10% Happier with Dan Harris
Episodes
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...
Leigh Brasington
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation for decades and is one of the most prominent American teachers of Jhana meditation. The Jhanas are a s...
Margot Bingham
20 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Actress and singer-songwriter Margot Bingham has moved from playing the role of jazz singer Daughter Maitland in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" to a highly-...
Sharon Salzberg
13 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is part of a small group of people who helped bring meditation over from Asia to the United...
George Mumford
06 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George Mumford has taught mindfulness and meditation to some of the greatest athletes of all time: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, a...
David Gelles
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The author of "Mindful Work," New York Times reporter David Gelles is a self-described "sporadic meditator." During the day, Gelles says he uses so-ca...
Amy Cuddy
27 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Cuddy has created a bonafide sensation in the world of happiness and well-being. A social psychologist at Harvard Business School and a New York T...
Dr. Jay Michaelson
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jay Michaelson is a lawyer, a rabbi, a legal/religion columnist for The Daily Beast, an LGBT activist, a professor, and an author of six books. Ye...
Brian Koppelman
18 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The filmmaker and co-creator of the TV show "Billions" talks about his practice of Transcendental Meditation.
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has been writing and singing hit songs for more than two decades. But this Grammy-winning rocker, whose lyrics about rela...
Dalai Lama
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How can you live a happier life? In our debut episode, Dan Harris sits down with the Dalai Lama and Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist and founder of ...