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Leslie Booker's Dharma Talks
Leslie Booker
Booker brings her heart and wisdom to the intersection of Dharma, embodied practice, and activism. She began working with system-involved populations in 2005 and was a senior teacher and Director of Trainings with Lineage Project for 10 years, and facilitated an intervention on Riker's Island from 2009-2011 through NYU. Booker shares her expertise nationally on creating culturally responsive environments and changing the paradigm of self and community care. She has spoken at Mind&Life Institute’s International Symposium, Contemplative Minds in Higher Education, and Mindfulness in Education conferences, as well as at universities across the country. She is a co-founder of the Yoga Service Council at Omega Institute, and the Meditation Working Group of Occupy Wall Street. Booker is a co-author of Best Practices for Yoga in a Criminal Justice Setting, a contributor to Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality’s report on Gender & Trauma, YOGA: The Secret of Life, and Sharon Salzberg's book Happiness at Work. Booker is on faculty with the Engaged Mindfulness Institute and Off the Mat Into the World. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Mindful Yoga and Meditation training (2012), Community Dharma Leaders’ Training (2017), and will complete Spirit Rock’s Teacher Training in 2020.
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2023-01-23 Dana and Caga: The Buddha's First Teachings 1:48:25
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks
2022-09-21 Bringing the Precepts into Life 63:01
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  BIPOC Voices - Series
2022-09-02 Hindrances: An Origin Story (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:10
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This classic talk on the hindrances dives into the story of the Buddha's awakening, and his interaction with Mara.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-09-01 Guided Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 31:06
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-08-28 Compassion in the Midst of a Culture of Dominance 59:09
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Talk on Compassion and Guided Meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Loving Awareness: Meeting Reality with Wisdom and Kindness
2022-08-27 Experiencing the Body as Elements (retreat at Spirit Rock) 38:00
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Morning Instructions on the first foundation of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Loving Awareness: Meeting Reality with Wisdom and Kindness
2022-08-26 Meeting the Hindrances with Faith 45:05
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Centering the faith as the antidote to doubt, this talk takes us on a journey from bright faith, verified faith to unshakeable faith.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Loving Awareness: Meeting Reality with Wisdom and Kindness
2022-05-01 Joy 59:18
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  BIPOC Voices - Series
2022-03-07 Patience and Anger 32:34
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2022-02-20 Love and Compassion in the Midst of Dominance 52:24
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  BIPOC Voices - Series

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