The Art of Meditation

2016-03-03 at Insight Meditation Center

Instructions and guided meditation.

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Oren Jay Sofer

Mindfulness of Emotions Part 1

2016-10-22 at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

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The Path of Wise Speech 4: Guided Meditation: Grounding and Opening

2016-06-17 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Guided meditation for relaxation. Importance of balance when practicing with pain and tools for cultivating balance in midst of pain.

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Meditation for Pain 6: Balance and Equanimity

2016-06-17 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Q&A on self-judgement, self-identity, and severe pain.

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Meditation for Pain 5: Wisdom Q&A

2016-06-17 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

How to develop wisdom with pain to shift relation into a transformative experience rather than oppressive. Guided meditation for practicing with wisdom.

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Meditation for Pain 4: Cultivating Wisdom

2016-07-17 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Q&A on isolation, practicing with opiods, and the middle path of being.

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Meditation for Pain 3: Q&A

2016-07-17 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Sharing reflections on intentions and explorations into what pain is. Overview of the four basic ways of practicing with pain.

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Meditation for Pain 2: Four Ways to Practice with Physical Pain

2016-07-17 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Grounding meditation for practicing with pain and intention setting for the day. Introduction into topic of meditation in pain and illness.

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Meditation for Pain 1: Introduction

2017-10-28 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Instructions and guided meditation

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Slow And Steady: Establishing Successful Meditation Techniques, Part 1 (Morning)

2018-03-24 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

A brief guided meditation to settle and arrive.

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Strengthening Resilience, Pt 1: Guided Meditation - Settling And Arriving

2018-03-24 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Lovingkindness practice with phrases for a mentor or benefactor

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Strengthening Resilience, Pt 3: Guided Metta Meditation With Instructions

2018-04-20 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

A short, simple meditation to arrive and settle, ending with a guided reflection on intention.

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Mindful Communication 1: Guided Meditation: Settling And Arriving

2018-05-05 at Barre Center For Buddhist Studies

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Relational Dharma, Waking Up Together, Pt 2: Guided Meditation: Embodied Mindfulness

2018-05-05 at Barre Center For Buddhist Studies

A loving-kindness meditation rooted in bodily awareness.

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Relational Dharma, Waking Up Together, Pt 3: Guided Meditation: Embodied Kindness

2018-05-05 at Barre Center For Buddhist Studies

Brief reflections on right speech and the ethical guidelines offered by the Buddha.

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Relational Dharma, Waking Up Together, Pt 4: Reflections On Right Speech

2018-05-21 at Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center

Instructions, guided meditation, plus Q&A

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Metta Retreat, Pt 2: "The Difficult Person", Metta Practice For All Groups

2018-06-02 at White Heron Sangha

(4 of 15) A brief guided meditation reflecting on the changes of our lives, the ups and downs, and how after all is said and done we come back to being present, here in a simple way.

Equanimity allows experience to arise and pass away according to its own rhythms, rather than our wishes. This short guided meditation reflects on the change in our lives and how—after all is said and done—we come back to being present, here, in a simple way.

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Equanimity In Difficult Times, Pt 4: Guided Meditation: Equanimity of Being Here

2018-10-13 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

When working with pain, balance is key. Choosing where to place your attention when experiencing chronic pain helps establish equanimity. How to work with indirect practices and skillful distractions. Guided indirect practices and group reflections.

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Bringing Ease To Pain, Day 1 Pt 3: Direct And Indirect Practices For Pain, Choice Is Key

2018-10-13 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Compassion arises from the willingness to be with suffering. It is a state of great strength and resilience rather than one of weakness or pain. There are many doors to compassion. Explore different ways to access compassion for oneself in this guided meditation.

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Bringing Ease To Pain, Day 1 Pt 4: Self-Compassion Guided Meditation

2016

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Strengthening Gratitude: Guided Meditation

2019-03-12 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Choiceless Awareness: Practices To Cultivate Faith

Guided Meditation: Introduction to mindfulness, using an anchor to settle the mind and body. From a Lovingkindness Retreat at the Insight Meditation Society, May 2019

Guided Meditations

Guided Meditation: Settling the Mind and Body

On the eve commemorating the Buddha's life and awakening, we explore how to meet the hinderances skillfully.

Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

Meeting Adversity With Love

Finding Balance In Life

2019-12-20 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Mindfulness of Thinking

2019-12-17 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Mindfulness Is Intimacy With Life

Meditation and communication teacher, author of "Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication."

Oren Jay Sofer

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