Tonglen (giving and taking) is a method for connecting with suffering — ours and that which is all around us — everywhere we go. It is a method for overcoming fear of suffering and for dissolving the tightness of our heart. Primarily it is a method for awakening the compassion that is inherent in all of us. We begin to feel love both for ourselves and others and also we begin to take care of ourselves and others. It awakens our compassion and it also introduces us to a far larger view of reality.

Healing Through Tonglen

15-Minute Guided Practice: Turning Towards Difficulty

Real Happiness Challenge 2018 • Week 3 Gathering with Amy Gross 

The local NYC gathering for week three of the 2018 Real Happiness Challenge is hosted by New York Insight and guided by Amy Gross. Amy will introduce the week three focus, "Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions". This includes working with difficult emotions and also cultivating positive emotions for greater balance and resilience. The gathering includes a short talk on the coming week’s theme, a guided meditation by Amy, and time for question and answer dialogue.

2018 Real Happiness Challenge • Week Three Gathering w Amy Gross

3 Step 3 Minute Breathing Space (3.25 mns) – Karen Binning

mPEAK 12-Min Body Scan with Breath Transitions by Pete Kirchmer

Cultivating Equanimity: A Guided Mindfulness Practice to Cool the Fires of Reactivity and Find Steady Ground

3 Practices to Tap into the Wisdom of Your Body

Lojong - Transforming Problems - Part 4

Lojong - Transforming Problems - Part 5

Lojong - Transforming Problems - Part 9

Rely on Silence - Part 8

Stephan Wormland, MA in clinical psychology and trained in Gestalt therapy. He has studied and practiced meditation in multiple Buddhist traditions for over 30 years and spent altogether 5 years in meditation retreats. Stephan was a monk in the Tibetan tradition for 11 years and teaches meditation in Buddhist centers in Europe.

Lojong - Transforming Problems - Part 4

Natural Meditation podcast