The Science of Happiness

The Science of Happiness

Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. Follow us on Instagram @HappinessPod.

Autor: PRX and Greater Good Science Center

261

Episodios

16 min 5 sec

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Categorías:
Ciencia
Duración Total:

69 hr 58 min

Todos los Episodios

Happiness Break: Moving Through Space, With Dacher Keltner
13 Jul, 2023

Moving meditations can help reduce stress and boost self-awareness. Improve your ability to sense your body in space with this 7-minute proprioception meditation. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ynkdywbn How to Do This Practice: Find a comfortable place where you can …

Duración: 7 min
Finding Delight Through Your 5 Senses
06 Jul, 2023

We enjoy the world through our five senses, so why don't we do more to heighten them? We explore the techniques and science of the senses with Gretchen Rubin. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/4s3wv9mv Episode summary: When Gretchen Rubin found …

Duración: 16 min
Happiness Break: What To Do When You're Struggling, With Spring Washam
29 Jun, 2023

Treating yourself with kindness reduces anxiety and improves coping skills. Spring Washam encourages us to be more self-compassionate through a short guided meditation. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8t9st How to Do This Practice: Find a comfortable position and begin to …

Duración: 8 min
How To Feel Better About Yourself
22 Jun, 2023

Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ytek6jxk Episode summary: What does your inner critic sound like? For René Brooks, it’s the adults …

Duración: 19 min
Happiness Break: Wishing Others Well, With Anushka Fernandopulle
15 Jun, 2023

Cultivate a sense of compassion for yourself and others by trying a meditation rooted in loving kindness, called "Metta." Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/jrkewjs8 How to Do This Practice: Find a comfortable place to start this meditation. Start taking deep …

Duración: 8 min
Where To Look For Joy
08 Jun, 2023

How can we feel more moments of joy? We explore the science of joy and how we can cultivate it in our everyday lives, with poet Ross Gay and psychologist Philip Watkins. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mu89jbyu Episode summary: Are …

Duración: 15 min
Happiness Break: Who Takes Care of You? With Dacher Keltner
01 Jun, 2023

When we feel cared for, our cortisol levels drop, we feel safe, and we handle stress better. Dacher leads a meditation to help us focus on the people who make us feel supported. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/bdezwwyd How to …

Duración: 9 min
Feeling Overworked? Take a "Fika" Break
25 May, 2023

A short break does more than just fuel our bodies, it strengthens our minds. Our overworked guest tries the Swedish practice of 'Fika' – taking short coffee breaks throughout the work day. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yuj69daf Episode summary: In …

Duración: 15 min
How To Be in Harmony in Nature — Wherever You Are, With Yuria Celidwen
18 May, 2023

Indigenous scholar Yuria Celidwen guides us in a meditation to strengthen our sense of belonging and connection to the earth. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/nhjmf57s This Happiness Break is part of our special series, Climate, Hope & Science. In it, …

Duración: 9 min
How To Do Good for the Environment (And Yourself)
11 May, 2023

Walking can increase our sense of connectedness with the earth and motivation to take climate action, which might be an important aspect of your well-being. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mu6yru2p This is the third and final episode of our special …

Duración: 23 min