Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Gretchen Rubin is the New York Times bestselling author of several books about happiness, habit, and human nature.
Topics in this episode include how to build habits that stick, breaking bad habits, why habits are highly personal, Gretchen's four tendencies framework, happiness engineering, willpower, and the effects of clutter on the mind.
Gretchen is a bestselling author whose books have sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. They include The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, Happier at Home, and The Happiness Project. Gretchen also has a popular blog and podcast, called Happier.
ABOUT FITMIND
FitMind provides mental fitness training based on the latest neuroscience. We created a mobile app that teaches 50+ science-based methods adapted from various traditions (i.e., Loving-kindness, Stoicism, Yoga, Buddhism, Sufism, Taoism, Indo-Tibetan Bön, etc.). Check it out here: bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Website: fitmind.com
Podcast: pod.link/fitmind
Instagram: bit.ly/IGfitmind
Gretchen Rubin is the New York Times bestselling author of several books about happiness, habit, and human nature.
Topics in this episode include how to build habits that stick, breaking bad habits, why habits are highly personal, Gretchen's four tendencies framework, happiness engineering, willpower, and the effects of clutter on the mind.
Gretchen is a bestselling author whose books have sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. They include The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, Happier at Home, and The Happiness Project. Gretchen also has a popular blog and podcast, called Happier.
ABOUT FITMIND
FitMind provides mental fitness training based on the latest neuroscience. We created a mobile app that teaches 50+ science-based methods adapted from various traditions (i.e., Loving-kindness, Stoicism, Yoga, Buddhism, Sufism, Taoism, Indo-Tibetan Bön, etc.). Check it out here: bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Website: fitmind.com
Podcast: pod.link/fitmind
Instagram: bit.ly/IGfitmind

![Day 8: How to Do Walking Meditation - Guided Instructions | 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss
This training provides guided instructions on how to do a walking meditation. This practice of movement with mindfulness, while cultivating a feeling of metta, produces a robust combination of benefits, including physical fitness, more energy, better digestion, and stability of mind.
This ancient practice, considered as valuable as sitting meditation, can be performed using a simple 20-30 step path with a relaxed posture and soft downward gaze.
The technique involves maintaining a normal walking pace while cultivating positive feelings and expanding awareness, making it suitable for both dedicated practice sessions and everyday activities.
Share the course with your friends! Heres a link to the complete 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss course: https://bit.ly/30-day-course
FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all. With your support, we can spread wellbeing and mental health. Even the smallest contribution makes a significant impact: https://fitmind.org/donate.
Website: https://www.fitmind.org
App: https://bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Podcast: https://www.fitmind.org/podcast
Resources & Science
Paper 1: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acm.2013.0205
Sutta reference for “Divine Walking”: https://suttacentral.net/an3.63/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
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![Day 1: How to Rewire Your Brain - Neuroplasticity Exercises | 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss
Welcome to the Day 1 lesson of the 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss course!
Through neuroplasticity exercises, you will learn how to rewire your brain and integrate mindfulness and mental fitness practices into daily life.
What You Will Learn:
- The meditation technique that produces the fastest changes in the brain
- How both the mind and brain work
- Profound yet accessible altered states of consciousness
- How to increase your mental energy, serotonin, and overall mental fitness
- Many other topics
Course Details:
- Offered at no cost on YouTube and in the FitMind app
- Time commitment: 10-30 minutes per day (you choose)
Share the course with your friends! Heres a link to the complete 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss course: https://bit.ly/30-day-course
FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all. With your support, we can spread wellbeing and mental health. Even the smallest contribution makes a significant impact: https://fitmind.org/donate.
Website: https://www.fitmind.org
App: https://bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Podcast: https://www.fitmind.org/podcast
Liam is a forest monk who has taught meditation internationally. He advises on advanced meditation research for Harvard Medical School & Mass General Hospital. Liam holds a BA from Yale and an MSc in applied neuroscience from KCL.
Resources & Science
Paper 1: https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/134/6/1591/369496
Paper 2: https://direct.mit.edu/neco/article-abstract/29/10/2633/8300/Active-Inference-Curiosity-and-Insight
Paper 3: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014976342100261X
Paper 4: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1086
Paper 5: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-022-01389-z
Paper 6: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1571064519300909
Paper 7: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-021-02994-2
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