Such Sweet Thunder Meditation Podcast.

Here I offer a brief exercise where we are invited to "sync" our experience of our breath to the sensations of skin, flesh, and bones. This movement of awareness from out to in then in to out creates a healing pattern in the nervous system, great for relieving tension and stress. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If...

Here I offer a guided meditation through the body, feeling tones, and mind/heart, as presented by Ven. Bhikkhu Analayo. In this practice we explore our experience of our body through the skin, flesh, bones, and the elemental qualities of the body: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. We are then invited into the feeling tones inherent in the human experience. Then we rest deeply in the body and from that...

Here I offer a guided practice where we are invited to embody the different qualities of compassion. After some time repeating this process, we naturally begin to appear as more compassionate beings in 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 pra...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to help us navigate challenging emotions, and to identify needs that are or are not being met through noticing the emotion. 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...

Here I offer a guided meditation through the body and feeling tones. as presented by Ven. Bhikkhu Analayo. In this practice we explore our experience of our body through the skin, flesh, bones, and the elemental qualities of the body: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. We are then invited into the feeling tones inherent in the human experience. Then we rest deeply in the body and from that deep state of...

Here is offer a guided meditation designed for us to explore the resistances we may feel toward offering joy to those who we find challenging. This is not only a helpful way of letting go of resentments, but it can also give us a glimpse into how we might be holding back joy from our own lives. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result...

Here I offer a guided meditation into the feeling tones inherent in the human experience. In this practice we explore the felt difference between contact, feeling tone, and interpretation. By coming to rest in the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral we may find ourselves inhabiting a non-reactive field of equanimity. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experienc...

Here I offer a guided meditation which can be helpful and broadening our perspective around challenging emotions. Not trying to get rid of any emotions, but rather, recognizing their impermanent nature. 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, pl...

Here I offer a guided meditation exploring the possibility of being mindful of our surroundings in all directions simultaneously. 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...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to first recognize what we may be needing and separating that from a strategies we might be using to fulfil those needs. We then explore the beauty of the need in and of itself, as a common feature of humanity. Based on the work of Oren Jay Sofer. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to bring us into contact with the preliminary sensations of a trigger leading up to a reactive pattern. Then we explore the different components of the trigger with non-judgement, which can help to remove some of the momentum from the pattern. Then we explore savoring the cessation of the reactive emotion and pattern. Based on the work of Bowen, Chawla and...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to first recognize what we may be needing and separating that from a strategies we might be using to fulfil those needs. We then explore the beauty of the need in and of itself, as a common feature of humanity. Based on the work of Oren Jay Sofer. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a...

Here I offer a guided meditation through the anatomy of the body as presented by Ven. Bhikkhu Analayo. In this practice we explore our experience of our body through the skin, flesh, and bones, then the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. With practice, this meditation can lead one to a deeper sense of present moment awareness, and to recognize the not-self aspect of our physicality. Meditati...

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...

Here I offer a guided meditation through the anatomy of the body as presented by Ven. Bhikkhu Analayo. In this practice we explore our experience of our body through the skin, flesh, and bones, then the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. With practice, this meditation can lead one to a deeper sense of present moment awareness, and to recognize the not-self aspect of our physicality. Meditati...

Here I offer a guided meditation designed to cultivate a quality of self-compassion. Drawing on the work of Dr. Kristen Neff, we are invited to explore a challenging situation with Kindness, Common Humanity, and Mindfulness. 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 me...

Here I offer a guided meditation where we are invited to recall a conversation where we felt very heard and received. We then explore what that feels like so that we may be inspired to offer that to others. 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...

Here I offer a guided meditation where we are invited to observe the felt experience of the body by using the metaphors of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. This can give one the opportunity to connect to the felt experience of the body and then recognizing that there is no "I" in the elements internally and externally. Based on the work of Ven. Analayo. Meditation can be challenging at times...

Here I offer a guided meditation where we are invited to observe the felt experience of the body by using the metaphors of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. This can give one the opportunity to connect to the felt experience of the body and then recognizing that there is no "I" in the elements internally and externally. Based on the work of Ven. Analayo. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasion...

Here I offer a guided meditation where we explore offering non-judgement and kindness to our body, our thoughts, and our feelings. 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.or...

Here I offer a guided meditation exploring the possibility of being mindful of our surroundings in all directions simultaneously. 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...

Here I offer a guided meditation exploring the possibility of being mindful of our surroundings in all directions simultaneously. 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...

Here I offer a guided meditation through the anatomy of the body as presented by Ven. Bhikkhu Analayo. In this practice we explore our experience of our body through the skin, flesh, and bones. With practice, this practice can lead one to a deeper sense of present moment awareness, and to recognize the not-self aspect of our physicality. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may...

Here I offer a guided meditation exploring three different "anchor points" into the present moment. By developing a relationship to these anchor points, we become adept at interrupting the overactive mind to return to the anchor and out of rumination. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in r...

"...But people love their place. The delight and revel in their place. It will be hard for those who delight and revel in their place to see this truth: Conditioned Arising. And also hard to see this truth: the stilling if inclinations, the relinquishing of biases, the fading away of reactivity. Desirelessness. Cessation. Nirvana." The Buddha. From The Noble Quest. Although the Buddha recognizes t...