Such Sweet Thunder Meditation Podcast.

Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through m...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to connect to their resistances toward kindness. When we can see these resistances clearly, we may be able to hold compassionate space for them, and eventually they no longer inhibit our innate capacity for kindness. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questi...

In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of calm, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction. Chris has been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talk...

Here is offer a guided meditation inviting us to immerse ourself in the warmth of kindness, then radiate that kindness out into the world. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetth...

Here I guide a meditation where we are invited to rest awareness on the breath and follow the breath into stillness. We then are gently invited to bring awareness to the body and breath, using the breath as a guide into a calm resting. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this,...

Here I outline and guide a meditation designed to allow one to dive deep into the experience of gratitude. This is considered a resourcing practice and can be very helpful when moving through times of transition, stress, and turbulence. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this,...

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practicing meditation for over 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving ta...

Here I guide a meditation designed to allow us to resource our positive experiences of feeling safe. In doing this, we create the neurological pathways leading to future experiences of safety. As the saying goes: "the neurons which wire together, fire together" By embarking on this type of practice, based on the pioneering work of Dr. Rick Hanson, we can train ourself to balance out the...

I am super delighted to announce the first of two online programs being offered in the fall. Welcome to our Autumn Retreat offering: "Lovingkindness. The Heart Of The Matter" Metta, often translated as Lovingkindness, is one of the Four Immeasurable Minds in the Buddhist traditions. During these twelve weeks our facilitator Chris Luard will guide us through an exploration cultivating a b...

Here is a guided meditation where we are invited to take on the struggles of another and offer the other comfort and safety. We create an exchange for "I" and "other" in a beautiful and heartfelt act of compassion. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, o...

I am super delighted to announce the first of two online programs being offered in the fall. Welcome to a feature event in our Autumn online offerings: Resting In A Non-Reactive Space. A Live, Twelve Week Immersive Online Meditation Program. During these twelve weeks, our facilitator Chris Luard, will guide us through a deep dive into a series of resting meditations. Meditations composed with the...

“I am not saying other practices do not, but cultivating unconditional kindness has been empirically shown to lessen and even reverse the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences.” Dr Peter Levine. Please join meditation teacher Chris Luard in an upcoming talk: Lovingkindness. The Heart Of The Matter. Wednesday, Sept 6th. 7:30am EST Facebook Live! Chris has been practicing meditation for...

In this meditation I gently guide us through a RAIN practice designed to give us a set of tools to work with toward forgiveness. With a practice such as this one, we can begin to explore the beliefs which keep us locked into our own resentments and hurt. RAIN= R=Recognize A=Allow I=Investigate N=Nurture. Chris has been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successfully teaching meditatio...

I am super delighted to announce the first of two online programs being offered in the fall. Welcome to our Autumn Retreat offering: "Lovingkindness. The Heart Of The Matter" Metta, often translated as Lovingkindness, is one of the Four Immeasurable Minds in the Buddhist traditions. During these twelve weeks our facilitator Chris Luard will guide us through an exploration cultivating a b...

I am super delighted to announce the first of two online programs being offered in the fall. Welcome to a feature event in our Autumn online offerings: Resting In A Non-Reactive Space. A Live, Twelve Week Immersive Online Meditation Program. During these twelve weeks, our facilitator Chris Luard, will guide us through a deep dive into a series of resting meditations. Meditations composed with the...

n this guided meditation we are invited to explore forgiveness in three ways. Asking forgiveness from those we feel we may have hurt, offering forgiveness to those we feel may have hurt us, and offering forgiveness to ourself for the ways we may have hurt ourself. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to open their heart to the experience of the body. By reconnecting to the body in this way, we explore the possibility of finding resilience through kindness. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation pr...

Here is a guided meditation designed to allow one to meet challenging encounters with warmth and compassion. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org I have been practici...

Here we are invited into a meditation designed to allow us to explore the many layers of social conditioning we may have around meeting experience as it is, and with kindness and curiosity, trusting in our experience just as it is. The benefit of this is that we may get to know the inner critic and start to befriend that harsh inner voice. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we ma...

Here we are invited into a meditation designed to allow us to explore the many layers of social conditioning we may have around receiving kindness from others, and giving freely to others. In this exploration we may find that letting go of such social conditioning allows for a free flow of kindness in our life. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which sur...

Here I outline and guide a meditation designed to allow one to dive deep into the experience of gratitude. This is considered a resourcing practice and can be very helpful when moving through times of transition, stress, and turbulence. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this,...

Here I guide a traditional meditation used to discover our innate self-compassion. By offering ourself phrases of compassion, resistance to the phrases naturally begin to arise, thus we learn how we unconsciously resist self compassion in our day to day experience, so we can begin to let those resistances go and gradually become more available to compassion. Meditation can be challenging. Sometime...

In this meditation I gently guide us through a RAIN practice designed to give us a set of tools to work with compassion toward ourself. With a practice such as this one, we can begin to explore the beliefs which keep us locked out of our innate capacity toward self compassion. RAIN= R=Recognize A=Allow I=Investigate N=Nurture. Chris has been practicing meditation for 37 years and has been successf...

Here I guide a brief meditation through the three pillars of Self Compassion as codified by Dr. Kristen Neff. By moving through the stages of Mindfulness, Common humanity, and Kindness, we give ourself the opportunity to soften around our struggles and allow a space for healing. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have an...

Here I offer a meditation designed to allow one to experience impermanence and change on a visceral level. When we do this, we become less and less attached to the ever changing nature of our experiences. Thus we find freedom Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other m...