The Science of Happiness
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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
Temas populares:
mindfulness meditation wellbeing stress reduction emotional regulation awe nature self-compassion love social connectionDuración Total:
77 hr 11 min
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How To Feel Better About Yourself
22 Jun, 2023Self-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 minHappiness Break: Wishing Others Well, With Anushka Fernandopulle
15 Jun, 2023Cultivate 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 minWhere To Look For Joy
08 Jun, 2023How 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 minHappiness Break: Who Takes Care of You? With Dacher Keltner
01 Jun, 2023When 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 minFeeling Overworked? Take a "Fika" Break
25 May, 2023A 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 minHow To Be in Harmony in Nature — Wherever You Are, With Yuria Celidwen
18 May, 2023Indigenous 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 minHow To Do Good for the Environment (And Yourself)
11 May, 2023Walking 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 minHappiness Break: Contemplating our Interdependence with Nature, with Dekila Chungyalpa
04 May, 2023Take ten minutes to renew your connection to the earth through this guided meditation on our interdependence with the ecosystem. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mt473u79 How to Do This Practice: Find a comfortable place to do this practice, relax into …
Duración: 9 minHow to Feel More Hopeful
27 Abr, 2023How can we build a sense of hope when the future feels uncertain? Poet Tomás Morín tries a writing practice to make him feel more hopeful and motivated to work toward his goals. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/9d73zav8 This is …
Duración: 21 minThe Case for Climate Hope
22 Abr, 2023In the first episode in our series Climate, Hope and Science, we explore how embracing uncertainty enables us to move beyond climate anxiety and despair to hope and action, with author and activist Rebecca Solnit. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/y6yr2kz4 …
Duración: 22 min
