What is meditation? How do you settle your attention on a moving field? Michael talks…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: The Other Shore will Come To You
Centre of Gravity re-opens after the summer break with a talk on the Yoga Sutra,…
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Introduction to Meditation: Sometimes Awake, Sometimes Asleep
Sometimes awake, sometimes asleep; sometimes sun, sometimes moon. Michael teaches during a one-day introduction to meditation…
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Everything Changes
When we return and stay connected to our breath, we let things come and go.…
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Eight Stages of Practice, Part 3
Michael goes through detailed instructions on sitting meditation posture and talks about lineage. Then he…
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Eight Stages of Practice, Part 2
Drawing on Norman Fischer's essay Michael explores how the honeymoon period of practice comes to…
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The Stages of Meditation Practice, Part 2
Michael talks about how the person in us who is sick has the resources to…
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The Stages of Meditation Practice, Part 1
Michael begins talking about the snow and the differences between people and birds and then…
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Your Inner Child Never Grows Up!
A talk by Michael on how even the best meditators have old wounds that need…
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When Thorns Grow in Our Practice
A talk and group exercise for working with thorns when they begin to grow on…
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