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10% Happier with Dan Harris

George Mumford

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.612.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2016

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

George Mumford has taught mindfulness and meditation to some of the greatest athletes of all time: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, among others. In partnership with the legendary coach Phil Jackson, Mumford taught meditation to the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, and now works with the New York Knicks. He's also the author of "The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance."

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0:00.0

Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

0:09.8

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

0:17.2

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

0:23.9

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

0:29.8

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

0:36.0

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

0:39.7

New episodes of Briden and are available early and ad free on Amazon Music or by subscribing

0:45.1

to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.

0:56.5

The Panic is a new comedy podcast from Wondery that leans into our most absurd anxieties and

1:02.6

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

1:08.8

wherever you get your podcasts.

1:11.8

Hey and welcome to 10% Happier, I'm Dan Harris.

1:21.6

I have never met George Muffered until today. I'm very happy to meet you but I've been

1:25.6

following his work for a long time and he is an impressive dude.

1:29.3

He has taught mindfulness and meditation to some of the greatest athletes of all time.

1:34.7

People with names like Jordan, Shaq, Kobe, in partnership with the legendary coach Phil

1:39.6

Jackson, George taught meditation to the bulls and the lakers and their prime. He's now

1:43.8

working with the New York Knicks. A little bit of a trickier story there. We'll get into

1:47.4

that. His backstory about how he came to the practice is quite moving which we will

1:52.4

talk about in full and I should also say by way of introduction George has written a book

1:56.9

called The Mindful Athlete. Thank you for coming on.

2:00.6

You're welcome. It's great to be here. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Same here.

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