LiveAndDare is a platform for conscious individuals who want to overcome anxiety and stress, improve their well-being, and explore a deeper purpose in life.
Founded in 2014, it has grown into one of the most widely read meditation blogs on the internet. Its articles have been shared hundreds of thousands of times and translated into German, French, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Romanian, Italian, Croatian and Portuguese — and its courses have taught thousands of people how to meditate.
Our mission: to bring meditation and personal growth to a million humans.
Yes, this is also a business. But a big part of the work here is offered free of charge — in the form of articles, podcasts, newsletters and guided meditations — so that the powerful practice of meditation becomes accessible to all. This site has never run advertising.
You can read testimonials about every aspect of this work here.
Empowered Peace
There is a bold promise at the heart of this site: you can experience peace of mind, purpose, empowerment and wellbeing every day of your life, no matter what is happening.
Even if life is chaotic right now — in the midst of a crisis, an upheaval, or simple everyday overwhelm — there is a place inside you that is untouched. In this place there is no anxiety, no fear, and nothing lacking.
Meditation, self-discipline, and wisdom help you find this place. Once you do, life is never quite the same again.
But not the peace of the graveyard. Not a peace that is passive, or weak. What this site points toward is a peace that is empowered — full of energy, dynamism, and focus.
Empowered Peace is the anthem of Live and Dare, and the transformation this work seeks to facilitate for you. It is also where this approach differs from that of many other respectable meditation teachers: here, meditation is not only about acceptance and letting go, but also about empowerment.
Meditation is not only about loving what you get, but also about getting what you love.
The Blog
Meditation, personal growth and spirituality are three powerful tools for overcoming anxiety, increasing wellbeing, and living a more meaningful life.
LiveAndDare is a place to learn and share the wisdom that enables us to be calm, centered and focused. The work here is multidisciplinary, drawing on everything from the life lessons of ancient traditions to modern neuroscience and positive psychology.
- Meditation — an eclectic, pragmatic and open approach, whether you practice for physical and mental health, for personal development, or for spiritual transcendence.
- Personal growth — practical psychological tools for working with difficult emotions and building inner qualities. No hype, no empty self-help.
- Spirituality — non-sectarian and pragmatic. Nothing here asks you to believe anything or convert to anything. As a matter of principle, this content is always freely available.
The Book
Practical Meditation, published by DK, is available in eight different languages and is an Amazon best-seller. Discover why some are calling it “The Meditation Bible” and “The #1 meditation resource out there”.
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The Newsletter
Over 40,000 people regularly receive the Practical Wisdom Newsletter — a free service, with exclusive content not available on the blog.
These are short messages that come to your inbox, inspiring you to pause, reflect, and make a small but meaningful shift in your life right away.
The Program
Limitless Life is the main offering on LiveAndDare — the complete solution for you to master your mind, and thus master your life.
Gain access to a suite of online courses, guided meditations, teacher dialogs, and a supportive community of conscious individuals, all focused on helping you deepen your meditation practice, overcome anxiety, and live more fully.
This monthly program exists to give you ongoing support and structure to overcome anxiety and stress, increase emotional wellbeing, and grow in your life.
Think of it as a gym membership for your mind, heart, and soul.
The Founder
Live and Dare was founded in 2014 by Giovanni Dienstmann — an international author, meditation teacher, coach and speaker.
He is the author of Practical Meditation (DK), available in eight languages and popularly called “The Meditation Bible”, as well as Mindful Self-Discipline and Wise Confidence.
He has practiced meditation daily since 2000 — more than 14,000 hours — having tried 70+ techniques, studied 300+ books on the subject, been formally initiated into four contemplative traditions (Zen Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, Raja Yoga and Mantra Yoga), trained ten weeks in a monastery in France, and come close to ordaining as a monk twice.
Teaching credentials and experience:
- Certified meditation teacher with the Meditation Association of Australia (“Personal Development Meditation” and “Spiritual Meditation”)
- Completed the Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training Course with the Satyananda School of Yoga (Level 1)
- Certified Positive Psychology Practitioner (strength-based coaching), trained in Neurocoaching
- Taught meditation and mindfulness in a master’s degree program at Torrens University, Australia
- Led retreats, workshops and group classes, and spoken at schools, hospitals, non-profits and spiritual centers
- Worked as a consultant to award-winning meditation apps, creating custom content and meditation scripts
- Taught thousands of people to meditate through the Limitless Life program and Master Your Mind courses
- Featured top meditation coach on Coach.me, and top meditation writer on Quora
His work has been featured widely in the press and on podcasts and radio interviews.
He is not a guru or a spiritual master — but a practitioner on the way, sharing the tools and insights that have helped him. That intention still shapes everything published here: to translate the teachings of the world’s wisdom traditions into something genuinely usable by ordinary people living ordinary lives.
Contact
Get in touch about:
- Speaking and Workshops
- Coaching
- Retreats
- Media and interviews
- Partnerships
- Course support
- Asking a question
May you live a life that is calm, centered, and focused!
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