josh korda

Dharmapunx NYC

Religion EN ↓ 500 episodes

Exploring the intersections of contemporary psychology, attachment theory, neuropsychology with core buddhist dharma insights and practices.

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josh korda

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Being Triggered: Why It Happens And What to Do About It 16.01.2019 1:01:51

Talk and guided meditation; the talk presents an overview of early buddhist and contemporary clinical insights into the psychology processes underlying the sudden switch from a safe and confident state into a hypervigilant, survival mode; the meditation explores self-soothing during triggered states, and de-activating triggering individuals.

Climbing the Ladder of Well-Being – The Psychological Processes Underpinning Helping Others Skillfully 09.01.2019 59:58

Talk and Guided meditation on the three nervous system states and neural correlates underpinning helping others skillfully, without being dysregulated via emotion contagion.

Reflecting on a Renewed Sense of Purpose for a New Year 01.01.2019 59:49

Recorded December 31 2018 in Brooklyn NY, from 11pm to just before midnight (after which the sangha chanted the Buddhist refuges and precepts).

Safe vs Alert vs At Risk: How Our Nervous System Influences How We Think, Act and Perceive Others 19.12.2018 59:35

34 minute talk and 26 minute guided meditation on the theme.

Developing Awareness of Feelings as a Way to Transform Ingrained Behaviors 12.12.2018 59:22

30 minute talk and 29 minute guided meditation on transforming ingrained behaviors and perceptions through developing a sustained awareness of underlying feelings.

Loosening the Grip of False Perceptions Through Skillful Acts of Non-Compliance 05.12.2018 59:58

Dharma talk and guided meditation exploring the theme. Hour long episode.

the myth of self-improvement vs the healing journey of self-care 28.11.2018 1:09:03

A talk summarizing the Buddha's insights into one of the most pernicious catalysts of suffering, why self-improvement regimes invariably leave us disappointed and often with even more damaged states of inner esteem, and the psychologically sound practices to process emotional wounds.

Social Discomfort: What Behaviors Exacerbate and Alleviate Interpersonal Awkwardness 21.11.2018 59:17

Talk and Guided meditation exploring alleviating social anxiety

Imagination and Creativity in Meditation as a Form of Self-Therapy 14.11.2018 55:55

26 minute talk + 28 minute guided meditation developing creative visualization practice Also: Join us for our last retreat of the year!

Surviving Toxic Relationships with Narcissists and Sociopaths 14.11.2018 59:28

35 minute talk + 24 minute guided meditation on developing a secure base And join us for our last retreat of the year!

How to Transform Unpleasant Memories into Useful Stories 31.10.2018 1:03:42

Talk and Guided Meditation

Two Talks and Meditations from 2018 Dharma Punx Retreat on Secure Attachment 31.10.2018 2:00:44

Talks and guided Meditations from the October 25 - 28 Won Dharma Retreat on Secure Attachment

Unlearning Fear: Reviewing neural processes underlying fear and meditation strategies to alleviate avoidance coping 25.10.2018 1:00:42

Talk and guided meditation on the process of overriding fear through visualization process.

Cultivating A Spiritual Path to Survive Shitty Times 17.10.2018 1:02:56

33 minute dharma talk followed by 29 minute guided meditation on the theme

Healing Core Shame By Developing Self-Worth and Confidence While in a Meditation Practice 10.10.2018 57:59

Talk on the concept of core shame, what causes it, how it leads to self-doubt, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, vulnerability and avoidant coping patterns, and a guided meditation demonstrating how to alleviate core shame in practice.

How to Understand and Alleviate Those Distressing Thoughts 04.10.2018 59:33

30 minute talk followed by guided meditation on the theme

Self-Retreat: On the Transformative Power of Emotions 04.10.2018 1:13:25

Extended talk on the efficacy of emotions followed by meditation exploring the theme. Recorded September 28 2018 at Garrison Institute

The Emotional Wounds Underlying Envy & Jealousy 26.09.2018 57:31

28 minute talk + 28 minute guided meditation

A Basic Process for Making Difficult Decisions 23.09.2018 1:00:53

30 minute talk + 30 minute guided meditation where we practice making a difficult decision

Core Feelings, Defensive Impulses and Resilience 12.09.2018 1:03:38

39 minute talk followed by 25 minute guided meditation on themes introduced in the talk.

The Social Brain and Shaping One's Self to Achieve Acceptance from Others 05.09.2018 58:32

33 minute talk, 27 minute guided meditaiton practicing the tools described in the talk

Five ways to Use Attention in Meditation to Reduce Agitation & Build Distress Tolerance 29.08.2018 1:07:08

33 minute talk + 30 minute meditation reviewing different techniques

What Hides Behind the Curtain 22.08.2018 51:06

25 minute talk + 25 minute meditation which further investigates the theme.

Addiction. Attachment. Dharma. Recovery. 15.08.2018 1:05:40

36 minute talk, 27 minute guided meditation on the theme. This talk expands on ideas found in the clinical books of 'Addiction as an Attachment Disorder' by Philip Flores, 'Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self' by Allan Schore Along with these other studies: Caspers, K. M., Troutman, B., & Spinks, R. (2006). Attachment as an organizer of behavior: implications for substance abuse problems...

Live in Berlin, August 9 2018 12.08.2018 1:15:07

Talk given at Akazienzendo in Schoneburg Berlin.