This talk explores one of the greatest afflictions of the mind that occludes clear seeing and compassion.

You’ll learn about the diagnosis of anger and aversion, the cause, the remedy and the path to feeling more clear and present.

This talk explores the ‘optimal’ technique for your meditation practice.

You’ll learn how  important it is to find what  discipline works best for you as well as an exploration of techniques associated with gathering attention, investigating what arises and resting in surrendered presence.

The talk explores the transformative power of the pause.

You’ll learn how pausing is part of all great spiritual traditions, how pausing actually increases your efficiency, what happens if you don’t pause and what happens when you lengthen the times you consciously step back from the busyness of your life.

This talk explores some of Ram Dass’s teachings and their impact on our culture.

You’ll learn about his awakening, how he personally transformed and taught through his life and how he served as a pioneer and an ice-breaker for westerners wanting to deepen their spirituality.

This talk explores how you can tap  into the immeasurable qualities of compassion.

You’ll learn where the practice starts and how you can expand your practice in widening circles as well as explore some of the greatest pitfalls and challenges in undertaking this training.

This talk explores how critical self-compassion is to living your life fully.

You’ll learn how you are trained out of self-compassion from an early age, how, when you recognize what’s between you and this wholesome heartspace, you can reclaim your relationship with compassion and apply it to yourself and all those around you.

This is part one of a series.

This talk explores mindful aspiration and conscious follow-through.

You’ll learn the importance of knowing your destination, following your star, correcting  your course and tuning in to what is most important in your life.

This meditation begins with cultivating intimate awareness of the senses, resting in presence and ends with a short reflection on well-wishing to self and to all beings.

This talk explores what it takes to live life with a clear conscience.

You’ll learn how regret is a natural part of our human experience, how helpful it can be to slow down and address your regrets as well as how powerful it can be to deeply inquire as to the guidelines by which you will live the rest of your life to ensure you live as fully as possible. 

This talk explores how to make more room for wholesome and expansive states.

You’ll learn about your baked-in negativity bias, how to become more aware when you are caught and some specific guidelines for getting more familiar and intimate with wholesome states and the radiant quality of your true nature.