Such Sweet Thunder Meditation Podcast.

Here I offer a guided meditation where we bring judgmental awareness to a particular sensation or emotion and then gently do the same with an opposite sensation or emotion. We are then invited to hold both in awareness at the same time. The "rub" between the opposites tends to create a friction which serves to neutralize both. It is out of the alchemy of opposing energies that equanimity...

Here I offer a guided meditation where we bring judgmental awareness to a particular sensation or emotion and then gently do the same with an opposite sensation or emotion. We are then invited to hold both in awareness at the same time. The "rub" between the opposites tends to create a friction which serves to neutralize both. It is out of the alchemy of opposing energies that equanimity...

Here is offer a guided meditation where we are invited to bring a lens of non-judgement to our experience of the present moment, kindly exploring our preferences and prejudices. 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...

Here I guide a meditation through the four foundations of mindfulness with an emphasis on equanimity. Enjoy! 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 I offer a guided meditation where we can explore the possibility of welcoming in our sensate experience...and the resistances which may arise as a result. 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 web...

Here I offer a brief summary of the talk and sharing from our weekly group. The topic of this chapter is "Be Kind To Our Language". If you wuld like to join us, please message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Here I guide us through a meditation where we examine how it is that we came to like someone, dislike someone, and feel neutral toward. We then call these internal representations into question so that indifference arises. Sitting with indifference until we then see through the blandness and a quality of equanimity remains. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience thi...

Here is our Chapter 8 Summary of the process group/book study session. I hope it is helpful. The name of this week's chapter is "Stand Out." Please consider joining the live group! We meet every Sunday evening at 8:30pm East Coast Time! Stay Safe, Stay Informed.

The Seven Factors on Gratitude Here I offer a guided meditation where we cultivate an inner feeling of gratitude, then we bring mindfulness, curiosity, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity to our experience of gratitude. 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 th...

Here is offer a guided meditation through the four foundations of mindfulness (body, hedonic tones, mind/heart, hindrances and factors of awakening) and concluding with lovingkindness. 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...

A wisdom talk and guided meditation. Enjoy!

The Healing Power of KindnessA talk and guided meditation.

In this guided meditation we are invited to cultivate an inner feeling of kindness, and then explore that feeling through the lenses of mindfulness, curiosity, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity. Enjoy!

Timothy David Snyder is an American historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust. He is on leave from his position as the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University with plans (as of 1 July 2025 to transfer to the University of Toronto for an indefinite time. He is a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vi...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed from the insight teacher Michelle McDonald. We go through a process of recognizing, allowing, investigating, and nurturing ourselves in the midst of challenging experience. 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 p...

Here I offer a guided meditation where we cultivate an inner feeling of gratitude, then we bring mindfulness, curiosity, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity to our experience of gratitude. 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 practic...

Here I offer a guided meditation bringing mindfulness to body, feeling tones, mind/heart, and mind structures. 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 practi...

Here is our fourth book study/process group summary. The book is Timothy Snyder's bestselling book: "On Tyranny." The chapter is chapter 4. "Take Responsibility For The Face Of The World."If you would like to join the book study, please message me here or email me through my website. www.suchsweetthunder.orgEnjoy!

Here is a guided meditation exploring the possibility of bringing mindfulness, curiosity, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity to all that we experience. 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 t...

Here is my summary of the third meeting of The Timothy Snyder Book Study/Process group. The title of this chapter is called "Beware the One Party State." Certainly relevant for these times. If you would like to join the book study/process group, please email me through my website www.suchsweetthunder.org or DM me here.

Here I offer a guided meditation bringing mindfulness to body, feeling tones, mind/heart, and mind structures. 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 practi...

Here is my summary of our second session of the On Tyranny Book Study/Process Group. If you would like to join, please message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org Timothy David Snyder is an American historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust. He is on leave from his position as the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Ya...

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

IntroductionCommunity AgreementsTImothy Snyder Video: Do Not Obey In AdvanceCommentaryRelaxation-Breathing techniqueClosing

Author: Timothy SnyderAmericans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here are twenty lessons from the twentieth century, adapted to the circumstances of today.20 Lessons from the 20th CenturyNazi rally in 1934.1. Do not obey in advance. Much of the power...