Such Sweet Thunder Meditation Podcast.

Here is a guided meditation practice designed to help us find peace in the midst of a sleepless night. Anxiety and stress can steal away our much needed sleep and rest. This mindfulness practice may be able to guide us back to a state of rest, finding gratitude and peace along the way.  Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. I...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow us to connect deeply with people we don't know, and/or feel very little or no sense of attraction or aversion toward. By cultivating the warmth of an open heart for people we do not know, each stranger becomes an opportunity to feel good.  Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result...

Some credit this meditation to Pema Chodron. Others to Ram Dass. But regardless of who penned this beautiful practice, it remains one of the most powerful and direct meditations for the cultivation of Lovingkindness, Compassion and Equanimity. We start with a minute of silence. In that minute we are invited to connect with the heart of a person we don't know, recognizing that this person, and all...

Here I offer a guided meditation through the human experiences of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral. By holding these experiences in open, equanimous awareness, we have the opportunity to become intimate with our habitual reactive patterns. In that seeing we can unhook from those patterns and find a new, fresh, and creative way of experiencing life. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasion...

Here I offer a guided meditation through the human experiences of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral. By holding these experiences in open, equanimous awareness, we have the opportunity to become intimate with our habitual reactive patterns. In that seeing we can unhook from those patterns and find a new, fresh, and creative way of experiencing life. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasion...

Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to loved ones. In this practice we use a slightly unusual set of phrases which allow us to acknowledge the challenges of life, and at the same time, cultivate lovingkindness. Then we move into a visualization where we radiate lovingkindness energy out to drench ourselves and our loved ones in the warm en...

Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases, first to ourselves then to loved ones. Then we move into a visualization where we radiate lovingkindness energy out to drench ourselves and our loved ones in the warm energy of lovingkindness. The longer we stay in the experience of lovingkindness, the more our neurons wire and fire together, allowing t...

In this exploration we are invited to feel what it feels like to cling to our opinions in the face of opposition, and then to gradually soften our tightly held view so that we can connect with the humanity of those who hold opposing views.  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...

Here is a guided meditation designed to bring us into direct experience with the sensate arisings in the body. In connecting to our experience in this way, and noting the feeling tones within the experience, we begin to sense the impermanent, transitory nature of feelings, and become more intimate with our experience of life. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience t...

Here I offer a guided meditation focusing on mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and the hindrances which veil and shroud our ability to rest in the present moment. A practice such as this one may bring us into intimate connection with our present moment experience, allowing us to step out of our habitual reactive patterns, and inhabiting a profound sense of freedom. Based on the work of Ven Bhik...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to meet challenging sensations, thoughts, and emotions with kindness 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.such...

Here I offer a guided meditation where we offer phrases of Lovingkindness to our own heart. These set of phrases are written in such a way that they bring up resistances to our inherent quality of kindness. When these are allowed to arise, we can then work with the resistances and as a result, have more access to the friendliness and kindness in our life.  Meditation can be challenging at tim...

In this meditation we are invited to explore the internal experience between resisting challenging emotions and welcoming the emotions in. We then go through a gentle process of allowing the emotion to self-liberate.  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 medi...

Here I offer a guided meditation into the feeling tones inherent in the human experience. By coming to rest in the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral we may find ourself inhabiting a non-reactive field of equanimity.  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 offer a guided meditation practice designed to cultivate compassion for the world. Tonglen is a Tibetan word which means "exchange." In this practice we are encouraged to breathe in the suffering of others and to breathe out our own joy and comfort to the world, sending it out as an act of compassion and generosity.  Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experienc...

Each and every life is replete with 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows. Can we be present to the sometimes faint hue of joy which may be available but is often overlooked? In this guided meditation we practice finding safety and ease in the midst of the messiness of life, and from that vantage point, moving into experiences of joy. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience...

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 whi...

Introducing: " the hindrances. T hese are five mind-states which cloud our ability to clearly know the present moment experience, and thus block our ability to lead a peaceful, flourishing life. By resting with these five veiling factors and getting to know how they feel when they are present, we can begin to work with them as guideposts on the path, rather than enemies. This practice is designed...

In this meditation we are invited to explore the internal experience between resisting challenging emotions and welcoming the emotions in. We then go through a gentle process of allowing the emotion to self-liberate.  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 medi...

In this guided meditation I offer an exploration through the human experience. Each step of the way we take time to extend appreciation and gratitude for the gift of the senses. Through this practice, if one or more of our senses is inhibit somehow, by illness or by birth, we can still find appreciation and joy somewhere in the human sensory experience.  Meditation can be challenging at times...

Here I guide a meditation designed to allow us to resource our good experiences. 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 human tendency to focus on the negative experiences of life (negativity bias) and allow us to cultivate a stable, strong a...

Here I guide a meditation designed to allow us to resource our good experiences. 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 human tendency to focus on the negative experiences of life (negativity bias) and allow us to cultivate a stable, strong a...

In this guided meditation we are invited to explore what it feels like to receive kindness from others. More often that we might expect, we can resist or avoid receiving kindness from others. Even when we know how delightful it is to give we can at times go into defense when kindness is offered. By becoming intimate with those resistances we stop believing in them, and open to receive the gifts of...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to bring us into an intimate connection with the present moment. Drawing on passages from the Anapanasati Sutta from the Buddhist Canon, we are invited to rest with the experience of sound and breath, calming the mind, body, and heart. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to bring us into an intimate connection with the present moment. Drawing on passages from the Anapanasati Sutta from the Buddhist Canon, we are invited to rest with the experience of sound and breath, calming the mind, body, and heart. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any...