Our August 2020 book club pick was “10% Happier” by Dan Harris - a book about the benefits of mindfulness from the perspective of a skeptic. In this episode we discuss realistic approaches to mindfulness, different types of meditation, and our own personal experience with meditation.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

• Stacia recorded a loving kindness meditation that you can find HERE!
• We also love using the app Insight Timer for all things meditation and mindfulness.
• Our September 2020 Book Club read is “The Body is Not an Apology” - by Sonya Renee Taylor. We can’t wait to read with you!
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Breakdown of the episode:

1:35 - we give the backstory to 10% Happier and some insight into the author Dan Harris

15:00 - Stacia gets deep and personal on her retreat into to solitude at a cabin in the woods for 4 days and why she was there and what transpired.

21:30 - What are your thoughts on meditation and mindfulness and the bad rap they get about causing you to lose your edge or become lazy/unengaged in life?

28:45 - What is loving kindness and how do you practice that in your life?

34:45 - How did you feel reading a book written by a privileged cis white man? What were your thoughts on his perspective?

40:30 - We share our Yay for the Day