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2017-08-30 True Resilience – Part 2: Awakening through All Circumstances 48:06
Tara Brach
Spiritual resilience enables us to deepen compassion and wisdom as we navigate life’s difficulties. In this two part series, we will look at the conditions that incline us towards or away from True Resilience, and explore practical and powerful practices that nourish this precious capacity. “The hard times are what move us to become who we really are. We grow through the tough stuff if we are willing to be present. Whatever is arising, without exception, can be a portal to awakening and freedom. If you deepen your attention to the waves, how might it awaken and free you?”
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2017-08-30 Reflection: Cultivating a Loving Heart 7:10
Tara Brach
Love is an innate capacity, and when we intentionally cultivate it, love shifts from a state to a trait. This meditation offers guidance on how to access love, and open ourselves to it in a way that serves this awakening of our hearts. “Know that you’re rewiring your brain, your heart, your body, your mind – and that the more times you do this, the more you really give it 20 or 30 seconds to feel the loving directly, the more access you have to this very innate capacity in your being.”
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2017-08-30 Practice Like You're Sitting on the Stoop 59:14
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
True North Insight Freedom Through Understanding: Insight as the Path to Peace

2017-08-30 Three Characteristics of Experience (Drop in program at Spirit Rock) 1:58:14
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-08-29 The Role of Feelings and Emotions in Decision Making 41:22
Shaila Catherine
Shaila Catherine gave the fifth talk in a speaker series titled "Living Wisely in the World: Caring for Mind, Family, Society, and Planet." She pointed out that feelings and emotions can be rather seductive, especially when we are not mindful of them, because they can unconsciously propel us into action. When feelings are pleasant, the response very often moves the mind towards craving and grasping. When feelings are unpleasant, the response is often aversion. Therefore, feelings should be investigated and understood, instead of being the basis upon which impulsive decisions are made.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Living Wisely in the World: Caring for Mind, Family, Society, and Planet

2017-08-29 Chain Of Dependent Origination 42:45
Howard Cohn
Mission Dharma

2017-08-29 Am I OK Right Now? The 7 Factors of Awakening and Finding Peace 61:29
Michele McDonald
True North Insight Freedom Through Understanding: Insight as the Path to Peace

2017-08-29 Practice Here, There, and Everywhere 54:11
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

2017-08-29 Alone with Others ISC 14:03
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2017-08-29 Reflection on Bowing 5:15
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

2017-08-28 Learning to Swim Where 6 Rivers Meet 67:43
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
True North Insight Freedom Through Understanding: Insight as the Path to Peace

2017-08-28 The Art of Wholesome Regret 24:31
Brian Lesage
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community FIMC Monday Night Talks

2017-08-28 Moving Out of Retreat - Maturing the Heart 57:17
Willa Thaniya Reid
with Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

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

2017-08-28 Loving Kindness Instructions and led Metta meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:59
Gullu Singh
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindful Lawyering: A Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals and Students

2017-08-28 How Mindfulness Supports Better Ethical Behavior for Lawyers with small group exercise. - Retreat at Spirit Rock 53:49
Gullu Singh
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindful Lawyering: A Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals and Students

2017-08-27 Working with Challenging Emotions 51:40
Susie Harrington
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodied Heart, Embodied Wisdom

2017-08-27 Compassion Practice 25:34
Amana Brembry Johnson
Self Compassion as a passageway to unblock the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodied Heart, Embodied Wisdom

2017-08-27 Keep Trying: Love and Wisdom for RAIN 60:58
Michele McDonald
True North Insight Freedom Through Understanding: Insight as the Path to Peace

2017-08-27 Trust in Your Capacity to Awaken 62:37
Ayya Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-27 Second Afternoon: Moving Meditation Practice 56:38
Anne Cushman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Embodied Heart, Embodied Wisdom

2017-08-27 Question and Answer Session 27:17
Willa Thaniya Reid
with Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-27 The Fruiting of Anapanasati 32:32
Willa Thaniya Reid
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

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

2017-08-27 Reflection on Monet Poem 6:49
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

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 Where the River of Freedom Meets the Ocean of Security 62:55
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
True North Insight Freedom Through Understanding: Insight as the Path to Peace

2017-08-26 Through the Looking Glass - The Reality of Not Self 58:07
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

2017-08-26 Against the Light Darkness Doesn't Stand a Chance 41:35
Willa Thaniya Reid
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-26 Mindfulness - Giving Rise to Factors of Enlightenment 1:14:51
Ayya Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

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

2017-08-26 Reflection on Ursula LeGuin's "She Unnames Them" 6:42
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

2017-08-25 Calm, Clarity and the Contemplation of Anicca 44:26
Ayya Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

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

2017-08-25 Dhamma Discussion 64:39
Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Shwe Oo Min DhammaDayada Meditation Centre :  2017 Vassa

2017-08-25 Question and Answer Session 20:07
Ayya Jitindriya
with Willa Thaniya Reid
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-25 Waking into Responsiveness 47:08
Willa Thaniya Reid
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-25 Introduction to Drawing Yourself 8:04
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

2017-08-25 Reflection on Ross Seized by Beauty 2:05
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

2017-08-24 Home Is Where The Heart Is 59:58
George Mumford
Training the heart so that it is at home with people, places and things - as they are. Also Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-08-24 Blending Like Milk and Water 40:41
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

2017-08-24 Leading away from Suffering 32:00
Kim Allen
Insight Santa Cruz

2017-08-24 Anapanasati and the Foundations of Mindfulness 1:19:37
Ayya Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

2017-08-24 Reflection on Seeing Drawing 7:47
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage Self - Not Self & the Creative Process Retreat

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 Concentration and the Development of the Path (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:27
Sally Armstrong
TBD
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2017-08-23 Awareness: It's Natural and Available. 48:09
Alexis Santos
Lessons I learned from Sayadaw U Tejaniya and beyond.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat

2017-08-23 More Mara: Touching the Earth 49:02
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2017-08-23 Courage, Self Respect and Knowing Consciousness 41:06
Ayya Jitindriya
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Anapanasati: The Breath of Liberation

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