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  • 2x Emmy Award-winning TV host, journalist, and author Tamron Hall has hit milestones in her life that a younger version of herself would never have believed were possible. Part of the secret to her success is her willingness to try, even when she doesn’t know how things will work out. This is a lesson she learns from her grandfather, and from her mom, whose legacies teach her that there’s beauty in trying. 

    Listen to Majora Carter's Meditative Story, "Do great things — and take your flowers": https://listen.meditativestory.com/MajoraCarterPIO

    Learn more about The Tamron Hall Show: https://tamronhallshow.com/

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  • "Are you going to do this? Ever?" Standing at the edge of the highest diving board at the aquatic center, a young Adam Grant tries and tries, and tries to leap off. But he can't face down his fear — not so much of falling as losing control. So there he stands at the end of the board, paralyzed. In this story, Adam Grant, now a famed organizational psychologist, shares how a wise diving coach helped him outsmart fear — and take the leap.

    Visit Adam’s website: https://adamgrant.net/

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    Discover more about Adam's latest book, Hidden Potential: https://adamgrant.net/book/hidden-potential/

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  • It’s not surprising that Martha Beck, best-selling author and columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, grew up as a high achiever. Attending Harvard University for both undergraduate and doctoral degrees, Martha spends years fighting to be the smartest person in the room and contending with serious anxiety. It’s only after a revelatory trip to Japan that Martha learns to put her rigid pursuit of intellect aside and find true happiness in the peaceful empty spaces between all things.

    Listen to Nataly Dawn's Meditative Story, "My battle as a beginner opens up worlds of wonder": https://listen.meditativestory.com/NatalyDawnPIO

    Learn more about Martha: marthabeck.com

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  • What do you do when your own body feels like the enemy? Spoken word artist and activist Andrea Gibson (You Better Be Lightning) spends years struggling with chronic illness, feeling as if their body is at odds with their anxious mind. It’s only when they learn to surrender control and embrace their physical sensations that they allow their body to guide them back to joy. 

    Listen to Kino MacGregor's Meditative Story, "My grandfather the Aikido master": https://listen.meditativestory.com/KinoMacGregorPIO

    Learn more about Andrea: andreagibson.com

    Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreagibson

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    Read Andrea's writings on Substack: andreagibson.substack.com

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  • As the wind howls around his camping caravan on a remote Welsh farm, poet David Whyte sits at a table, trying – and failing – to write. He's worried he has lost his gift. He's worried he never had a gift at all. But just outside, invisible and unexpected, is someone who offers him help – and friendship – at the exact moment he needs it. Their lifelong friendship takes root here, in the magical, windswept landscape of Wales, where place-names are poetry, where memories live long in the rolling hills.

    David Whyte is a poet and author. He has written 10 volumes of poetry and four books of prose, including the bestselling The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America. His newest book is River Flow: New & Selected Poems.

    Learn more at davidwhyte.com

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  • As he helps his youngest child prepare for her first day of school, Rohan offers us all a chance to practice three unique approaches to learning. Whether we’re hearing a new idea, analyzing that new idea, or putting that idea into practice, the steps laid out in today’s meditation lead us towards deeper understanding. Above all, Rohan suggests infusing our studies, or mindfulness practice, with a sense of play, a sense of fun, which can help us eagerly seek out opportunities to refine our skills.

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  • Kathryn Nicolai, creator of the Nothing Much Happens podcast, learns at an early age to diminish her own needs. She never wants to become a problem for other people, so she pretends like she’s always okay. When she gets an opportunity to study abroad in Italy, a difficult experience with her host family causes her to retreat further into herself. It’s only when she feels the compassionate concern of someone who tells her it’s okay to have needs that she learns that it’s okay to take up space. 

    Listen to Ginger Zee’s Meditative Story, "I’m not just observing the winds, I’m riding them": https://listen.meditativestory.com/GingerZeePIO

    Listen to Nothing Much Happens: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com

    Listen to Kathryn’s short meditation podcast, First This: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this

    Find Kathryn’s book, Nothing Much Happens: Cozy and Calming Stories to Soothe Your Mind and Help You Sleep: https://bookshop.org/p/books/nothing-much-happens-cozy-and-calming-stories-to-soothe-your-mind-and-help-you-sleep-kathryn-nicolai/14382227?ean=9780143135913

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  • As Rohan prepares to sell his home, he guides us through a meditation on our mind’s capacity to hold memory, impart meaning, and attach emotions to everyday objects. Reflecting on the duality of emptiness and fullness in his house — where everything has been boxed up for the movers — Rohan invites us to explore this same dance between the substance and impermanence of the things that surround us.

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  • In 2009, Eddie Huang, author of the acclaimed memoir Fresh Off the Boat, opens Baohaus, his first Taiwanese restaurant on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. It’s a wild, chaotic gamble that exemplifies Eddie’s spirit. But as the restaurant’s success grows, Eddie is faced with the challenge of either sticking to his principles or living someone else’s dream for his life.

    Listen to Michael Imperioli's Meditative Story, "Having the courage to create": https://listen.meditativestory.com/MichaelImperiol2iPIO

    Find Eddie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@separatebedrooms

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mreddiehuang/

    And, Twitter: https://twitter.com/mreddiehuang

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  • Growing up, actress, writer, and director Zoe Lister-Jones admires her mother’s confidence and her willingness to stand up for what she believes. But as a shy kid that’s wary of the dangers in the world, Zoe isn’t sure she’ll ever be able to use her voice the same way. It’s not until she’s confronted by a dire situation that Zoe learns her self confidence can come from difficult circumstances, as long as she’s willing to trust her individual voice.

    Find Zoe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoelisterjones/

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  • Robin Arzón is a star fitness coach at Peloton, beloved for her high-energy coaching with more than a dash of tough love. In this story, join Robin on the longest run of her life: the Florida Keys 100 Ultramarathon. As difficult as it is to run 100 sweaty miles in the South Florida heat, far more challenging is the mental fortitude to keep doubt at bay.

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  • In the UK, Joe Wicks became a household name early in the pandemic with his daily workouts, called “PE with Joe,” that helped millions of us keep moving and laughing. Early on in his own life, Joe learns first-hand how fitness can help people survive hard times, as he runs miles to escape from a chaotic childhood. As he begins his adult life, he embarks on a 2,000-mile bike ride — but this time, he realizes, he’s not racing away from his fears, but running toward his purpose.

    Learn more about Joe: https://www.thebodycoach.com

    Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebodycoach/

    Subscribe to his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

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  • Journalist and beloved podcast host Leila Day grows up being told that she should “tone it down.” When she moves to Cuba in her early twenties, she finally finds a place that embraces her whole identity — or so she thinks at first. It’s only after making one simple change that Leila sees how quickly others treat her differently, and she realizes she has something to say about it. By expressing her authentic voice, she finds her authentic power. 

    Listen to Leila on The Stoop: Thestoop.org

    Find Leila on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestooppodcast/ and https://www.instagram.com/dayfound/

    Find Leila on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theStoopPodcast

    Listen to Chad Sanders' Meditative Story, "Finding my flow state": https://listen.meditativestory.com/ChadSandersPIO

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  • Rohan offers strategies for clear transitions from the demands of work, to being present with our families, pets and friends. Whether it’s putting on a record, lighting some incense, going for a walk, or noticing the patterns in your own breathing, join us in exploring how clear transitions help set a fresh, new tone, and allow us to move more peacefully through our day.

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  • As a former broadcast journalist and anchor for major networks like NBC and CNN, Soledad O’Brien understands the value of telling people’s stories in the correct light. In this week’s episode, she shares how experiences from her own life helped her recognize the importance of identifying people’s strengths and how reflecting those strengths back to them allows people to achieve their full potential.

    Listen to Rachel Cargle's Meditative Story, "My side hustle to a better life": https://listen.meditativestory.com/RachelCarglePIO

    Find out more about Soledad: https://soledadproductions.com/soledad

    Follow Soledad on Instagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/soledadobrien

    Follow Soledad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/soledadobrien

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  • Many of you have let us know how much you love the music which accompanies each episode of Meditative Story. You’ve also expressed that Meditative Story helps you wind down and get a better night’s sleep. So today, we’re introducing Sleep Song, a beautiful companion to our classic Meditative Story episodes. Created by our gifted in-house composers, Sleep Song is designed to help you enter a relaxed state, conducive to a good night’s rest – but it’s also a wonderful complement to studying, journaling, painting, yoga, or mindfulness practices. We hope you enjoy today’s Sleep Song, and invite you to explore the full library by following Sleep Song wherever you get your podcasts.

    Follow Sleep Song, from Meditative Story: https://listen.meditativestory.com/sleep_song

    Music adapted from Michelle Thaller's Meditative Story, "Finding meaning in the vastness of the universe": http://listen.meditativestory.com/ThallerWW

    Original music from composer Ryan Holladay.

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  • Meredith Goldstein writes the wildly popular Love Letters column in the Boston Globe, but for much of her life, she’s viewed romantic relationships as a trap. Meredith grows up seeing the limitations of her mom’s insular life, and knows she wants more for herself. It’s only when the pandemic forces her to slow down that she realizes the beauty in giving attention to each moment, rather than always thinking about the next five things. Years after Meredith’s mom passes away, she emulates the way she lived her life, and finds that leaning into simple routines unlocks a surprising feeling of euphoria.

    Listen to Vanessa Hua's Meditative Story, "From dark times come new discoveries": https://listen.meditativestory.com/VanessaHuaPIO

    Listen to "Love Letters": https://link.chtbl.com/meditativestoryloveletters

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  • Today’s special meditation features a parable from our friends at The One You Feed podcast. If there are two opposing forces working within us, a proverbial good wolf and a bad, how do we foster the positive attributes we’d like to see grow, while keeping the less desirable traits at bay? In celebration of our collaboration with The One You Feed, Rohan leads us through a meditation on how to defang our inner “bad” wolves with compassion, and embody the positive qualities we’d like to cultivate.  

    Listen to Rohan’s appearance on The One You Feed: https://www.oneyoufeed.net/how-to-embrace-mindfulness-in-everyday-life/

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  • Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is the first openly lesbian woman to climb the famous Seven Summits, a bucket list of the highest mountain on every continent. But while preparing for the seventh summit, a peak that has eluded her climb after climb, she realizes that she can’t charge forward with the same conquering mentality. Denali — the highest mountain peak in North America — leads her to discover the importance of self-compassion over the desire for conquest when dealing with life’s greatest obstacles.

    You can purchase her new memoir, In the Shadow of the Mountain, which further explores her journey to the Seven Summits and the trauma that it unpacks, here: https://amzn.to/3uaJh2b

    Listen to Donald Miralle’s episode of Meditative Story, “Where the water takes me": https://listen.meditativestory.com/DonaldMiralleSilviaep

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  • Throughout his life, pastry chef Duff Goldman — best known for his long-running Food Network show Ace of Cakes — is driven by his desire to make things and see them out in the world. As chef, painter, woodworker, and musician, he strives to deliver a visceral sensation with his art that is sometimes hard to express in words. This week, Duff shares the story of how the things we create often communicate our thoughts and feelings more clearly than spoken language ever could.

    Listen to Hrishikesh Hirway's Meditative Story, Giving myself permission to create: https://listen.meditativestory.com/Social_HrishiHirway

    Find Duff on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon

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