Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics A 10% Happier How-to Book

Dan Harris, Jeffrey Warren, Carlye Adler

eBook - 2017

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF 10% HAPPIERToo busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you. You’ll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your practice from day one.What exactly is meditation? ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word “namaste” without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation’s most vocal public proponents. Harris found that meditation made him more focused and less yanked aroun...d by his emotions. According to his wife, it also made him less annoying. Science suggests that the practice can lower your blood pressure, mitigate... more