Some people are skeptical about purpose meditation and think it is reserved for New Age hippies that live in the woods and Buddhist monks in Tibet. Once a critical skeptic himself, journalist Dan Harris came to meditation after having a panic attack on live television.
Mindfulness meditation helped him deal with his anxiety and find his purpose: becoming a bridge between those unsure about the benefits of meditation with a science-based approach to using meditation to help find happiness. “There is no point in being unhappy about the things you can’t change and no point being unhappy about things you can,” he writes in his book 10% Happier.
On his Ten Percent Happier podcast, Dan offers practical advice to overcome challenges with sleep, the inner critic and stress through meditation. His practical approach blends guest meditation experts with science experts connecting the world of self-help with the real world. He is entertaining, insightful and real and hopes to make listeners 10% happier.
“We spend a lot of time judging ourselves harshly for feelings that we had no role in summoning,” he writes. “The only thing you can control is how you handle it.
Let us know how you practice Purpose Meditation and what it does for you!