{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A 12-Minute Meditation to Rewire Your Brain for Optimism","description":"What do you do when you\u2019ve made a plan, you\u2019ve done everything you can to make it work\u2026and things still don\u2019t turn out the way you hoped? In frustration and disappointment, it\u2019s easy to focus on what\u2019s wrong.&amp;nbsp; This exercise\u2014adapted from Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing by Eric Langshur and Nate Klemp, and led by mindfulness coach Priti Patel\u2014offers a quick way to realign toward what is working, which can help us settle and give us clarity.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Nate Klemp, PhD, is coauthor of  Open: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World. He is a former philosophy professor and a founding partner at Mindful. He is also coauthor of The 80\/80 Marriage: A New Model for a Happier, Stronger Relationship and Start Here, a New York Times bestselling guide to mindfulness in the real world. Nate received his BA and MA from Stanford University, and his PhD from Princeton University.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The transcription of this guided meditation will be online at Mindful.org next week.&amp;nbsp; Stay curious, stay inspired. Join our community by signing up for our free newsletter:&amp;nbsp; mindful.org\/signup Show Notes Find more from Nate Klemp here. Go Deeper Gratitude is a game-changer. It\u2019s so much more than just trying to scare up happy feelings\u2014it\u2019s actually a practice that can rewire our brains, shift our neurochemistry, and improve our relationships over time. For more info on this small-but-mighty skill, check out these resources from Mindful.org:   How to Practice Gratitude&amp;nbsp;   Gratitude for the Lousy Ingrate&amp;nbsp;    The Power of Gratitude (with a Healthy Dose of Cynicism)&amp;nbsp;   The Science of Gratitude&amp;nbsp;   For more practice, here\u2019s  A 12-Minute Meditation for Cultivating Daily Gratitude you can try.&amp;nbsp; And more from Mindful here:  More episodes of 12 Minute MeditationLet us know what you thought of this episode of 12 Minute Meditation by leaving a review or by emailing yourwords@mindful.org. ","author_name":"12 Minute Meditation","author_url":"http:\/\/www.mindful.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38531755\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38531755"}