Jill Shepherd's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center)

(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Exploring some different approaches to mindfulness, and how different mindfulness methods can be used to maintain a balanced practice

(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Beginning by bringing awareness to physical sensations, practising non-reactivity to discomfort, then exploring how opening to neutral and pleasant feeling-tones can support the mind to stay balanced

(Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre) Some different approaches to working skilfully with pain in meditation

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Short talk on what makes mindfulness Right or Wise, then a group guided meditation/contemplation exploring different aspects of sati, based on questions from Gregory Kramer's book A Whole-Life Path

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Exploring appreciation and gratitude as aspects of mudita, to support the development of Wise Effort

(Auckland Insight Meditation) orienting to appreciation and gratitude as a support for gladdening the mind, an aspect of Wise Effort

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Short meditation establishing mindfulness of the body, then noticing the effect of getting caught in thinking and returning the awareness to relaxing physical tension

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Looking at Wise Effort generally, how it is supported by Wise View, and some of the common challenges of maintaining momentum in daily life practice

(Auckland Insight Meditation) A beginning exploration of how "livelihood" includes every aspect of how we live our lives, grounded in the orientation to non-harming

(Auckland Insight Meditation) short talk looking at the second aspect of Wise Action, not stealing or taking what is not freely offered, in relation to our individual lives and our collective impact