Podcasts Science The Science of Happiness Happiness Break: Find Calm When You Can't Clear Your Mind, With Lama Rod Owens

Happiness Break: Find Calm When You Can't Clear Your Mind, With Lama Rod Owens

Published: Nov. 2, 2023, 10 a.m.

Take a break from ruminating with Lama Rod Owens as he leads you in a meditation to cultivate a sky-like mind.

\n\n

Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/5fn7sw7t

\n\n

How to Do This Practice:

\n\n
    \n

  1. Find a comfortable position to begin this practice.

    2. \n

  2. Turn your attention to the rise and fall of your thoughts and feelings within your mind.

    3. \n

  3. Imagine that your mind is a vast open sky and that your thoughts are like clouds passing through.

    4. \n

  4. Recognize that these thoughts are just experiences that come and go, and that they do not constitute the whole sky or your whole being. Allow yourself to trust the bright openness of your mind, without worrying about it becoming stormy.

    5. \n

  5. When you are ready, reground yourself in the present moment by noticing how your body, and how it is held by your seat.

    6. \n
\n\n

Today\u2019s Happiness Break host:

\n\n

Lama Rod Owens is a Buddhist teacher, author and activist passionate about creating engaging and inclusive healing spaces.

\n\n

Learn about Lama Rod Owens\u2019 work: https://tinyurl.com/wd2huac5

\n\n

Read Lama Rod Owens\u2019 latest book, The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors: https://tinyurl.com/4pj8wb7x

\n\n

Follow Lama Rod Owens on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/527378v9

\n\n

Follow Lama Rod Owens on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/mwa2vwrh

\n\n

Follow Lama Rod Owens on Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/h33pyjye

\n\n

More resources from The Greater Good Science Center:

\n\n

Four Ways to Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times: https://tinyurl.com/6apdf52p

\n\n

How to Gain Freedom from Your Thoughts: https://tinyurl.com/hp8s5wv6

\n\n

How to Focus a Wandering Mind: https://tinyurl.com/y7jhkewv

\n\n

How to Enjoy Being Alone with Your Thoughts: https://tinyurl.com/3ej6acx6

\n\n

We love hearing from you! Have you tried quieting your mind? Email us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod.

\n\n

Find us on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/6s39rzus

\n\n

Help us share Happiness Break! Rate us and copy and share this link: https://tinyurl.com/6s39rzus

\n\n

We'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.