Kevin Bogle: Strong Emotions – Podcast 160
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In response to strong emotions we may be tempted to act out or to repress. But what if there was a third option? Kevin Bogle discusses how meditation helps us stay grounded.
Daniel Hessey: Meditation and Society – Podcast 159
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Meditation practice helps us tune into our society – the extraordinary symphony of cooperation between us and those around us – and equips us to meet this world with bravery. Acharya Daniel Hessey discusses meditation as a social act.
John Sennhauser: What Is Shambhala? – Podcast 158
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John Sennhauser offers an overview of the origins of Shambhala Buddhism, its founder, Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, and what distinguishes this tradition from other meditation and Buddhist traditions.
Natalie Baker: Getting Off the Emotional Roller Coaster – Podcast 157
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We spend so much time trying to avoid feeling bad. Sometimes even feeling good is difficult to accept. How do we get off this emotional roller coaster?
Elizabeth Reid: Coming to our Senses – Podcast 156
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Shasti Elizabeth Reid discusses the importance of trusting our senses. What does it mean to experience the sense perceptions as sacred?
Shanté Smalls: Coping With Loss – Podcast 155
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We often experience loss and disappointment, from everyday disappointments to the most profound losses. Meditation helps us let go of our defensive patterns to remain curious about our present experience, no matter how painful.
Maho Kawachi: The Power of Compassion – Podcast 154
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Maho Kawachi offers a riveting personal example of the power of compassion in meeting aggression, stimulating a discussion about compassionate action.
Robert Chender: Keeping Your Cool When You’re Stressed Out – Podcast 153
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How does meditation help you stay grounded when it’s so easy to stress out? Robert Chender discusses the science and art of keeping your cool.
Vegan Aharonian: The Science of Meditation – Podcast 152
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Feeling scattered? Stressed? Vegan Aharonian discusses the latest scientific research about meditation’s positive impact on the human brain and body.
Ethan Nichtern: No Such Thing as a Relationship Expert – Podcast 151
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If we want to wake up, we have to deal with others. Shastri Ethan Nichtern discusses the importance of our relationships to the path, while dispelling common myths about mastering them. There’s no such thing as a relationship expert.
