Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A Book Talk with Dan Harris

In Conversation with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison

Thursday, March 29th, 2018, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

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NYZCCC welcomes ABC News anchor Dan Harris for an evening talk and conversation with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison to discuss his newest book Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics.

About Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

Science suggests that meditation can lower blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of the brain, among numerous other benefits. And yet there are millions of people who want to meditate but aren’t actually practicing. What’s holding them back?

Dan Harris and his friend Jeff Warren, a masterful teacher and "Meditation MacGyver," embark on a cross-country quest to tackle the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that stop people from meditating.

They rent a rock-star tour bus (whose previous occupants were Parliament Funkadelic) and travel across eighteen states, talking to scores of would-be meditators—including parents, military cadets, police officers, and even a few celebrities. They create a taxonomy of the most common issues (“I suck at this,” “I don’t have the time,” etc.) and offer up science-based life hacks to help people overcome them.

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics is filled with game-changing and deeply practical meditation instructions.

About Dan Harris

Dan Harris is the co-anchor of ABC’s Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America. He is the author of 10% Happier, a #1 New York Times bestseller. He went on to launch the 10% Happier podcast and an app called 10% Happier: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics. He lives in New York City.

This event is co-sponsored by Tricycle Magazine