Such Sweet Thunder Meditation Podcast.

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, 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. By coming to rest in the experience of pleasant, unpleasant, an...

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, or oth...

Here I guide a meditation designed by Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk designed to nourish our nervous system with the self-generated warmth of 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 practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsw...

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 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 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.

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...

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 I offer a guided body scan with an emphasis on resting deeply. We continue on to observe the activity of the mind and invite the mind to rest. There is no closing bell at the end of the practice, so one can easily use this meditation as a sleep aid, as well as finding tranquility in the mind and heart. Chris has been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching medita...

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. We then include an experience of awareness itself. Since we typically habitually identify with awareness, by recognizing awareness as just another aspect of the ever-changing field, our clinging to that identity begins to loosen, and t...

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 I offer a guided meditation into lovingkindness for people whom challenge us. People we may not like very much, if at all. We explore this by connecting with the challenging person's humanity, recognizing that they, just like us, want to be free from suffering and want to be happy. After this we move into offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases. Lovingkindness has a tra...

Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to ourself, to loved ones, to strangers, and to people who challenge us, and to the entire world. This particular set of phrases are composed in a way that allow us hold and honor the challenges of life while connecting to the kindness inherent in our hearts. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occas...

Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to ourself, to loved ones, to strangers, and to people who challenge us. This particular set of phrases are composed in a way that allow us hold and honor the challenges of life while connecting to the kindness inherent in our hearts. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience...

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. We open the meditation with the emotion of Joy and expand outward from there. By gradually surrounding the Joy with more and more sensory experience, we come to experience the emotion of Joy as just another aspect of the ever changing...

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. We open the meditation with the emotion of anger and expand outward from there. By gradually surrounding the anger with more and more sensory experience, we come to experience the reactive emotion of anger as just another aspect of the...

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. We then include an experience of desire. By welcoming the desire into the open field of awareness, we may come to experience the desire not as all-encompassing, but just another changing experience in the midst of all the other changin...

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 by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to strangers. Just thinking about how many people there are in the world, and that each one represents an opportunity to be kind, can be incredibly liberating. This particular set of phrases are composed in a way that allow us hold and honor the challenges of life while connecting to the kindness inheren...

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 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 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 is a very brief exercise designed to give us a felt sense of how anger is often compounded when we struggle against the emotion, and then we can feel how anger is alleviated by welcoming in 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 practice...

Here is a guided meditation designed to allow us to feel into offering kindness to a friend, a family member, loved one, or a pet. We then replace the image of this being with ourself. 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...

Here is an exercise designed to illustrate the existence of silence in the midst of sound. This can provide one with a spaciousness of mind and heart and can support one in developing emotional resilience. 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,...