Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris - 569: Being Honest with Yourself is Hard. Here’s How to Do It. | Bonus Meditation with Alexis Santos

Episode Date: March 10, 2023

Feel the true strength and happiness that comes from courageous vulnerability, the valuable art of knowing yourself deeply.About Alexis Santos:Alexis has practiced and taught Insight Meditation in both the East and West since 2001. He has been a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya (a well respected meditation teacher in Burma whose teachings have attracted a global audience), and his teaching emphasizes knowing the mind through a natural and relaxed continuity -- a style of practice that's particularly useful during our crazy lives. Alexis has completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training, teaches retreats across the globe, and currently lives in Portland, Maine.To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “Strength from Vulnerability,” or click here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Young Pueblo, Jonathan Height, and hundreds more. Start listening right now. Look for the Good Life Project on your favorite podcast app. This is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hey gang, it's Friday, bonus meditation time. One of the big themes on the show this week was social media and one of the tricky balances on social media and in life generally is how to share without oversharing the O-Coronk term for this

is vulnerability. It's important. We are told to be vulnerable, but it's also difficult, both in terms of striking the aforementioned balance between sharing and oversharing and in terms of having the guts to look into your own guts. So let's meditate on this now with Alexis Santos, who's been a very influential teacher for me personally. Alexis has been practicing since 2001. He's a longtime student of a Burmese master by the name of Sayada, Ootasia, Nia. Alexis currently lives in Maine and is a

longtime contributor to 10% happier. Here we go now with Alexis Santos. happier. Here we go now with Alexis Santos. Hi, this is Alexis. It takes vulnerability to acknowledge and notice what is really happening in our experience, which is why vulnerability is an essential aspect of our mind from this practice, and can help bring a sense of true strength and happiness that can serve us in all areas of our lives. Let's get started. Begin by finding a posture that feels comfortable and natural to you. Whether sitting or lying down,

gently close your eyes if you like. As you settle in, invite in an attitude of allowing things to be just as they are. Bring awareness to what it feels like to be you righty-washy term, but learning to trust in our ability to recognize and be aware of what is present takes courage. Being aware and feeling the emotion just as it is. Consider for a moment a situation where you feel your guard goes up, a situation at work, Be aware of what happens in sharing everything and losing your boundary. It's about being aware of fear and uncertainty, of feelings, we need the courage to open, to feel, to allow the different aspects of our own nature. Allow do in life is to be vulnerable. We're usually more interested in presenting that we've got everything under control. In the days ahead, you might remember the practice of vulnerability, of inviting in greater

freedom and ease to be just as you are. When you feel ready, slowly open your eyes if they have been closed and continue being aware as this session winds down. Thanks for your practice and see you next time. Thank you, Alexis. You can find more meditations like this one over on the 10% happier app just download the app wherever you get your apps to get started. We'll be right back here on Monday for a brand new episode with a fantastic and very funny guest by the name of Carla Namburg. She's going going to talk about, self-compassion

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