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Developing a clear understanding of the teachings and learning to fully inhabit the body have been core parts of my Dhamma practice. These areas, as well a strong emphasis on the heart, inform and shape my teaching. The few years I spent training as an Anagarika in the Thai Forest monasteries broadened my understanding of the Buddha's teachings and instilled a profound respect for the Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni Sangha. All along the way, I've been particularly interested in how other modalities like Nonviolent Communication and Somatics can support our growth in awakening.

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Ayya Santussika: Engaged Brahmaviharas 05.02.2019 48:55

(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) Ayya Santussika presents the first talk in a speaker series on The Engaged Buddhist. Here she speaks on the role that each of the four Brahmaviharas play to help and guide us in our engaged actions, whatever they be, to promote wholesome and beneficial outcomes. She discusses lovingkindness, joy in the good fortune of others, compassion and equanimit...

Oren Jay Sofer: Sustaining the Heart: Energy on the Spiritual Path 04.02.2019 57:30

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Part 2) This Monday Night Dharma Talk explores the role of energy on the path as well as in our daily lives. In what ways do we waste energy? How do we cultivate and sustain energy? And how we can learn how to steward energy more wisely?

Oren Jay Sofer: Susaining the Heart: The Foundations of Contemplative Practice 28.01.2019 55:57

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) (Part 1) This Monday Night Dharma Talk explores five foundations for spiritual practice: safety, groundedness, friendship, kindness and interest. Without these factors in place, it's difficult to engage in meditation.

Oren Jay Sofer: Skillful Speech in Difficult Times 25.01.2019 6:21:12

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: The Art of Mindful Communication: guided meditation 11.01.2019 40:20

(New York Insight Meditation Center) Mindfulness practice provides a powerful support for clear, kind, and effective conversations. Join author and meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer for this exploration of how our contemplative practice provides a foundation for bringing more compassion, clarity, and connection into our speech and relationships. In these polarized times, how can we speak and liste...

Oren Jay Sofer: The Art of Mindful Communication: Right Speech in a Post-Truth World 11.01.2019 1:06:12

Oren Jay Sofer: Say What You Mean 05.12.2018 50:54

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 2, Part 9: Guided Direct Practices with Pain 14.10.2018 30:50

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 2, Part 7: Exploring Pain Directly 14.10.2018 18:01

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) How to use mindfulness to meet and investigate pain. Exploration of different techniques for pain and when to use them.

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 2, Part 5: Guided Visualization: Practicing with Pain 14.10.2018 26:29

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Visualization can be a supportive indirect practice. Why its helpful with pain and how to practice with it.

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 2, Part 4: Guided Practice on Resistance to Pain 14.10.2018 48:25

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 2, Part 3: Resistance in Relationship to Pain 14.10.2018 28:43

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Resistance to pain is natural. When pain is chronic, resistance makes the pain worse. The many forms and levels of resistance, and how to work with it.

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 2, Part 2: Guided Practice: Review of Day 1 Tools 14.10.2018 18:17

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 1, Part 6: Indirect Practices for Resiliency with Pain 13.10.2018 55:03

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Experiencing basic needs of satisfaction, meaning and connection for resiliency when living with chronic pain. Guided indirect practice for balancing nervous system with breath and hand movement.

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 1, Part 4: Compassion Guided Meditation 13.10.2018 18:52

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 1, Part 5: Directly Facing Pain with Compassion 13.10.2018 32:20

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Compassion as a way to meet pain and transform suffering into agency and freedom. How compassion works, what it is and is not, and how to develop self-compassion with chronic pain

Oren Jay Sofer: Day 1, Part 3: Direct and Indirect Practices for Pain: Choice is Key 13.10.2018 1:04:50

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) When working with pain, balance is key. Choosing where to place your attention when experiencing chronic pain helps establish equanimity. How to work with indirect practices and skillful distractions. Guided indirect practices and group reflections.

Oren Jay Sofer: Oren Jay Sofer and Evan Wong - Supporting those in Pain: Mindfulness Tools for all Caregivers - Part 5 12.10.2018 26:44

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Oren Jay Sofer and Evan Wong - Supporting those in Pain: Mindfulness Tools for all Caregivers - Part 4 12.10.2018 26:38

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Oren Jay Sofer and Evan Wong - Supporting those in Pain: Mindfulness Tools for all Caregivers - Part 3 12.10.2018 21:56

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Oren Jay Sofer and Evan Wong - Supporting those in Pain: Mindfulness Tools for all Caregivers - Part 2 12.10.2018 8:54

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Oren Jay Sofer and Evan Wong - Supporting those in Pain: Mindfulness Tools for all Caregivers - Part 1 12.10.2018 15:24

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

Oren Jay Sofer: Learning to be a Friend and an Ally 05.08.2018 50:08

(Springboard Meditation Sangha (St. Francis Renewal Center)) When we slow down and look at our own mind things aren't always so pretty. We often find self-judgment, criticism, harshness. One way to understand this path is that we are learning to be a good friend to ourselves, and to others.

Oren Jay Sofer: Hearing the Call 01.08.2018 51:48

(Springboard Meditation Sangha (St. Francis Renewal Center)) What inspires us to take up spiritual practice? This talk explores the process of hearing the call to something deeper in life.

Oren Jay Sofer: The Spirit of Play in Dharma: Enjoying Your Meditation Practice: 19.07.2018 56:24

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) As a Zen teacher of mine used to say,"Life... very serious joke." Things can get real heavy sometimes - in life, and in contemplative practice. This talk explores the importance of finding some levity and enjoyment in our formal spiritual practice through the lens of play. Enjoy!