The Dharma of Loneliness

Rev Syd introduces an intimate, present-time dialogue on loneliness, grief, and caregiving with their partner, artist and community organizer v. nico d’entremont. The conversation explores the assertion that loneliness, in real time, may support us in tending to our past, present and anticipatory grief. The poem “How I Go To The Woods” by Mary Oliver sets the stage. The conversation meanders throu...

Rev Syd introduces longtime friend blake nemec—community health worker, somatic coach, writer, artist, and Buddhist/mindfulness practitioner—for a conversation about loneliness as a reminder of who we are and what follows from that. Anchored by a passage from Ethan Tapper’s 2024 book How to Love a Forest , the conversation explores loneliness as an elusive, non-fixed experience connected to spacio...

Rev. Syd Yang welcomes Sandra Kim onto the show to speak about loneliness as a spiritual and dharma practice, rooted in their early-pandemic care-team connection and the creation of the Asian Mystics sangha. They discuss loneliness as a workable teacher that guides people back into right-relationship, belonging, and care, including the necessity of giving and receiving. Sandra shares their history...

In their first guest episode, Rev. Syd Yang welcomes Alli Simon—founder of Black Being in Inglewood, CA and a meditation, mindfulness, and yoga teacher—to discuss how loneliness can be approached as a place of wonder and a “returning home.” Inspired by Rumi’s poem “The Guest House,” they explore welcoming loneliness and other difficult emotions through spiritual practice. Alli shares how lonelines...

In this inaugural podcast episode, Rev. Syd Yang introduces the podcast and invites the listener into possibility. They delve deep into the topic of loneliness, exploring its complexities through personal experiences and contemplative practices that touch into both Buddhist and other theological perspectives. Syd emphasizes the multifaceted nature of loneliness encompassing biological, psychologic...

If loneliness isn’t a wound to heal, then what? The Dharma of Loneliness is a contemplative, heart-forward podcast hosted by spiritual counselor and Buddhist chaplain, Rev Syd Yang. Each episode invites listeners into a softer, more spacious relationship with one of our most challenging human experiences: loneliness.  Instead of treating loneliness as a problem to solve, this podcast explores it a...