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

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning by tuning in to well-being in the body, opening to appreciation of what's going well in our own lives, then mudita for what's going well for others

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Looking at the four-part definition of Right Effort, and how mudita practice, the cultivation of appreciative joy, can support the development of skilful mental states

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Some common unhelpful attitudes to pleasant experiences in meditation and daily life practice, and suggestions for how to develop a more skilful relationship to them

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with the body and breath, then opening up to the experience of hearing, receiving sounds and and any moments of silence

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Finding balanced effort as a process of attunement, with an overview of the practice of mindfulness of hearing as a way to train in receptive listening

(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction of the workshop theme, balancing effort and enjoyment, with an overview of someone common ways that effort becomes unbalanced

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Short beginning meditation to open the one-day on-line workshop, establishing metta as a resource before settling into mindfulness of the body and breathing

(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with the breath, physical sensations and sounds, then opening up to include mental activity

(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction to working directly with the mind, practicising mindfulness of thinking

(Auckland Insight Meditation) guided meditation starting with the breath and physical sensations, opening up to sounds and hearing