Happiness Break: Feel more Gratitude, With Eve Ekman
Renew your sense of gratitude by remembering acts of kindness, with social scientist and meditation teacher Eve Ekman.
\n\nLink to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/kjkzpdk8
\n\nHow to Do This Practice:
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Begin the practice by focusing on your breath and settling your mind and body. Notice any physical sensations that arise.
\nShift your attention away from your body, recalling a time in the last week where you received kindness. Think about the details of the event, and notice how you react to this kindness.
\nNext, focus on a recent experience where you extended kindness. As you relive this event in your mind, allow yourself to be filled with the feeling of kindness.
\nReconnect with the physical sensations in your body, acknowledging that it is full of gratitude.
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Today\u2019s Happiness Break host:
\n\nEve Ekman is a contemplative social scientist and meditation teacher from San Francisco, California.
\n\nLearn more about Eve\u2019s work: https://tinyurl.com/2vhuarh8
\n\nFind out about Eve\u2019s Emotional trainings with Cultivating Emotional Balance: https://tinyurl.com/5n95m7yx
\n\nExplore Eve\u2019s Project, The Atlas of Emotions: https://tinyurl.com/mt75ytm3
\n\nFollow Eve on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3txahape
\n\nMore resources from The Greater Good Science Center:
\n\nHow Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/2f78cywf
\n\nTips for Keeping a Gratitude Journal: https://tinyurl.com/4uyu9pud
\n\nWhy Gratitude Is Good: https://tinyurl.com/5n88p589
\n\nHow Gratitude Motivates Us to Become Better People: https://tinyurl.com/3jzr7jfm
\n\nThree Surprising Ways That Gratitude Works at Work: https://tinyurl.com/4f5m9hde
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\n\nWe're living through a mental health crisis. Between the stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, burnout \u2014 we all could use a break to feel better. That's where Happiness Break comes in. In each biweekly podcast episode, instructors guide you through research-backed practices and meditations that you can do in real-time. These relaxing and uplifting practices have been shown in a lab to help you cultivate calm, compassion, connection, mindfulness, and more \u2014 what the latest science says will directly support your well-being. All in less than ten minutes. A little break in your day.