Today we talk about the role of self-compassion in mindfulness meditation. Rather than just focusing on compassion as a heart practice, the discussion centers on bringing self-compassion to life in bo

Today I offer a guided meditation on bringing the qualities of loving-kindness and gentleness to your mindfulness practice. This practice accompanies the dharma talk Talk: Self-Compassion & Mindfulne

Todays talk covers the topic of equanimity. What does it feel like to be even and balanced, and how do we find ourselves knocked off our center? To learn more about meditation, visit www.OneMindDha

In todays podcast episode, were going to look at what it means to just observe experience. When do we jump in to make a change, and when do we just watch with full awareness? From the Buddhist teach

In today’s podcast episode, we’re talking about the wandering mind. Sometimes called “monkey mind,” this state of an active mind can seem difficult. An active mind is something all meditators face at times, especially when new to practice.

This week’s meditation is on mindfulness of hearing. This is a sense-door on which we don’t often focus specifically. However, we can use the sense-door of hearing to tune into the impermanent nature of experience,

Today’s meditation is a bit of a different practice. We will be observing our experience in an open awareness practice as we often do. However, we are adding in a piece that is often left out: recognizing mental responses.

Today’s meditation is a guided body scan practice. We move through the body, observing each part with mindfulness. This is a practice in the First Foundation of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of the Body. To start, we’ll cultivate the intention of metta,

Today’s meditation is a guided gratitude meditation. Although this is not a traditional Buddhist practice, gratitude is a quality that can support our wellbeing deeply. We will use the same format we often use when working with the brahma-viharas,

Todays meditation is a metta meditation. Metta is the first of the brahma-viharas, or heart practices. Often translated as loving-kindness, metta is a quality of the heart in which we care for the we