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2023-08-22 08 talk: the four brahmavihāra as supports for releasing the hindrances 28:39
Jill Shepherd
An overview of kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity, and how they can be used as antidote to the hindrances
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Two-week insight meditation retreat

2023-08-16 Learning to Love the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 48:17
Kristina Bare
Working with hindrances in metta practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Summer Metta Retreat

2023-08-11 Hindrances. 56:54
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge August 2023

2023-08-09 Practicing the Hindrances as Water Element (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:45
Tuere Sala
Question and Response Session with Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Elements: Cultivating an Embodied Experience of Emptiness and Fullness

2023-08-09 Metta - Guidance 55:10
Kamala Masters
Hindrances to metta practice. How to offer to a person we are having difficulty with.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Sure Heart's Release

2023-07-29 Five hindrances: navigating difficult terrain. 48:05
Matthew Hepburn
In moments, when meditation feels like a struggle, you are most likely in the terrain of the five hindrances. The Buddha's teachings show us how to navigate this terrane with confidence.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Insight Meditation Retreat for 18–32 Year Olds

2023-07-23 Sunday's Sitting Meditation with Instructions and Q/R 62:37
Kamala Masters
Focus: Hindrances
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight Meditation Retreat

2023-07-19 Talk #8: Anapanasati & Satipatthana Comparisons (Steps 11 & 12) 46:38
Sayadaw U Jagara
Critical text analysis of how Anapanasati practice fulfills the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Discussion of the samadhi (step 11) and liberating the mind (step 12) from hindrances and self.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2023

2023-07-17 Walking Instructions - Hindrances 10:27
Akincano Marc Weber
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation

2023-07-17 Morning Reflections - Mindfulness of Dhamma, Hindrances 43:30
Yuka Nakamura
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation

2023-07-07 Concentration and the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:18
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration and Awareness 2023

2023-07-05 How's the Weather With You ? 26:37
River Wolton
Exploring Hindrances; reflections, some guided practice, then silent practice.
Gaia House Rainbow Dharma: A Retreat for the LGBTQI+ Community

2023-06-29 Reflections on Ill Will (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 58:17
Gullu Singh
In this talk Gullu shares reflections on the hindrances of ill will and in particular the Buddha's instructions for cultivation of a mind free from ill will.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Fire Within: Detangling the Obstacles Towards Freedom

2023-06-21 Taking the RAFT Home: Working with the 5 Hindrances 60:34
Gullu Singh
In this talk Gullu introduces the 5 hindrances: Desire, Aversion, Sloth/Torpor, Restlessness & Doubt and how they keep us from feeling comfortable or "at home" with the present moment. He also introduces the acronym RAFT from Gil Fronsdal as a method of working with them. RAFT is Recognize, Allow, Feel & Tease Apart. The talk uses some visual aids which can be found at https://links.gullusingh.com/mj1
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness For Everyone

2023-06-13 Not hindered by hindrances 52:04
Pascal Auclair
Talk given at Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center in Colorado
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2023-06-07 Hindrances as energies moving through mind–body. 54:35
Nikki Mirghafori
What if we consider the five hindrances not as obstacles, but as veils, coverings, or energies moving through the body?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Energy Body, Receptacle of Mind and Matter

2023-06-03 The Gradual Path in MN 39 At Assapura 1:10:43
Ayya Santussika
This is an examination of the steps in the Gradual Training as represented in MN 39 The Longer Discourse at Assapura. Here the Buddha includes beautiful similes for the five hindrances and the experience of the four jhanas. Our study has the aim to deepen our own practice and progress on the path.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center The Buddha’s Gradual Path: Spiritual Progress in Lay Life

2023-06-01 Session 3: Including Hindrances as Companions on the Path 30:08
Zohar Lavie
Part 3: Guided Meditation
Gaia House Gathering in Wellbeing (online series)

2023-06-01 Session 3: Including Hindrances as Companions on the Path 28:43
Zohar Lavie
Part 2: Teachings
Gaia House Gathering in Wellbeing (online series)

2023-05-25 Understanding the Hindrances to Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:14
Ayya Anandabodhi, Ayya Santussika
A Dhamma talk on the 5 Hindrances followed by a guided meditation on settling with the breath.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Where Wisdom and Compassion Meet - A Retreat with Buddhist Nuns (252R23) - On Land with Ayya Anandabodhi, Ayya Santacitta and Emily Carpenter

2023-05-23 Morning Instructions 56:59
Carol Wilson
Anchor, sensations, slight hindrances with noting
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding the Present Moment

2023-04-14 Working with the hindrances. 56:07
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2023

2023-03-30 Harmonize with the Five HIndrances 64:18
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage 3-Week Spring 2023 Hermitage Retreat with Marcia Rose

2023-03-29 Evening Dharma Talk 47:20
River Wolton, Julia Wallond
Encouraging ourselves after the first day of the retreat; an introduction to the hindrances.
Gaia House The Heart of Wisdom and Compassion

2023-03-19 Five hindrances as a doorway to release. 52:07
Jean Esther
An introduction to the five hindrances, how they are experienced in the mind and body, and practices that lead to release from their grip.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Two Wings of the Dharma: Infusing Our Lives with Wisdom & Compassion

2023-03-06 Metta hindrances 58:30
Rebecca Bradshaw
How the hindrances arise in metta practice, and how to meet them with mindfulness and antidotes. Especially focuses on the near and far neighbors of attached love and aversion.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge March 2023

2023-03-02 The Sacredness of the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 66:16
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation One Month Retreat

2023-02-19 Instructions - Steadying Attention, Meeting Physical Discomfort & Hindrances w Mettā 53:42
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Liberation Through Loving Awareness

2023-02-18 About A Bout o' Doubt 1:24:34
Nathan Glyde
The hindrances are essential to notice, and to question, to gently challenge their view. Doubt is one of the most pernicious hindrances: anytime we consider stopping or not starting our practice, it is doubt declaring confidently: "there is nothing here for you, no liberation, no beauty, no meaningfulness". But there is! Guided meditation, and Dharma reflection, with just the answer to some questions at the end.
Gaia House Online Dharma Hall - Feb 2023

2023-02-18 Dharma Talk - Meeting the 5 Hindrances w Mettā 48:17
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Liberation Through Loving Awareness

2023-02-17 Treasure in the hindrances. 51:39
DaRa Williams
Reflections on the hindrances, and what engaging with that practice of mindfulness brings. A way to deconstruct the hindrances as a problem with suffering and appreciate the treasure that is possible.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Finding the Way Home to Natural Awareness

2023-02-12 03 talk: Hindrances and Assistances - Sensual Desire 44:25
Gil Fronsdal
NOTE: recording cuts out after 30 minutes due to a technical error, sorry
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2023-02-11 01 talks: Retreat Opening and Orientation 59:53
Gil Fronsdal, Jill Shepherd
Introduction of teachers, supports for being on retreat (jill), and introduction of retreat theme: hindrances and assistances (Gil)
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Seven-day insight meditation retreat

2023-02-09 Morning Instructions: touching on all four foundations of mindfulness 59:25
Tara Mulay
For foundations of mindfulness. Mindfulness of the breath, body, vedena, hindrances, and other aspects of the fourth foundation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Befriending the World through Mindfulness

2023-02-05 Day 3, Module II: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, The Dhammas (Hindrances) 1:47:42
Howard Cohn
2-hour practice period ('module'); includes instruction and guided and silent practice. One of four modules each day on the daily retreat theme, with Howard Cohn, Leslie Booker or Genevieve Tregor.
One World Mindfulness The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - February Retreat 2023

2023-01-28 DharmaTalk - Hindrances as Gateways to Mettā and Insight 55:39
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Mettā and Insight

2023-01-12 Morning Reflections & Walking Instructions 54:10
Akincano Marc Weber, Christiane Wolf
Morning Reflections: On Thoughts, Emotions, and Sleepiness; Walking Instructions: How to Practice with Hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness and Liberation – Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches

2023-01-09 Mindful Movement, Instructions & Guided Meditation - Finding Ground w the Hindrances 58:08
Nathan Glyde, Sumedha
Gaia House Rest and Renewal

2022-12-29 The Inspiring Nature of the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 58:51
Tuere Sala
The hindrances are a necessary part of practice. They build resolve, determination, stamina, and patience. They also inspire appreciation, inspiration and gratitude. This talk is about learning to connect with the inspiring nature of the hindrances.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2022-12-18 Nivaranas Dharmette (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:37
Devon Hase
Short talk and guided meditation on working with the hindrances (nivaranas)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light

2022-12-07 Instructions & Meditation - The Five Hindrances and the Seven Factors of Awakening 57:01
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House The Path of Mindfulness

2022-12-05 Wise Attention, Mindfulness, And Eight Ways to Reflect on Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 67:25
Sayadaw U Jagara, Nikki Mirghafori
Difference between attention and mindfulness. Visuddhi Magga 8 ways of reflecting on death. Five hindrances, briefly touched.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maranasati)

2022-11-21 Hindrances 60:53
Ajahn Sucitto
Detecting and clearing the hindrances. (References: SN46.55 available here: https://suttacentral.net/sn46.55/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Mapping the Territory: New Light on the Satipatthana

2022-11-18 The Hindrances 47:45
Laura Bridgman
Reflections on how the hindrances can effect the foundation of the mind.
Gaia House November Solitary

2022-11-01 Turning the five hindrances into wisdom 59:30
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Meeting the five hindrances with mindfulness and wisdom can make a huge difference in either being caught in them or being free from them
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2022-10-14 Meditation on the arising of desire, Dhamma talk Part 4 on Satipaṭṭhāna: Principles (dhammā) 1:27:36
Bhante Sujato
Meditation on the arising of desire, the drivers of thought rather than getting caught in thought. Dhamma talk Part 4 on Satipaṭṭhāna: Principles (dhammā). The 5 hindrances and 7 awakening factors common to all versions of Satipaṭṭhāna. The novelty of this section builds on the previous sections and introduces causality; where the arising of things like desire come from, as well as how they come to end, and how they don't arise again using both observation and inference. Dhamma as natural principles that describe how the world works.
Lokanta Vihara

2022-10-07 Hello Little Neurosis: Working with the Nivaranas (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:10
Devon Hase
A description of the hindrances using simile, image and lots of personal stories from solitary retreat.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2022-10-03 Relating Wisely with the Hindrances 28:18
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies: Relating Wisely with the Hindrances

2022-10-03 Relating Wisely With the Hindrances 31:43
Shelly Graf
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies: Relating Wisely with the Hindrances

2022-09-26 Buddhist Studies - The Hindrances of Ill Will Meditation 26:26
Mark Nunberg
Guided Meditation by Mark Number
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies: Relating Wisely with the Hindrances

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