Happiness Break: Tap into the Joy That Surrounds You

In this short guided meditation, Buddhist teacher Anushka Fernandopulle leads a practice of mudita — appreciative joy, the deliberate sharing in other people's happiness. The practice begins with settling the body and calling to mind a friend, child, or pet whose joy is easy to celebrate. Listeners then offer silent wishes for that person's happiness to increase and continue, and expand the feeling outward to groups of people. The episode closes by inviting this mindset into daily life — noticing others' joy instead of comparing or feeling jealous.