10% Happier with Dan Harris

Kryptonite for the Inner Critic, Self-Compassion Series, Kristin Neff, PhD

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Life can be challenging. It's comforting to have kind, supportive people around you to help you through it. Dr. Kristin Neff believes it's equally imp...

Doing Diversity Work Without Shame, Self-Compassion Series, Sydney Spears

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sydney Spears is a professor at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and holds a PhD in Clinical Social Work from Smith College. As a...

A Radical Approach to Productivity, Self-Compassion Series, Jocelyn K. Glei

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are all guilty at times of taking on too much. Our guest this week, Jocelyn K. Glei, explains some of the benefits of taking a step back. She discu...

Finally... The Joseph Goldstein Episode

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the first American Vipassana teachers and the co-founder of Insight Meditation Society, Joseph Goldstein, is a highly recognized name to many i...

Living on Overtime, David C. Fajgenbaum

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Fajgenbaum, a young, promising medical student, could not have imagined he would become a patient in the same hospital he was serving his reside...

Love, Death, Tech and Psychedelics, Jack Kornfield, Meditation O.G.

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As far as meditation teachers go, they don't come more highly regarded than our guest this week, Jack Kornfield. Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk ...

Civility Pays, Christine Porath

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For Christine Porath, meditation was one way of coping with a toxic work environment. Her own experience, paired with watching her father suffer a ser...

Can Meditation Prolong Your Life?, Dr. Peter Attia

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Attia is the founder of Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice focusing on the applied science of longevity. In other words, his practice aims to...

Doing "The Work," Byron Katie

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At 43 years old, Byron Katie was unhappily married, suffered from depression and agoraphobia and was addicted to codeine and alcohol. In fact, she fel...

Sharon Salzberg, A Meditation Master Stares Down Death

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

World-renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg recently faced a very serious health scare and a true test of her decades of practice. In this very ...

Patrick Dempsey, Meditation: The Secret to His Success

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Dempsey is not just a pretty face. Sure he's widely known for playing McDreamy, aka Dr. Derek Shepherd, on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, but that hard...

Meditation And Loss, Dean Valoras

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On March 19th of last year, Dean Valoras' life changed forever. That is the day he lost his teenage daughter Alexandra to suicide. Alexandra was an in...

Escape from Zombieland, Koshin Paley Ellison

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Human beings are wired for social connection. Sadly, thanks in large part to the internet, mobile phones and social media, we are seeing an increase i...

Stress Better, Modupe Akinola

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We all encounter stress, but what we sometimes overlook is that stress can be useful, it is, after all, built into us by evolution. Our guest this wee...

Inveterate Fretter, Accidental Buddhist, Sylvia Boorstein

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If there was such a thing as a mind-ectomy or a mind transplant, our guest this week, Sylvia Boorstein, tells us she would have had it, confiding, "I ...

Atomic Habits, James Clear

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An athlete as a kid, a devastating sports injury would change James Clear's life forever. While a sophomore in high school, a baseball bat struck Clea...

Enough-ness and the Hungry Ghost, Narayan Liebenson

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Most kids are not spending their time in solitude exploring the abilities of the mind. In that way, Narayan Liebenson was not like most kids. Fascinat...

The Art of Growing Up, Jerry Colonna

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Colonna is the CEO and co-founder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm committed to the notion that better humans...

Can Meditation Improve Politics? Chris Ruane and Jamie Bristow

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Ruane has been a member of the British Parliament for more than 20 years. As a meditation and mindfulness practitioner, he wanted to share the b...

The Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, Annaka Harris

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a child Annaka Harris suffered from migraines. Searching for ways to cope with that pain, she became curious - wondering "what is this pain" and "w...

Type A Nun, Mindful Parenting, and Natural Awareness, Diana Winston

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Diana Winston first learned about meditation as a kid, but it wasn't until she traveled to Asia following college that her practice really took off. S...

Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's hard to deny our society's increasing dependence on, if not addiction to, email, apps and social media. If we recognize it as a problem, then how...

Is Enlightenment Possible for Regular People, Daniel M. Ingram

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel M. Ingram sparked controversy in the Buddhist world when he declared himself to be an arahat, the term commonly used for a person who has reach...

The Importance of Dying Before You Die, Helen Tworkov

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Tworkov first encountered Buddhism in Nepal during the 1960's and has studied in both the Zen and Tibetan traditions. She has also studied with ...

Brené Brown, Vulnerability: The Key to Courage

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston and has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empat...

The Zen Priest with an MBA, Marc Lesser

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At just 21 years old Marc Lesser took a year-long leave from his education to explore meditation. His one year leave would turn into 10 when he became...

Fighting Depression with Social Connection, Johann Hari

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Suffering from his own long battle with depression, social scientist and author Johann Hari yearned for a greater understanding of what caused it and ...

Imposter Syndrome, Politics and Sensuality, Dr. Jay Michaelson

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week, Jay Michaelson, wears many hats. He is the author of six books and over three hundred articles on religion, sexuality, law, and c...

Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Life After Suicide

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With suicide being the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, the likelihood is that nearly every person in this country knows someone who ...

Dolly Chugh, How Good People Fight Bias

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We all have biases, and only by acknowledging them can we make a conscious decision to not act on them. That's one of the teachings of our guest this ...

Anuradha Bhagwati, Activism Against Military Sexual Assault

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week, Anuradha Bhagwati, is a writer, activist, yoga and meditation teacher, and Marine Corps veteran. She founded the Service Women's ...

Gretchen Rubin, Outer Order, Inner Calm

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gretchen Rubin describes herself as a writer who relentlessly explores human nature to understand how we can make our lives better. Through her bestse...

Mirabai Bush, Conversations on Loving and Dying

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest, Mirabai Bush, has co-written a book with spiritual teacher Ram Dass entitled "Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and ...

Arthur C. Brooks, Love Your Enemies

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Social scientist, author and podcast host Arthur C. Brooks believes America has developed a "culture of contempt." He feels we increasingly view peopl...

Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter, The Mind of the Leader

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter from the Potential Project discuss their mission of enhancing performance for leaders and large organizations th...

Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides, The New Right Stuff

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Having dreamed of space since she was a little girl, Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides wants to use the power of space to shift our perspectives, connect us ...

Sam Harris and Dan Harris Live Show

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Neuroscientist, philosopher, best-selling author and podcast host Sam Harris teams up with Dan this week for a special podcast recorded in front of a ...

Mark Epstein, Combining Buddhism and Western Psychotherapy

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If it were not for this week's guest, Dan Harris may never have found meditation. Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist and the author of a number of b...

Frank Ostaseski, What Death Can Teach Us About Living

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Ostaseski experienced death at a young age, losing his mother as a teenager and his father just a few years later. In his search for healing, he...

Ellen Hendriksen, Rising Above Social Anxiety

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You remember that old commercial where the guys says, "I'm not only the Hair Club President, but I'm also a client."? That's kind of how Ellen Hendrik...

Oliver Burkeman, The Power of Negative Thinking

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Burkeman writes about social psychology, self-help culture, productivity, and the science of happiness in This Column Will Change Your Life for...

Jeff Warren, New Year, New You

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the new year upon us, it's the perfect time to help you make those resolutions stick. This week Dan Harris and his "Meditation for Fidgety Skepti...

Ben Feder, Making Every Day a Sabbatical

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Feder was the CEO of a tremendously successful company, but it was coming at great personal cost. Returning home from his worldwide business trave...

Paula Faris, Journey of Faith

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You may know Paula Faris as the former co-host of ABC's The View or Dan's former co-anchor on ABC's Good Morning America weekend edition. What you don...

Oren Jay Sofer, Practicing Mindful Communication

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In every conversation we have, from mundane to serious, our personal motivations drive what we say. But most of the time we are not aware of what our ...

Ruth King, Being Mindful of Race

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For many years it was Ruth King's job to work with large corporations, making them aware of racial bias within their company and helping them rectify ...

Michael Gelb, Applying Genius Thinking

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Gelb found his calling during a tumultuous time in American history. It was during the polarized 1970s Gelb decided he wanted to look for ways...

Amos Lee, Reaching Out Through Music

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Musician Amos Lee started meditating in college as a way to cope with his mother's breast cancer diagnosis and his own Generalized Anxiety Disorder. F...

Matt Gutman, The Boys in the Cave

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ABC News Senior National Correspondent Matt Gutman is, unfortunately, no stranger to tragedy, both in his career as a journalist and his personal life...

Jordan Harbinger, Networking and Relationship Development

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Judson Brewer, Unwinding Anxiety

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tal Rabinowitz, Forgoing Hollywood and Finding Meditation

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tal Rabinowitz was a top executive at NBC, developing some of the network's high profile comedy programs, but after nearly 20 years in the business sh...

Adam Grant, The Benefits of Generosity

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kindness has a bad rap, often being viewed as a sign of weakness. But Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton's highest-rated professor, t...

Shawn Achor, The Science Behind Gratitude

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While so much of science is dedicated to finding the causes and cures for depression, anxiety and stress, Shawn Achor studies the opposite. He is a ha...

Strauss Zelnick, Becoming Ageless

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At just 32 years old Strauss Zelnick became the president and chief operating officer of 20th Century Fox. He was young, successful and appeared to ha...

Susan Piver, Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Piver was a tough girl. Like, crime-fighting, head of the Boston chapter of the Guardian Angels tough. After nearly being killed by a drunk driv...

Brett Eldredge, Country Star Discusses His Vulnerability

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Platinum-selling country artist Brett Eldredge has the headlining tour, the sold-out venues, the number one hits and an Insta-famous dog named Edgar, ...

Scott Rogers, Embracing Your Adversary

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While working on a difficult case with some particularly difficult opposing council, Scott Rogers said he had a moment during a mindfulness sitting wh...

Dan St. Germain, 'Takes a Village to Keep Me Going'

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian and writer Dan St. Germain has earned laughs on "The Break with Michelle Wolf," "Superior Donuts," The White House Correspondents Dinner, his...

Mallika Chopra, Introducing Middle Schoolers to Meditation

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mallika Chopra calls meditation "a great gift" to her life, not only because she said it causes a dramatically positive change in her father, Deepak C...

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, 'Potential of Tsewa Is in Everyone'

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, whose most recent book is "Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teachings on Tsewa, the Radical Openness of Heart That Can Chang...

Thomas McConkie, The Mormon Meditator

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Having been raised in the Mormon faith, Thomas McConkie was feeling a little lost after he had a falling out with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

Elizabeth Cutler, SoulCycle Co-Founder

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After having two kids, Elizabeth Cutler had a friend suggest she try spin classes as a way to lose weight and less than a year later, she and her busi...

Culture Abuse, Finding Peace in Punk Rock

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For a long time, Culture Abuse's 31-year-old frontman David Kelling didn't want to perform in public. As all five members of the San Francisco-based p...

Light Watkins, 'Simplify the Approach'

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"There was more snowstorms than meditators in Alabama when I was growing up," said Light Watkins, who started a career as a working model before switc...

Spring Washam, 'What Was Creating All This Suffering?'

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Spring Washam was on a meditation retreat when she felt herself falling apart, so much so that she picked up "the red phone," screamed out "HELP." Tha...

Scott Edelstein, When Spiritual Leaders 'Stray'

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Spiritual leaders often have great influence over their followers but there are times, author Scott Edelstein says, when some leaders will use their p...

Jeremy Richman, 'There Is Hope in Helping'

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Richman remembers his daughter Avielle as a fun spirit with "this unbelievable smile that she would just give out to anybody," who was as happy...

Alison Wright, World-Traveling Photographer

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Her body badly broken in a horrific bus crash in Laos, Alison Wright was still trying to breathe as she realized that she may not make it out alive. B...

Scott Norton, The Condiments Guy Who Meditates

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Since invading the condiments market with Sir Kensington's, a line of ketchup, mustard and other spreads, company co-founder Scott Norton said meditat...

Diana Butler Bass, 100 Days of Gratitude

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Author and religion scholar Diana Butler Bass has tried on many forms of Christianity, from growing up Methodist to becoming an Evangelical Christian ...

Dr. Stephanie Sarkis, Meditating While Having ADHD

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Sarkis, an author and expert in ADHD, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorder and chronic pain, brings a unique perspective to her work ...

Roshi Joan Halifax, 'Turning Towards the Suffering'

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Roshi Joan Halifax came to New York City by way of New Orleans in the '60s with a thirst to engage in social justice, protesting "everything related t...

Sally Kohn, 'We Need to Fix Hate'

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It was around the time she decided to go on her second meditation retreat that Sally Kohn, a gay, Jewish, community organizer turned political comment...

Paul Gilmartin, The Battles in Our Heads, Uncensored

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Paul Gilmartin was the host of TV's "Dinner and a Movie" for 16 years, but smiling and acting happy on-screen often "felt like lifting 500 po...

Thupten Jinpa, The Importance of Compassion - LIVE!

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Harris leads a conversation with Thupten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama's longtime English-language translator and a monk for over 25 years, about the uses...

Catherine Price, Redefining Your Relationship with Your Phone

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It was an "out of body moment," Catherine Price said, when she realized her newborn daughter had been looking up at her but she had been looking down ...

George Haas, Regulating the 'Fear Mind'

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Haas has worked as a filmmaker, an artist, a doorman at "every major nightclub in New York City" in the '80s, and now he's a meditation teacher...

Ezra Klein, How We Interact with Politics Matters

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Vox's editor-at-large and journalist Ezra Klein, formerly of The Washington Post, has made a name for himself as a political commentator, finding cont...

Janice Marturano, How to Be a Better Boss

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Janice Marturano was a vice president at General Mills working on the Pillsbury merger deal in 2000 when she lost both her parents, and began a regula...

Daniel Pink, 'When' Can Make a Big Difference

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"All of us in our lives make decisions about when to do things. 'When should I work out? When should I do this kind of work, when should I do that kin...

Andrea Petersen, Untangling from Anxiety

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When author and Wall Street Journal reporter Andrea Petersen was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at age 20, she was relieved to finally have a name...

Lewis Howes, Former Pro-Athlete on Removing 'Mask of Masculinity'

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a former pro-football player and two sport All-American, world-record holding athlete, Lewis Howes built his life around being the tough, "get back...

Hansa Bergwall, Reminding Us That We Die So That We Live

14 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The WeCroak app, which sends reminders that you're going to die -- five times a day, is not meant to be morbid, founder Hansa Bergwall said, but to ma...

Lt. Col. Jannell MacAulay, Teaching 'Mental Push-ups' in US Air Force

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jannell MacAulay, a lieutenant colonel and flight instructor in the United States Air Force with over 3,000 flying hours as a combat veteran, sees...

Rhonda Magee, Law Professor Using Mindfulness to Defeat Bias

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"Part of what I have decided for myself - it's a decision - I don't want to be part of the pain, creating more pain in the world, for myself or for ot...

Brad Katsuyama, Wall Street Reformer

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Katsuyama's blood pressure levels were "out of control" and he decided to make a significant change in his life. The Canada native left his job a...

Bob Roth, Meditation Teacher to the Stars

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and David Letterman are just some of the dozens of celebrities who sought out Bob Roth to learn Transcendental Meditation (TM...

Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Kaiser Greenland, an author and former corporate attorney, and Annaka Harris, an author and editor, work together to teach mindfulness meditatio...

Tim Ferriss, Host of 'The Tim Ferriss Show,' Author

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Ferriss, the host of "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast and the author of several best-selling books, including "The 4-Hour Workweek" and "Tribe of Me...

Yael Shy, Helping College Students Fight Stress and FOMO

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yael Shy, the author of "What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond," says she came to meditation from "a lot of suffering" as a student at New...

Danica Patrick, Racing Superstar

17 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Danica Patrick is one of the most successful female drivers in racing history, having been the first and only woman to win an IndyCar race. Since beco...

James Altucher, Master of Reinvention

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

James Altucher, an entrepreneur, writer and host of "The James Altucher Show" podcast, is a master of reinvention, so much in fact that the title of o...

Manoush Zomorodi, Host of 'Note to Self' Podcast

03 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Manoush Zomorodi, the host of WNYC's "Note to Self" podcast, is an advocate for boredom because allowing our minds to wander, she says, can lead to pr...

Your Meditation Questions, Answered!

27 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We close out the year by hearing from you, our loyal listeners! We recently set up a voicemail where listeners left questions for our host Dan Harris ...

Dr. Bianca Harris

20 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dan interviews his wife, Bianca Harris, who is a big part of the storyline in his new book, "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Boo...

Jeff Warren, After the '10% Happier' Road Trip

13 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation teacher and writer Jeff Warren and our host Dan Harris reflect on their January 2017 road trip, in which they traveled from New York City t...

Dr. David Vago, This Is Your Brain on Meditation

06 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There has been an explosion of research in recent years on what meditation does to the brain, but as neuroscientist Dave Vago points out, the science ...

Ginger Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist (Bonus!)

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On "Good Morning America," Ginger Zee is known as ABC News' bright, always-smiling chief meteorologist, but now she is sharing that, in reality, she h...

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, 'The Lost Art of Good Conversation'

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and Shambhala International, has a new book out called, "The Lost Art of Good Conv...