10% Happier with Dan Harris

Guided Meditation: 'A Reflection On the Important Things' by The Minimalists

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With the holidays (and shopping season) upon us, we asked our friends The Minimalists (Ep. #32) for a short meditation to help us focus on what's trul...

Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Author, motivational speaker and former pro-skier Bonnie St. John had her right leg amputated at age 5, but that has never slowed her down. The San Di...

Charles Raison & Vladimir Maletic, Tackling Depression with a Mind-Body Approach

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Raison, a psychiatrist and a professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and Vlad Malet...

Andrew Scheffer, The Wharton Monk

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Scheffer's decision to try meditation after his freshman year of college launched him on a journey where he traveled the world, spent over a ye...

Shiza Shahid, Malala Fund Co-Founder

01 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up in a post-9/11 Pakistan, Shiza Shahid had what she called an "activist childhood," where she volunteered in prisons, refugee camps and disa...

Leslie Booker, Activism and the Dharma

25 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Leslie Booker was working as a wardrobe stylist, dressing models for a living, and was looking for a way to transition out of the industry and her win...

Adam Levin, X Ambassadors Drummer

18 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As the X Ambassadors' fame grew, drummer Adam Levin noticed he was always waiting for something to go wrong. With more success, came more anxiety, "an...

Sally Quinn, Walking the Labyrinth

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When author and journalist Sally Quinn needs a moment of peace or clarity, she said, "I walk the labyrinth." A labyrinth walk has long represented a j...

Anderson Cooper, CNN Anchor

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Anderson Cooper, a 23-year news veteran, is the anchor of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" and a contributor to CBS News' "60 Minutes." His reporting for a...

Nicholas Hoult & Danny Strong, 'Rebel in the Rye'

27 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The new biopic about reclusive author J.D. Salinger explores his formative years, from struggling writer, to serving in World War II, to publishing hi...

Tom Bergeron, 'Dancing With the Stars' Host

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On a live show, anything can happen, but Tom Bergeron trusts he can handle it. The host of ABC's hit dancing competition show, "Dancing With the Stars...

Gretchen Rubin, 'The Four Tendencies'

13 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In her new book, "The Four Tendencies," best-selling author and speaker Gretchen Rubin breaks down what she denotes as four different personality prof...

Daniel Goleman, Dr. Richard Davidson, 'Altered Traits' (Bonus!)

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Goleman and Richie Davidson, both titans in their respective fields and best-selling authors, have co-written a new book out now entitled, "Altere...

Justin von Bujdoss, Buddhist Chaplain at Rikers Island

06 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Justin von Bujdoss was working as a hospice chaplain in New York City, traveling all over the five boroughs and greater metropolitan area to visit pat...

Jaimal Yogis, A Surfer's Quest for Zen

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Being out on a surfboard, when it's just you and the ocean, is "a meditative space," Jaimal Yogis said, "There's a certain amount of solitude that's j...

Robert Wright, 'Why Buddhism is True' (Bonus!)

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"Progress on the meditation path tends to involve moral progress. You tend to become a better person as well as a happier person... I personally think...

LeAnn Rimes, Grammy-Winning Artist

23 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

LeAnn Rimes has been making a name for herself and her powerful voice since her early teens -- she's the youngest person ever to win a Grammy -- and t...

Ethan Nichtern, 'The Dharma of The Princess Bride'

16 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"I don't claim that ['The Princess Bride'] is a Buddhist story, but I do think it has some Buddhist elements," Ethan Nichtern said. "It's a deconstruc...

Moby and Google's Bill Duane at Wanderlust Hollywood (Live!)

09 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the final installment from the "10% Happier" road trip, Dan Harris and meditation teacher Jeff Warren ended their cross-country tour at a Wanderlus...

Anurag Gupta, Attorney 'Hacking' Unconscious Bias

02 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Anurag Gupta, who immigrated to the U.S. from India at age 10, has devoted much of his adult life to helping reduce racial inequality and transform bi...

Rich Roll, Vegan Ultra-Endurance Athlete

26 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Shortly before his 40th birthday, Rich Roll was walking up a flight of stairs when he suddenly felt like he was about to have a heart attack. That ter...

Lt. Richard Goerling, Mindfulness in Police Work

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

At a time when there have been controversial police shootings of unarmed civilians and many officers risking their lives to protect their communities ...

Virginia Heffernan: Writer, 'Trumpcast' Podcast Co-Host

12 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Virginia Heffernan, who has written for several major publications including as a television and Internet culture columnist for the New York Times, op...

Rep. Tim Ryan, Teaching Congress to Meditate

05 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In another installment from the "10% Happier" road trip, Dan Harris and meditation teacher Jeff Warren sat down with Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, at the con...

Gary Vaynerchuk, Media Industry Leader

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

VanyerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk got his start as "the wine guy" when he launched one of the first wine e-commerce websites in the U.S. He began making...

Mark Coleman, Meditating in the Great Outdoors

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Renowned mindfulness teacher Mark Coleman, founder of Awake in the Wild and The Mindfulness Institute, has led wilderness meditation retreats from Ala...

James Gimian, Mindful Magazine Publisher

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

James Gimian, who has been in publishing since the '70s, started covering the emerging mindfulness movement for a small magazine years ago when he sai...

Josh Groban, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist, Actor (Bonus!)

09 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This a special pre-Tony Awards episode of the podcast with multi-platinum recording artist and actor Josh Groban, who is nominated for best lead actor...

Cory Muscara, Mindfulness Teacher, Former Monk

07 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Cory Muscara, 27 years old, admits he first tried meditation because he wanted to impress his college girlfriend -- but it changed his life forever. M...

Sharon Salzberg, 'Real Love'

31 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"I think people do things motivated by love, certainly more strongly sometimes, and more successfully, than when motivated by hate... I think love is ...

Bellamy Young, TV's "Scandal" Star

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ALERT: This episode contains "Scandal" spoilers! Bellamy Young, best known for playing Mellie Grant on ABC's hit show, "Scandal," said making meditati...

Willoughby Britton, Jared Lindahl -- Does Meditation Have a Dark Side?

24 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us get into meditation because we want to be calmer, less stressed and less yanked around by our emotions, but sometimes there are unwanted ef...

Lodro Rinzler, Meditation for the Heartbroken

17 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Buddhist meditation teacher Lodro Rinzler, who had been meditating for most of his life, found himself dealing with multiple, heartbreaking tribulatio...

Jen Kirkman, Comedian, Author

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Stand-up comedian Jen Kirkman was introduced to meditation at a young age and over the years has tried a bunch of different outlets, from 'body scan' ...

Jeffrey Walker, Former JPMorgan Exec, Philanthropist (Bonus!)

05 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Walker served 25 years as the CEO and cofounder of CCMP Capital, the $12 billion successor to JPMorgan Partners, JPMorgan Chase & Co's global ...

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

03 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Kabat-Zinn was on a meditation retreat in the late '70s when he had an idea to marry science with mindfulness and bring the practice into hospital...

Russell Simmons, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Author and Activist

26 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Def Jam music label founder Russell Simmons had his first experience with stillness at a yoga class -- which he admits he took because girls were ther...

David Leite, Food Writer, Memoirist (LIVE!)

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In a special edition of the "10% Happier" podcast, Dan Harris leads a discussion with David Leite, author of "Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Lov...

Daniel Goleman, Diving into 'Emotional Intelligence' (Bonus Episode!)

14 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"The human central nervous system and brain is designed the same around the world... and there probably is a lot of spontaneous rediscovery in differe...

Sam Harris, 'Waking Up' Podcast Host, Neuroscientist

12 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Harris, who has no relation to our beloved host, is a scientist, a controversial skeptic and the author of several New York Times bestsellers, inc...

Clair Brown, Economist, Author of 'Buddhist Economics'

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Clair Brown, an economics professor at UC-Berkeley and a Tibetan Buddhist, was teaching an introductory course when she asked herself, "How would Budd...

Jewel, Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Actress (Bonus!)

31 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jewel, whose poetic songs about relationships and heartache dominated the airwaves in the '90s, used writing as an outlet to deal with anxiety through...

Jerry Colonna, 'CEO Whisperer' and Reboot.io Founder

29 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Colonna was working as a venture capitalist in New York City during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and as he walked by wreckage of the World Trade ...

Colin Beavan, the 'No Impact Man'

22 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In his famous book and documentary film project, "No Impact Man," Colin Beavan, a senior Dharma teacher in the Zen tradition, chronicled a year of his...

Profs. Holly Richardson & Matt Jarman, Virginia Military Institute

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Virginia Military Institute, a military college in Lexington, Virginia, was another stop on the cross-country meditation tour, where our host Dan Harr...

Sylvia Moir, Tempe, Arizona, Police Chief

08 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

During their cross-county meditation bus tour in January, our host Dan Harris and meditation teacher Jeff Warren stopped in Tempe, Arizona, to talk wi...

Shinzen Young, Meditation Teacher

01 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Shinzen Young first became fascinated with Asian culture as a Jewish teenager growing up in Los Angeles in the 1950s. Now a renowned meditation teache...

Billy Crudup, 'Jackie,' '20th Century Women' Actor (Oscars Bonus Episode!)

24 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We're offering a special pre-Oscars edition of the podcast this week with actor Billy Crudup. Best known for his role as 70s rock star Russell Hammond...

Hannah Hart, Creator of YouTube's 'My Drunk Kitchen'

22 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Hart is best known for her bubbly personality and boozy cooking mishaps on her mega-popular YouTube series, "My Drunk Kitchen," so many fans we...

Dr. Judson Brewer, Using Mindfulness to Beat Addiction

15 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Psychiatrist and addiction expert Judson Brewer was researching better treatment options for alcohol and cocaine addiction patients and found, through...

Matthieu Ricard, French Monk and 'World's Happiest Man'

08 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, who is originally from France, earned the moniker "world's happiest man" after brain scans taken during a neuro...

Mary Karr, Best-Selling Poet and Master Memoirist

01 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Karr has shared many dark pieces of her past in her memoirs, from a painful childhood, to a long struggle with alcoholism and depression, to livi...

Elvis Duran, Morning Radio Show Star

25 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The host of the mega-popular Top 40 radio show, "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show," has never shied away from dishing out "real talk" to his millions ...

Jeff Warren & the '10% Happier' Road Trip! (Bonus Episode!)

20 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Canada native Jeff Warren was a "chronic over-thinker" who got into meditation sort of by accident while working as a science journalist and now he's ...

George Stephanopoulos, ABC News Chief Anchor

18 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Stephanopoulos, the co-anchor of "Good Morning America" and the host of ABC News' Sunday morning political affairs show, "This Week," first sta...

Soren Gordhamer, Being Mindful in Silicon Valley

11 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Soren Gordhamer is the founder and host of the Wisdom 2.0 conference, which is lauded as one of the largest gatherings of meditators in the world, but...

Vince Horn, Buddhist Geek on Struggling with Nirvana

04 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Vince Horn, the co-founder of Buddhist Geeks, says when he reached nirvana, he found it "disappointing" and "anti-climactic," which set him on a new j...

Josh Radnor, "How I Met Your Mother" Star Back in Theater

28 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Radnor, best known for playing Ted Mosby on TV's "How I Met Your Mother," started practicing meditation over a decade ago after he went through a...

Andrew Olendzki, Teaching Old-School Buddhism

21 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Olendzki is a Buddhist scholar of the Pali canon, the original, authentic teachings of the Buddha that have been passed down for centuries. He ...

Handling Holiday Stress (Bonus Episode!)

19 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

From the pressures of buying and receiving gifts to surviving awkward office parties, the holidays can be a stressful time of year. On a special editi...

Joe DiNardo, Grief and Meditation

14 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Joe DiNardo, a businessman and attorney from Buffalo, New York, was married to his wife Marcia for 15 years when she was diagnosed with stage IV pancr...

Robert Thurman, Renowned Buddhist Scholar

07 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Thurman, the father of actress Uma Thurman, was one of the first Americans to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He later gave up his robes a...

John Mulaney, Comedian Turned Broadway Star

30 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

John Mulaney, known for his stand-up comedy and his work on "Saturday Night Live," first turned to meditation while filming a short-lived sitcom that ...

Jessica Morey, Teaching Meditation to Teenagers

23 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Morey has turned what some may see as the impossible -- teaching teenagers how to meditate -- into her life's work. Morey, who attended her fi...

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Renowned Indian Yogi and Mystic

16 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Born and raised in India, Sadhguru says he spent his childhood and adolescence as a "super skeptic" who didn't grow up "with anything spiritual or rel...

Colin O'Brady, Pro-Endurance Athlete

09 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Fewer than 50 people have accomplished the Explorer's Grand Slam, a challenge of summiting the highest peaks on each of the seven continents and compl...

Duncan Sheik, '90s Rocker Turned Broadway Composer

02 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Duncan Sheik first made a name for himself in the mid-90s with the hit song, "Barely Breathing," and has since reinvented himself as a Broadway compos...

Judge Jeremy Fogel, Using Mindfulness on the Bench

26 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

About 20 years ago, Judge Jeremy Fogel was serving as a superior court judge in California. But when he felt that it was causing him a lot of stress, ...

Sebene Selassie, A Life of Service While Fighting Breast Cancer

19 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Sebene Selassie's career has taken her all over the world. An Ethiopian immigrant, Selassie grew up in the Washington, D.C., area. Her father left her...

Robin Roberts, "GMA" Anchor, Cancer Survivor (Bonus Episode!)

17 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts has more than 30 years of experience in the radio and television business and said it was her "GMA" col...

Election Stress Special (Bonus Episode!)

16 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In the midst of what some are calling the ugliest election ever, millions of Americans say they're feeling more stressed, anxious and just plain exhau...

Jason Stirman, Ex-Twitter, Medium Exec Turned App Entrepreneur

12 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Stirman went to his first meditation class when he was working at Twitter. An early employee there, he eventually quit Twitter with founder Ev W...

Eileen Fisher, Fashion Icon

05 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Eileen Fisher weaves mindfulness and social consciousness throughout her multimillion-dollar clothing company and in her personal life. After being in...

Tony Wright, Exonerated After 25 Years (Bonus Episode!)

04 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Wright spent 25 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. This past August, a Philadelphia jury acquitted Wright of the 1991 rape and murder ...

Spring Washam, Meditation and Dharma Teacher

28 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Spring Washam was selling timeshares and struggling with depression when she decided to embark on a journey to work on her mind. After looking into ps...

Alan Cumming, Actor, Author, Activist

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Cumming is an award-winning actor on the Broadway stage and on-screen, a New York Times best-selling author, director, comedian and activist. He'...

Elizabeth Vargas, ABC News Anchor

14 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Vargas has been known throughout her 30-year career for her strong reporting around the world, her tough interviews and her steadiness durin...

Chef Eric Ripert

07 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Eric Ripert, of the famed Le Bernardin in New York City, is one of the world's best chefs, an Emmy-winning cooking show host and a cookbook autho...

The Minimalists, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus

31 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus have been through a lot together. They grew up together in Dayton, Ohio, both in families that struggled to ...

Dr. Michael Gervais, Sports Psychologist

24 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Gervais is a high-performance sports psychologist who works with athletes, most famously as the mindfulness coach for the Seattle Seahawks, on tr...

Jesse Israel

17 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A few years ago, Jesse Israel was a sophomore film student who had just signed an up-and-coming college band to a record label he co-founded out of hi...

Dr. Richard Davidson

10 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Richie Davidson, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds, has been meditating for over...

Oren J. Sofer

03 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Oren J. Sofer, a former child actor turned longtime meditation teacher, was a 19-year-old college student in New York City when he said he felt things...

Mingyur Rinpoche

27 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Mingyur Rinpoche, the author of "The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness," is a study of contradictions. On one hand, he's be...

Dan Ryckert

20 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Ryckert works in an industry where you wouldn't imagine there would be a whole lot of meditation: Video games. Ryckert is a senior editor at the p...

Claire Hoffman

13 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Author and journalist Claire Hoffman has been practicing Transcendental Meditation since she was 3 years old. When she was 5, she and her family moved...

Dr. Amishi Jha & Maj. Gen. Walter Piatt

06 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Amishi Jha, a neuroscientist and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Miami, and Maj. Gen. Walter Piatt of the U.S. Army migh...

Mario Batali

29 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

World-renowned chef Mario Batali has 28 restaurants, 10 cookbooks, a daytime cooking show, a food emporium in New York City, and now plans for a food ...

Dr. Mark Epstein

22 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Buddhist psychiatrist and author Dr. Mark Epstein has for years written about the overlap between Western psychotherapy and Eastern Buddhist philosoph...

Arianna Huffington

15 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Arianna Huffington has a multimillion-dollar media website that reacts to world events by the millisecond, she's a mother of two -- and yet she says s...

Adam Shankman

08 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Acclaimed movie producer and director Adam Shankman is best known for his upbeat, family-friendly movies, including "Hairspray," "A Walk to Remember" ...

Emma Seppala

05 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Success and happiness: Can you have one without the other? Many may assume that these two things are at cross purposes but Emma Seppala, the science d...

Chade-Meng Tan

01 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Chade-Meng Tan was employee No. 107 at Google. But the software engineer's career took a turn when he began teaching meditation to the company's emplo...

Chodo and Koshin

25 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking about death can be supremely difficult. Many of us try not to think about it at all – until we have no choice. But two Zen Buddhist monks a...

Ali Smith

18 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ali Smith goes into some of the toughest neighborhoods in one of the toughest cities in America, and teaches yoga and meditation to troubled and at-ri...

Gretchen Rubin (Our Long-Lost Pilot Episode)

13 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In our pilot episode, which we recorded back in January before we moved into a fancy radio studio and had any clue what we were doing (this part hasn'...

RuPaul

12 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

When he was 28 years old, RuPaul Andre Charles found himself broke and living on his little sister's couch in Los Angeles. "It was a really, really, r...

Steve Armstrong

11 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Enlightenment (or, more specifically, exactly how one gets enlightened) has become a somewhat taboo subject. For years, American meditation teachers h...

Thupten Jinpa

04 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Thupten Jinpa may be best known for being the Dalai Lama's longtime English-language translator. But now Jinpa is working to get his own message acros...

Lama Tsomo

27 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Lama Tsomo is one of the first American women to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist lama, or spiritual teacher. Born Linda Pritzker, she is part of the...