change
A 10 minute guided meditation on mindful, nonjudgmental acceptance of change by Theo Koffler, founder of Mindfulness without Borders.Just Like a Mountain 10 Minute Meditation on Accepting ChangeSupport the show

Jun 8, 2021 • 22min
Mindfulness at Work with Theo Koffler #69
Theo Koffler, founder of Mindfulness Without Borders, talks about meditation techniques for mindfulness and self-awareness at work.Episode 69. Mindfulness at Work with Theo KofflerSupport the show

Jun 3, 2021 • 10min
10 Minute Mindful Listening Meditation
A 10 minute guided meditation on mindful listening with Theo Koffler, founder of Mindfulness Without Borders10 Minute Mindful Listening MeditationSupport the show

Jun 1, 2021 • 33min
Theo Koffler on Mindfulness for Teens & Young Adults #68
Theo Koffler, founder of Mindfulness Without Borders talks about mindfulness programs for teens and young adults and tips for parents on being mindfully present to make our lives joyful and meaningful.Episode 68. Theo Koffler on Mindfulness for Teens & Young AdultsSupport the show

May 25, 2021 • 41min
Four Ways to Meditate at Work #67
Four meditations for the workplace including mindful work-life balance, turning every moment into a meditation, dealing with ethical challenges, and an angry boss.Episode 67. Four Ways to Meditate at WorkSupport the show

May 18, 2021 • 39min
Ruchika Sikri on Compassionate Corporations and Mindfulness at Google #66
Ruchika Sikri, who lead mindfulness, meditation, leadership and wellbeing programs at Google for 15 years, talks about the role of meditation at work, and what she would say to leaders like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg on how to build more a compassionate, supportive workplace.Episode 66. Ruchika Sikri on Mindfulness at Google & Compassionate CorporationsSupport the show

May 11, 2021 • 23min
Mindfulness and Grief #65
Lily Meyersohn is a talented young author newly out of college that I met recently who’s written eloquently about grief, family, youth, and relationships. She’s our guest this week sharing her journey experiencing grief first hand with her family and friends, and the hesitance she’s feeling as spring blooms not to jump out and re-engage with the beautiful sensual world, but to pause, and use meditation to stay present and process her own grief and her sense of shared grief.I think you’ll enjoy Lily’s short story in this episode, in which she talks about getting immunized, the pain of being cut off from family and friends, her grandparents’ aging and dying process, and how mindfulness meditation has helped her stay with grief in ways that are productive and healing. In the second part of Lily’s episode, she guides on a personalized mindfulness meditation based on the Mindfulness and Grief meditations of Roshi Joan Halifax that help accept and process grief.Episode 65. Mindfulness and GriefSupport the show

May 4, 2021 • 10min
10 Minute Breath Meditation #64
A 10 minute guided meditation on the breath with mindfulness and open awareness.Episode 64. 10 Minute Breath MeditationSupport the show

Apr 27, 2021 • 10min
10 Minute Body Meditation #63
A 10 minute guided meditation on the body, relaxing into the open connection between body and mind through mindful awareness.Episode 63. 10 Minute Body MeditationSupport the show
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