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    I Don’t Want to Meditate | Bonus Meditation with Matthew Hepburn

    I Don’t Want to Meditate | Bonus Meditation with Matthew Hepburn

    FromTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris

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    I Don’t Want to Meditate | Bonus Meditation with Matthew Hepburn

    FromTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris

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    Length:
    6 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 5, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Is meditation the last thing you want to do right now? This one’s for when closing your eyes and watching your breath sounds like torture.
    About Matthew Hepburn:
    Matthew Hepburn is a straightshooting, clear thinking, and dedicated meditation teacher. His personal practice caught fire over the course of several extended meditation retreats in his early twenties, and for the last 5+ years he has been teaching meditation at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center in Boston, MA.
    Matthew is currently a participant in the four-year Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program, where he studies with renowned teachers including Joseph Goldstein.
    Released:
    Feb 5, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Dan Harris is a fidgety, skeptical ABC News anchor who had a panic attack live on "Good Morning America," which led him to try something he always thought was ridiculous: meditation. He went on to write the bestselling book, "10% Happier." In this podcast, Dan explores happiness (whatever that means) from all angles. Guests include legendary meditation teachers -- from the Dalai Lama to Western masters -- as well as scientists, and even the odd celebrity. But the show also ventures beyond meditation, bringing on leading researchers in areas such as social anxiety, bias, creativity, productivity, and relationships. The animating insight of this show is that the mind is trainable. This is what science is showing us. Mental traits such as happiness, calm, generosity, compassion, and connection are not hardwired, unalterable factory settings; they are, in fact, skills that can be trained. On this show, you'll learn how.