“I tried to meditate, but I can’t do it — my mind won’t shut up.”
It’s the number one thing people say to me. And after twenty years of teaching meditation at more than seventy universities around the world, I can tell you: it’s based on a complete misunderstanding of what meditation actually is.
In today’s episode, I break down why your busy mind is not a sign of failure — it’s the raw material. I share the Harvard research on why our minds wander nearly half the time, what meditation really is (not the Instagram version), and four practical techniques you can start using today: The Puppy Method, Name It to Tame It, The Anchor Shift, and The 10-Minute Agreement.
I also tell the story of how a group of women in India who wouldn’t take no for an answer accidentally inspired what became The 10 Minute Mind — my meditation program now used at 70+ universities worldwide.
If you’ve ever believed you’re bad at meditation, this one’s for you.




