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

(Te Moata Retreat Center) An introduction to mindfulness of the body in terms of the four qualities of earth, water, fire, and air or wind, as a way of gaining insight into the body's impermanence and interconnectedness

(Te Moata Retreat Center) Exploring the role of sukha, happiness, in the Buddha's teachings, and how the silence, solitude, simplicity, slowing down and stillness of being on retreat support the development of that happiness

(Te Moata Retreat Center) Guided meditation beginning with a reading from the Satipatthana Sutta on the anatomical parts of the body, followed by reciting of the 32 parts then body scans knowing the body in terms of its skin, flesh, and bones

(Te Moata Retreat Center) Instructions for exploring the body in terms of its anatomical parts

(Te Moata Retreat Center) Short instructions for a variation of walking meditation, tuning in to physical sensations, then seeing, then hearing

(Te Moata Retreat Center) Using the breath as home base, then gradually opening up the field of awareness to include physical sensations throughout the body, then sounds

(Te Moata Retreat Center) An exploration of mindfulness as a way of relating to experience, and understanding when and how to apply different approaches to help keep the mind balanced

(Te Moata Retreat Center) An exploration of dukkha and an overview of the Four Noble Truths

(Te Moata Retreat Center) Guided dyad (pairs) meditation practising vipassana out loud, naming physical sensations in the body

(Te Moata Retreat Center) Instructions for maintaining continuity of mindfulness throughout the day, followed by walking meditation instructions