10% Happier with Dan Harris Folgen

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- One of the most prominent western meditation teachers talks about how to take gauzy concepts and operationalize them in your actual life. A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, including Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world. In this episode we talk about: What Sharon means by “an authentic life” Learning to be your own BFF How the notion of self-love squares with the Buddhist notion of emptiness Why it can be harder to receive love and help than to give it Related Episodes: - Sharon Salzberg, “Real Love” - Losing Your Patience? Here’s How to Get It Back | Dr. Kate Sweeny, Dr. Sarah Schnitker, and Sharon Salzberg - How to Stay Politically Engaged Without Losing Your Mind | Sharon Salzberg - Sharon Salzberg Makes Me Feel Better - Sharon Salzberg On: Openness, Not Believing the Stories You Tell Yourself, and Why the Most Powerful Tools Often Seem Stupid at First Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sharon-salzberg-finding-your-way

Hello my fellow suffering human beings! I’ve got something very special for you. My friend, Manoush Zomorodi – host of TED Radio Hour from NPR – has been working on a special series called Body Electric: an interactive investigation into the relationship between our technology and our bodies. Do you ever spend all day at a computer…and then, in the evening, you only have the energy to look at your phone or TV? Ever wondered what all that tech time is doing to your health?  In this series, you’ll hear how our bodies are adapting and changing to meet the demands of the Information Age…and what we can do to end this vicious cycle of type, tap, collapse. There’s even an interactive study you can sign up for!  Here’s the first episode. If you like what you hear, listen to Body Electric on the TED Radio Hour podcast from NPR. 

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- This ain't daycare... Tough love and actionable insights on validation, gratitude, and self-alignment from the Peloton star. Plus, he shares the most important words he's ever heard. Alex Toussaint, Peloton Instructor and Puma Athlete, is a titan of the fitness community sitting at the intersection of fitness, tech, music, sports, and entertainment. A hybrid of high-performance athlete and motivational coach, Alex is widely respected for his authenticity and positivity. His new book is called Activate Your Greatness. In this episode we talk about: Alex’s remarkable life story His thoughts on internal versus external validation What he means by “activate your greatness” The habits and practices he employs in service of his own greatness, including gratitude, self-alignment, and his “starting five” Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/alex-toussaint