705 The Power of Meditation with Dan Harris
b'MEDITATION WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.\\nWhy do we set aside time to take care of our bodies, but not our minds?\\nYou need to work out your mental health just as often as you work out your physical health.\\nMeditation is basically a bicep curl for your brain.\\nWhen you meditate, you\\u2019re training your brain to come back to the present moment over and over again.\\nIt\\u2019s scientifically proven to alter your brain waves.\\nThat\\u2019s why I\\u2019m revisiting a conversation I had with someone whose life was changed by meditation: Dan Harris.\\nDan Harris is a correspondent for ABC News, an anchor for Nightline and co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America.\\nHe is a New York Times bestselling author who wrote 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book.\\nDan found meditation after suffering an on-air panic attack. Now he works to make meditation accessible for everyone.\\nLearn how meditation helped Dan and why he thinks it\\u2019s health\\u2019s next big thing in Episode 705.\\nIn This Episode You Will Learn:\\nThe crazy thing Dan Harris did (00:50)\\nThe hardest part of a 10-day meditation (1:10)\\nThe happiest Dan has ever been (2:20)\\nWhy mediation helps (3:00)\\nAbout the next big public health revolution (3:40)'