Such Sweet Thunder Meditation Podcast.

"The ability to observe ourself free from judgement is the highest form of human intelligence" J. Krisnamurti.  Here I offer a guided meditation designed to bring us to a place of equanimity with ourself and all we experience. By offering phrases of equanimity to our heart and feeling into the implications of each phrase, we begin to notice how we resist equanimity, how we might unknowingly s...

Here I offer a guided meditation through what is known as the seven factors (or facets) of awakening: Mindfulness, Curiosity, Energy, Joy, Tranquility, Concentration, and Equanimity. As the practice unfolds we are invited to touch in with these qualities, which are always available, and we offer the light of awareness as nourishment to the seeds of awakening latent in our heart.  Meditation c...

All beings want happiness, and want to be free from suffering. Here I offer a guided meditation designed to bring one into an experience of compassion for the entire world. The heartfelt wish that all beings, regardless of belief, political ideology, race, gender identification, sexuality, economic background, nationality. "The great, mighty, medium, short, small, the seen and the unseen, those li...

Here is offer a talk on the immeasurable quality of Compassion, discuss how it differs from empathy, discuss the benefits of self-compassion and then offer a guided self compassion meditation. May All Benefit

In this guided meditation we explore, through consecutive body scans, the parts of the body, the elemental components of the body (Earth, Water, Fire, and Air) impermanence of the body, pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feelings in the body, senses, and mind. We top it all off with a smile. Enjoy this deep exploration into our felt sense of the present moment. Based on Ven Analayo's work on the Sa...

Here I offer a guided meditation journey through the felt experience of the body. We begin our tour of the present moment with the breath, inviting the body, mind, and heart to settle. We then invite the felt experience of the body to be known. Beyond the word and concept of  "body" there is a felt sensate experience. We rest in that. We then take a brief excursion into the experience of soun...

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. Oc...

In this guided meditation we are encouraged to explore offering compassion to those people in our lives for whom we feel a sense of struggle towards. By offering compassion to people who we may not like, we begin to widen our circle of compassion to include everyone, and true sense of unity and healing previously unknown may become accessible. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally w...

Here I offer a presentation on the topic of Lovingkindness, outlining the many benefits  and a technique which is often used to cultivate a boundless Lovingkindness for the world. Come join our holistic wellness community!! Visit us here through our groups: TELEGRAM https://t.me/ONETREECOMMUNITY WHATSAPP (Nearly full!) https://chat.whatsapp.com/C0P4io8D2VO2BIoWNECPlQ *Together we grow* Much l...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow us to recognize and identify the root sources of reactivity: the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral feeling tones, as they arise in the felt sense of our body. With the development of this technique, one may come to realize deeply that all of our feelings are transitory and impermanent, and so we can release our reactivity to those fee...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to feel into the body beyond the concept of body. When we drop below any concept of "body" we may feel into the ever changing flow of energy and experience our body with a sense of freedom and curiosity.  Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or...

In this practice we explore this foundational aspect of awakening. By resting in curiosity, we cultivate an ability to be comfortable with not knowing. In becoming skilled in this way, we may begin to experience our life in a fresh, new way. Often then the simplest of experiences hold a potential to give rise to a sense of awe and wonder.  Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally...

In this guided meditation we are encouraged to explore offering compassion to those people in our lives for whom we feel a sense of struggle towards. By offering compassion to people who we may not like, we begin to widen our circle of compassion to include everyone, and true sense of unity and healing previously unknown may become accessible. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally w...

By resting deeply in the body, mind, and heart, we allow room for a type of spacious, present moment awareness within which our thoughts, feelings, and emotions may pass through. We practice resting in whatever experience arises, and in doing so, we practice equanimity.  Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any q...

In this brief guided meditation we explore the 2,500 years old instructions given by the Buddha in the Satipatthana Sutta. "Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out. By resting in this very simple instruction and returning back over and over again, we may cultivate a focused resting enabling one to drop away habitual reactive patterns.  Meditation can b...

How many people do we encounter each day for whom we have no feeling of attraction or aversion? Probably most people we see gives rise to a bland, neutral feeling in our minds and hearts. This indifference can and often does lead to many social illnesses which we are currenty suffering from. Here I offer a guided meditation using the tibetan technique known as Tonglen (taking and sending) and comp...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow us to recognize and identify the root sources of reactivity: the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral feeling tones, as they arise in the felt sense of our body. With the development of this technique, one may come to realize deeply that all of our feelings are transitory and impermanent, and so we can release our reactivity to those fee...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to anchor awareness into the body. Using three consecutive body scans on the anatomy, four consecutive body scans on the elements, and resting into the dying process. By engaging in a practice such as this, we develop a way of being in the world both deeply present and unattached to the experience we call life. This practice is based on the gr...

In this guided meditation I gently bring us into our own sense of struggle. When we connect with our own desire for the present moment to be different in some way, we can more easily see it in others. We are then guided into experiencing a neutral person, or a stranger in the midst of their struggle, and holding space for the struggle. In that compassionate space, healing in born. Meditation can b...

Resting in just this present moment, we may find our way to stillness in the midst of the turbulent world. Join meditation teacher Chris Luard for a special guided meditation on the topic of Equanimity. The meditation offered will be one of the practices explored during Chris’s upcoming online retreat offering, which launches Sept 27th, 2021 Chris has been practicing meditation for over 35 years,...

Here I offer a guided meditation inviting us into the dying process. Meditations on death and dying are traditionally offered as a way of bringing to light what is important to us and what is not, allowing us to re-prioritize our life in a way that resonates with our own deepest truth.  Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. I...

In this practice I guide us into feeling the core needs which all human beings share. By identifying our core needs we can begin to take responsibly over our feelings and discover ways in which we can fulfill our core needs without falling into habitual reactive emotions. This practice is based on teachings from Oren Jay Sofer, Marshall Rosenburg, and Rick Hanson Phd.  Meditation can be chall...

With a practice of equanimity, we may find a middle way between praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and pain, success and failure. We may find a sense of poise and calm in the midst of these “worldly winds.” We may indeed find a way to rest in the eye of the storm. Join meditation teacher Chris Luard for a deep dive into Equanimity: Resting in the Eye of the Storm. Chris has been practicing...

“Dark itself isn’t dark. It is due to light that dark becomes dark. And light itself isn’t light. It is due to dark that light becomes light. Because light changes into dark, and dark gives way to light, their appearance and disappearance depend each other” Zen Master Hui Neng. Join meditation teacher Chris Luard for a deep dive into Equanimity: An incredibly fascinating, deep, and healing potenti...

Here I offer a shorter body scanning practice where we swiftly scan the body seven times. Feeling into the skin, flesh, bones, and the four elements of earth, water, fire, and air. This offering is based on Bhikkhu Analayo's work in the Satipatthana Practice. It is a wonderful way to anchor awareness deeply into the here and now. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experien...