Ready to begin or deepen your meditation practice? Join Dan Harris and world-class meditation teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app here: https://app.danharris.com/membership The word "Buddha" literally means the awakened one — which is a beautiful concept and also, for most of us, a somewhat vague one. Today's guest lays out four specific, extremely practical flavors of "awakening" you can start doing this week, without ever having to think about nirvana at all (unless you want to — she's up for that too). Diana Winston is the director of UCLA Mindful at UCLA Health, the author of The Little Book of Being (plus Fully Present and Wide Awake), and spent a year as a Buddhist nun in Burma. She's also leading the Reset Meditation Challenge on the 10% with Dan Harris app, running September 21st through 25th — five days of practices you can actually reach for in a moment of suffering. In this episode: – The four flavors of "awakening" and why the word doesn't have to be woo-woo – Awakening #1: The present moment (and the Buddhist concept of "disenchantment" — a positive term) – What to do when the present moment is too painful to sit in – The self-criticism blast that hits many meditators when they realize they've been distracted – Dan's own reframe: "Great job, welcome back" – Diana's three-center check-in (body, emotions, mind) – The "this is life" moment — kids in pajamas, dirty dishes, and all – Awakening #2: Healing and breaking patterns – What to do with the shame of making the same mistake AGAIN – Diana's four-part reset for difficult emotions: ground, notice, kindness, wisdom mind – Self-compassion for people who think it's cheesy (Dan raises his hand) – bell hooks on self-love as the foundation, not the indulgence – Awakening #3: From judgments — using Diana's judgment of her teenage daughter as a case study – Moving from judgment into discernment – Awakening #4: Transcendence — the "deep reset" – A live "recollection" meditation you can do in a minute – Dan's Long Island story (three families, a pool, a lot of dogs licking) – What's Good — Diana's Ann Patchett book pick, plus Dan's surprising take on the new Spider-Man being unexpectedly emo Subscribe to watch more 10% Happier videos: https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Follow Dan Harris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC https://twitter.com/danbharris https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harris-91ba5716b/ #10PercentHappier #DianaWinston #Awakening This episode is brought to you by Rosetta Stone. Rosetta Stone Sapphire combines Rosetta Stone's trusted immersion method with the latest in language learning to help you go from knowing phrases to speaking confidently about what you actually care about. Get 20% off your Rosetta Stone Sapphire subscription, plus unlimited access to all 25 languages, at https://www.rosettastone.com/happier.