Wild Heart Detroit

In this session of Untangling the Mind, we explore social anxiety through the lens of mindfulness and early Buddhist teachings. Together, we look at how fear of judgment, self-consciousness, craving for approval, and aversion to discomfort shape our experience, and how mindfulness and compassion can help us relate to these patterns differently. Rather than trying to eliminate anxiety, this practice invites us to meet our experience with greater awareness, acceptance, and kindness.Prompt: What scenario, event, or activity often brings anxiety out for you?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Social AnxietyGroup Date: 5/5/2026

In this session of Untangling the Mind, we explore social anxiety through the lens of mindfulness and early Buddhist teachings. Together, we look at how fear of judgment, self-consciousness, craving for approval, and aversion to discomfort shape our experience, and how mindfulness and compassion can help us relate to these patterns differently. Rather than trying to eliminate anxiety, this practice invites us to meet our experience with greater awareness, acceptance, and kindness.Prompt: What scenario, event, or activity often brings anxiety out for you?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Social AnxietyGroup Date: 5/5/2026

This week, Olivia reframes effort in meditation as something steady and compassionate rather than forceful, emphasizing that sustainable practice comes from releasing strain and returning gently to the present moment again and again. Over time, this shift—from striving to simply returning—allows practice to become a flexible, supportive way of being that can meet all of life’s experiences with care.Prompt: What is a place in your life that used to take a lot of effort but doesn’t anymore?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Sustainable PracticeGroup Date: 4/28/2026

This week, Olivia reframes effort in meditation as something steady and compassionate rather than forceful, emphasizing that sustainable practice comes from releasing strain and returning gently to the present moment again and again. Over time, this shift—from striving to simply returning—allows practice to become a flexible, supportive way of being that can meet all of life’s experiences with care.Prompt: What is a place in your life that used to take a lot of effort but doesn’t anymore?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Sustainable PracticeGroup Date: 4/28/2026

This week, Andrew explores the connection between tending a garden and cultivating the mind. Drawing on the Buddha’s teaching of wise effort, he reflects on how mindfulness, curiosity, energy, and calm work together to create the conditions for growth. Rather than forcing change, the practice becomes one of learning how to care for the mind with balance and intention.Prompt: What is your favorite part of gardening or spring in bloom?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Tending a GardenGroup Date: 4/21/2026

This week, Andrew explores the connection between tending a garden and cultivating the mind. Drawing on the Buddha’s teaching of wise effort, he reflects on how mindfulness, curiosity, energy, and calm work together to create the conditions for growth. Rather than forcing change, the practice becomes one of learning how to care for the mind with balance and intention.Prompt: What is your favorite part of gardening or spring in bloom?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Tending a GardenGroup Date: 4/21/2026

This week, Olivia explores how the Five Hindrances show up within wise effort as different patterns of energy in the mind—shaping how we relate to focus, resistance, and motivation in real time. Rather than forcing through or shutting down, she invites a more responsive approach, learning to recognize what’s present and meet it with the kind of care and adjustment that supports steadiness and balance.Prompt: If the energy of your mind right now was a drink, what drink would it be?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Working Skillfully with EnergyGroup Date: 4/14/2026

This week, Olivia explores how the Five Hindrances show up within wise effort as different patterns of energy in the mind—shaping how we relate to focus, resistance, and motivation in real time. Rather than forcing through or shutting down, she invites a more responsive approach, learning to recognize what’s present and meet it with the kind of care and adjustment that supports steadiness and balance.Prompt: If the energy of your mind right now was a drink, what drink would it be?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Working Skillfully with EnergyGroup Date: 4/14/2026

This week, Olivia introduces Wise Effort as a shift away from striving and productivity toward a more balanced, caring way of relating to experience. She explores how effort can be guided by awareness—gently shaping what we cultivate through the Four Great Efforts rather than forcing outcomes. Ultimately, she invites a more sustainable practice rooted in returning to the present with steadiness, rather than pressure or self-judgment.Prompt: What is something in your life that requires a lot of effort? Does it bring you closer or further away from peace?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on The Art of Wise EffortGroup Date: 3/31/2026

This week, Olivia introduces Wise Effort as a shift away from striving and productivity toward a more balanced, caring way of relating to experience. She explores how effort can be guided by awareness—gently shaping what we cultivate through the Four Great Efforts rather than forcing outcomes. Ultimately, she invites a more sustainable practice rooted in returning to the present with steadiness, rather than pressure or self-judgment.Prompt: What is something in your life that requires a lot of effort? Does it bring you closer or further away from peace?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on The Art of Wise EffortGroup Date: 3/31/2026

In this talk, Andrew explores the Four Noble Truths not as philosophical ideas, but as practical tasks to be lived and experienced. Drawing from mindfulness, psychology, and early Buddhist teachings, he breaks down how suffering arises, how it can be understood, and what freedom actually looks like in everyday life.Prompt: What is something admittedly silly (ridiculous etc.) that your mind gets lost in on a regular basis?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on The 4 Noble TruthsGroup Date: 3/24/2026

In this talk, Andrew explores the Four Noble Truths not as philosophical ideas, but as practical tasks to be lived and experienced. Drawing from mindfulness, psychology, and early Buddhist teachings, he breaks down how suffering arises, how it can be understood, and what freedom actually looks like in everyday life.Prompt: What is something admittedly silly (ridiculous etc.) that your mind gets lost in on a regular basis?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on The 4 Noble TruthsGroup Date: 3/24/2026

Today Olivia explores the Seven Factors of Awakening as qualities of mind that support clarity, balance, and freedom, rather than obstacles to overcome. We learn that these qualities—like curiosity, energy, calm, and equanimity—are already within us and can be recognized and strengthened through mindful awareness. Over time, practicing with them doesn’t just shape our meditation, but gradually transforms how we relate to our everyday lives. Prompt: What is something that you’re cultivating in this season of your life? Talk segment that complements the sit portion on The 7 Awakening FactorsGroup Date: 3/17/2026

Today Olivia explores the Seven Factors of Awakening as qualities of mind that support clarity, balance, and freedom, rather than obstacles to overcome. We learn that these qualities—like curiosity, energy, calm, and equanimity—are already within us and can be recognized and strengthened through mindful awareness. Over time, practicing with them doesn’t just shape our meditation, but gradually transforms how we relate to our everyday lives. Prompt: What is something that you’re cultivating in this season of your life? Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on The 7 Awakening FactorsGroup Date: 3/17/2026

This week, Andrew reflects on the Buddha’s teaching that the entirety of our lived experience unfolds through six sense doors. When we look closely at the moment of contact between the senses and the world, we begin to see how the cycle of craving forms—and how awareness can gently interrupt that pattern. The talk explores how mindfulness at the sense doors can become a doorway to liberation.Prompt: What is an evocative sense experience for you?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on The Six Sense SpheresGroup Date: 3/10/2026

This week, Andrew reflects on the Buddha’s teaching that the entirety of our lived experience unfolds through six sense doors. When we look closely at the moment of contact between the senses and the world, we begin to see how the cycle of craving forms—and how awareness can gently interrupt that pattern. The talk explores how mindfulness at the sense doors can become a doorway to liberation.Prompt: What is an evocative sense experience for you?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on The Six Sense SpheresGroup Date: 3/10/2026

Olivia explores the Five Aggregates as a way the Buddha invited us to look closely at what we call a “self,” seeing it not as something solid but as a collection of changing experiences. By examining the body, feeling tone, perception, mental patterns, and awareness, we begin to understand how reactivity and suffering take shape. When we see these processes more clearly, there’s more space, compassion, and ease in how we move through our lives.Prompt: What is one perception of you, that you have taken on as an identity? This could align with how you see yourself, or not. Talk segment that complements the sit portion on The Five AggregatesGroup Date: 3/3/2026

Olivia explores the Five Aggregates as a way the Buddha invited us to look closely at what we call a “self,” seeing it not as something solid but as a collection of changing experiences. By examining the body, feeling tone, perception, mental patterns, and awareness, we begin to understand how reactivity and suffering take shape. When we see these processes more clearly, there’s more space, compassion, and ease in how we move through our lives.Prompt: What is one perception of you, that you have taken on as an identity? This could align with how you see yourself, or not. Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on The Five AggregatesGroup Date: 3/3/2026

This week Andrew explores the Five Hindrances through the lens of mindfulness, inviting us to see craving, aversion, restlessness, lethargy, and doubt not as failures, but as deeply human experiences that can become gateways to insight and liberation. Drawing on classical Buddhist metaphors, modern everyday examples, and the wisdom of Tuere Sala, Andrew reflects on how these mind states shape our lived experience, how they show up in meditation and daily life, and how learning to stay present with them can lead to clarity, compassion, and trust in the path. Prompt: What is the most common hindrance in your life?  sense-craving, aversion, restlessness, lethargy, or doubt?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on The Five HindrancesGroup Date: 2/24/2026

This week Andrew explores the Five Hindrances through the lens of mindfulness, inviting us to see craving, aversion, restlessness, lethargy, and doubt not as failures, but as deeply human experiences that can become gateways to insight and liberation. Drawing on classical Buddhist metaphors, modern everyday examples, and the wisdom of Tuere Sala, Andrew reflects on how these mind states shape our lived experience, how they show up in meditation and daily life, and how learning to stay present with them can lead to clarity, compassion, and trust in the path. Prompt: What is the most common hindrance in your life?  sense-craving, aversion, restlessness, lethargy, or doubt?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on The Five HindrancesGroup Date: 2/24/2026

Olivia introduces mindfulness of dhammas as the practice of recognizing patterns in experience rather than taking our thoughts and emotions as personal identity. It explores the shift from simply noticing what is happening to gently investigating how experiences arise, unfold, and pass, while holding accountability and agency with care. Finally, it offers a brief look at how we’ll continue exploring these patterns together in the weeks ahead as a way of deepening insight and easing suffering.Prompt: What’s one thought that repeats in your head? Don’t say it out loud. If you could ask that thought one question, what would it be? Talk segment that complements the sit portion on DhammasGroup Date: 2/17/2026

Olivia introduces mindfulness of dhammas as the practice of recognizing patterns in experience rather than taking our thoughts and emotions as personal identity. It explores the shift from simply noticing what is happening to gently investigating how experiences arise, unfold, and pass, while holding accountability and agency with care. Finally, it offers a brief look at how we’ll continue exploring these patterns together in the weeks ahead as a way of deepening insight and easing suffering.Prompt: What’s one thought that repeats in your head? Don’t say it out loud. If you could ask that thought one question, what would it be? Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on DhammasGroup Date: 2/17/2026

This week Andrew explores mindfulness of the mind as a practical, lived path to freedom that unfolds in everyday awareness. Drawing from Buddhist teachings and modern psychology, he invites us to see the mind not as who we are, but as a constantly changing stream of thoughts and mental states shaped by craving, aversion, and confusion. By observing impermanence, not-self, and the unsatisfying nature of grasping, the practice shifts our relationship to thoughts from identification to awareness. Through noticing both when the mind is caught and when it is free, and bringing this inquiry into daily life, habitual patterns begin to loosen, revealing the mind’s innate capacity for clarity, balance, and peace, and reminding us that liberation is possible here and now.Prompt: If your mind was a jukebox, what would the greatest hit of all time be?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on MindGroup Date: 2/10/2026 ( audio issues on the previous two weeks :/ )

This week Andrew explores mindfulness of the mind as a practical, lived path to freedom that unfolds in everyday awareness. Drawing from Buddhist teachings and modern psychology, he invites us to see the mind not as who we are, but as a constantly changing stream of thoughts and mental states shaped by craving, aversion, and confusion. By observing impermanence, not-self, and the unsatisfying nature of grasping, the practice shifts our relationship to thoughts from identification to awareness. Through noticing both when the mind is caught and when it is free, and bringing this inquiry into daily life, habitual patterns begin to loosen, revealing the mind’s innate capacity for clarity, balance, and peace, and reminding us that liberation is possible here and now.Prompt: If your mind was a jukebox, what would the greatest hit of all time be?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on MindGroup Date: 2/10/2026 ( audio issues on the previous two weeks :/ )

This week Olivia explores mindfulness of the body through the lens of the elements, inviting us to experience the body not as a fixed “thing,” but as living qualities of nature felt directly in sensation. She reflects on how recognizing these elemental experiences can soften the deeply rooted “I am” thinking that fuels comparison, attachment, and conceit. By widening our view to the impermanence of the elements within us and in the world around us, she connects this practice to the Buddha’s teachings on impermanence, not-self, and suffering.Prompt: What element do you feel connected to most and why? Elements being earth, fire, water, air.Talk segment that complements the sit portion on ElementsGroup Date: 1/20/2026

This week Olivia explores mindfulness of the body through the lens of the elements, inviting us to experience the body not as a fixed “thing,” but as living qualities of nature felt directly in sensation. She reflects on how recognizing these elemental experiences can soften the deeply rooted “I am” thinking that fuels comparison, attachment, and conceit. By widening our view to the impermanence of the elements within us and in the world around us, she connects this practice to the Buddha’s teachings on impermanence, not-self, and suffering.Prompt: What element do you feel connected to most and why? Elements being earth, fire, water, air.Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on ElementsGroup Date: 1/20/2026

Andrew explores Mindfulness of the Body through the lens of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, focusing on its grounding, calming, and stabilizing qualities. Drawing from early Buddhist teachings and lived experience, this talk highlights the body as a refuge, a place of return, and a powerful support for presence and collectedness in daily life.Through direct sutta readings and embodied reflection, listeners are invited to slow down, set things down, and reconnect with the simplicity of knowing the body as it is.Prompt: What is your earliest memory of an embodied experience? Playing? Falling? When do you remember feeling deeply present in your body for the first time?Talk segment that complements the sitportion on the Embodied MindfulnessGroup Date: 1/13/2026

Andrew explores Mindfulness of the Body through the lens of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, focusing on its grounding, calming, and stabilizing qualities. Drawing from early Buddhist teachings and lived experience, this talk highlights the body as a refuge, a place of return, and a powerful support for presence and collectedness in daily life.Through direct sutta readings and embodied reflection, listeners are invited to slow down, set things down, and reconnect with the simplicity of knowing the body as it is.Prompt: What is your earliest memory of an embodied experience? Playing? Falling? When do you remember feeling deeply present in your body for the first time?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on the Embodied MindfulnessGroup Date: 1/13/2026

This week Olivia introduces a new series exploring mindfulness as a path to insight through Joseph Goldstein’s Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, grounding the practice in the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. It reframes mindfulness not as a relaxation technique, but as a systematic, ethical training of the mind that requires dedication, investigation, and clear knowing. Drawing from both modern science and ancient tradition, the talk highlights how mindfulness asks more of us than simple presence and leads beyond stress reduction toward wisdom and liberation. Ultimately, it reassures practitioners that their effort is not wasted, but is planting the conditions for greater clarity, freedom, and care in this very life.Prompt: When was the seed of mindfulness planted for you and what planted it?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on the Mindfulness as a Path to InsightGroup Date: 1/6/2026

This week Olivia introduces a new series exploring mindfulness as a path to insight through Joseph Goldstein’s Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, grounding the practice in the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. It reframes mindfulness not as a relaxation technique, but as a systematic, ethical training of the mind that requires dedication, investigation, and clear knowing. Drawing from both modern science and ancient tradition, the talk highlights how mindfulness asks more of us than simple presence and leads beyond stress reduction toward wisdom and liberation. Ultimately, it reassures practitioners that their effort is not wasted, but is planting the conditions for greater clarity, freedom, and care in this very life.Prompt: When was the seed of mindfulness planted for you and what planted it?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on the Mindfulness as a Path to InsightGroup Date: 1/6/2026

This week, Andrew explores why life can feel like the same week repeating over and over, always telling ourselves, “After this, things will slow down.” Drawing on Buddhist teachings on samsara, he looks at how modern clock time fuels urgency, productivity, and endless becoming, keeping us caught in familiar cycles of stress and postponement. Rather than teaching us how to get more time, the Buddha pointed to a way of releasing the heart from time’s pressure and touching a freedom that is available here and now.Prompt: What is a pattern that you repeat often or a loop you are often stuck in?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on the second week of Not Enough TimeGroup Date: 12/16/2025

This week, Andrew explores why life can feel like the same week repeating over and over, always telling ourselves, “After this, things will slow down.” Drawing on Buddhist teachings on samsara, he looks at how modern clock time fuels urgency, productivity, and endless becoming, keeping us caught in familiar cycles of stress and postponement. Rather than teaching us how to get more time, the Buddha pointed to a way of releasing the heart from time’s pressure and touching a freedom that is available here and now.Prompt: What is a pattern that you repeat often or a loop you are often stuck in?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on the second week of Not Enough TimeGroup Date: 12/16/2025

This week Olivia reflected on how much of our stress around time comes not from the hours we have, but from our desire for more and the self-judgment that follows. She explored dukkha dukkha and the second arrow, showing how craving, aversion, and unrealistic expectations layer extra suffering onto our days. By loosening our grip on plans, softening self-blame, and meeting ourselves with compassion, we can relate to time with more ease.Prompt: What do you wish you had more time for?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on the first week of Not Enough TimeGroup Date: 12/9/2025

​​This week Olivia reflected on how much of our stress around time comes not from the hours we have, but from our desire for more and the self-judgment that follows. She explored dukkha dukkha and the second arrow, showing how craving, aversion, and unrealistic expectations layer extra suffering onto our days. By loosening our grip on plans, softening self-blame, and meeting ourselves with compassion, we can relate to time with more ease.Prompt: What do you wish you had more time for?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on the first week of Not Enough TimeGroup Date: 12/9/2025

In this concluding talk, we explore the two worldly winds at the heart of nearly every human experience: pleasure and pain. Drawing from the Lokavipatti Sutta (AN 8.6), we look at what the Buddha meant when he said the world “revolves around” these conditions, and how our constant chasing of pleasure and avoidance of pain keeps the cycle of saṃsāra spinning.Rather than rejecting these experiences, the Buddha invites us to step off the hedonic treadmill by transforming our relationship to them—recognizing their impermanence, feeling them fully, and not being pushed and pulled by every emotional gust. We examine how pleasure and pain drive all the other worldly winds, how they show up in daily life and relationships, and how equanimity offers a path to freedom right in the midst of it all.This talk closes our four-part series by bringing together early Buddhist teachings and modern psychological insight to show how a wiser relationship to pleasure and pain can steady the heart and open the possibility of a more liberated way of living.Prompt: What is something in your life that brings both pleasure and pain?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Pleasure and PainGroup Date: 11/25/2025

In this concluding talk, we explore the two worldly winds at the heart of nearly every human experience: pleasure and pain. Drawing from the Lokavipatti Sutta (AN 8.6), we look at what the Buddha meant when he said the world “revolves around” these conditions, and how our constant chasing of pleasure and avoidance of pain keeps the cycle of saṃsāra spinning.Rather than rejecting these experiences, the Buddha invites us to step off the hedonic treadmill by transforming our relationship to them—recognizing their impermanence, feeling them fully, and not being pushed and pulled by every emotional gust. We examine how pleasure and pain drive all the other worldly winds, how they show up in daily life and relationships, and how equanimity offers a path to freedom right in the midst of it all.This talk closes our four-part series by bringing together early Buddhist teachings and modern psychological insight to show how a wiser relationship to pleasure and pain can steady the heart and open the possibility of a more liberated way of living.Prompt: What is something in your life that brings both pleasure and pain?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Pleasure and PainGroup Date: 11/25/202500:0110:1116:30

This week Olivia discusses the worldly winds of praise and blame, exploring how these forces shape our inner world, how clinging to them deepens suffering, and how grounding in humility and integrity can offer steady footing when approval or criticism arise.Prompt: If you had a angel (praise) and devil (blame) on your shoulder, what do they say to you?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Praise and BlameGroup Date: 11/18/2025

This week Olivia discusses the worldly winds of praise and blame, exploring how these forces shape our inner world, how clinging to them deepens suffering, and how grounding in humility and integrity can offer steady footing when approval or criticism arise.Prompt: If you had a angel (praise) and devil (blame) on your shoulder, what do they say to you?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Praise and BlameGroup Date: 11/18/2025

In this talk, Andrew explores two of the Eight Worldly Winds — fame and disrepute, reframed for modern life as Influence and Insignificance. he reflects on how our craving to be seen, paired with our fear of being forgotten, shapes identity, relationships, and the world of social media. Drawing from personal experience and Buddhist teachings, he examines how these winds create restlessness and how practice supports steadiness through awareness, equanimity, and genuine connection.Prompt: What is a moment in your life where you've experienced Influence or Insignificance?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Influence and InsignificanceGroup Date: 11/11/2025

In this talk, Andrew explores two of the Eight Worldly Winds — fame and disrepute, reframed for modern life as Influence and Insignificance. he reflects on how our craving to be seen, paired with our fear of being forgotten, shapes identity, relationships, and the world of social media. Drawing from personal experience and Buddhist teachings, he examines how these winds create restlessness and how practice supports steadiness through awareness, equanimity, and genuine connection.Prompt: What is a moment in your life where you've experienced Influence or Insignificance?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Influence and InsignificanceGroup Date: 11/11/2025

This week Olivia explores the first of the Eight Worldly Winds — gain and loss — and how these natural shifts shape our relationships and sense of self during the holiday season. As gatherings pull us into shared spaces, we’re often met with the winds of change: connection and distance, abundance and absence. Drawing from the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence, Olivia invites reflection on how clinging and aversion keep us unsteady when life moves in ways we can’t control. Through grounded examples and practice, we’ll look at how equanimity helps us meet gain and loss with balance — staying intimate with life without being swept away by it.Prompt: What is one thing you've lost and one thing you've gained recently? Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Gain and LossGroup Date: 11/04/2025

This week Olivia explores the first of the Eight Worldly Winds — gain and loss — and how these natural shifts shape our relationships and sense of self during the holiday season. As gatherings pull us into shared spaces, we’re often met with the winds of change: connection and distance, abundance and absence. Drawing from the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence, Olivia invites reflection on how clinging and aversion keep us unsteady when life moves in ways we can’t control. Through grounded examples and practice, we’ll look at how equanimity helps us meet gain and loss with balance — staying intimate with life without being swept away by it.Prompt: What is one thing you've lost and one thing you've gained recently? Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Gain and LossGroup Date: 11/04/2025

In this final talk of the Multiplicity Within series, Andrew explores the ghosts, demons, and bandits that haunt the landscapes of the mind — and how awareness transforms them into teachers. Through three ancient Buddhist stories — the monks in the haunted forest, Angulimāla the bandit, and the Buddha’s night under attack by Māra — we see how even fear, violence, and illusion can become doorways to freedom when met with compassion.Drawing from Buddhist psychology and Internal Family Systems, this talk invites us to meet our own “hungry ghosts” — the restless parts within that crave, grasp, and defend — not with fear or control, but with calm, curiosity, and love.In the end, the path isn’t about destroying our demons, but discovering that they, too, long to rest in awareness.Prompt: What is a craving or hungry ghost in your life?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Ghosts, Bandits, and BodhiGroup Date: 10/28/2025

In this final talk of the Multiplicity Within series, Andrew explores the ghosts, demons, and bandits that haunt the landscapes of the mind — and how awareness transforms them into teachers. Through three ancient Buddhist stories — the monks in the haunted forest, Angulimāla the bandit, and the Buddha’s night under attack by Māra — we see how even fear, violence, and illusion can become doorways to freedom when met with compassion.Drawing from Buddhist psychology and Internal Family Systems, this talk invites us to meet our own “hungry ghosts” — the restless parts within that crave, grasp, and defend — not with fear or control, but with calm, curiosity, and love.In the end, the path isn’t about destroying our demons, but discovering that they, too, long to rest in awareness.Prompt: What is a craving or hungry ghost in your life?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Ghosts, Bandits, and BodhiGroup Date: 10/28/2025

In this talk, we continue to explore multiplicity within and how parts are birthed through clinging and the cost of that clinging. We again see how the language of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Buddhist meditation overlap. We explore how non-self and non-attachment can lead to clarity in relation to our inner identities. Prompt: What is a part of your life you wish could stay the same forever?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Parts and ClingingGroup Date: 10/21/2025

In this talk, we continue to explore multiplicity within and how parts are birthed through clinging and the cost of that clinging. We again see how the language of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Buddhist meditation overlap. We explore how non-self and non-attachment can lead to clarity in relation to our inner identities. Prompt: What is a part of your life you wish could stay the same forever?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Parts and ClingingGroup Date: 10/21/2025

In this talk, we explore how the language of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Buddhist meditation both point toward the same inner truth — the natural wisdom that arises when the mind is no longer entangled in struggle. Through the lens of the 8 C’s of Self and the Seven Factors of Awakening, we explore how qualities like calmness, curiosity, and compassion support the mind in unblending from parts and returning to balance. Prompt: What is a moment/memory where you felt fully present and tapped into your true Self (your buddha nature)?Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Awakening and Authentic Self.Group Date: 10/14/2025

In this talk, we explore how the language of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Buddhist meditation both point toward the same inner truth — the natural wisdom that arises when the mind is no longer entangled in struggle. Through the lens of the 8 C’s of Self and the Seven Factors of Awakening, we explore how qualities like calmness, curiosity, and compassion support the mind in unblending from parts and returning to balance. Prompt: What is a moment/memory where you felt fully present and tapped into your true Self (your buddha nature)?Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Awakening and Authentic SelfGroup Date: 10/14/2025

This week we are focused on befriending our "protector" parts with compassion using the lens of Buddhist practice, specifically karuna (compassion) and upekkha (equanimity). The practice involves learning to relate to your inner parts with balance and wisdom, understanding that they arise from a place of care, not harm. By turning towards these parts instead of pushing them away, they can relax, allowing their energy to be redirected toward wholeness.Prompt: What is a part of your personality that has been more active recently? Round 2!Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Befriending Parts With Compassion.Group Date: 10/07/2025

This week we are focused on befriending our "protector" parts with compassion using the lens of Buddhist practice, specifically karuna (compassion) and upekkha (equanimity). The practice involves learning to relate to your inner parts with balance and wisdom, understanding that they arise from a place of care, not harm. By turning towards these parts instead of pushing them away, they can relax, allowing their energy to be redirected toward wholeness.Prompt: What is a part of your personality that has been more active recently? Round 2!Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Befriending Parts With Compassion.Group Date: 10/07/2025