Based on the hugely successful podcast A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment, this book provides a simple 8-step guide to using the power of analytical meditation to improve mental wellbeing by mixing Tibetan Buddhist Meditation with modern science, psychology and popular culture.

Train your mind toward lasting connection and joy.

Eager to share the life-enhancing benefits he found in Buddhism, skeptic Scott Snibbe presents this 8-step programme that allows anyone to build positive mental habits. Inspired by the ancient Buddhist path to enlightenment yet firmly grounded in modern science, How to Train a Happy Mind is the first mainstream book to show how you can achieve happiness using analytical meditation. Working in much the same way as cognitive behavioural therapy, analytical meditation goes beyond the calm-inducing practice of mindfulness to actively train the brain through easy-to follow narrative visualizations.

Breaking the path down into concise steps and written in a relatable tone with plenty of references to popular culture, this is the ideal book if you recognize your mind as both the source of your problems and the source of your solutions.

Perfect for fans of popular apps like Calm and Headspace; Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor, Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright and existing listeners of the A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment podcast.