Dan Harris is a fidgety, skeptical journalist who had a panic attack on live national television, which led him to try something he otherwise never would have considered: meditation. He went on to write the bestselling book, 10% Happier. On this show, Dan talks with eminent meditation teachers, top scientists, and even the odd celebrity. Guests include everyone from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Brené Brown to Karamo from Queer Eye. On some episodes, Dan ventures into the deep end of the pool, covering subjects such as enlightenment and psychedelics. On other episodes, it’s science-based techniques for issues such as anxiety, productivity, and relationships. Dan's approach is seemingly modest, but secretly radical: happiness is a skill you can train, just like working your bicep in the gym. Your progress may be incremental at first, but like any good investment, it compounds over time.
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The creator of somatic experiencing shows Dan how to heal trauma through the body.
Peter A. Levine, Ph.D., has spent the past 50 years developing Somatic Experiencing. He holds a doctorate in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. His work has been taught to over 30,000 therapists in over 42 countries. He is the author of the new book, An Autobiography of Trauma.
Content warning: This episode includes discussions of rape and violence.
In this episode we talk about:
- How to do somatic experiencing. You’ll see Dan play the role of guinea pig + make weird sounds
- The difference between somatic experiencing and talk therapy
- Somatic experiencing practices we can implement into our lives
- Why some people feel horror/terror at the thought of re-occupying the body and how to overcome those fears
- What the research says – and how these practices around body awareness have gone from the fringes to entering the scientific mainstream
- And how to move through ancient wounds – and enrich our lives (whether we have trauma or not)
- Practices to fortify us in times of difficulty
- Facing mortality
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