53. Dan Harris - Your Life, Ten Percent Happier - News Anchor & Meditation Evangelist

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Our guest today is ABC News correspondent and best selling author Dan Harris at ABC. Dan has been co-anchor on Good Morning America and on Nightline. Although Dan has recently stepped down as the anchor of Nightline to focus more on the business that has grown out of his New York Times bestselling book on meditation, 10 Percent Happier How I Tamed the Voice in my Head, Reduced stress without losing my edge and Found Self-Help that actually works. Dan continues to co-anchor the weekend edition of Good Morning America as he hosts an ABC radio podcast inspired by his book called 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris. We are so excited to have Dan with us today to talk about how meditation has impacted his life and how we can all get started meditating. Dan’s life took a radical turn when he was on the air on Good Morning America in June 20034 and had a panic attack. He turned to meditation to turn around the inner narrator in his head. His first meditation experience was terrible. He confesses it took him a year to move from 5 minutes up to 10 minutes. In this podcast, he will tell you why feeling anger or fear during meditation is just something to notice. Today he is a meditation evangelist who caters to skeptics. Once you know what is happening in your mind, you don’t have to get yanked around by it. Harris explains, “The good news is that you are not stuck with your level of happiness, your level of calm, your level of distractibility, your level of compassion. These are all skills that are susceptible to training.” Dive into the details on this incredible podcast on the calm, focus and mindfulness which can be yours through the practice of meditation. More From Dan Harris Twitter @10percent Facebook @tenpercenthappier Instagram: @tenpercenthappier