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How to Train a Happy MindAuthor: Scott Snibbe
The How to Train a Happy Mind podcast brings meditation to modern people hungry for happy, meaningful lives. Each week, host Scott Snibbe and his guests share powerful mind training techniques that go beyond mindfulness to harness our intelligence, emotions, and imagination. Learn how to build a happy mind, fulfilling relationships, and a better world through a secular approach to meditation that is based on modern science and psychology, yet grounded in the authentic thousand-year old Tibetan Buddhist tradition of analytical meditation. How to Train a Happy Mind is a project of the nonprofit Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment. Our host, Scott Snibbe, is a twenty-five-year student of Tibetan Buddhism whose teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Snibbe is the author of the popular How to Train a Happy Mind book, and leads meditation classes and retreats worldwide infused with science, humor, and the realities of the modern world. Language: en-us Genres: Alternative Health, Buddhism, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Music, Imagination, and Meditation with Chris Ballew (Caspar Babypants) #215
Episode 215
Tuesday, 24 February, 2026
Scott Snibbe sits down with Chris Ballew—frontman of The Presidents of the United States of America and beloved children’s artist Caspar Babypants—for a wide-ranging and deeply personal conversation about music, meditation, creativity, and walking away from conventional success. From Grammy nominations and rockstar fame to lullabies and “sonic totems,” Chris reflects on the inner signals that guided him toward a more sustainable, service-oriented life. Along the way, they dive into beginner’s mind, silliness as a byproduct of enlightenment, the emotional power of music, and the spiritual undercurrents in his music. Equal parts playful and profound, this conversation reveals how creativity can become a contemplative practice.Episode #215: Music, Imagination, and Meditation with Chris Ballew (Caspar Babypants)If you’d like to practice with others and bring these ideas into your life, join our weekly meditation community with Scott. 🙏 Help us stay ad-free📲 Follow us on socials









