Such Sweet Thunder Meditation Podcast. (Christopher Luard)

How many people do we encounter each day for whom we have no feeling of attraction or aversion? Probably most people we see gives rise to a bland, neutral feeling in our minds and hearts. This indifference can and often does lead to many social illnesses which we are currenty suffering from. 

Here I offer a guided meditation using the tibetan technique known as Tonglen (taking and sending) and compassionate phrases to people we do not know. The task at hand is to widen our circle of care to include more and more people. Thus creating a global tribe.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Welcome to “A Voice From the Ever-Change” A Dharma Talk  

Topics will be resting in challenging situations 

and outlining the process and benefits of body-scanning practice.

I conclude with a guided meditation on resting.

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Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to cultivate, strengthen, and reinforce our intentions. By activating the reptilian brain, the mammalian brain, and the pre-frontal cortex, we get the whole brain involved in the setting of our intentions, which can lead to powerful changes and results.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow us to recognize and identify the root sources of reactivity: the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral feeling tones, as they arise in the felt sense of our body. With the development of this technique, one may come to realize deeply that all of our feelings are transitory and impermanent, and so we can release our reactivity to those feelings. By learning to rest in the dance of feeling tones which are constantly cascading through awareness we come to rest in equanimity. Based loosely on the teachings of Ven. Analayo. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases, first to ourselves then to loved ones. Then we move into a visualization where we radiate lovingkindness energy out to drench ourselves and our loved ones in the warm energy of lovingkindness. The longer we stay in the experience of lovingkindness, the more our neurons wire and fire together, allowing the passing state of lovingkindness to become a permanent trait. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. I

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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Here I guide a brief meditation through the three pillars of Self Compassion as codified by Dr. Kristen Neff.

By moving through the stages of Mindfulness, Common humanity, and Kindness, we give ourself the opportunity to soften around our struggles and allow a space for healing. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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It is lovingkindness meditation with a twist. In a second stage of the practice we are invited to take a deep dive into the felt sense of lovingkindness, which allows our neurological pathways create lasting traits out of passing states of Lovingkindness. This is a great practice to use to balance out our inherent negativity bias. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a meditation where we are invited to bring into awareness a memory or experience which opens our heart. We then are invited to bring that open hearted warmth to our entire body and sounds. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We open the meditation with the emotion of anger and expand outward from there. By gradually surrounding the anger with more and more sensory experience, we come to experience the reactive emotion of anger as just another aspect of the ever changing field, rather than something to identify with.  

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to open their heart to our activity of our mind. We develop the capacity to rest in the body and observe the activity of the mind, without getting swept up by our thoughts and emotions. By coming to rest in the with the activity of the mind, free from judgement, our relationship to our experience of life begins to lighten.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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It is difficult to overestimate the importance of body scanning practice. It provides many benefits, such as lowering our stress, strengthening the immune system, strengthening our present moment awareness and improved emotional intelligence. Here I guide a very detailed, systematic journey through the breath, body, and sound. I hope you will enjoy!

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, Positive Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We then include an experience of awareness itself. Since we typically habitually identify with awareness, by recognizing awareness as just another aspect of the ever-changing field, our clinging to that identity begins to loosen, and thus, our suffering begins to wane. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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"When just one thing is cultivated the mind becomes tranquil, thought and examination subside, and all wholesome qualities which pertain to true knowledge reach fulfillment by development of. What is that one thing? Mindfulness of The Body."

The Buddha.

Join meditation teacher Chris Luard for a wisdom talk on this very important and timely topic: Heartfelt Awareness: Finding Peace and Joy In The Body.

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and has authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Welcome to Awakened Living. Our year long immersive online meditation program. Over the duration of this course we will take a comprehensive and non-sectarian exploration into the earliest teachings of the Buddha. This will include the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, (including the Seven Factors of Awakening and the Five Hindrances) the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold Path, Lovingkindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity. The Awakened Living Course will be offered in four semesters, with a break of at least 10 days in between each semester. Semester 1: 12 Weeks. Jan 8th-Mar 29th: Exploring The Truth of Suffering, The Arising and Cessation of Suffering, Skillful View and Intention. Mindfulness of Body, Feeling Tones, Mind/Heart Semester 2: 12 Weeks. April 23rd-July 12th: Exploring Skillful Speech, Action and Livelihood. Mindfulness of Hindrances, Awakening Factors, Body Semester 3: 8 Weeks. July 30th-Sept 20th: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Widening the Window of Tolerance. Semester 4: 12 Weeks. Oct 1st-Dec 20th: Exploring Concentration, Hindrances, Awakening Factors, Lovingkindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity. Although we will be drawing primarily on the teachings of The Buddha, there is no religion being taught here and people from any and all (or no) religions and beliefs are welcome. As the course unfolds we will look at numerous mindfulness based practices, systematically cultivating a continuity of mindful awareness. The benefit of a continuity of mindful may allow us to engage in our life experiences with deep sense of wisdom, kindness, curiosity, and care. The Awakened Living Year Long Immersive will be offered in two sections: Section A: 7 am-9 am on Wednesdays and Saturdays (Thai Time) *7pm-9pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, East Coast Time Section B: 7:30 pm-9:30 pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. (Thai Time) *7:30pm -9:30pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays, East Coast Time *Check your time zone here: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ Each group session will include guided meditations, Q n A, A one to one private session with Chris, interactive discussions with the retreat participants, and the option to join a small study group which will meet at a time to be determined by the group itself. If you would like to participate, but find these times limiting, please feel free to message Chris here on Facebook or through the website: www.suchsweetthunder.org Although Chris will be facilitating all of the sessions live, (nothing is pre-recorded) The sessions are offered over the Zoom platform and will be recorded and made available to participants so one can attend as much or a little as the live program as suits the participant. There are scholarships, payment plans, and financial assistance available, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Spaces are limited. Chris Luard has been practicing meditation for 39 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. Chris has received formal training in Zen, Mahamudra and Dzogchen, from the Mahayana (Japanese, Korean, and Tibetan) traditions, Vipassana and early buddhist studies from the Theravada traditions, and Vedanta from the Hindu traditions. In addition to this Chris has received formal instruction from the more modern traditions and modalities such as Secular Buddhism, MBSR, Insight, Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, Buddhist Psychology, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, Neuroplasticity, and Trauma Healing. Signing up for this special offering in advance is recommended. To do so, message Chris directly here on FB, chrisluard@yahoo.com or through www.suchsweetthunder.org

Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We then move through a few different emotions through the lens of "I am...(complete identification) to "It is... (less identification) to "It is being known" No identification. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

The cultivation of compassion allows us to accept the present moment. Acceptance doesn't mean condone. 

Acceptance gives us clear seeing into what is arising in the present moment and the power to move forward 

from there. 

Join me for the next episode of The Brahma Viharas: Compassion for Loved Ones guided meditation. 

Here I'll be guiding a traditional meditation designed to allow one to cultivate the qualities

of compassion for ourself and a loved one. 

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Joy is considered to be one of the boundless qualities of the heart, which when practiced thoroughly,

allows the experience of "I/Other" to dissolve into a "we."

Join me here for stage one of a six stage practice where we explore the cultivation of boundless joy!

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Here I offer a guided meditation through the anatomy of the body as presented by Ven. Bhikkhu Analayo. In this practice we explore our experience of our body through the skin, flesh, and bones, then the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. With practice, this meditation can lead one to a deeper sense of present moment awareness, and to recognize the not-self aspect of our physicality.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non-Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

In this truly heartwarming story, Chris tells the famous story of the young Woman Kisa and her journey from pain into compassion. A story told in temples worldwide. May All Benefit

Here I offer a meditation designed to allow one to experience impermanence and change on a visceral level. When we do this, we become less and less attached to the ever changing nature of our experiences. Thus we find freedom

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

Here I offer a very brief exercise in which we may come to experience the fuel we add to reactivity when we resist it, and the openness when we welcome in the anger. With a practice such as this one, we are more likely to find the space of non-reactivity. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to loved ones.

Then we move into a visualization where we radiate kindness energy out to drench ourselves in the warm energy of kindness. The longer we stay in the experience of lovingkindness, the more our neurons wire and fire together, allowing the passing state of kindness to become a permanent trait.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

Each and every life is replete with 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows. Can we be present to the sometimes faint hue of joy which may be available but is often overlooked? In this guided meditation we practice finding safety and ease in the midst of the messiness of life, and from that vantage point, moving into experiences of joy. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation where we extend the gift of boundless joy to ourselves in the form of phrases. Far from being an exercise in self-indulgence, this practice can give us a much needed sense of groundedness and resilience to face the challenges of life head on. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I guide a meditation designed to allow us to resource our positive experiences of feeling safe. In doing this, we create the neurological pathways leading to future experiences of safety. As the saying goes: "the neurons which wire together, fire together"

By embarking on this type of practice, based on the pioneering work of Dr. Rick Hanson, we can train ourself to balance out the human tendency to focus on the negative experiences of life (negativity bias) and allow us to cultivate a stable, strong awareness which experiences equally the positive and negative aspects of experience. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We then include an experience of awareness itself. Since we typically habitually identify with awareness, by recognizing awareness as just another aspect of the ever-changing field, our clinging to that identity begins to loosen, and thus, our suffering begins to wane. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of tranquility, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction.

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Voo Breathing is the practice of releasing tension and stress which has been unconsciously lodged in the human nervous system. Voo Breathing is a stress release exercise developed by Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing.

Enjoy!

Everything that is born will have a life-span and a death. All building ends in ruin, eery meeting ends in parting...but ruin too comes to an end, and something new is born. Parting comes to an end, where there is a space and new meetings. This is the ever changing river of life. This meditation is based on the work of Ken McLeod, whom I had the honor and privilege to receive these teachings from. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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In this exploration we are invited to feel what it feels like to cling to our opinions in the face of opposition, and then to gradually soften our tightly held view so that we can connect with the humanity of those who hold opposing views. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. I

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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Here is offer a guided meditation inviting us to immerse ourself in the warmth of kindness, then radiate that kindness out into the world.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

In this meditation we explore the possibility of offering Joy to people who we do not know. By practicing in this way we may discover the joy inherent in the generous well wishing to people regardless of how we feel about them. By learning to celebrate and appreciate who they are.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 39 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

Here I offer a body scanning practice where we scan the body seven times. Feeling into the skin, flesh, bones, and the four elements of earth, water, fire, and air. This offering is based on Bhikkhu Analayo's work in the Satipatthana Practice. It is a wonderful way to anchor awareness deeply into the here and now. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Nick Daez is a Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Teacher and Sound Healer. He completed his teacher trainings in New Mexico, Nepal, Bali and Palawan. Embracing his calling to serve and teach, he leads shamanic energy healing rituals and does creative work as a multi-disciplinary artist. He co-founded the award winning boutique video production company, Seabiscuit Films which is based in Manila.

In this entertaining and informative talk we dive deep into how meditation influences the creative process, and how the creative process influences teaching meditation. 

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In this guided meditation we explore a traditional Tibetan meditation and investigate how this ancient, beautiful practice can be used to cultivate self-compassion.

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In this guided meditation we are invited to explore the unspoken middle ground between the seemingly opposing qualities of experience. As we enter into the present moment, we are invited to explore the spectrum of experience between like and dislike and then order and chaos. By cultivating a practice such as this one we may have a glimpse into a more restful, peaceful, and balanced way of living. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Avalokiteśvara is a symbol of compassion throughout Tibet and elsewhere throughout the world. He or she has thousands of arms, each one has an eye in the palm of the hand. Each hand represents a different way of seeing Truth. Awakening to this is a step toward compassion for ourself and for others. 

I hope you will enjoy this rich talk, where I dive deep into the practices and challenges of Self-Compassion. 

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Here is a guided meditation designed to allow one to meet challenging encounters with warmth and compassion.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

In this meditation we are invited to explore the internal experience between resisting challenging emotions and welcoming the emotions in. We then go through a gentle process of allowing the emotion to self-liberate. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

 I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. I

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Here I offer a shorter body scanning practice where we swiftly scan the body seven times. Feeling into the skin, flesh, bones, and the four elements of earth, water, fire, and air. This offering is based on Bhikkhu Analayo's work in the Satipatthana Practice. It is a wonderful way to anchor awareness deeply into the here and now.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I guide a meditation designed to allow us to resource our positive experiences of feeling safe. In doing this, we create the neurological pathways leading to future experiences of safety. As the saying goes: "the neurons which wire together, fire together"

By embarking on this type of practice, based on the pioneering work of Dr. Rick Hanson, we can train ourself to balance out the human tendency to focus on the negative experiences of life (negativity bias) and allow us to cultivate a stable, strong awareness which experiences equally the positive and negative aspects of experience. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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In this podcast I guide a meditation designed to allow us to feel into the positive, nourishing qualities of gratitude, lovingkindness, and generosity. We then soak in these mindstates, allowing our neurological pathways to lean into a permanent state of lovingkindness. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and I have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Here I guide a brief meditation through the three pillars of Self Compassion as codified by Dr. Kristen Neff.

By moving through the stages of Mindfulness, Common humanity, and Kindness, we give ourself the opportunity to

soften around our struggles and allow a space for healing.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation into lovingkindness for the world, and all of the inhabitants of the world. Always including ourself. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

Here I guide a meditation designed to allow us to resource our positive experiences of feeling safe. In doing this, we create the neurological pathways leading to future experiences of safety. As the saying goes: "the neurons which wire together, fire together"

By embarking on this type of practice, based on the pioneering work of Dr. Rick Hanson, we can train ourself to balance out the human tendency to focus on the negative experiences of life (negativity bias) and allow us to cultivate a stable, strong awareness which experiences equally the positive and negative aspects of experience. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I outline and guide a meditation designed to allow one to dive deep into the experience of gratitude. This is considered a resourcing practice and can be very helpful when moving through times of transition, stress, and turbulence.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Billions of people here today. Billions more have come and gone.

 Each one equal in birth and equal in death. 

Each one wanting a life of happiness and wishing to be free from suffering.

Welcome to the next episode of Brahma Viharas: Equanimity for groups. A guided meditation.

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Human experience arises in terms of opposites. Some wise people have said that release from suffering lies in the silent space in between. 

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In this guided meditation we are invited to explore the unspoken middle ground between the seemingly opposing qualities of experience. As we enter into the present moment, we are invited to explore the spectrum of experience between like and dislike and then praise and blame. By cultivating a practice such as this one we may have a glimpse into a more restful, peaceful, and balanced way of living. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I guide us a meditation which is allowing us to cultivate and widen our 

circle of care and lovingkindness to include the entire world. 

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Here I guide a meditation designed to allow us to resource our good experiences. As the saying goes: "the neurons which wire together, fire together"

By embarking on this type of practice, based on the pioneering work of Dr. Rick Hanson, we can train ourself to balance out the human tendency to focus on the negative experiences of life (negativity bias) and allow us to cultivate a stable, strong awareness which experiences equally the positive and negative aspects of experience. 

Meditation can be challenging. Sometimes we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and teaching worldwide since 2009.

If you find these videos helpful please consider making a donation at paypal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to connect to their resistances toward Joy. When we can see these resistances clearly, we may be able to hold compassionate space for them, and eventually they no longer inhibit our innate capacity for joy, gratitude, and appreciation. We then soak in the Joy, allowing the nervous system to marinade in the felt experience of Joy, which can help this passing state eventually become a permanent trait.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of calm, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction.

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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When we begin to extend Metta (Lovingkindness) to people we don’t know and perhaps even to people we don’t like very much, we begin to get a glimpse of a new world. An opening into a new and more loving worldview. 

Join meditation teacher Chris Luard for “Ever Expanding Lovingkindness. A Dharma Talk.”

Lovingkindness has a medicinal quality. It carries with it an energy and a power which can mend the age-old wounds between self and other. 

Facebook and Instagram Live 

Chris has received formal training in Zen, Mahamudra and Dzogchen, from the Mahayana (Japanese, Korean, and Tibetan) traditions, Vipassana and early buddhist studies from the Theravada traditions, and Vedanta from the Hindu traditions. Chris has also received formal instruction from the more modern traditions and modalities such as Secular Buddhism, MBSR, Insight, Shambhala, Buddhist Psychology, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, Neuroplasticity, and trauma healing. 

A few of the topics Chris specializes in are Mindfulness, Insight Meditation, Lovingkindness, Compassion, Boundless Joy, Equanimity, Embracing Change, Deep Rest Meditation, and practices designed to free us from emotional reactivity. All of the teachings are offered within a secular voice and a trauma informed framework.

For details check: www.suchsweetthunder.org

In this meditation I gently guide us through a RAIN practice designed to give us a set of tools to work with anger. With a practice such as this one, we can begin to explore the beliefs which keep us locked in resentment, and cultivate a method and a practice of forgiveness, thus removing the splinter of anger from our own heart. 

RAIN= R=Recognize A=Allow I=Investigate N=Nurture. 

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of tranquility, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction.

Chris has been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Please join meditation teacher Chris Luard in an upcoming talk: Self-Compassion. The Benefits and How To Apply The Salve

June 8th, 2023. 7pm EST.

Facebook And Instagram Live!

Chris has been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. He has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

This is a recording of a sunrise meditation which I offered to the community at The New Life Foundation in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The sound of the nature makes a lovely soundscape to meditate with. 

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"The ability to observe ourself free from judgement is the highest form of human intelligence" J. Krisnamurti. 

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to bring us to a place of equanimity with ourself and all we experience. By offering phrases of equanimity to our heart and feeling into the implications of each phrase, we begin to notice how we resist equanimity, how we might unknowingly succumb to our own preferences and prejudices. In seeing this process we begin to release from the habitual reactive patterns and inhabit a life which is free from preferences, likes, dislikes, etc. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Looking for a quick dose of resilience, nourishment, and healing energy? Here is a 10 minute lovingkindness meditation designed to offer just that. Enjoy! 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a guided meditation focusing on mindfulness of body, feelings, and mind. A practice such as this one may bring us into intimate connection with our present moment experience, allowing us to step out of our habitual reactive patterns, and inhabiting a type of freedom. Based on the work of Ven Bhikkhu Analayo.

 Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. I

f you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder May All Benefit. 

"The Great Way is not difficult

for those who have no preferences.

When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction,

however, and heaven and earth

are set infinitely apart.

If you wish to see the truth,

then hold no opinions

for or against anything.

To set what you like

against what you dislike

is the disease of the mind."

Faith Mind Prayer Poem

Beautiful words, but how do we apply this ancient wisdom to modern day life? Check out this wisdom talk to explore that very question. 

Enjoy! 

Welcome to our 2nd spring online meditation retreat offering: Heartfelt Awareness: A Fearless Embrace Of Life.

In this 12 week course participants will take a deep dive into the practice of mindfulness. Not only will we be drawing on meditation practices from numerous traditions worldwide, but we will also be exploring techniques which will allow us to enter into a fearless embrace of the present moment while not meditating....in other words...a fearless embrace of life itself.

Heartfelt Awareness is mindfulness with an emphasis on the heart. But why should one practice Heartfelt Awareness, Or Mindfulness?

Mindfulness has been shown to help with pain management, pain relief, stress reduction, it helps with emotional intelligence and regulation, it has shown to boost our happiness index, and most of all, mindfulness can strengthen our present moment awareness, so we can be present and connected to our experience of life.

The retreat will open on Saturday, April 8th and close on Saturday, July 1st. There will be a week off on May 20th.

Each session is offered live every Saturday from 9am-11:30am EST.

Sessions will include guided meditations, Q n A, breakout groups, optional one to one private sessions with Chris, and interactive discussions with the fellow retreat participants.

The fee for the complete eight week offering is $119.00 USD. There are scholarships and financial assistance available, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Spaces are limited.

If you would like to participate, but find these times or cost limiting, please feel free to message Chris here on Facebook or through the website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

The online sessions will be recorded and available to participants. This is made available to allow participants to miss sessions, if necessary, while keeping up with the pace of the retreat.

Chris Luard has been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. 

Chris has received formal training in Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, and Vedanta Hinduism as well as MBSR, Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

For more information please visit www.suchsweetthunder.org

Signing up for this special offering in advance is recommended. To do so, message Chris directly here on FB, chrisluard@yahoo.com or through www.suchsweetthunder.org

Here I offer a talk on the immeasurable quality of Boundless Joy, or Mudita. In this talk I offer guidance on how to cultivate boundless joy, including a guided meditation, navigating the challenges of cultivating joy in the midst of difficulty, and the benefits of this subtle, beautiful practice. 

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Here I offer a guided meditation into the feeling tones inherent in the human experience. In this practice we explore the felt difference between contact, feeling tone, and interpretation. By coming to rest in the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral we may find ourselves inhabiting a non-reactive field of equanimity.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here is offer a talk on the immeasurable quality of Compassion, discuss how it differs from empathy, discuss the benefits of self-compassion and then offer a guided self compassion meditation.

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n this guided meditation we are invited to explore the unspoken middle ground between the seemingly opposing qualities of experience. As we enter into the present moment, we are invited to explore the spectrum of experience between like and dislike and then gain and loss. By cultivating a practice such as this one we may have a glimpse into a more restful, peaceful, and balanced way of living. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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In this meditation we explore the possibility of practicing Joy while in the eye of the storm. By practicing in this way, our innate joy becomes available to us as a resource of stability and grounding, which may allow us to more gracefully navigate the challenging terrain which we will inevitably encounter. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I tell the legendary story of Siddhartha Gotama Buddha. This galloping story filled with Princes and demons and beautiful, pragmatic teachings is sure to leave you breathless! Inside I talk about his birth, his upbringing, the events which lead Siddhartha to his awakening into the Buddha. Then I go through talk about the Buddha's earliest teachings and how we can use them to alleviate suffering in our lives.

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Welcome to A Voice From the Ever-Change meditation program!

In this episode I will guide a meditation and then offer a poem and commentary from my latest book.

Today’s topic is Insight meditation. The challenges and benefits of this beautiful practice

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"The ability to observe ourself free from judgement is the highest form of human intelligence" J. Krisnamurti. 

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to bring us to a place of equanimity with ourself and all we experience. By offering phrases of equanimity to our heart and feeling into the implications of each phrase, we begin to notice how we resist equanimity, how we might unknowingly succumb to our own preferences and prejudices. In seeing this process we begin to release from the habitual reactive patterns and inhabit a life which is free from preferences, likes, dislikes, etc. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 39 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and I have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. In addition, my training has allowed me to become a certified clinical trauma professional.

I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Here I offer a guided meditation deisgned to draw an intimate connection between our physical body and Mother Gaia. By recongnizing somatically that our bodies are composed of earth, water, fire, and wind, we find that we are no longer need to identify with a seperate self, but can open and rest into being part of a whole. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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True acceptance is a necessary step towards holding ourselves and others with a compassionate heart. But how do we do that if we are harboring resentments and anger? 

Join meditation teacher Chris Luard in his next offering: “Compassion. A Detour Into Forgiveness” where he will explore this very delicate topic. 

Chris has been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris Has received formal training in Tibetan, Zen, and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Introducing: "the hindrances. These are five mind-states which cloud our ability to clearly know the present moment experience, and thus block our ability to lead a peaceful, flourishing life. By resting with these five veiling factors and getting to know how they feel when they are present, we can begin to work with them as guideposts on the path, rather than enemies. This practice is designed to allow one to do just that. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. I

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to ourself, to loved ones, to strangers, and to people who challenge us, and to the entire world. This particular set of phrases are composed in a way that allow us hold and honor the challenges of life while connecting to the kindness inherent in our hearts.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

Here is offer a guided meditation inviting us into three stages of mindfulness of the breath: The breath, calming the body and mind, and finding joy in a smile. (Based loosely of the work of Ven. Thich Nhat Hnan) We then take our heartfelt exploration to the sensate experience of the body and sounds. Just in the same way that the word water cannot quench out thirst, the concepts of the body and sound inhibit our connection with life. A practice such as this one can help us sidestep that very common pitfall, and bring us closer to the actual experience of life itself.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for over 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

Here I offer a guided meditation in the form of a body scan. We systematically invite the body to rest and from that deep rest we move into a state of joy and contentment. 

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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Here I guide a traditional meditation used to discover our innate self-compassion. 

Meditation can be challenging. Sometimes we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Chris has been practicing meditation for 35 years and teaching worldwide since 2009. If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation at paypal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I offer a body scanning practice where we scan the body seven times. Feeling into the skin, flesh, bones, and the four elements of earth, water, fire, and air. This offering is based on Bhikkhu Analayo's work in the Satipatthana Practice. It is a wonderful way to anchor awareness deeply into the here and now. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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In this practice we might cultivate an awareness of our own inherent connection to contentment and joy...so that we may find Joy In The Relief Of Change From Unpleasant. Joy To Counter Our Tendency to Cling To Pleasant. Joy While Resting In Neutral. Joy In The Infinite Potential For Growth.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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In this lovely, heartwarming story, Chris unfolds the legend of Kuan Yin incarnating into Avalokiteshvara. There are many wonderful gems of wisdom hidden in this beautiful myth. A story of how to embrace the light and dark of life without falling into despair.

Here is a very brief exercise designed to give us a felt sense of how anger is often compounded when we struggle against the emotion, and then we can feel how anger is alleviated by welcoming in the emotion.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for nearly 40 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I outline the Such Sweet Thunder meditation practice which allows one to embrace the entire present moment.  I have outlined the practice in six stages and I give instruction and commentary on each stage. 

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In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of tranquility, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction. Based on the works of Ven. Analayo. 

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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In this guided meditation I offer an exploration through the human experience. Each step of the way we take time to extend appreciation and gratitide for the gift of the senses. Even if one or more of our senses is inhibit somehow, by illness or by birth, we can still find appreciation and joy somewhere in the human sensory experience. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I guide a meditation practice designed to cultivate lovingkindness to those people who are dear to us. Although this may seem very accessible, some of the phrases of lovingkindness can bring up resistances. These resistances are not bad, or a sign we are "doing it wrong." On the contrary, the resistances which may arise in practice illustrate how we may be resisting lovingkindness in our day to day experience. Through this insight we may become more available to the warmth of kindness available in our world. 

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The Brahma Viharas meditation series continues with an introduction to Joy!

In this dharma talk I’ll be outlining a practice designed to allow us to 

cultivate a type of Joy  that is free from any circumstances.

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I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Clint Sabom for the website Contemplative Light. In this talk, I get the opportunity to take a deep dive into the Four Immeasurable Minds (Lovingkindness, Compassion, Equanimity, Joy) and the online retreat program which I am offering based on these practices. 

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Here we are invited into a meditation designed to allow us to explore the many layers of social conditioning we may have around receiving kindness from others, and giving freely to others. In this exploration we may find that letting go of such social conditioning allows for a free flow of kindness in our life. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. I

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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Looking for a quick resource to ground, stabilize, and nourish? "In our research we found that when you forcefully practice smiling, it stimulates the amygdala—the emotional center of the brain—which releases neurotransmitters to encourage an emotionally positive state. For mental health, this has interesting implications. If we can trick the brain into perceiving stimuli as ‘happy’, then we can potentially use this mechanism to help boost mental health.” Neuroscience News.com

In this guided meditation we are invited to rest into the present moment and simply smile. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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In this meditation we explore the possibility of offering Joy to loved ones. By practicing in this way we may discover the joy inherent in the generous well wishing to people we care for, learning to celebrate and appreciate who they are.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

In this guided meditation I offer an exploration through the human experience. Each step of the way we take time to extend appreciation and gratitude for the gift of the senses. Through this practice, if one or more of our senses is inhibit somehow, by illness or by birth, we can still find appreciation and joy somewhere in the human sensory experience. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and teaching worldwide since 2009.

If you find these videos helpful please consider making a donation at paypal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Empires rise and rule and crumble. Religions are born, live, and die. Planets, stars, and galaxies arise and pass. Seasons change, night turns into day, and with every breath we humans change. 

Join meditation teacher Chris Luard for a wisdom talk on this very important and timely topic: Embracing Change and Impermanence. 

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Chris has been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.

Chris has received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology.

Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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In this episode I guide a RAIN practice opening and working compassionately with the experience of anger

RAIN=Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture. 

This practice allows one to open to and soften into the universal, human experience of anger and helps 

us to feel our anger without falling into unhealthy reactions or repression. 

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Here we are invited into a meditation designed to allow us to explore the many layers of social conditioning we may have around receiving kindness from others, and giving freely to others. In this exploration we may find that letting go of such social conditioning allows for a free flow of kindness in our life.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

We can feel the beauty of Lovingkindness for our loved ones. We can experience the warmth of our own open heart. Can we extend that to someone we do not know? Yes we can! 

Welcome to the “Brahma Viharas Series: Lovingkindness” Here I guide a meditation designed to cultivate Lovingkindness for those we do not know. By widening our circle of Lovingkindness in this way, we may bring a warmth and openness to each introduction.

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Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Nonviolent Communication, Neuroplasticity, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. I

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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In this guided meditation we are invited to explore the unspoken middle ground between the seemingly opposing qualities of experience. As we enter into the present moment, we are invited to explore the spectrum of experience between like and dislike and then praise and blame. By cultivating a practice such as this one we may have a glimpse into a more restful, peaceful, and balanced way of living. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 36 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Nonviolent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Here I guide a meditation designed by Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk designed to nourish our nervous system with the self-generated warmth of kindness.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non-Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.