4S online practice group by Nicole Dunn

To read the blog post this audio is linked to: https://goingoutwordsandinwords.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/how-to-start-a-meditation-practice/

Online Resources:

Meditation apps & timers

Plum Village app

Headspace

Insight Timer

Calm

Finding a meditation group

- In the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh (online or in person): https://www.plumline.org/

- Also, according to a quick search I did: You can find a meditation group directory through online platforms like Meetup, Psychology Today, and Insight Timer, as well as dedicated sites like Mindful.org and Shambhala

Guided meditations

https://www.youtube.com/@moenschmicha (I would especially recommend his music-infused guided meditations; this channel is from former Brother Freedom, who I had the pleasure of meeting & getting to know a bit at Deer Park Monastery before he returned back to lay life, I like him so so much)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv6hAq_jiOQ (deep relaxation by Kaira Jewel Lingo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAsy2Ojbm00 (by Brother Phap Linh with cello)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arBeN_9N7Qw&t=44s (10-min sit by Susan Piver)

A poem by Angi Sullins by Nicole Dunn

Recorded on Sunday September 14, 2025

Long Way: Cover song by Antje Duvekot by Nicole Dunn

Lyrics:

Heart open on the path

Feet steady as she goes

and where I'm heading

only god knows

and I am getting better

at walking in the unknown

oh my heart

I am here for you

and I will take good

care of you my friend

Feet steady as she goes

and where I'm heading

only god knows

and I am getting better

at walking in the unknown

Heart open on the path

Feet steady as she goes

Steady as she goes

(original song by Nicole Dunn)

Present Moment Living by Nicole Dunn

Offerings in this recording:

A passage from "The Sun My Heart" by Thich Nhat Hanh; today's reading (July 17) from "365 Tao" by Deng Ming-Dao; the poem "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye; a poem I penned this morning; the chant I do every morning before my session of sitting meditation, and the words of the chant come from the opening passage of the sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone (the ending words of which I edit slightly)

Recorded on July 10, 2025. Image art by Kelly Borberg. This is a reading of a blog post. To see the blog post: https://goingoutwordsandinwords.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/the-way-is-hard-worth-it/

Talk recorded in late June, 2025.