Series 1 • Session 1 • Opening
LESSON - Dan Harris
Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower
PRACTICE - Dan Harris &
Sharon Salzberg
Session Quotes
“Mindfulness is... paying attention… in a particular way… on purpose… in the present moment, without judgment.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn Meditation is a particular way to become a spectator to your own thoughts." - Jeff Weiner “We do not meditate to control our thoughts… we meditate so our thoughts don’t control us.” - J.D. Andre
Series 1 • Session 2 • The Breath
LESSON - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Thoughts Are Bubbles
Further Reading on The Breath
PRACTICE - Jack Kornfield
Breath Awareness
Session Quotes
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life… live in the moment… live in the breath.” - Amit Ray “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Mindful breathing is my anchor.” - Thích Nhất Hạnh
Series 1 • Session 3 • The Brain
LESSON - Shauna Shapiro
Meditation and the Brain
Further Reading on The Brain
PRACTICE - Sam Harris
The Mind Just as It Is
Session Quotes
“Meditation is not just blissing-out under a mango tree… it completely changes your brain, and therefore, changes what you are.” - Matthieu Ricard “Our mind becomes more spacious, open, and happier when we move past our avoidance and denial - to see what is true.” - Joseph Goldstein “Brilliant things happen in calm brains.” - Andy Puddicomb
Series 1 • Session 4 • The Self
LESSON - Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Star of Your Own Movie
Further Reading on The Self
PRACTICE - Shinzen Young
Self Calming
Session Quotes
“When we get too caught up in the business of the world, we lose connection to our true self… and to one another.” - Jack Kornfield “Your demons may have been ejected from the building, but they’re out in the parking lot doing push-ups.” - Dan Harris “It’s liberating to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am.” - Eckart Tolle “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Victor Frankl
Series 1 • Session 5 • The Body
LESSON - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Befriending The Body
Further Reading on The Body
PRACTICE - Leslie Rohonczy
Body Scan Meditation
Session Quotes
“What seems so solid, inflexible and permanent is actually always moving and changing.” - Sharon Salzberg “Take care of your body… it’s the only place you have to fully live.” - Jim Rohn “Meditation practice isn’t about discarding your old self to become someone new, it’s about knowing and befriending who you really are.” - Pema Chodron
Series 1 • Session 6 • Performance
LESSON - Andy Puddicomb
Performance Starts in Your Mind
PRACTICE - Chris Reynolds
Peak Performance Meditation
LESSON - Michael Gervais
Mindfulness and Performance
LESSON - Michael Gervais
When Everything Comes Together
Further Reading on Performance
Session Quotes
“The thing about performance is – to accomplish the grand, you must focus on the small. And to succeed in the wider world, you must live in the moment.” - Coach Pete Carroll “Your body can stand almost anything… but it’s your mind that you have to convince.” - Vedant Philosophy “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t… You’re right.” - Henry Ford “Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.” - Michael Jordan “Presence is the cornerstone of great performance. And it comes from just one place… what we say to ourselves - in the present moment.” - Michael Gervais, PhD
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Series 1 • Session 7 • Presence
LESSON - Bill Duane
Presence
PRACTICE - Esther Ekhart
Presence
LESSON - Sam Harris
It Is Always Now
Further Reading on Presence
Session Quotes
“The most precious gift you can offer another is your full and complete presence.” - Thich Nhat Hanh “Be here now.” - Ram Dass “Now is the best thing we have, that’s why it’s called - the present.” - Alice Morse Earle
Series 1 • Session 8 • Compassion
LESSON - Sharon Salzberg
Where Compassion Comes From
PRACTICE - Sharon Salzberg
Compassion Practice
LESSON - Thupten Jinpa
Compassion is Natural
Further Reading on Presence
Session Quotes
“Be kind… because everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Plato “Compassion is not just feeling another’s pain, but also being moved to help relieve it.” - Daniel Goleman