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Retreat Dharma Talks

Finding the Heart of Wisdom

This eight-day retreat will weave together a range of different insight meditation techniques to both strengthen the heart and open the mind. Building on a foundation of mindfulness and insight practice, we will cultivate the heart qualities of kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity, so that we can respond more wisely and compassionately to whatever life brings us. Each day, there will be sessions of guided and silent sitting meditation, walking meditation, optional relational practice, individual meetings with the teachers and a period of optional, gentle mindful movement.

2019-04-13 (8 days) Bellingham Insight Meditation Society

  
2019-04-14 Intentions 34:53
Jill Shepherd
Renunciation, sati and samadhi. Includes a body scan guided meditation.
2019-04-14 Guided Meditation on Anchors 18:25
DaRa Williams
2019-04-14 The Brahma Viharas for Insight and Wisdom 45:54
Jill Shepherd
Two wings of awakening--Wisdom and Compassion.
2019-04-15 Morning Instructions 28:06
DaRa Williams
2019-04-15 Afternoon instructions - Vedena 29:37
Jill Shepherd
Sharing exercise with a partner on pleasant, unpleasant, neutral feeling tones.
2019-04-15 The Five Hindrances 50:56
DaRa Williams
2019-04-16 Morning Instructions - Mindfulness of the Mind 31:37
Jill Shepherd
2019-04-16 Afternoon Instructions - Metta 13:15
DaRa Williams
Discussion of loving-kindness and preparation for guided meditation.
2019-04-16 Guided Meditation - Metta 25:06
DaRa Williams
2019-04-16 Compassion, Karuna 49:00
Jill Shepherd
2019-04-17 Morning Instructions - Working with Emotions 27:17
DaRa Williams
2019-04-17 Afternoon Instructions - Working with Compassion 10:55
Jill Shepherd
Near and far enemies of metta and karuna.
2019-04-17 Guided Meditation - Compassion 12:31
Jill Shepherd
2019-04-17 Sympathetic Joy, Mudita 48:00
DaRa Williams
2019-04-18 Morning Instructions - Working with Equanimity 9:54
Jill Shepherd
2019-04-18 Guided Meditation - Mudita 27:57
DaRa Williams
2019-04-18 Afternoon Instructions - Mindfulness of Mind 29:48
Jill Shepherd
2019-04-18 Equanimity, Upekkha 43:20
Jill Shepherd
2019-04-18 Poem 4:18
DaRa Williams
2019-04-19 Guided Meditation - Equanimity 15:11
Jill Shepherd
Working with a sticky person.
2019-04-19 Equanimity Practice 30:00
Jill Shepherd
Practice with equanimity in dialog.
2019-04-19 Questions and Answers 51:25
Jill Shepherd
Jill and DaRa
2019-04-20 The Awakening Poem 10:40
DaRa Williams
2019-04-20 Reflection on Universal Well-Being Chant 2:37
Jill Shepherd
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