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How To Unwind By Doing Mindful Yard Work
Jun 20, 2024Everyday activities, such as cleaning and gardening, can be sources of joy and opportunities for mindfulness. This week, our guest shares his experience practicing mindful sweeping on the temple stair...
Happiness Break: How to Relax Your Body Through A Standing Meditation, With Sherry Zhang
Jun 13, 2024Last week on The Science of Happiness, we discussed the scientifically proven health benefits of the ancient Chinese practice of qigong with Harvard psychologist Peter Wayne. This week, we practice a ...
How Qigong Can Calm Your Mind and Body
Jun 06, 2024Studies show qigong can strengthen your body and mind, and reduce cortisol levels. We explore this Chinese meditative movement practice that dates back over 4,000 years. Link to episode transcript: ht...
Happiness Break: A Meditation on How To Be Your Best Self, with Justin Michael Williams
May 30, 2024Here's a favorite of ours: visualize your best possible self and tap into your inherent enough-ness with this guided meditation by Justin Michael Williams. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl....
Encore: Why We Need Friends With Shared Interests
May 23, 2024She's the world's leading animal behaviorist and an autism advocacy leader. Guest Temple Grandin shares what kind of support systems led her to success, and we hear about how community, and lack there...
Happiness Break: A Meditation on Cultivating Awe Through Colors
May 16, 2024Experiencing awe can help us slow down and connect to the world around us. So how can we harness the power of this feeling? Host Dacher Keltner leads us in a colorful meditation to bring about awe. L...
How Birdsong Can Help Your Mental Health
May 09, 2024Hearing birdsong can help us feel less anxious, recover from stress faster, and even reduce muscle tension ... but can it help us fall asleep? Drew Ackerman of Sleep With Me podcast listens to recordi...
Happiness Break: A Meditation on Pilina: Our Deep Interconnectedness, With Jo Qina'au
May 02, 2024Pilina is an indigenous Hawaiian word, or concept, that describes our deep interconnectedness. Harvard Clinical Psychology Fellow Jo Qina'au guides us through a contemplation of our profound interrela...
Are You Remembering The Good Times?
Apr 25, 2024Thinking about happy memories activates reward centers in our brains, and can help us feel more connected and accepted. Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye discovers the joy-bringing power of r...
Happiness Break: A Walking Meditation with Dan Harris of 10% Happier
Apr 18, 2024A walking meditation led by 10% Happier Host Dan Harris How to Do This Practice: Begin walking. Bring your awareness to the present moment, noticing sights and sounds around you. When your mind wande...