Diana Winston's Dharma Talks
Diana Winston
My work since 2006 through UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (uclahealth.org/marc) emphasizes making mindfulness teachings accessible to all, regardless of background, yet without losing depth practice. In recent years I have been teaching on Natural Awareness— the effortless, objectless, and spacious side of awareness practices. Socially engaged Buddhism is a thread woven through many of my talks-- how can we end suffering both internally and externally? Having worked with teens and young adults for many years, some of the talks are geared to young people. Finally as a mom of a tween, I'm deeply inspired by the transformative power of daily life and family practice.
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2025-08-02
7 Reasons to Choose Love over Hate (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-06-18
A Guided Session on Opening to Natural Awareness
2004-01-15
A Map Of Awakening: The Five Spiritual Faculties
2024-06-26
Accessing Natural Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2007-04-17
An Ocean Of Metta
2005-10-14
Appreciative Joy
2018-07-09
Awakening Self-Compassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2006-10-23
Balance Of Energy And Equanimity
2024-07-29
Buddhism, Sex, and Mindfulness: The Don’ts and Do's
2016-06-24
Courage: A Tribute to Sayadaw U Pandita
2026-01-14
Creative Ways to do Metta for Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-05-30
Cultivating Self Compassion as a Path to Joy
2012-07-27
Cultivating Self-Compassion
2019-06-25
Day 1 Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-06-25
Day 1 Morning Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-07-07
Day 2 - Loving Kindness Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-07-07
Day 2 Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-06-21
Day 2 Morning Instructions: Mindfulness Instruction: Working With Pain (Retreat…
2017-06-21
Day 2: Loving-Kindness for Self: Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-06-21
Day 2: Morning Instructions - Working with Pain (REVISED 7/7) Retreat at Spirit…
2019-06-27
Day 3 Guided Loving Kindness and Other Practices: Self-Compassion (Retreat at S…
2018-07-09
Day 4 Morning Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-06-24
Day 5: Guided Meditation - 3 Types of Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-06-24
Day 5: Guided Meditation - Lake of Loving Kindness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-10-20
Day One, Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-10-22
Day Two, Guided Loving Kindness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2005-10-10
Dharma And Money
2025-09-11
Dive Deeply into Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2006-01-25
Drop The Banana: The Four Noble Truths
2024-10-03
Dry and Wet Loving Kindness
2025-10-02
Dry and Wet Loving Kindness
2026-01-12
Dry Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2005-06-02
Emotions - Energy In Motion
2005-10-15
Equanimity On The Cushion And In The World
2022-05-31
Equanimity Stories and Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-03-28
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Mindfulness
2008-08-05
Eye Of The Storm: The Benefits Of Mindfulness
2002-06-23
From Self Judgement To Being Yourself
2024-10-05
Full Spectrum of Awareness Meditation
2022-09-13
Getting Started with Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-05-28
Getting Started: Learning the Basics of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-07-27
Guided Mindfulness Meditation
2022-03-29
Guided Sit--Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2017-09-16
Instructional Sit (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-10-03
Instructions on Investigative Awareness - Opening to Pain
2025-09-30
Is it Okay to be Aware of Just This?
2022-09-15
Lake of Lovingkindness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-09-13
Lovingkindness Meditation for Beginners (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-10-02
Midday Meditation
2024-10-03
Midday Meditation
2018-07-06
Mindfulness and the Spectrum of Awareness Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-28
Mindfulness in Daily Life for Parents (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-06-22
Mindfulness Tool Kit for Working with Difficult Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Roc…
2017-06-20
Mindfulness: Attitude, Attention and Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-06-21
Mindfulness: The Movement and the Practice
2019-03-17
Monday Night
2025-10-01
Morning Instruction
2023-06-23
Morning Instructions with Sitting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-03-29
Morning sit with Instruction (Retreat at Sprit Rock)
2023-06-20
Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-10-04
Natural Awareness
2023-06-19
Opening Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2026-01-16
Practicing Metta in Daily Life (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-06-29
Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-06-29
Q&A and Equanimity Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-09-15
Recipe for Freedom: Concentration, Insight, Love, and Awareness (Retreat at Spi…
2010-08-30
Secularization and Science of Mindfulness
2015-06-24
Self Compassion and Hindrances
2026-01-13
Self Compassion: Mindfulness, Metta, and Shared Humanity (Retreat at Spirit Roc…
2025-09-13
Self Compassion: Short Talk and Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-07-28
Self-Care for Parents Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-06-16
Self-Directed Loving Kindness
2004-09-17
Seven Reasons Why It's Better Not To Hate
2014-06-24
So What is This Thing Called Mindfulness?
2006-02-19
Socially Engaged Buddhism
2019-06-25
Spectrum of Awareness Practices: Focused Awareness
2006-02-13
Speed
2023-06-23
Suffusing Loving Kindness Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2008-10-31
Taking Care Of Myself, I Take Care Of The World
2012-07-26
Teaching from Presence
2014-06-27
The 12 Myths of the Mindfulness Movement
2024-06-23
The Basics of Mindfulness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2006-08-04
The Beauty Of The Paramis
2005-11-17
The Bodhisattva
2006-05-30
The Body, My Body, Our Body
2018-10-23
The Convergence of Wisdom and Love (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2005-11-12
The Five Difficult Energies
2006-04-16
The Five Obscurations
2025-10-03
The Full Spectrum of Awareness
2019-06-29
The Full Spectrum of Awareness, Emphasizing Natural Awareness
2006-10-28
The Inseparability Of Practice And Life In The World, With Grove Burnett
2021-06-17
The Lake of Lovingkindness
2025-10-02
The Merging of Love & Wisdom
2007-05-19
The Mud And The Gold
2005-01-13
The Perils And Promise Of Practice
2013-04-05
The Power of Mindfulness
2008-06-25
The Science Of Meditation
2009-01-13
The Science Of Meditation For Scientists
2006-01-15
The Seven Factors Of Enlightenment As Fruits Of Practice
2021-06-15
The Spectrum of Awareness Practices
2024-10-02
The Spectrum of Awareness Practices
2019-06-28
The Spectrum of Awareness: Natural Awareness
2017-09-16
The Spiritual Journey
2010-08-26
The State of Mindfulness in Education
2014-04-04
The Ups and Downs of Practice
2004-11-09
There Are No Distractions
2017-06-23
Trust in Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-06-20
Two Types of Loving Kindness Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2009-04-17
What Is Mindfulness?
2024-06-25
Working with RAIN (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2007-11-07
You Are Love
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Select one of Diana Winston's 35 retreats
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1900-01-01
Monday and Wednesday Talks
2007-04-13
Spring Vipassana Retreat
2007-05-17
Vipassana For The Curious
2007-11-01
Insight Meditation Retreat
2008-06-22
Mindfulness Training for Yoga Teachers
2008-08-04
Young Adult Retreat
2008-10-23
Insight Meditation
2009-01-11
Scientists Retreat
2009-04-16
Vipassana for the Curious
2010-08-26
Mindfulness in Education: A Retreat and Training
2012-07-24
Mindfulness in Education - A Retreat and Training
2013-04-04
Vipassana for the Curious Retreat
2014-04-03
Insight Meditation for the Curious
2014-06-22
Mindfulness Facilitators Retreat
2015-06-22
Mindfulness Facilitators Retreat
2016-06-20
Mindfulness Facilitators Retreat
2017-06-19
Foundations of Mindfulness
2017-09-14
Insight Meditation for the Curious
2018-07-05
Mindfulness for Everyone
2018-10-20
Insight Meditation: The Convergence of Wisdom and Love
2019-03-02
March Insight Meditation 1-Month
2019-06-24
Mindfulness for Everyone, The Basics and Beyond without the Hype
2021-06-14
Mindfulness for Everyone: Practicing Across the Spectrum of Awareness
2022-03-27
Living with Awareness Retreat
2022-05-27
Awakening Joy and Wellbeing
2022-07-27
The Family Retreat
2022-09-12
Mindfulness for Everyone: The Basics and Beyond
2023-06-19
Mindfulness For Everyone
2023-07-26
The Family Retreat
2024-06-22
Mindfulness for Everyone
2024-10-01
Awakening Mindfulness and Compassion
2025-07-30
Family Retreat 2025
2025-09-11
Insight Meditation for the Curious: Essentials Retreat for New and Experienced …
2025-09-29
Awakening Mindfulness and Compassion
2026-01-11
Metta Retreat: Teachings and Practices to Cultivate a Wise, Compassionate, and …
2007-04-17
An Ocean Of Metta
52:18
This talk explores Metta as a purification practice – a slow unlayering of the heart. Lots of tips for when we get stuck and how to make it very practical and applicable to our lives.
2006-08-04
The Beauty Of The Paramis
55:15
Geared for younger people, this talk explores the 10 paramis--perfections of virtue--patience, integrity, loving-kindness, determination, generosity, etc., as they are cultivated in practice and manifested in life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2006-02-13
Speed
64:57
How speed and busyness manifest themselves in our culture, daily life, and meditation practice. How to work with them, too.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
