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Tracy Cochran is a popular meditation teacher and the editorial director of "Parabola Magazine". She shares how a mindfulness practice can help us in our crazy busy everyday lives. She also shares why holidays with families can often trigger us--sending us back to our 12-year-old selves--and offers some tips on how to handle this as we head into holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

The talented and creative Emily Fletcher is a former Broadway actress who began suffering from insomnia, anxiety, and graying hair at the age of 26. A fellow actress turned her on to meditation and it changed her work and personal life forever. She's now the Founder of Ziva Meditation and devotes her life to teaching meditation to others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Waylon Lewis is the Founder of Elephant Journal, a popular digital publication that focuses on 'the mindful life.' Waylon grew up with Buddhist parents and learned meditation at a young age. He shares his journey as a 'conscious but messy' human being, entrepreneur, author, and talk show host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

Michael Apollo talks about Buddhism, mindfulness at work, and how to get started with your own meditation practice. Michael is an educator at the University of Toronto and leads the Meditation Studio Meditation Essentials course. His teachings draw from neuroscience, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https:...

Penn Harris is the 7-year-old son of Shelby Harris, a psychologist and the flagship sleep meditation teacher on Meditation Studio. Penn shares how he has learned meditation at home and at school and how it helps to quiet both his brain and body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Lynne McTaggart is an award-winning journalist, science writer, and bestselling author of several books on the power of intention. She shares how she overcame her own skepticism and insights from her recent book, "The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World", suggests interesting results when small groups of people gather to focu...

Vanessa Potter is the author of "Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight". She was a talented television producer until an illness caused her to suddenly become blind and paralyzed. Meditation and brain science are central themes to her incredible story of recovery and how the experience transformed her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at ht...

Rachel Cook is a former stock trader turned CEO of Seeds, a social impact tech company that provides tools that allow companies to donate a portion of every in-app purchase to microloans for those in need around the world. She shares how her first Vipassana meditation retreat was life-changing for her and how her practice continues to inspire her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and author, best known for his agnostic and controversial approach to Buddhism. He's known as a skeptical Buddhist who questions the strict dogmas and beliefs of Buddhism while exploring and engaging in what's truly distinctive in the teachings. His insights are illuminating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Pri...

Tina Staley is a social worker, author and Founder of the Kindness Action Network. Her Kindness In Action 12-step tool is designed to inspire positive change. She works with individuals, corporations, healthcare organizations, cancer patients, veterans, and many others. Turns out kindness really does have the power to heal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy...

Dani Shapiro is a bestselling memoirist of the books "Slow Motion", "Devotion", and her newest book, "Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage". She explores how we make meaning of what happens in our lives and how we shape our experiences into story. Meditation is a part of her everyday ritual to stay grounded and to tap into her inner landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Dr. Shelby Harris is a psychologist, behavioral sleep and medicine expert, and flagship sleep meditation teacher on Meditation Studio. This episode is for anyone who struggles with falling asleep or waking up in the middle of the night. She shares valuable advice for getting a better night sleep--plus great tips and tools for eliminating insomnia for good! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Susan Piver is a meditation teacher, Founder of the Open Heart Project, and New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including the award-winning "How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life", and "The Wisdom of a Broken Heart". She shares her personal story and how meditation helps with fearlessness, creativity, and joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy...

Brilliant choreographer Alonzo King shares how finding stillness is key to fueling our creativity and intuition, cultivating the relationship we have with ourselves, and tapping into our natural state of joy. He finds stillness and his own inner voice through yoga and meditation, and inspires his dancers to use heart and mind in addition to the body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Elisha Goldstein is a flagship instructor on Meditation Studio. A psychologist, best-selling author and co-Founder of the Center for Mindful Living in LA. In this interview, he answers top questions and discusses his groundbreaking online course, A Course In Mindful Living, and shares why mentors and community can be the keys to sustaining a practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Dawn Eshelman is Head of Programs at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC. This amazing museum offers creative programs that pair meditation with art to explore a range of themes like listening, compassion, facing your fears, and happiness. It's a beautiful way to enhance the art experience and to cultivate a 'real life' mindfulness practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Sara Lazar is a Harvard neuroscientist and Associate Researcher in the psychiatry department at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this episode, she shares research that shows how a regular meditation practice changes our brains--proof positive that mindfulness meditation can positively impact mood, focus, memory, and stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Priva...

Wade Brill was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 21, her mother died of cancer 2 months later. Wade learned early that life can change in an instant. She shares how her meditation practice helped her through this challenging period and how it continues to sustain her so she can more fully connect with herself and with each moment of her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Andrea Lieberstein is a nutritionist, mindfulness teacher, and author of the new book, "Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating". She discusses how important it is to nourish ourselves on many different levels, so we don’t use food for quick comfort or to fill in the missing pieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Rob Dube is an author and the President of imageOne, a company ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best Small Companies. He's passionate about the positive effects meditation can have on our brains, bodies, and hearts and shares how his meditation practice has changed his life, his company, and his leadership style. Wait till you hear about his amazing Leadership Retreat! Learn more about your ad...

James Fox is the founder of the Prison Yoga Project, an organization that teaches yoga and meditation inside prisons. He works with prisoners who've been impacted by chronic interpersonal trauma most of their lives. His goal is meet these prisoners with dignity and understanding and to inspire positive behavioral change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Po...

Sharon Guskin is the author of international bestseller "The Forgetting Time", a story about a 4 year old boy who remembers his past life and keeps telling his mom "he wants to go home." Sharon discusses the compelling research on reincarnation, what inspired her to write this book, and how her Buddhist and meditation practices influenced her writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

La shares a heartbreaking, but ultimately uplifting and courageous, journey as a gender fluid person. After years of depression and feelings of isolation, La learned self-love and deep acceptance from their first meditation teacher, Tara Brach, author of "Radical Acceptance". La now teaches mindfulness and leads retreats for the LGBTIQ community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Alejandro Chaoul is Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He was the first to create their Connect with the Heart meditation program for cancer patients, has studied in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and deeply believes in the healing power of the breath and sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art...

Amy Gross is the former Editor-in-Chief of “O, The Oprah Magazine” and now fully devotes her time to practicing and teaching meditation. She shares the path that lead her to this choice and why she believes meditation has the power to free us from the kinds of reactions that cause stress and suffering, and what happiness now means to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...