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The Benefits of Meditation and Loving-Kindness
09:43 - 16:48 (07:04)
This podcast discusses the benefits of meditation, including cultivating compassion and improving innate human qualities. The proper instruction for loving-kindness meditation is also explained, emphasizing that it's okay to have desires and not to be too hard on oneself during meditation.
Clips
Research shows that labeling your emotions during an emotional hijack can dial back the intensity of your reaction.
09:43 - 11:23 (01:39)
Summary
Research shows that labeling your emotions during an emotional hijack can dial back the intensity of your reaction. Techniques resembling meditation can help to counter an amygdala hijack, which is a threat response in the neural system.
ChapterThe Benefits of Meditation and Loving-Kindness
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The speaker discusses the relationship between meditation and goal-setting.
11:23 - 13:45 (02:22)
Summary
The speaker discusses the relationship between meditation and goal-setting. The speaker believes that it is okay to come to meditation with goals and that meditation can be applied to specific situations.
ChapterThe Benefits of Meditation and Loving-Kindness
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
In this episode, the guest speaker explains the practice of Loving Kindness Meditation and its difference from other forms of meditation, emphasizing that it does not require the practitioner to feel a certain way towards others.
13:45 - 15:22 (01:37)
Summary
In this episode, the guest speaker explains the practice of Loving Kindness Meditation and its difference from other forms of meditation, emphasizing that it does not require the practitioner to feel a certain way towards others.
ChapterThe Benefits of Meditation and Loving-Kindness
Episode109: Bonnie St. John, Former Olympic Skier, Motivational Speaker
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The speaker acknowledges their growth and backsliding in their meditation practice over a decade, and how it allows for self-forgiveness when making mistakes.
15:22 - 16:48 (01:25)
Summary
The speaker acknowledges their growth and backsliding in their meditation practice over a decade, and how it allows for self-forgiveness when making mistakes.