10% Happier With Dan Harris

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Meditation retreats are the object of much intrigue and even suspicion. So today, we’re going to take you inside a 10-day silent meditation retreat that Dan recently did with his teacher, Joseph Goldstein. You’ll also hear from Senior Producer, Marissa Schneiderman, who was fresh off a retreat of her own, with meditation teachers Alexis Santos and Andrea Fella.  In this episode we talk about: The ups and downs of retreats Some famous Buddhist listicles, including the five hindrances The importance of repetition We’ll hear snippets of Joseph answering Dan’s questions We find out what “cowboy dharma” is What it feels like to wear shit colored glasses How to stop getting caught in a mind trap And lastly, we listen to voicemails and answer audience questions!  Related Episodes: Joseph Goldstein On: How Not To Try Too Hard in Meditation, Why You Shouldn't "Waste Your Suffering," and the Va