Alexis Santos's Dharma Talks
Alexis Santos
Alexis has practiced Insight Meditation in India, Burma and the US since 2001. He has been a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya, including several years of training as a Buddhist Monk under his guidance. Alexis’ teaching emphasizes knowing the mind through a natural and relaxed continuity. He brings a practical, intuitive and compassionate approach to the development of wisdom and qualities of the heart.
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2015-01-01
"This is harder than it looks": Raw & Naked Dhamma
2019-08-20
A Taste Of Liberation
2015-06-16
Allowing Awareness of All of Life (Shame and Vulnerability)
2016-07-30
Awakening: Why we suffer, how we suffer and a path of vulnerability
2017-08-23
Awareness: It's Natural and Available.
2019-09-06
Beloved Community
2017-04-29
Brief Reflection On The Relationship Of Dharma. With Q&A
2019-10-11
Cultivating Awareness + Wisdom-dharma talk
2019-10-11
Cultivating Awareness + Wisdom-guided meditation with occasional sirens
2019-10-11
Cultivating Awareness + Wisdom-Q+A
2020-02-22
Cultivating The Mind
2017-10-24
Day 3, Morning Instructions. Trusting the Process (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-02-25
Day Four - Meditation Instructions
2016-06-07
Dharma Improv: 3 Characteristics
2023-07-22
Evening Dharma talk - Inspiration and encouragement for daily life practice
2019-04-29
Exploring Faith And Right View
2016-10-24
Exploring right view and the attitude of practice.
2015-04-07
Feeling Your Way into Life
2016-02-13
First Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation
2022-05-08
Gently tending to the meditating mind.
2015-04-15
Guided meditation
2017-04-19
Guided Meditation
2024-03-05
guided meditation – exploring hindrances
2024-03-02
Guided meditation – light reminders of relaxed awareness
2021-01-05
Guided Meditation for Practicing at Home
2023-03-13
Guided meditation in Sayadaw U Tejaniya style. Day five of retreat.
2018-05-12
Guided Meditation Instructions - day 7
2021-01-07
Guided Meditation: Feeling the Joy, Lightness, and Ease of Returning to Awarene…
2021-02-16
Guided Meditation: Seeing Body and Mind as Nature
2021-02-06
Guided Meditation: Settling into the Body, Trusting the Simplicity of Experienc…
2020-06-16
Keeping the practice simple...Keep going (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-05-10
Meditation instructions/guided sit/Q&A
2016-11-24
Meditative Reflections on Emptiness and Not-Self with periods of silence
2020-06-13
Morning instruction (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-10-27
Morning instructions
2022-05-13
Morning instructions – concepts and reality
2014-12-20
Nothing That Ever Happens Is Wrong!! Everything is Dharma
2015-05-28
Opening Remarks
2023-03-09
Overview of instructions: a relaxed continuity of awareness
2018-05-07
Path Of Natural Awareness
2024-03-03
Permission to be as you are. Role of wise attitude.
2016-07-22
Practice Discussion, Questions and Responses
2021-02-06
Q and A: Choosing a Meditation Method; Creating Space and Balance to See All Ex…
2017-04-21
Q&A - Day five
2016-06-04
Questions and Answers
2015-10-20
Questions and Answers
2016-02-20
Right Effort: Influences from Sayadaw U Tejaniya
2015-06-03
Sitting, Guided Reflections, Sharing of Merit
2015-06-01
Sitting, Some Brief Reflections, Sharing of Merit
2015-05-29
Sitting, Some Guided Reflections, Sharing of Merit
2015-05-30
Sitting, Some Guided Reflections, Sharing of Merit
2015-06-02
Sitting, Some Guided Reflections, Sharing of Merit
2015-06-04
Sitting, Some Guided Reflections, Sharing of Merit
2015-05-31
Sitting, Some Guided Reflections, Sharing of Merit
2015-07-03
Slow Moving Birds and the NOs! of Life
2014-07-03
Squishy Heart: Lessons on the Path
2023-03-11
Suffering and nourishment of the Dhamma
2016-11-01
Suffering is not a mistake, it's part of the path
2013-10-12
The Attitude that Opens and Transforms the Heart
2020-02-24
The journey To A Daily Life Practice
2016-02-14
The Undefended Heart: The Way Of Wisdom
2015-06-29
The Vulnerability of Mindfulness:Being with What Is
2022-05-02
This human life in right view
2016-12-29
This Sensitive Life - And some practice reminders (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-11-15
Trusting your capacity to meet what is
2015-07-01
We've Never Been in This Moment Before w/Q&A
2022-05-09
What Really Matters
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Select one of Alexis Santos's 32 retreats
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1900-01-01
NYI Regular Talks
2013-09-10
Three Month - Part 1
2014-06-27
A Mindfulness-Based Life
2014-12-18
Living the Buddha’s Teachings: Insight Meditation Retreat
2014-12-27
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2015-04-03
Through Dhamma Eyes: Training in Awareness and Wisdom
2015-04-14
Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat
2015-05-28
Dhamma Everywhere
2015-06-12
TCVC Summer retreat
2015-06-26
Integration of Wisdom and Compassion
2015-10-16
Awareness
2016-01-30
February Month-long
2016-02-12
The Way of Wisdom: Insight Meditation Weekend
2016-06-01
Through Dhamma Eyes with Awareness and Wisdom
2016-07-22
iMind: A Retreat for Young Adults
2016-10-22
Three-Month Part 2
2016-12-27
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2017-04-16
Through Dhamma Eyes: Training in Awareness & Wisdom
2017-04-25
Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat
2017-08-18
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat
2017-10-16
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2018-05-05
Natural Awareness Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-04-26
Cultivating Awareness & Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-08-15
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-09-02
Trusting in the Natural Process of Body, Heart and Mind
2020-02-21
Developing the Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2020-06-11
Awareness and Wisdom: An Insight Retreat in the Style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya
2022-05-01
Developing the Mind and Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-05-06
Cultivating Awareness & Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2023-03-08
Cultivating Awareness and Wisdom
2023-07-21
Mindfulness in Daily Life
2024-03-01
When Awareness Becomes Natural - An U Tejaniya-style Insight Meditation Retreat