Happiness Break: A Guided Meditation to Embrace Your Accent and Voice

The useful part

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How it works

• How to Feel Better About Yourself: https://tinyurl.com/42fn62a2 Follow us on Instagram: @ScienceOfHappinessPod We'd love to hear about your experience with this practice!
• Research on self-compassion shows that treating ourselves with kindness in these moments can reduce stress, build resilience, and strengthen our sense of belonging.
• In this self-compassion meditation, we will work with embracing, accepting, and loving the way we sound and speak in the world.
• "My accent makes me unique." Really mean what you're saying, feeling how unique can be a positive thing.
• How to Show Up For Yourself: https://tinyurl.com/56ktb9xc.

What to take from it

"My accent carries my story." This story that is connected to all of the people that we have loved, that we have met, and haven't met, but we're grateful that we're here today because of them. Love and acceptance, because this is a unique part of you that you carry with you everywhere you go. Bookmark SHARE Happiness Break: A Compassionate Letter to Yourself June 11, 2026 Take less than 10 minutes to write yourself a letter of care, compassion, and encouragement with… Your browser does not support the audio element.

Example or evidence

• Mindfulness and meditation teacher Criss Cuervo invites you to reflect on your history, heritage, and connection to your ancestors.
• Today's Happiness Break host: CRISS CUERVO is a mindfulness and meditation teacher, Bridging Differences Coordinator at the Greater Good Science Center, and author of PERTENÆCER:
• Eight-Week Mindfulness and Meditation Training and Practices for Latinx Immigrants in the United.
• Guiding us is Criss Cuervo, a mindfulness and meditation teacher, Bridging Differences Coordinator at the Greater Good Science Center, and author of PERTENÆCER, a mindfulness and meditation guide for Latinx...

Details worth keeping

In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, embrace the beauty of your accent in this self-compassion meditation. Sit in a relaxed yet alert posture, either on a cushion or chair. Gently lower your gaze or close your eyes if that feels comfortable.

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