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2017-12-03 Guided Meditation: Receiving Experience 29:13
Oren Jay Sofer
Final guided meditation of retreat
Mount Eden Retreat Center :  Cultivating Inner Freedom

2017-12-02 The Poetry of Sound: Guided Meditation & Instructions 52:48
Oren Jay Sofer
Using sound to explore feeling tone and reactivity.
Mount Eden Retreat Center :  Cultivating Inner Freedom

2017-12-01 Our Duty is to Observe: Instructions and Guided Meditation 60:15
Oren Jay Sofer
Instructions on practicing with thoughts and emotions.
Mount Eden Retreat Center :  Cultivating Inner Freedom

2017-11-30 Instructions and Guided Meditation: Establishing the Anchor 56:02
Oren Jay Sofer
Instructions for using an anchor to settle the mind and gather the attention, connecting and sustaining the attention.
Mount Eden Retreat Center :  Cultivating Inner Freedom

2017-11-29 Equanimity - Guided Meditation 59:41
Andrea Fella
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-11-22 Guided Mudita Meditation 46:10
Jill Shepherd
A short introduction to Mudita (appreciative Joy)and a short guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-11-22 A Grateful, Giving, Happy Heart 49:20
Tara Brach
Gratitude is like breathing in – letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our world. Generosity is like breathing out – sensing our mutual belonging and offering our care. When we are awake and whole, breathing in and out happens naturally. But these beautiful expressions of our heart become blocked when we are dominated by the fear and grasping of our survival brain. This talk explores how we can facilitate the evolution of consciousness with the deliberate cultivation of generosity, and ends with a guided meditation on gratitude and generosity. For happiness, how little suffices for happiness! … the least thing precisely, the gentlest thing, the lightest thing, a lizard’s rustling, a breath, a whisper, an eye glance-little maketh up the best happiness. Be still. ~ Nietzche ~
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2017-11-17 Opening to Metta; a guided meditation 42:24
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2017-11-15 Guided Forgiveness Meditation 38:53
Winnie Nazarko
Some comments about forgiveness, followed by a guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-11-09 Freedom in the realm of suffering: Embracing Impermanence. 2:17:03
Amana Brembry Johnson
Guided Metta practice with visualization. (Drop in Yoga & Meditation program at Spirit Rock)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-11-08 Introduction To Compassion and Guided Meditation 55:05
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-11-05 Joanna Macy and Wes Nisker: Liberation Dharma - daylong 5:55:18
Joanna Macy
Using inspiration techniques and exercises developed by Joanna Macy, along with guided mindfulness meditation, we will explore the many ways we are connected to each other and to the life of the planet.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-11-05 Morning instructions: Samadhi And Sati 45:14
Jill Shepherd
Instructions and guided meditation exploring mindfulness of breathing, sounds, thoughts and choiceless awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-11-04 Morning, part 3 - guided meditation lying down: including music and a poem reading - ending morning session. 16:47
Sebene Selassie
New York Insight Meditation Center Thanissara and Sebene Selassie: Reclamation of Heart in Our Times of Dismemberment

2017-11-04 Day 3: Guided Meditation Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:16:23
James Baraz
Basic meditation instructions including breath, body, sounds as well as working with emotions and thoughts
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Waking Up Together

2017-11-03 Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation 16:47
Greg Scharf
Guided Standing Meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-11-01 Radiating Loving Kindness 43:41
Brian Lesage
This talk offers both instruction and a guided meditation for the way of practicing Metta found in the early Buddhist texts.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-10-31 Mindfulness Of Mind 43:28
Jill Shepherd
Instructions and guided meditation. Bring awareness to mental states.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-10-30 Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation On Emotions 19:24
Brian Lesage
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-10-28 Overview Of Brahma Viharas and Introduction to Metta 46:33
Jill Shepherd
A short talk introducing Metta Practice and guided meditation offering Metta to the benefactor and oneself.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-10-26 Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (I Am Kindness) 37:57
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2017-10-26 Morning Guided Meditation 51:57
Brian Lesage
Relaxing, Receiving, Allowing
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-10-25 Guided Meditation - Lovingkindness for Oneself & Others 0:17
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2017-10-25 Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation 56:07
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2017-10-24 Guided Meditation - Tuesday Night Sit 42:18
Lama Rod Owens
The great Black American singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder once sang, “Love’s in need of love today.” His words couldn’t be more true as we face a global community struggling with war, poverty, illness, climate instability, and the rise of political authorities and governments who do not seem to be grounded in compassion or kindness. We speak about love and attempt to practice love but some of us are losing faith in the transformative power of the wish for ourselves and others to be happy. Our practice of love is in need of our renewed faith in love. In this talk, we will be exploring the question of how practicing love can become a strategy that resists and undoes our experiences fear, apathy, and numbness as we attempt to live and love in a challenging world.
New York Insight Meditation Center NYI Regular Talks

2017-10-24 Guided Lovingkindness Meditation - For A Supportive Being, & Oneself 40:01
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2017-10-23 Guided Meditation on Loving Kindness Towards our Body 28:11
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2017-10-22 Guided Meditation - Massaging the Body with the Breath 36:53
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2017-10-20 Foundations of Peace - Friday - short-guided-metta-meditation 8:23
Amma Thanasanti
New York Insight Meditation Center Foundations of Peace

2017-10-20 Foundations of Peace - Friday - short-guided-standing-meditation 9:34
Amma Thanasanti
New York Insight Meditation Center Foundations of Peace

2017-10-17 Guided Heart Meditation: Forgiveness 33:13
Sebene Selassie
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2017 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2017-10-17 Guided Meditation - First Breath, Last Breath 45:56
James Baraz
How present would you be for your first breath? Your last breath? This guided meditation takes you from birth through the stages of life - to your last breath. To see this moment in a fresh way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2017-10-16 Brahma Viharas (guided meditation) 44:17
Ayya Santussika
Insight Meditation Center

2017-10-14 Guided Heart Metta Meditation 33:52
Sebene Selassie
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2017 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2017-10-12 Day 2 -AM Practice & Teachings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 40:39
Pascal Auclair
Ramblings on practice and guided meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodying Awakening - Yoga and Meditation

2017-10-12 The Immensity Of Awareness 44:16
Thanissara
Guided meditation on a graduated process of insight. . Hui Neng's awakening gatha, Buddha's teaching to Bahiya
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2017-10-11 Day 1 - AM Practice & Teachings (Retreat a t Spirit Rock) 1:22:15
Anne Cushman
Intro to yoga & meditation, and guided body scan meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodying Awakening - Yoga and Meditation

2017-10-10 Guided Meditation On Metta 61:26
Bhante Buddharakkhita
How to radiate Metta for a difficult person.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2017-10-04 Instructions & Guided Meditation 20:19
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2017-10-03 Three Aspects of Concentration and the Simile of the Goldsmith: A Guided Meditation 25:21
Shaila Catherine
In this meditation instruction Shaila Catherine shares a Discourse of the Buddha (AN 3:101) in which he employs the simile of a goldsmith to teach skillful ways to deepen concentration. From time to time meditators adjust the quality of attention to periodically increase calmness, intensify energetic effort, or observe with a relaxed and non-interfering quality of mindfulness. This meditation instruction offers practical meditation skills for strengthening concentration.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley

2017-09-29 Guided Metta Meditation 34:55
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Radiating Metta toward your friend can help to build a stronger connection between oneself and others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2017-09-29 22 Guided meditation: equanimity for difficult person 20:55
Jill Shepherd
Equanimity in relation to a difficult person, using phrases
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-28 16 Instructions and guided meditation: difficult emotions 23:14
Greg Scharf
Instructions on working with difficult emotions, using an expanded version of the RAIN acronym (recognise, accept, investigate, non-identification)
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-27 14 Guided meditation: standing, exploring four foundations of mindfulness 33:13
Jill Shepherd
Beginning with guided standing meditation exploring all four foundations of mindfulness, then 15 minutes silent sitting
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-26 11 Guided meditation: radiating energy metta 22:59
Jill Shepherd
Radiating energy method of metta practice
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-26 09 Instructions and guided meditation: vedana or feeling-tone 23:37
Greg Scharf
Introduction of vedana or feeling-tone
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-25 07 Instructions and guided metta meditation 45:16
Greg Scharf
Instructions and guided metta meditation for an "easy being"
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-25 06 Guided meditation: mindfulness of the body, breathing, sounds etc 29:47
Jill Shepherd
Bringing awareness to the body, physical sensations, the breath, sounds and thoughts, ending with three questions
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-25 Guided Meditation On Sleepiness and Dullness 50:01
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Mindfulness of sloth and torpor can help us in turning the hinderance into opportunities for alertness and awareness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2017-09-24 03 Guided meditation: working in pairs exploring physical sensations in the body 26:51
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation in dyads (pairs) naming physical sensations out loud, with increasing attention to detail
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-23 Elements of Nature, elements of the body 35:33
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided meditation and reflection on earth, air, fire, water as experienced in our human body
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2017-09-23 Guided Meditation on Refinement of Mindfulness on the Breath 47:01
James Baraz
Bring a deep investigation of subtleties of experience of breath to aid in developing concentration and interest. Looking with care and sense of wonder so the mind is both curious and relaxed.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2017-09-22 32 Parts of the Body - Guided Meditation 5 - Bile ,Phlegm, Pus, Blood, Sweat, Fat 41:03
Anushka Fernandopulle
Reflections on the liquid aspects of the body. Fifth of six guided practices. Recognizing the body as not me or mine.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2017-09-22 32 Parts of the Body - Guided Meditation 6 -Tears, Grease, Saliva,Oil of the Joints, Urine 40:24
Christiane Wolf
Last set of the 32 body parts practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2017-09-21 32 Parts of the Body - Guided Meditation 4: Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Stomach, Feces, Brain 41:14
Bob Stahl
Your history is inside your body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2017-09-21 32 Parts of the Body - Guided Meditation 3: heart, liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:00
Christiane Wolf
Morning Guided Meditation: 32 parts of the body
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2017-09-20 32 Parts of the Body: Guided Meditation 2 - Flesh, Sinews, Bones, Marrow, Kidney (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 36:26
Anushka Fernandopulle
Reflection and guided meditation on the second set of the 32 parts of the body
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2017-09-20 32 Parts of the Body : Guided Meditation 1 - Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:35
Bob Stahl
Your history is here inside your body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Finding Freedom in the Body

2017-09-19 Mindfulness Of Physical Pain 40:47
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Guided meditation on physical pain.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2017-09-17 07 Guided Meditation – Sensing the Body in Layers 40:29
Ajahn Sucitto
In standing posture, begin with sensing the whole form – what’s around that and what’s in that. Body can be sensed in layers, starting with a basic sense of presence to the most primary level of “I am”, the sense of being a distinct object.
London Insight Meditation "I" without "Am" … the Open Field of Mind

2017-09-16 05 Guided Meditation – Ground as a Reference Point 26:34
Ajahn Sucitto
Beginning with standing position, take time to sense the space around that is non-intrusive, safe. Strengthening from the ground up, through the arch of the foot, and sending signals down, rooting. When you do feel centered you can maintain a center – that’s the most important thing.
London Insight Meditation "I" without "Am" … the Open Field of Mind

2017-09-16 02 Guided Meditation – 3 Reference Points: Presence, Whole, Balance 29:32
Ajahn Sucitto
Guidance to sense into the 3 reference points, something the body knows but mind doesn’t. Amplify the sense of here-ness, lessen the sense of place and time. A here that’s always here, lessening engagement with what’s not always here. Best done in the experience of body.
London Insight Meditation "I" without "Am" … the Open Field of Mind

2017-09-14 Guided meditation: equanimity for different phases of our lives 38:00
Jill Shepherd
Equanimity for our own lives, in different phases from birth to adulthood
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-13 On being, part 1, Instructions and guided meditation 36:49
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2017-09-12 Guided meditation: equanimity for difficult person 23:19
Jill Shepherd
Exploring equanimity in relation to a difficult or "sticky" person, someone whom we have an agenda for, then in relation to ourselves
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-10 Guided meditation: mudita for oneself and a good friend 22:17
Jill Shepherd
Guided meditation appreciation one's own good qualities and good fortune, then those of a good friend
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-09 Guided meditation: refining mindfulness of breathing, using mental noting 39:16
Jill Shepherd
Beginning with the instruction to calm the bodily formations, then refining attention on the specific characteristics of each breath
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-09 Instructions On Feeling Tone (Vedana) 40:40
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided meditation and explanation of feeling tone (pleasant, unpleasant, neutral)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2017-09-08 Loving The Body 25:37
Pascal Auclair
A guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2017-09-08 Guided meditation: exploring difficult emotions 13:42
Jill Shepherd
Short guided meditation offering some techniques for exploring difficult emotions, including self-compassion
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Awakening our Natural Wisdom

2017-09-07 Guided Meditation On Four Wholesome States 32:02
Anushka Fernandopulle
Metta (kindness), compassion, joy, equanimity, Brahma viharas. Explanation and guided practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2017-08-28 Third Morning Instructions: Working with Thoughts and Guided Meditation 1:12:11
Susie Harrington
Breathing through the skin and working with thoughts.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodied Heart, Embodied Wisdom

2017-08-27 Second Morning Instructions: Challenges in Meditation and Guided Meditation-Whole Body Breathing 64:17
Susie Harrington
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodied Heart, Embodied Wisdom

2017-08-26 Guided Meditation: "Yes" and Friendliness to Self 25:46
Susie Harrington
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodied Heart, Embodied Wisdom

2017-08-26 First Morning Instructions & Guided Meditation: Body Scan 59:44
Susie Harrington
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodied Heart, Embodied Wisdom

2017-08-25 Guided Meditation - Breathing into the Present 44:54
Willa Thaniya Reid
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-24 Guided Meditation on Anapanasati 43:34
Ayya Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-23 30-Minute Meditation: Open Awareness – Relaxing Back into Presence 30:00
Tara Brach
This practice brings attention to the continuous space within and around the body, and the aliveness of sound, sensation and feeling that lives through us. While it’s natural for attention to get distracted, the pathway home is a relaxing back into the awake space that is aware of this changing life. NOTE: from August 2, 2017 for those seeking a full 30-minute open awareness guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2017-08-23 Guided Meditation on Welcoming What is Here 16:07
Willa Thaniya Reid
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-21 Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (Metta for the Neutral Person) 47:07
Jake Dartington
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2017-08-20 Intro to Mudita and Guided Meditation 45:00
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2017-08-19 Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (Metta for the Benefactor) 41:41
Jake Dartington
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2017-08-19 Reflections on Body Awareness, Working with Pain, Guided Metta Meditation 54:11
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2017-08-18 Instructions and Guided Lovingkindness Meditation 42:57
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2017-08-15 Body-Wise Guided Meditation 10:46
Ayya Medhanandi
As we establish awareness on the breath, notice where the mind is, polishing it until it shines like a bright moon. Use the sublime abidings to spread calming energy throughout the breath and the body. The hindrances fall away. Relieved of our attachments, we become like a lotus, a violin, able to hear our true voice in the silence. We tune the instrument of the mind to full understanding. A guided meditation given during a 7 day Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto retreat at Chapin Mill Retreat Centre, Batavia, Rochester, NY.
Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)

2017-08-13 Taking Refuge in Open Awareness, Taking Refuge in Buddha 22:20
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation
Mountain Stream Meditation Center

2017-08-11 Guided Forgiveness and Loving Kindness Meditation 46:59
Mark Nunberg
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness, Insight and Liberation

2017-08-06 Metta - Guided Meditation 62:23
Kamala Masters
Oneself, Benefactor, Dear Friend
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness, Insight and Liberation

2017-08-04 Retreat at Spirit Rock; Say Your Name, Say "I Love You". 62:31
Ofosu Jones-Quartey
A guided meditation and short talk on the power of loving and being kind to oneself.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Family Retreat

2017-07-27 Guided Meditation on Appreciative Joy 38:35
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Secular Buddhist Meditation Retreat

2017-07-23 Seven Factors Of Awakening - Guided Meditation 61:46
Bonnie Duran
Guidance with the enlivening and calming factors
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center 15th Anniversary People of Color Retreat

2017-07-18 Fourth Day Morning Instructions-The Sixth Sense Door: Working with Thoughts (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 50:58
Anushka Fernandopulle
Guided meditation on working with mind-objects. Morning Instructions, Q&A
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-07-16 Introduction to Metta Meditation and Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:36
Greg Scharf
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-07-10 2017 Jhana Retreat - Day 1 Guided Meditation - Bhante Gunaratana 29:48
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia 2017 Jhana Retreat

2017-07-09 Guided Meditation 42:22
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2017-07-09 Instructions and Guided Meditation on Equanimity 53:23
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2017-07-08 Guided Meditation on Joy 39:37
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2017-07-08 2017 Metta Retreat - Day 1 Guided Meditation - Bhante Gunaratana 32:37
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhavana Society of West Virginia 2017 Metta Retreat

2017-07-07 Guided Metta Meditation "Self to Difficult Person and Forgiveness" 47:30
Kamala Masters
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Integration of Love and Wisdom

2017-07-07 Guided Compassion Meditation 43:47
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

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