10% Happier LIVE: Daily Meditations and Discussions

by Ten Percent Happier
Web address: Ten Percent Happier LIVE site

Freaking out? You're not alone -- and you're not malfunctioning.  We're in a moment of uncertainty and anxiety.  Hence 10% Happier's new experiment:  Ten Percent Happier LIVE.

Every weekday, host Dan Harris and some of the world's best meditation teachers offer a free live sanity break with a 5-minute meditation and then take questions from the virtual audience. 

They'll be streaming live free on YouTube at 3pm ET every weekday.

If you miss them live, you can catch past episodes using the listed links.

• 🕓 21-ish minutes each
• Cost:  Free

• #1: Oren Jay Sofer  ~ March 16
• #2: Will Kabat-Zinn  ~ March 17
• #3: Susan Piver  ~ March 18
• #4: Sharon Salzberg  ~ March 19
• #5: Jack Kornfield  ~ March 20
• #6: JoAnna Hardy  ~ March 23
• #7:  Tara Brach ~ March 24
• #8:  Koshin Paley Ellison ~ March 25
• #9:  Anushka Fernandopulle ~ Mar 26
• #10: Sebene Selassie  ~  March 27
• #11: Judson Brewer  ~ March 30
• #12:  Alexis Santos  ~ March 31
• #13:  Jessica Morey  ~ April 1
• #14:  Kristin Neff  ~ April 2
• #15:  Joseph Goldstein  ~  April 4

• #16:  George Mumford, 4/6 ~
• #17:  Moby , 4/7  ~
• #18:  Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, 4/8
• #19:  Sylvia Boorstein, 4/9  ~
• #20:  Richie Davidson , 4/10
• #21:  Diana Winston, 4/13
• #22:  Jeff Warren, 4/14
• #23:  Kate Johnson, 4/15
• #24:  Trudy Goodman  ~  April 16
• #25:  Oren Jay Sofer  ~  April 17
• #26:  Jay Michaelson  ~  April 20
• #27:  Mark Epstein  ~  April 21
• #28:  Cara Lai  ~  April 22
• #29:  Susan Piver  ~  April 23
• #30:  Sebine Selassie  ~  How to Take Action Without Taking Sides ~ 4/24
• #31:  Kashin Paley Ellison  ~ Opening to the Fullness of Life ~ 4/25
• #32:  Susan Kaiser Greenland  ~  Is Helping Always Helpful? ~ 4/28
• #33:  Narayan Helen Liebesnon  ~ The Power of Acting with Intention ~ 4/29
• #34:  Rhonda V. Magee  ~  How to S.T.O.P. Toxic Tendencies ~ 4/30
• #35:  Jeff Warren  ~  Shake It up!  Movement and Meditation ~ 5/1
• #36:  Rick Hanson  ~  How to Be Calm ~ 5/2
• #37:  Sumi Loundon Kim  ~  Use Lockdown to Fix Family Dynamics ~ 5/3
• #38:  Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel  ~  Use Imagination to Upgrade Reality ~ 5/6
• #39:  Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams ~ How to Mindfully Do Nothing ~ 5/7
• #40: Sharon Salzberg ~ What's Still True? ~5/8
• #41: Oren Jay Sofer~Finding Connection Wherever You Are ~ 5/11
• #42: Jeff Warren~Finding Satisfaction in Simple Pleasures~5/12
• #43:  Cara Lai ~Trust Yourself One Moment at at Time~5/13
• #44:  Susan Piver ~ Working with Strong Emotions~5/4
• #45:  Sebene Selassie~Use Technology Mindfully~5/15
• #46:  Oren Jay Sofer  ~  The Utility of Hope ~ 5/8
• #47:  Jeff Warren  ~  Meditation Is No Big Deal ~ 5/19
• #48: Rae Houseman~Set Your Compass w/ Aspirations ~ 5/20
• #49:  Susan Piver ~ Compassion for Our Enemies ~ 5/21
• #50:  Sebene Selassie ~ Use Technology Mindfully ~ 5/22

Some Good News...Especially for "Hamilton" Fans

by John Krasinski
Some Good News, Episode 2

For any "Hamilton" fans, or even for anyone who's not, be sure to watch this powerful, uplifting video that'll have you enthralled with the sheer talent of the cast as they Zoom-bomb a John Krasinski interview with a darling little girl. You'll be glad you did.

Laugh.  Cry. Sing.  Repeat.  It'll be the best dang 17 minutes of your day.

• 🕓 17 min
• Cost:  Free

Oh, and yeah...that IS Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast...for real.

Why does music affect the way we feel?

BBC's The Why Factor
Why Does Music Affect the Way We Feel?

Anxiety is one of the world's most diagnosed mental illnesses, a growing number of people think our urban life is causing it.

Given the current and unprecedented times, take note of how entering nature...even while observing the proper social distancing measures...could help heal and restore.

• 🕓 23 minutes
• Cost:  Free

Why Does Nature Calm Anxiety?

BBC's The Why Factor
Why Does Nature Calm Anxiety

Anxiety is one of the world's most diagnosed mental illnesses, a growing number of people think our urban life is causing it.

Given the current and unprecedented times, take note of how entering nature...even while observing the proper social distancing measures...could help heal and restore.

• 🕓 23 minutes
• Cost:  Free

chara.tv
https://chara.tv

Chara Rodriguera's web-based channel

Beautiful site from the creator of Sol Path Yoga, offering inspiration and practices that empower you.

Pamela Seelig
https://pamelaseelig.com/

She is the author of Radiant Yoga: Inspiring Themes, Meditations & Practices for Yoga Teachers and Students

Check out her site, blog, classes, FB, and Insta for inspirational, accessible, tangible, healing and profound insights.

Believe It:  Orchestra Plays Beethoven's 9th from Their Homes

by Norman Lebrecht, March 20, 2020
Watch this video here...but grab a tissue first

The Rotterdam Philharmonic teamed up with a Dutch healthcare provider to film the finale of Beethoven’s 9th with all the musicians playing their parts by video from their homes.

It’s an extraordinary achievement, overwhelming in the final minutes.

If ever a video deserved to go viral, this is it.

• 🕓 4 minutes
• Cost:  Free

Virtual 'Love Sweet Love'

Berklee College of Music Students Collaborate Together....Separately

by Elizabeth Blair, NPR
Virtual 'Love Sweet' Love

One of the most inspiring efforts comes from a virtual performance by Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Berklee College of Music.  

If there are slivers of silver linings in these uncertain times...this is one of them.

If ever a video deserved to go viral, this is it.

• 🕓 4hr 3min
• Cost:  Free

Rescue dog Bear, Saves Scores of Koalas

BBC News

An Australian Koolie dog who was abandoned by his family has been rescued and retained to detect koalas. 

Bear has been following the aftermath of Australia's bushfires since January, finding sick, injured, or starving koalas that otherwise would have perished.  He has now found more than 100.

• 🕓  2 mins
• Cost:  Free

Documentary: A Small Act

Initial release: January 4, 2010
Director & Screenplay: Jennifer Arnold
Production company: Considered Entertainment

In this documentary, Chris Mburu finishes elementary and secondary school in his poor Kenyan village, thanks to the generosity of Hilde Back, a school teacher Chris has never met. After receiving a scholarship, Chris studies law at Harvard University and joins the United Nations as a human rights legal advocate. He later establishes his own foundation to award scholarships to bright but needy children in poor countries around the world, and embarks on a search to find -- and thank -- Hilde.

Cast: Hilde Back, Ruth Wairimu, Jane Wanjiru Muigai, Caroline Gaceri, Patrick Kimani, Chris Mburu

• 🕓 1h 28min
• Cost:  1 Free option; 3 fee-based options:
  

Tubi

Free

YouTube

From $2.99

Amazon Prime Video

$2.99

Vudu

From $2.99

The Immeasurable Value of Meditation for Coping during the COVID-19 Crisis 

Adam Brady, Vedic Educator, The Chopra Center
Link to the Chopra Center's article