Happiness Break: A Meditation For Connecting In Polarized Times
3/5/20269 min
Having a curious approach to life can improve our mood, creativity and relationships. Scott Shigeoka leads a visualization exercise to help you approach someone you might disagree with with an open and curious mind.
How To Do This Practice:
Ground Yourself: Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and take three slow, deep breaths, noticing the sensation of each inhale and exhale. Let your body begin to settle. Picture the Conversation: Bring to mind an upcoming interaction that may feel challenging and visualize where it’s happening and what the setting looks like. See yourself arriving there. Lead wi...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Dacher Keltner· Host1:00
[gentle music] Welcome to Happiness Break by The Science of Happiness. I'm Dacher Keltner. Each episode serves as a short break in our day to try practices and meditations shown to make us happier. This week, we're practicing how to be more curious, because research shows that when we are, it helps us to be more present, puts us in a better mood, sparks our creativity, and it can even make our relationships more satisfying. We're