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Dr. Danny Penman and Oxford Professor Mark Williams come together with a 8-week program to help us rediscover calm in this chaotic world.Their new book Deeper Mindfulness is a guide to get us started in a meditation and mindfulness practice.Dr. Danny Penman – is an award-winning journalist, a meditation teacher.  And the coauthor of the international bestseller Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World. Dr.  Penman came to the world of mindfulness following a paragliding accident – and you could say it changed his life. Oxford Professor Mark Williams is an emeritus professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oxford in the UK. He is a fellow Of the British psychological Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences and The British Academy. He co-founded Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy – MBCT in the 90’s and has been treating patients with Cognitive therapy for decades. Though he believed in his work, he wasn’t sharing the science with the masses until he  met up with Danny Penman. Their latest book is  - Deeper Mindfulness: the new way to rediscover calm in a chaotic world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever said something to a colleague or loved one that didn't come out right? Or sent an email that you wished you could take back? You are not alone. Sharon Salzberg is a world-renowned teacher and communicator in meditation and mindfulness, she is a New York Times bestselling author. She is among the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture nearly 50 years ago. She is co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. She has communicated this 25-hundred year old buddhist practice with millions of people over the last 50 years  — how does she do it?  What makes her the best in her field in this massively growing business? And how can she guide us to live a life that is kinder and more loving with mindful communication?For more on Sharon Salzberg click HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's human nature to be curious. In fact, being curious is good for us. We release dopamine when we flex our curiosity. Being curious makes us more compassionate and gives us an edge at problem solving.  However, as we age, many of us become more set in our ways and less curious. Our current political climate has polarized us, and we have become more set in our ways and less curious about our differences. Scott Shigeoka is an internationally recognized curiosity expert, speaker, and the author of SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World. Scott left his life in San Fransisco and traveled cross country in his Prius to seek out people and places that were vastly different than himself.  Hear what he found and learn the tools to reignite your curiosity in this episode as he tells us his surprising, inspirational, and hopeful story.For more on Scott click here.To contact Alita click here. To hear more 10 Seconds To Air Podcasts click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us will die following some form of palliative care, yet we rarely talk about death until the very end of life.Hospice nurse and best-selling author Hadley Vlahos has found a sunny way to communicate with millions of people about death.Hadley has 1.7 million followers on TikTok, is the author of the New York Times best-seller The In-Between, and has just inked a TV deal with a major network about her life as a hospice nurse.In this episode, Hadley brings us closer to her work and gets us thinking about the beauty of life and death.For more on Nurse Hadley click HERE.To contact Alita click HERE.Follow 10 Seconds To Air on Instagram.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s nothing like a good comedy show to make you laugh and think about the irony of our lives.Long before Dave Chappelle, Ali Wong, or  Richard Pryor, there was one comedian that changed the landscape for all comedians. He communicated about his life through comedy like no one had ever done. Lenny Bruce was a controversial character in the 50’s and 60’s who challenged the first amendment with his act by talking about politics, religion, sex, drugs, and race. He was arrested several times for the things he said and spent more time in jail than he did on stage. He died in 1966 of a drug overdose.Today's guest has taken on Lenny Bruce’s story by writing and starring in a one-man show that portrays the life and character of this controversial communicator.Ronnie Marmo is an actor, director, and producer. You may have seen him on Criminal Minds or General Hospital, but a few years back he decided to write and star in the one-man show, I’m Not a Comedian, I’m Lenny Bruce, directed by Joe Montanga.Ronnie has performed this show over 400 times.  He  joins me  in person to talk about his journey in communicating onstage through one of the most iconic performers of all time and share how that comedian has influenced us all.For more information and ticket sales click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices