A Master Class on Starting, Restarting, or Upgrading Your Meditation Practice | Jon Kabat-Zinn

Jon Kabat-Zinn on the practicalities of starting a meditation practice, being fully present with no agenda, and letting go of “the story of me.” In this episode we talk about: • The nitty gritty practicalities of starting a practice • How he’s learned to be more relaxed about his practice—including advocating for meditating in bed   • How to practice being fully present with no agenda  • How investigating your motivations—something most people don’t do— can help you be more mindful  • How to practice letting go of “the story of me” Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Back in the 1970s, he came up with something called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR, which is a secular way of teaching Buddhist meditation. He’s written many books, including Full Catastrophe Living; Wherever You Go, There You Are; and Coming to Our Senses. His latest book is called Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief. Learn more about Ten Percent Happier podcast at http://www.tenpercent.com/podcast. Check out guided meditations alongside practical teachings in the Ten Percent Happier app. Click here [https://10percenthappier.app.link/ins...] to get started. #danharris #dharma #healthandwellness #Meditation #mentalhealth #mindfulness #mindfulnessteacher #adults #anxiety #buddha #buddhism #fitness #health #interview #meditate #men #mental #help #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #podcast #mentalhealthtips #mindfulnessmeditation #science #selfawareness #selfhelp #selfhealing #tph #tenpercenthappier #tenpercent #panicattack #panicattackrelief #anxietyrelief #anxietytips Subscribe to watch more Ten Percent Happier videos https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Listen to the Full Podcast https://link.chtbl.com/Y_729H6p FOLLOW DAN HARRIS PODCASTS ON SOCIAL Dan Harris on Twitter https://twitter.com/danbharris Dan Harris on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ Dan Harris on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris Dan Harris on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC FOLLOW TEN PERCENT HAPPIER ON SOCIAL Ten Percent Happier on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpercenthappier/ Ten Percent Happier on Twitter https://twitter.com/10percent Ten Percent Happier on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tenpercent 00:00:00 Introduction to Jon Kabat-Zinn 00:10:33 Being present 00:23:16 The idea of self 00:37:30 Non-instrumental level of meditation 00:53:30 What is the perfect meditation practice