As dans meditation practice deepens, i look forward to him being at least 11% happier, or more. Harris was drawn to meditation despite massive misgivings about the way some people talk about mindfulnessespecially those he refers to as the selfhelp gurus. If youre intrigued by meditation but dont know how to begin or youve benefited from meditation in the past but need help to get started again, dan harris has written the book for you. Busting the myths of meditation with dan harris savvy.
The book practical meditation for beginners walks readers through 10 different methods to help kickstart a 10day practice. Dan harris, coanchor of abcs nightline, has written a book called 10%. Meditation for fidgety skeptics, is part of dan harris mission to try to bring meditation to the public without giving it a bad rap. Jeff warren is a writer, a meditation instructor, and the founder of the consciousness explorers club, a meditation. Dan harris, the abc news anchor and jeffrey warren team together to narrate this fun book about meditation.
A 10% happier howto book aims to get even the relaxing techniques harshest critics taking. In many ways, this new book is an attempt to fix a mistake i made with my first book. Harris is a smart, exceptionally appealing guideits a pleasure to accompany him on his journey, from probing interviews with mindfulness pioneers to his recurring doubts and, eventually, a hardcore. How i tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found selfhelp that. Jeff warren is someone for whom i have a special affection. Dan harris is a fidgety, skeptical newsman who had a panic attack live on good morning america, which led him to something he always thought was ridiculous. Dan harris launches new meditation app for fidgety skeptics. An enormously smart, cleareyed, bravehearted, and quite personal look at the benefits of meditation. This is an extremely brave, funny, and insightful book.
Dan harris, a coanchor of abcs nightline and the weekend edition of good morning america, is the author of a new book, 10% happier. Unlike many of the books on this list, this one is written for pure skeptics by someone who was once a hard skeptic himself abc news anchor dan harris. Dan harris, the author of 10% happier and the man behind its corresponding app, recently spoke to abc about ways to make mindfulness a daily habit its something many of us struggle with. In meditation for fidgety skeptics, dan harris and his friend jeff warren, a masterful teacher and meditation macgyver, embark on a crosscountry quest to tackle the myths, misconceptions, and selfdeceptions that stop people from meditating. Despite the book s title, even longtime meditators can glean new wisdom from these techniques, such as the body scan, emotional observance, and. To harris, whod been selfmedicating offtheclock with cocaine, the episode was a wakeup call to seek help for depression and anxiety. Dan harris on the power of meditation for fidgety skeptics duration. Meditation is the path to happiness after an onair panic attack, abcs dan harris discovered meditation to become happiert books an imprint of harpercollns. Winner of the 2014 living now book award for inspirational memoir. Meditation for fidgety skeptics audiobook by dan harris. Weve all heard that meditation is helpful, but its so hard to start.
Dan harris has teamed up with change collective to create a new meditation app that avoids the woowoo and opts for the practicaljust for your inner skeptic. A 10% happier howto book hardcover december 26, 2017. He wrote the bestselling book, 10% happier, started an app 10% happier. Dan harris, anchor of abc news, nightline, and weekend edition of good morning america, recently wrote a memoir about his public breakdown and journey to mindfulness entitled 10% happier. How a skeptic learned to love meditation fancy feeling happy in 2015. In 10% happier, dan harris describes in fascinating detail the stresses of working as a news correspondent and the relief he has found through the practice of meditation. In 2004, awardwinning journalist dan harris suffered from a panic attack during a live broadcast of good morning america. After covering the religion beat for abc news, he discovered meditation and wrote the bestselling book 10% happier.
Meditation for fidgety skeptics and now, in this podcast, dan talks with smart people about. Dan harris on the power of meditation for the fidgety. Nightline anchor dan harris had a televised panic attack, and thats when he realized he had to make major changes to his lifestyle. Dan harris opens up about meditation for fidgety skeptics. Such retreats are conducted in silenceapart from an evening lecture. This book takes us through his personal journey of learning how to tame the voice in his head, along with discoveries and striking facts about mindfulness. Meditation advice for beginners from dan harris penguin. Meditation for fidgety skeptics by dan harris, jeffrey. Dan harris opens up about meditation for fidgety skeptics more the gma weekend anchor and bestselling author discusses his new book and demonstrates a simple meditation exercise. Dan harriss new book meditation for fidgety skeptics.
Meditation for fidgety skeptics 2017 is a downtoearth beginners guide to meditation especially for those skeptics among us who think that meditation is a lot of new age hooey. Dan harris presents readers with a firsthand account of how even people with restless minds and no time to spare can start experiencing the scientifically proven benefits of meditation. But when he approached it from a different perspective, he realized meditation isnt at all what hed assumed it was. Many of us are grappling with stress, fear, and uncertainty during the global pandemic. Fifth anniversary edition an enormously smart, cleareyed, bravehearted, and quite personal look at the benefits of meditation. We know from science that mindfulness and meditation are excellent for. Nightline anchor dan harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and selfhelp, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.
Dan is an emmy awardwinning journalist and the coanchor of abcs nightline and the weekend editions of good morning america. This book is dan harriss personal journey to discovering meditation and mindfulness. Dan harris is the coanchor of abcs nightline and the weekend editions of good morning america. Special guest dan harris will help put those fears to rest. Dan harris collection 2 books set 10% happier how i tamed the voice in my head, meditation for fidgety skeptics by dan harris jan 1, 2019 5. Hes been evangelizing to skeptical, scientificallyminded folks ever since. Joining the podcast for a second time is my friend dan harris, an abc news correspondent who serves up coanchor duties on both nightline and the weekend edition of good morning america in one of the greatest side hustles of all time, dan has distinguished himself in recent years as a leading voice in the advocacy of meditation as a means to live both happier and more fulfilled. After having a nationally televised panic attack, dan harris knew he had to make some changes.
Before joining abc news fourteen years ago, he worked. Ten percent happier with dan harris podcast abc audio. They went, along with a number of others, on a road trip on a bus around the country, bringing the message of meditation to farflung locations around the country. With the ten percent happier app, youll discover guided meditations and practical teachings you can carry anywhere. Im sitting in a cafe in san francisco, having what i assume will be my last decent meal before i. Dan harris dan harris is the coanchor of abc news nightline and the weekend edition of good morning america. Remarkably practical and compulsively readable, 10% happier is the result of abc news reporter dan harris yearslong quest for something approximating inner peace. Well researched, practical, and crammed with expert advice, its also an irreverent, hilarious pageturner. Abc news anchor dan harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play ultimate frisbee, and use the word namaste without irony. A compellingly honest, delightfully interesting, and at times heartwarming story of one highly intelligent mans lifechanging journey towards a deeper understanding of what makes us our very best selves. We chronicled our friendship in a book we co authored, called meditation for fidgety skeptics, in which we took a gonzo crosscountry bus trip to help people overcome various obstacles to establishing a meditation practice.
Learn meditation in 5 minutes with dan harris youtube. Anushka has practiced meditation for over 25 years, including four years in fulltime intensive training in monasteries and retreat centers in the us, india and sri lanka. If you feel you still have a bit of skepticism in you, or you did at one point and would just feel more at home listening to someone like you, this is the perfect read. Hed always thought meditation was a strange hobby reserved for hippies and mystics. A 10% happier howto book audiobook written by dan harris, jeffrey warren, carlye adler. I naively assumed that anybody who read 10% happier would start meditating. He went on to launch the 10% happier podcast and an app called 10% happier. After abc news anchor dan harris had a panic attack on live television, he knew he needed to make a change. There are many places where one can practice vipassana intensively on retreat. Mindfulness in plain english, by bhante gunaratana the experience of insight, by joseph goldstein wherever you go, there you are, by jon kabatzinn. If the idea of meditation makes you want to toss your coffee cup across the room, abc news anchor dan harris offers some advice in his new book.
Two of these booksarianna huffingtons thrive and the nightline coanchor dan harriss. He regularly reports for 2020, world news with diane sawyer, and the weekday editions of good morning america. Thats why we talked with dan harris, the author of meditation for fidgety skeptics, to help us take some baby steps towards mental health. This book is perfect for meditation skeptics, as harris was once skeptical himself, thinking.
Meditation for fidgety skeptics by dan harris, jeff warren. Dan harris is the coanchor of nightline and the weekend editions of good morning america. Dan harris has great ideas to make mindfulness a daily habit. An excerpt from 10% happier by dan harris it was the longest, most exquisite high of my life, but the hangover came first.
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