All Episodes

Re-Remembering the First Noble Truth

Near and Far Enemies of the Brahamviharas

Skillful Acceptance

Pain, Resilience, and Protecting the Sense Doors

Wise View Connected to Wise Concentration

When Concentration Begins to be Understood

Ice Cream and Satisfaction

Swimming Upstream

Lineage

Disliking and Aversion

5/29/25 - GUEST TEACHER - Kate Davies

5/1/25 - GUEST TEACHER - The Return of Ayya Santacitta

Desire, Grasping, and Aversion

Angulimala: Life Facing Death with Guest Flying Fish Murphy

A Storm of Hinderances

2/27/25 - Proof and Faith

Faith

Altruism

Urgency

Ambition on the Path

12/19/24 - Uncanny Experiences

11/21/24 - The First Four Jhanas

11/14/24 - Preparing the Heart and Mind

10/17/24 - Pain, Posture, and Meditation

10/10/24 - Breathing into the Body (Plus Guided Meditation)

The Brahmaviharas

9/19/24 - Nourishment of Jhana: The Food of the Gods

9/12/24 - The Arising of Jhana (Includes guided meditation exercises)

The Natural Inclination Toward Doubt

SPECIAL GUEST: Ayya Santacitta of Aloka Earth Room

Letting Go

The Language of Emotions: with SPECIAL GUEST Karla McLaren

SPECIAL GUESTS: Lama Lhanang Rinpoche and Mordy Levine

Frameworks for Insight

The Monastic Lineage: Why is it Important?

The Five Khandas: Special Guest - Ayyā Dhammadīpā (with Guided Meditation)

How We Learn the Dharma -Wisdom Tools of the Meditator

The First Noble Truth

Spiritual Bypass

Is the Dharma Therapy?

What Exactly Is Buddhism?

Special Guest: Dr. Richard C. Schwartz, Founder of Internal Family Systems

The Power of the Disciplined Mind

Sangha and Community

2/1/23 - Finding Clarity When Feeling Lost in Your Practice

1/25/23 - Buddhist Personality Types

1/18/23 -Who Shows Up to Practice?

1/11/23 - Going Against the Flow

1/4/23 - Evaluation of Practice

12/30/22 - Tonglen (Plus Guided Meditation)

12/14/22 -The Science of Visualization (Plus Guided Meditations)

12/6/22 - Mental Fabrication and Visualization Practices

SPECIAL GUEST: Author, Teacher, and Nonprofit Founder, Caverly Morgan

11/16/22 - Wise Questions to Decrease Suffering

11/9/22 - What Happens After Mindfulness?

10/26/22 - A Very Human Quest

10/19/22 - Appropriate Attention

10/12/22 - Heedfulness

9/28/22 - Samvega and Pasada

9/14/22 - Dukkha, Karma, and The Transcendent Inner Life

9/7/22 - All About Truthfulness

Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation with Special Guest Gary Sanders

8/24/22 - The Eightfold Path in Context

8/3/22 - The Consciousness Aggregate

7/27/22 - Do We Create Our Own Reality?

7/20/22 - The Form Aggregate: Embodied Being Guided Meditation

7/13/22 - Body Contemplations and the Aggregates

7/6/22 - Sliding Down the Banister: Form, Feeling, Perception

6/29/2022 - Deconstructing the Process of Consciousness

6/22/22 - Part 2: Habit and Identity Clinging

6/15/22 - Part 1: Why Do We Cling?

6/8/22 - Bare Knowledge, Continuous Mindfulness

6/1/22 - Returning to the Basics

5/4/22 -Part 2: Hindering Doubt

4/27/22 - Part 1: Skillful Doubt

4/20/22 - Resilience and Adaptation

4/13/22 - Answering the Call of Change

4/6/22 -Hacking the Secrets of Anicca

3/2/22 - Tilling the Soil of Compassion: The First Noble Truth

2/23/22 - The Emotionally Intelligent Meditator

1/26/22 - The Earth Holder: Honoring Thich Nhat Hanh

1/19/22 - Wise Intention Part 2: Three Boring Words You Need to Know for Awakening

1/12/22 - Wise Intention Part 1: Aspirations Close to the Heart

1/5/22 -Mindful Mornings: The Power of Rituals

12/22/21 - Part 2: Cultivating Jhana - The Road to Equanimity

12/15/21 - Part 1 Intro to Jhana: The Food of the Gods

Vedanā Part 3: Taking the Last Offramp

11/17/21 - Vedanā Part 2: Restaurants and Restrooms

11/10/21 - Finding Bigfoot: Using Vedanā for Liberation

10/22/21 - Transforming “Us Vs Them” into “We” Using Wise Speech

10/13/21 - The Wandering Mind

10/6/21 - The Struggle IS the Practice

9/29/21 - Anicca: Understanding and Flowing with Change

9/26/21 - Breath Energy

Sunday Morning Guided Meditation

Summer Break Announcement

6/23/21 - Am I making progress on the path?

6/9/21 - Guide Posts to Keep Us on Track

6/2/21 - Our Aspiration of Non-Violence in the Dharma

5/26/21 - Enlightened Beings in an Unenlightened World

5/19/21 - Inner work vs Outer Work: Is pursuing my own liberation selfish?

5/12/21 - Suffering and its End: What Healing Can We Expect from the Dharma?

5/5/21 - Misunderstandings, Misconceptions & Missteps on the Path

4/21/21 -Deconstructing Perception, Fabrication, and Labeling Inner Realities

4/14/21 - Fabricating our Reality Part 2: Self-Creation Through Self-Talk

Bodily Fabrication Guided Meditation

4/7/21 - Fabricating our Reality Part 1: Self-creation Through Body Awareness

3/31/21 - Mindfulness & Insight Part 3: How Exactly is the Present Moment Created?

3/24/21 - Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Part 2: To Engage or not to Engage? That is the Question!

3/17/21 - Mindfulness & Insight Meditation Part I: Beginner's Mind, Biased Mind

3/10/21 - The Lessons of 2020 Part 3: How to Remain Balanced During Times of Stress

3/3/21 - The Lessons of 2020 Part 2: Skillful Speech with Special Guest Doyle Banks

Special Episode - The Embodied Being Breathing: Guided Morning Meditation

2/10/21 - The Lessons of 2020 Part 1: The Truth of Stress, Struggle & Suffering

2/3/21 - The Skill of Turning Towards Suffering

1/27/21 - The Triple Gem Part 3: Many Doorways to Freedom

1/20/21 - The Triple Gem Part 2: Safety & Security in Buddha, Dharma & Sangha

1/13/21 - The Triple Gem Part 1: A Brief History of Buddhist Bling

1/6/21 - Suffering in the Rain

12/23/20 - Bowing to our Blessings Part 2: Caring Comes with a Cost

12/16/20 - Bowing to our Blessings: The Spiritual Foundations of Generosity & Gratitude

12/9/20 - Happy Bodhi Day: Exploring the Significance of the Buddha's Awakening

12/2/20 - Foundations of Well-Being: Celebration, Gratitude and Reverence

11/18/20 - The 3rd Foundation of Mindfulness - Part 1: The Karma of Thoughts & Emotions

11/11/20- The Sacred Practice of Renunciation: Part 2 – Letting Go On The Path

11/4/20 - Guided Meditation: Recollecting our Shared Humanity

10/28/20 - The Sacred Practice of Renunciation: Part 1 – Trading Up for Happiness

10/21/20 - The Second Foundation – Part 3: Happiness Beyond the Sense Doors

10/14/20 - The Second Foundation – Part 2: Worldly and Unworldy Feelings

10/7/20 - The Second Foundation - Part 1: Finding Freedom in Feelings

9/30/20 -The Wisdom of Impermanence (Includes Guided Meditation)

9/23/20 - 32-Body Part Meditation Part 2 (Includes Talk and Guided Meditations)

9/16/20 - The Hinderance of Worry (Includes Opening Meditation)

32-Part Body Meditation - Part 1 - (Guided Meditation Only, No Dharma talk)

9/2/20 - 32-Part Body Meditation -Part1- with Guided Meditation

8/26/20 - The Elemental Self: The Earth, Wind, Fire & Water Within

8/19/20 - Why are we Meditating? (Includes guided meditation with Metta practice)

8/12/20 - The Power of Presence Part 4: Breathing out the past, Breathing in the future

8/5/20 - The Power of Presence Part 3: The Healing Wisdom of Karma, Not-Self & Equanimity

7/29/20 - The Power of Presence Part 2: The First Noble Truth

7/22/20 The Power of Presence Part 1: Doorway to the Past, Gateway to the Future

7/15/20 - Grief & Loss during the pandemic: Healing Lessons from the Dharma

7/8/20 - Opportunities to Apply Skillful Reflection: Present, Past, Future (Plus Journal Exercise)

6/24/20 - Mindfulness, Ardency, and Alertness: Basics of Vipassana

6/17/20 - Engaged Dharma Part 3 - Taking Refuge in the Dharma During These Times

6/10/20 - Engaged Dharma Part 2: Beginners Mind

6/3/20 - Engaged Dharma Part 1 - Using Mindfulness to Lean into the Truth of Suffering

5/27/20 - The Present Moment is the Doorway to Freedom (with Guided Meditation and Practical Techniques)

5/13/20 - Cultivating Concentration, Pleasure, and Understanding Fabrication

The Four Noble Truths, Interconnectivity, and Taking Skillful Actions

4/29/20 - Journaling and Reflection in the Dharma

4/22/20 - Habit Formation and Equanimity

4/15/20 - Understanding and Working With Equanimity

4/8/20 - Happiness Is A Habit - Tips and Tricks

4/1/20 - Suffering is a Verb

3/18/20 - Creating Inner Stability In A Time of Instability and Guided Meditation

3/11/20 - 12 Minute Live Guided Metta Meditation with added Tibetan Bells and Nature Sounds

3/4/20 - Verbal Fabrication and Skillful Questions

2/26/20 - Mindfulness, Equanimity, and Investigation

2/19/20 - Establishing the First Foundation of Mindfulness Through Body Scanning

2/12/20 - Continuity of Practice

1/8/20 - Spiritual Practice

2/5/20 - Satipatthana Sutta and Guided Meditation

1/29/20 - Many Paths, Many Factors