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Susie Harrington has been meditating since 1989, and been engaged in Insight meditation practice since 1995. She began teaching in 2005, with the guidance of Guy Armstrong, Jack Kornfield and more recently Joseph Goldstein. She often offers retreats in the natural world, believing nature to be the most profound dharma teacher, and a natural gateway to our true self. Her teaching is deeply grounded in the body and emphasizes embodiment of our practice in speech and daily life. For more information go to desertdharma.org.

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Susie Harrington: Meeting climate change 10.08.2025 15:53

(Sky Mind Retreats)

Susie Harrington: Practicing in Nature 10.08.2025 50:00

(Sky Mind Retreats) Practice in Nature, body as nature dharma talk

Susie Harrington: Wise effort and letting go 09.08.2025 12:04

(Sky Mind Retreats)

Susie Harrington: Infinite Contingency 09.08.2025 47:48

(Sky Mind Retreats)

Susie Harrington: GM - Four Elements 09.08.2025 36:13

(Sky Mind Retreats)

Susie Harrington: Everything is Practice 09.08.2025 43:38

(Sky Mind Retreats)

Susie Harrington: Morning Instructions: Balance in Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 20.05.2025 59:37

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Susie Harrington: The Art of Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 19.05.2025 1:02:59

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Finding the balance of effort and letting go is the art of meditation practice. This applies both to times of ease in practice and in the greater challenges of meeting the hindrances. We have the opportunity to use every moment as a portal to wisdom and compassion.

Devon Hase, Susie Harrington: Mindfulness of Breathing (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 18.05.2025 40:48

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings and guided practice on mindfulness of the breath.

Susie Harrington: Morning instructions: Radiating Metta for All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 16.03.2024 54:28

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Susie Harrington: Impermanence: The Portal to Freedom (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 13.07.2023 1:02:25

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) With a stable and unified mind we can turn to impermanence. This turning into our observing change in our vipassana practice leads us to see not only the temporality of everything but the interconnected and impersonal Nature of experience.

Susie Harrington: Seven Factors: Part 2 Settling Factors (Retreat At Spirit Rock) 17.02.2023 1:02:15

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The seven factors of awakening include the arousing factors and the settling ones. This talk goes into detail on using the factors of Tranquility, Concentration, and Equanimity in meditation practice.

Susie Harrington: Intro and Guided Meditation for Karuna 13.02.2023 59:07

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Afternoon introduction to Karuna practice using felt sense and phrases.

Susie Harrington: Seven Factors: Part 1 Arousing Factors (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 10.02.2023 56:21

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This talk describes Investigation, Energy, and Joy in the context of the Seven Factors and intensive retreat.

Susie Harrington: Introduction to Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 30.01.2023 58:21

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) introduction to Metta, guided meditation with phrases for self and benefactor

Susie Harrington: Meeting Suffering with Compassion -Reflections, Instructions, and GM with Tonglen 01.01.2023 1:03:04

(Cache Valley Sangha) Meeting the suffering of the world requires both wisdom of our interconnection, and compassion and equanimity to whole heartedly embrace the complexity of the suffering we find. Introduction following from previous talk. Detailed instructions for Tonglen (practice for transforming suffering into compassion) Guided Meditation: Tonglen.

Susie Harrington: Finding Wholeness in a Broken World 31.12.2022 57:19

(Cache Valley Sangha) We live in two worlds - our small personal world and the interconnected world of all beings and the earth. Connecting these two is key to understanding our situation and metabolizing the challenging times we live in. Talk has some loud sounds due to recording errors. A couple moments may be startling for the listener.

Susie Harrington: Retreat Introduction - Morning Reflection and Sit 31.12.2022 45:48

(Cache Valley Sangha) Introductory Reflections for the retreat. Guided meditation focusing on Gratitude

Susie Harrington: We Are All Kin (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 31.10.2022 48:22

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In our nature practice we come in intimate contact with the truth of Interconnection interbeing, and the play of causes and conditions as they come together in this moment. This talk explores the challenges, the freedom and the responsibility of the vast unfolding that includes each of us and all beings.

Susie Harrington: Dancing with the Way Things Are: Impermanence 23.05.2022 53:45

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Impermanence is the nature of things, in our practice we have the opportunity to see it and learn to dance with this fundamental aspect of our experience.

Jeanne Corrigal, Susie Harrington: The Treasure of Generosity; Generosity and the Liberation Process 13.02.2022 47:41

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community) Sunday afternoon dharma talk on the treasure of generosity and interconnection in our lives (Susie) and the liberative process catalyzed by generosity (Jeanne).

Jeanne Corrigal, Susie Harrington: Generosity as a Living Liberation Practice 13.02.2022 57:21

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community) Sunday morning instruction and meditation begins with generosity as a living liberation practice of non-clinging, and moves to a guided sit in generosity toward the self (Jeanne). This sit ends with guided instruction in walking with an attitude of offering generosity (Susie).

Jeanne Corrigal, Susie Harrington: Gratitude as Doorway to Belonging; Gratitude as a Practice in Difficult Times 12.02.2022 52:31

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community) Saturday afternoon dharma talk on gratitude as a doorway to belonging (Susie), and as a powerful practice in difficult times (Jeanne).

Jeanne Corrigal, Susie Harrington: Gratitude as Reciprocal Relationship 12.02.2022 55:32

(Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community) Saturday morning dharmette in gratitude and generosity as a reciprocal relationship, rather than a transactional relationship, followed by a guided meditation in the refuges as gratitude practices. (Susie) The sit ends with walking instructions and encouragement to sense the body as a support for the embodied gratitude of being present. (Jeanne)

Susie Harrington: Waking up with the Five Spiritual Faculties 07.01.2022 51:53

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The five Spiritual Faculties of Faith, Energy, Mindfulness, Concentration, and Wisdom give us both a map for the natural unfolding of our practice and a guide for how to orient and encourage its development.