What To Do When Your Mind Won't Quit | Bart van Melik

This is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, my fellow suffering beings, how are we doing today? If, like me, you've got a mind that likes to marinate in what-if loops, what if I panic? What if I always feel this way?

What if I can't handle this? If you're prone to that kind of thinking, this episode is for you. You're about to hear a master meditation teacher, Bart Van Melek, hold forth on how to handle these doom loops and much more. Bart also talks about forgiveness and what it actually means not to force forgiveness, how to work with boredom in meditation instead of running from it, how to get out of your head and into your body when you feel disconnected. And he talks about a breathing technique that he uses in lots of stressful situations, including when he's in the dentist's chair.

So there's a lot here. Just a little bit about Bart before we dive in here. Bart is a guiding teacher at the Community Meditation Center in New York City. He also occasionally serves as teacher of the month over on my new-ish meditation app, 10% with Dan Harris. Like all of our teachers of the month, Bart will occasionally do a live session where he takes questions from subscribers.

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