How to Meditate If You Have No Time to Meditate | Jake Eagle and Michael Amster (Co-Interviewed by Dan’s Wife, Bianca!)

The great meditation teacher Sebene Selassie said this about today’s guests: “I think their work is going to revolutionize mindfulness.” 

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The guests in question are Jake Eagle, a licensed mental health counselor, and Dr. Michael Amster, a physician with a specialty in pain management who is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher. Together, they’re out with a new book called The Power of Awe: Overcome Burnout & Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose―In Less Than 1 Minute Per Day. In it, they lay out a simple technique for “microdosing mindfulness” that just about anybody can work into their daily lives.

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Plus: Dan’s wife, Bianca, joins Dan as co-interviewer.

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‍In this episode we talk about:

• How Jake and Michael stumbled upon this method (the story involves pancakes)
• Why Bianca has had trouble booting up a meditation habit (and why Jake says he’s “a terrible meditator”)
• Why people who have trouble sitting daily for extended periods might find that these microdoses are easier to work into their day
• How to do the A.W.E. Method
• The similarities and differences between A.W.E. and traditional mindfulness meditation
• Practical tips for trying out A.W.E. in everyday life, given how hard it is to form habits
• The early scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of the A.W.E. Method
• And, finally, whether Bianca and Dan were convinced to try the method!

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For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on September 7:

thewilbur.com/armory/artist/dan-harris/

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Where to find Jake Eagle and Michael Amster online: 

Website: thepowerofawe.com/

Social Media:

• Facebook: facebook.com/thepowerofawebook/?show_switched_toast=0&show_invite_to_follow=0&show_switched_tooltip=0&show_podcast_settings=0&show_community_review_changes=0&show_community_rollback=0&show_follower_visibility_disclosure=0
• Instagram: instagram.com/thepowerofawebook/
• TikTok: tiktok.com/@thepowerofawe

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Book Mentioned:

• The Power of Awe: Overcome Burnout & Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose―In Less Than 1 Minute Per Day

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Other Resources Mentioned:

• Dan’s conversations with Dacher Keltner:

• radiopublic.com/ten-percent-happier-with-dan-harr-WwE9m8/s1!33b75
• radiopublic.com/ten-percent-happier-with-dan-harr-WwE9m8/s1!1f770

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