Meditation: Relaxing Back into Open Wakefulness (2016-03-02)
This meditation begins by relaxing through the body, and connecting with inner aliveness and space. We then include sounds and sense the openness that life is happening in. At the center of…
Bodhichitta – The Awakened Heart – Part 1 (2016-02-24) – While the brightness and warmth of our hearts is always here, like the sun when blocked by clouds, our intrinsic love can be obscured. These two talks explore how we become arrested in a confinin…
Meditation: Blessings of Love (2016-02-24) – A blessing is whatever reminds us of the sacred loving presence that shines through all of us. This meditation is a transformational practice in receiving and offering blessings. First we connect with the vu…
Meditation: The Center of Now (2016-02-24) – The portal to presence is awakening through the body from the inside out, and then opening to include sound in field of aliveness. This reveals the awake space that everything’s happening in; the space that…
The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening – Part 2 (2016-02-17) – In spiritual life, inquiry arises from our deep yearning to understand reality, and it involves bringing an interested, engaged attention to our immediate experience. These two talks …
Widening the Circles of Compassion (retreat talk) (2015-12-31) – The archetypal figure of the Bodhisattva (“awakening being”) reflects our potential to realize our connectedness with all beings, and care for this living world with an open tender heart….
Gateways of Remembrance: The Three Refuges (2016-01-06) – This talk explores the traditional refuges of awareness (buddha nature), truth (dharma) and love (sangha) that are at the heart of Buddhism, and found in many spiritual and religious traditions….
Secret Beauty – Solstice Talk (2015-12-23) – This solstice talk explores two pathways to realizing the Secret Beauty that is our essence. One is through the compassion that arises when we stay with vulnerability and suffering, and the other is through …
I love this time of year because I love seeing so many signs out and about saying things like “Peace” and “Joy”. These are words that most of us don’t use — even though deep down they point to what we’re all wanting more than anything else. For many th…
Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love – Thanksgiving 2015 (2015-11-25) – Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully. This talks explores what blocks these natural capacities, and three pathways of nourishing a gratefu…
In this episode we talk about who the most important person should be in your life. We talk about the difference between those that you love the most and the one that should be the most important.
Heart Meditation: Loving Presence (from retreat)(2015-10-12) – Scanning the body, filling it with the image of a smile, meditation continues with loving presence of someone easy to love, our own being, and offering care to others.
(Retreat talk) Freeing Ourselves by Loving Ourselves (2015-10-11) – In this human realm, healing and spiritual realization are rooted in awakening a love for the life that is here. This talk looks at our habit of feeling we should be different than we …
You probably think I’m crazy, right? You hate conflict and for me to say it’s great, I must be crazy. Hear me out. When you have conflict do you notice that people are speaking up and telling you what they think? That’s why I say it’s great. From that …
The Sacred Pause (2015-09-30) – When we are lost in the trance of doing, our lives are on automatic, and contracted by sense that something’s wrong or missing. This talk explores the challenges of learning to pause, and the blessings that arise when st…
Genuine Acceptance (2009-08-26) – a favorite from 2009Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance: People wonder, if acceptance makes us a doormat in relationships? Isn’t acceptance akin to…
Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09) – If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain is a fear based belief. Until these beliefs are brought into the light of compassionate awareness, they contr…
Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02) – When stressed, we often react with looping fear-thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause harm to ourselves and/or others. This talk offers three interrelated strategies that can serve us when we’re trigg…
Awakening from the Trance – Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26) – When physical or emotional pain is too much, our conditioning is to pull away and avoid direct contact with raw feelings. The result is a trance – we are split off from the wholeness of …
Awakening from the Trance – Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26) – When physical or emotional pain is too much, our conditioning is to pull away and avoid direct contact with raw feelings. The result is a trance – we are split off from the wholeness of …
Meditation: Relaxing Back into Open Wakefulness (2016-03-02)
Meditation: Relaxing Back into Open Wakefulness (2016-03-02)
This meditation begins by relaxing through the body, and connecting with inner aliveness and space. We then include sounds and sense the openness that life is happening in. At the center of…
Bodhichitta – The Awakened Heart – Part 1 (2016-02-24)
Bodhichitta – The Awakened Heart – Part 1 (2016-02-24) – While the brightness and warmth of our hearts is always here, like the sun when blocked by clouds, our intrinsic love can be obscured. These two talks explore how we become arrested in a confinin…
Meditation: Blessings of Love (2016-02-24)
Meditation: Blessings of Love (2016-02-24) – A blessing is whatever reminds us of the sacred loving presence that shines through all of us. This meditation is a transformational practice in receiving and offering blessings. First we connect with the vu…
Meditation: The Center of Now (2016-02-24)
Meditation: The Center of Now (2016-02-24) – The portal to presence is awakening through the body from the inside out, and then opening to include sound in field of aliveness. This reveals the awake space that everything’s happening in; the space that…
The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening – Part 2 (2016-02-17)
The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening – Part 2 (2016-02-17) – In spiritual life, inquiry arises from our deep yearning to understand reality, and it involves bringing an interested, engaged attention to our immediate experience. These two talks …
Widening the Circles of Compassion (retreat talk) (2015-12-31)
Widening the Circles of Compassion (retreat talk) (2015-12-31) – The archetypal figure of the Bodhisattva (“awakening being”) reflects our potential to realize our connectedness with all beings, and care for this living world with an open tender heart….
Gateways of Remembrance: The Three Refuges (2016-01-06)
Gateways of Remembrance: The Three Refuges (2016-01-06) – This talk explores the traditional refuges of awareness (buddha nature), truth (dharma) and love (sangha) that are at the heart of Buddhism, and found in many spiritual and religious traditions….
Secret Beauty – Solstice Talk (2015-12-23)
Secret Beauty – Solstice Talk (2015-12-23) – This solstice talk explores two pathways to realizing the Secret Beauty that is our essence. One is through the compassion that arises when we stay with vulnerability and suffering, and the other is through …
Better Than a Fat Drunk Guy in a Red Suit
I love this time of year because I love seeing so many signs out and about saying things like “Peace” and “Joy”. These are words that most of us don’t use — even though deep down they point to what we’re all wanting more than anything else. For many th…
Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love (2015-11-25)
Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love – Thanksgiving 2015 (2015-11-25) – Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully. This talks explores what blocks these natural capacities, and three pathways of nourishing a gratefu…
Ep 43 – The Most Important Person in Your Life
In this episode we talk about who the most important person should be in your life. We talk about the difference between those that you love the most and the one that should be the most important.
Heart Meditation: Loving Presence (from retreat)(2015-10-12)
Heart Meditation: Loving Presence (from retreat)(2015-10-12) – Scanning the body, filling it with the image of a smile, meditation continues with loving presence of someone easy to love, our own being, and offering care to others.
Freeing Ourselves by Loving Ourselves (retreat talk) (2015-10-11)
(Retreat talk) Freeing Ourselves by Loving Ourselves (2015-10-11) – In this human realm, healing and spiritual realization are rooted in awakening a love for the life that is here. This talk looks at our habit of feeling we should be different than we …
Why Conflict On a Project Team Is Great
You probably think I’m crazy, right? You hate conflict and for me to say it’s great, I must be crazy. Hear me out. When you have conflict do you notice that people are speaking up and telling you what they think? That’s why I say it’s great. From that …
The Sacred Pause (2015-09-30)
The Sacred Pause (2015-09-30) – When we are lost in the trance of doing, our lives are on automatic, and contracted by sense that something’s wrong or missing. This talk explores the challenges of learning to pause, and the blessings that arise when st…
Genuine Acceptance (2009-08-26)
Genuine Acceptance (2009-08-26) – a favorite from 2009Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance: People wonder, if acceptance makes us a doormat in relationships? Isn’t acceptance akin to…
Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09)
Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09) – If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain is a fear based belief. Until these beliefs are brought into the light of compassionate awareness, they contr…
Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02)
Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02) – When stressed, we often react with looping fear-thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause harm to ourselves and/or others. This talk offers three interrelated strategies that can serve us when we’re trigg…
Awakening from the Trance – Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26)
Awakening from the Trance – Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26) – When physical or emotional pain is too much, our conditioning is to pull away and avoid direct contact with raw feelings. The result is a trance – we are split off from the wholeness of …
Awakening from the Trance – Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26)
Awakening from the Trance – Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26) – When physical or emotional pain is too much, our conditioning is to pull away and avoid direct contact with raw feelings. The result is a trance – we are split off from the wholeness of …