During a Jewish-Buddhist retreat Michael speaks about fear of failure, fear of disappointing others and…
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Mindfulness Of Breathing Part 9 – Turning the Body Into A Ballast
Final talk about relaxing the breath to settle the mind. Noticing how when we go…
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Mindfulness Of Breathing Part 8 – I Want to Know What it’s Like to be Unified
Making space in our hearts for empathy, forgiveness and non-reactivity to emerge. How to practice…
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Mindfulness Of Breathing Part 7
Did you cut my shoelaces? Q & A about different forms of meditation for different…
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Mindfulness of Breathing Part 6
Michael talks on finding the sane part of the breath, seeing how all thoughts pivot…
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Mindful Breathing Part 5 (Anapanasati)
Michael goes into detail about emptiness, working with shame, connecting with the emotional body in…
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Mindful Breathing Part 4 (Anapanasati)
Michael maps out how meditation based on concentration can bring intense pleasure and joy (piti)…
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Stabilizing Ourselves In The Digital Age
A public lecture about the effect of phones, the internet, and digital media on our…
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Mindful Breathing Part 3 (Anapanasati)
Michael maps out the first two levels of concentration (jhanas); the importance of not being…
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Mindful Breathing Part 1 (Anapanasati)
Michael offers instruction on the Buddha’s teachings of mindfulness on the breath: learning how to…
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