The Science of Happiness

Happiness Break: Feel more Gratitude, With Eve Ekman


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Renew your sense of gratitude by remembering acts of kindness, with social scientist and meditation teacher Eve Ekman.

Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/kjkzpdk8

How to Do This Practice:

  1. Begin the practice by focusing on your breath and settling your mind and body. Notice any physical sensations that arise.

  2. Shift your attention away from your body, recalling a time in the last week where you received kindness. Think about the details of the event, and notice how you react to this kindness.

  3. Next, focus on a recent experience where you extended kindness. As you relive this event in your mind, allow yourself to be filled with the feeling of kindness.

  4. Reconnect with the physical sensations in your body, acknowledging that it is full of gratitude.

  5. Today’s Happiness Break host:

    Eve Ekman is a contemplative social scientist and meditation teacher from San Francisco, California.

    Learn more about Eve’s work: https://tinyurl.com/2vhuarh8

    Find out about Eve’s Emotional trainings with Cultivating Emotional Balance: https://tinyurl.com/5n95m7yx

    Explore Eve’s Project, The Atlas of Emotions: https://tinyurl.com/mt75ytm3

    Follow Eve on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3txahape

    More resources from The Greater Good Science Center:

    How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/2f78cywf

    Tips for Keeping a Gratitude Journal: https://tinyurl.com/4uyu9pud

    Why Gratitude Is Good: https://tinyurl.com/5n88p589

    How Gratitude Motivates Us to Become Better People: https://tinyurl.com/3jzr7jfm

    Three Surprising Ways That Gratitude Works at Work: https://tinyurl.com/4f5m9hde

    We love hearing from you! How do you express gratitude? Email us at [email protected] or use the hashtag #happinesspod.

    Find us on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/6s39rzus

    Help us share Happiness Break! Rate us and copy and share this link: https://tinyurl.com/6s39rzus

    We're living through a mental health crisis. Between the stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, burnout — we all could use a break to feel better. That's where Happiness Break comes in. In each biweekly podcast episode, instructors guide you through research-backed practices and meditations that you can do in real-time. These relaxing and uplifting practices have been shown in a lab to help you cultivate calm, compassion, connection, mindfulness, and more — what the latest science says will directly support your well-being. All in less than ten minutes. A little break in your day.

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