2016-12-30 How to Train an Elephant 55:23
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
How to encourage the mind, dropping our need to know what happens next and our expectation of never being good enough; how to generate good will and how to breathe.
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-30 Morning Meditation Instructions with Question/Response 12:02
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-30 1st morning instructions and guided meditation 40:54
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
True North Insight :  2016 New Year's Retreat

2016-12-30 It Is Possible 21:31
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Reflection on Right Effort
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center)

2016-12-30 Meditation: A Liberating Awareness - Embodying Full Presence 30:08
Tara Brach	Download Listen
This meditation establishes fertile grounds for presence by gladdening the mind, a mindful body scan, collecting the attention and including all that arises in a kind, clear presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-30 Kayanupassana - Body Posture 1:43:24
Akincano Marc Weber	Download Listen
The body as support for contemplation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2016-12-30 A Skilful Use of Puja 34:36
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Explanation of the devotional element of chanting and its uplifting quality, bringing forth reflection and stopping inner chatter
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-29 Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017: Reflecting on What We've Learned and Where We're Heading 59:14
James Baraz	Download Listen
As we leave 2016 and open to 2017, how can we learn and grow from what's past and set ourselves in the right direction as we face an uncertain future? This talk includes recent Spirit Rock's Statement of Values: Spiritual Sanctuary and Refuge and the teacher meeting out of which it came. James reflects on his recent Huffington Post article "Holding Hands Together: From Helplessness to Empowerment." Finally, there is a ritual for letting go of the past and creating a wise intention for the future.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2016-12-29 Opening Talk 1:23:40
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Reflections on renunciation and letting go as a foundation for deepening practice and well-being.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2016-12-29 Opening Talk - Edited 51:10
Yanai Postelnik	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2016-12-29 No Mud No Lotus 46:10
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Working with the Five Hindrances
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center)

2016-12-29 Getting at the Mind and Into the Body 55:49
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Developing skilful intentions and letting go of self-creating and self-judgment
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-29 This Sensitive Life - And some practice reminders (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:34
Alexis Santos	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2016-12-29 The Path of Peace 55:09
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Transforming the Mind and Healing the Heart: 24th Annual Non-Residential Year-End

2016-12-29 Establishing the Ground 57:27
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Putting thoughts, goals and ideas into perspective; dropping into the body
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-29 Reflection and Meditation on Compassion 42:59
Hugh Byrne	Download Listen
Compassion has been called ‘the quivering of the heart in response to suffering.' Cultivating a compassionate heart helps us to hold kindly our own painful feelings and emotions, and engage with the suffering of others, near and far.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-29 Guided Standing Meditation 24:12
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Ajahn Sucitto guides the retreatants in an introductory standing meditation
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-29 Morning Instruction on Meditation and Awareness 7:29
Anam Thubten	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-29 Morning Reflection 22:32
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center)

2016-12-29 Meditation - Nine Breathing Exercises to release Dead Energies 33:00
Anam Thubten	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-29 Guided Meditation: The Skill of Making Mistakes 39:42
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
A meditation to develop the ability to play, make mistakes, try again
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-29 Metta Meditation 41:13
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Guided Meditation
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center)

2016-12-28 The Story of the Self 37:37
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center)

2016-12-28 Guided Meditation: The Three Fields of Heart 21:03
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Ajahn Sucitto encourages us to use the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha as a frame of reference, symbols for our minds
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-28 Being Gentle (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:48
Nikki Mirghafori	Download Listen
Gentleness is the fastest way to land at the retreat and the best way to be with the guests visiting our mind. The acronym F.I.R.E. is presented - F: Friendliness, I: Intention, R: Relaxation, E: Enjoyment as a gentle fire to infuse our practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2016-12-28 Love - and Death 61:32
Tara Brach	Download Listen
To live our lives fully, we need to embrace the natural unfolding of birthing and dying. Yet we are deeply conditioned to resist loss, to pull away from fear and grief. Through a powerful Inuit story shared by Clarissa Estes, this talk explores how our practices of presence can open us to what we avoid, and free us to love without holding back.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-28 Settling In 21:54
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Suggestions for entering a retreat; settling into one’s current experience, orienting oneself to a new place
Villa St Martin Centre :  Montreal New Year 2016-17 Retreat

2016-12-28 Guided Heart Meditation 44:02
Anam Thubten	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-28 Walking Meditation Instruction 9:56
Hugh Byrne	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-28 AM Instruction and Question/Response 12:10
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-28 Morning Meditation - Awareness and Aliveness 26:44
Tara Brach	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2016 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2016-12-28 First Foundation of Mindfulness ~ Bodyparts 41:26
Ayya Santacitta	Download Listen
Guided Meditation
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center)

2016-12-27 Peace Through Not Clinging to Views 52:09
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Common Ground Meditation Center :  Transforming the Mind and Healing the Heart: 24th Annual Non-Residential Year-End
Attached Files: Natural Buddhism by Gil Fronsdal (Link)

2016-12-27 Following the Thread 11:35
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
In community we follow the thread of our varied interactions with others and do our best to skillfully respond to how the place of practice presents itself.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2016-12-26 Respect 13:16
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Speaking on Respect, Ajahn Sucitto explores what it means to develop this wholesome attitude with ourselves and others.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2016-12-25 Looking at the Face of the Mind 6:25
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Ajahn Sucitto offers a short talk encouraging us to look at the face of the mind.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2016-12-25 Entering the Place of the Buddha 12:45
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Ajahn Sucitto suggests: when we enter a place of practice we are entering the place of the Buddha, the mind of the Buddha.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2016-12-24 Willing to Make a Mistake 12:56
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Ajahn Sucitto explains how we have to be willing to make mistakes in order to learn and understand. And we need to examine the fear we have of making mistakes.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2016-12-22 An Evening with Betsy Rose 56:17
Betsy Rose	Download Listen
Betsy Rose, singer, songwriter and dharma teacher talks about her travels world wide this past year, what she learned and how to hold the current political climate.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2016-12-22 Guided metta meditation. 45:23
Caroline Jones	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 10 to 31 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2016-12-21 The Revolution of Tenderness – Part 2 65:54
Tara Brach	Listen to tracks Show 2 Tracks
These two talks explore our capacity to be tender – sensitive and responsive to ourselves and others. This capacity marks a radical evolutionary shift from a self-centered existence shaped by fear, to a life lived from the realization of our collective belonging and the preciousness of all life. The talks examine the conditioning that inclines us toward dissociation and emotional reactivity, and the practices of presence that evolve our heart and awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Meditation: Breathing into Presence 19:23 Download Listen The Revolution of Tenderness – Part 2 46:30 Download Listen

2016-12-21 Q&A 52:44
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
Community Q&A on last night of LGBTQ retreat
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2016-12-21 From the Garbage Dump to the Empty Buddha (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:04
John Travis	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Solstice Retreat

2016-12-21 Reflections on Chronos and Kairos 47:25
Pamela Weiss	Download Listen
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community

2016-12-21 Words on the qualities of the heart and a guided reflection 44:46
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2016-12-21 Practicing Loving the Stranger 1:53:09
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2016-12-20 Embracing The Black 33:25
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Mission Dharma

2016-12-20 Metta: unstoppable friendliness 35:35
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Explanation and guided meditation of metta-. Goodwill, lovingkindness, benevolence
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2016-12-20 How practice developed in this queer body. 44:10
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Freedom and Ease of Being: A Meditation Retreat for Our LGBTIQ Community

2016-12-19 Practicing with Darkness and Light at the Winter Solstice 60:17
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
This time of greatest darkness is a time, when we may, like the earth, stop much of our outward activity, going inward for the sake of renewal and return. As we settle our minds, bodies, and hearts, we open to the generative and fertile darkness and stillness of the unknown and the difficult, and to the gifts, insights, and light that manifest through such opening.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Solstice Retreat