Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris - Rewiring Your Motivations | Bonus Meditation with Jess Morey

Episode Date: August 20, 2021

Brighten your mind and be a force for good today by practicing intentions of kindness, generosity, and honesty with Jess. Watch Ted Lasso on Apple TV+. Subscription required. Apple TV+ and/or select content may not be available in all regions. To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “Kind and Generous Intentions,” or click the link for the ‘Kindness: Ted Lasso Style’ singles meditation pack: https://10percenthappier.app.link/KindnessTedLassoStyle. About Jess Morey: Jess Morey is a graduate of the Insight Meditation Society’s 4-year teacher training program and a cofounder of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education, which runs in-depth mindfulness programming for youth and the parents and professionals who support them, across the US and internationally. Jess began practicing meditation at age 14 on teen retreats offered by the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), and has maintained a consistent commitment to meditation since. Diving head first into meditation at such a key developmental stage makes the revelatory perspective of mindfulness & compassion her natural home turf, and gives her an easy, conversational teaching style anyone can relate to. 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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tell from being on the planet for 50 years, often overlooked. I'm talking here about motivations. What really drives us? Why do we actually do what we do? How often do you take time to look at that? In my limited experience, nosing around in my own motivations, it's awfully humbling. I'm not going to lie. But if you don't look, that's even more problematic because then you're driven blindly often by your worst angels. And the good news here is that it really does appear that you can rewire your motivations.

And that's what we're going to do today in this meditation with Jess Mori. I should say this is part of a special series that if you've been following along, you know we've been doing in partnership with a TV show called Ted Lasso, which is from Apple TV Plus season two launched a few weeks ago, new episodes drop every Friday, just like these bonus meditations. I like to show a lot, it's very funny and actually quite moving and instructive in moments. My team loves it. And so when we heard from Apple that they wanted to do a partnership, we left at the opportunity. I wanna say too much here about the show

because you may have heard me blather on about this a little bit, but it stars Jason Sadekis as a guy named Ted Lasso, who's an American football coach. It goes over to the UK to coach a soccer team, despite the fact that he has no experience. And the way he's able to achieve some modicum of success is that he's a really good guy. Watch the show. You'll see.

The point is that we can all learn whether we watch Ted Lasso or not, we can all learn to be kinder to ourselves and others. And that is what this series of guided meditations is all about, which brings me back to the subject of motivations. Our teacher, DuJour, is Jess Mori. You may have heard her on the show before. She's been meditating for nearly 30 years. She's also the founder of Inwardbound Mindfulness Education, which is an incredible nonprofit that teaches mindfulness and compassion to young people. Oh, and she also teaches on the 10% happier app. So here she is with today's meditation over to Jess. Good morning, I'm Jess. And I like to start my day fresh with a short meditation,

reflecting on the day ahead, and particularly on how I want to show up with wise kind action. articulate on how I want to show up with wise kind action. So if you're still in bed, that's great. If you're already up, find a comfortable seated position, and in either case, allow yourself to feel relaxed, but also alert. And see if you can simply greet your body and mind this morning without any agenda. Notice how you are feeling physically. How's your body this morning? How's your energy?

Do you feel tired, alert, well rested? while rested. You can scan through your body and notice any sensations. Are you feeling happy? Anxious? Excited? Whatever it is, just noticing with curiosity. And with your attention settled in your body, we're going to take some time to reflect on how you want to show up today. in your relationships, at work, for yourself. There are a few traditional and possibly even universal wise actions that I like to start my day reflecting on and committing to. The first is about taking care of and protecting life. Everything that is alive.

So this could mean anything from remembering to water your plants, to choosing not to kill a mosquito or a spider, to being kind to your neighbor or family member, a pet. But this in mind, what does protecting or caring for life mean to you? Keeping some attention in your body, feeling the movement of your breath, the ease of your body being relaxed and alert as you explore this reflection. How might you reduce harm in your world today? How does it feel in your body to reflect on and commit to reducing harm and caring for life? The second reflection and commitment is to generosity. What does generosity mean to you? What does it feel like? Generosity can

be anything from listening attentively to someone to paying for a stranger's coffee, giving money or clueless to someone in need. How might you practice generosity today? Is there anyone in your life that you'd like to practice being more generous with? And now again, let the thinking go. Bring your attention back into the feeling in your body, feeling your breath. As this practice comes to a close, take a moment to hold yourself with kindness and patience. And when you're ready, you can open your eyes and orient to the room around you. I hope you have a great day.

Thank you, Jess. We'll be back here on Monday for a brand new episode. We're going to talk about the science of friendship. Now they're often overlooked skill, friendship, friendliness, I don't think given a ton of importance in our culture and yet, the science really seems to strongly suggest that the quality of your relationships, including your friendships, will in large measure dictate the quality of your life. So we're going to talk about that with a great researcher named Robin Dunbar on Monday. Hey, hey, prime members.

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