A collection of Dharma talks from Jack Kornfield

The Bodhisattva Way - Jack Kornfield

Taken from the 2010 Open Your Heart in Paradise retreat, Sharon relates the act of meditation to an alchemical process in which we convert the conceptual into the felt presence of direct experience. The array of what we might encounter in meditation is broad, but we welcome it all. Meditation is a skills training in learning to gather energy. Our attention is brought into focus and we begin to connect the fragments of our lives. When we tap into our ‘inner abundance’, our experience changes and we naturally settle into a more compassionate state of awareness.

Sharon Salzberg – Metta Hour – Ep. 02 – Meditation

It is painful to exclude a person from your heart. In this meditation you are invited to soften that pain and see a difficult person in a different way. It might change the way you relate to that person as well. 

Loving - Kindness With A Difficult Person

Tap into the natural brightness and buoyancy at the center of your being by practicing loving kindness for yourself. This brief -- and deeply personal -- guided experience will help to anchor yourself in a glowing present. “May I know that I am good enough.”

Self-Compassion Meditations

20 minute Lovingkindness (Metta) for Ourselves for MSC

Find a nice, quiet space to get comfortable, lie on your back, and sink into the floor as your are invited to send healing waves of warmth and kindness flowing to each part of your body. In this guided experience, you will learn how to shine your awareness like a flashlight and to anchor yourself right where you are. This Lovingkindness Body Scan will be particularly powerful for those who need a little extra attention to an area that may be in pain. “May your foot be happy. May your foot be at ease.”

35 minute Lovingkindness (Metta) Body Scan for MSC

Feed yourself the love you need. In this creative guided visualization. Dr. Christiane Wolf teaches you how to fine tune your practice to provide the precise soul-medicine to heal whatever it is you are going through. This meditation will be particularly powerful for those who have been struggling with keeping their attention on their breath, or for those who could use a fresh infusion of vitamin C for their spirit. “Imagine a quality that would feel lovely to receive…Now imagine that quality all around you in the air. Feed yourself this quality on the breath the way you feed yourself oxygen…this quality rides along the oxygen molecule. Soak it up.”

20 minute Giving, Receiving, Compassion Exercise for MSC

MBSR Disc 3 -- Lisa Kring

12 minute Mountain Meditation

Learn to love yourself just the way you are. In this aural infusion of healing and light, Founding Teacher Trudy Goodman dissolves any lingering doubt you may have about your metta practice, washing it gently away in the warm water of this reassuring meditation. The perfect place to begin for planting the seeds for a greater capacity to love. “May you have the inner and outer resources you need to meet each moment as a friend."

Meditation

30 minute Guided Lovingkindness Meditation with Trudy Goodman

10-Minute Nourishing Breath Meditation

Sharon Survival Guide

A conversation with  Liz Stanley.

This episode's guest is Elizabeth Stanley, a professor at Georgetown University and author of the book "Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma." Liz is a U.S. Army veteran who came to practice (in part) to help her with PTSD. In their conversation, David and Liz discuss contemporary definitions of trauma and how this relates to the current moment; the neurophysiology of trauma, including the relationship between what Liz terms the “thinking brain” and “survival brain”; and their current assessments of the impacts of COVID-19, it’s impact on social windows of tolerance, and their hopes for the path ahead.

Episode 14 | Widening the Window of Tolerance

InsightLA offers the highest quality training in mindfulness practices available in the Greater Los Angeles area.  For 16 years, we have offered classes, retreats, and special events, and an open and welcoming community of practitioners.  Though our work is rooted in ancient traditions, we offer classes in both  secular mindfulness as well as the Buddhist Insight Tradition.  All of our efforts are dedicated toward our mission of calming minds, opening hearts, and changing the world.

30 minute Guided Lovingkindness Meditation with Trudy Goodman

InsightLA

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