(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The classic “five hindrances” as applied to formal metta practice. Includes the 
“near miss” of attached love, and “far neighbor” of aversion.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The classic “five hindrances” as applied to formal metta practice. Includes the “near miss” of attached love, and “far neighbor” of aversion.

Rebecca Bradshaw: Practicing with Challenges in Formal Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Rebecca Bradshaw, author of Down to Earth Dharma: Insight Meditation to Awaken the Heart, has practiced vipassana and metta meditation since 1983 in both the United States and Burma. A Guiding Teacher Emeritus of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, she has been teaching since 1993. "My passion is encouraging students to drop into embodied presence, and grounding this presence in wisdom and lovingkindness. When a sense of love and kindness underlies our practice, we can explore life deeply in a truly integrated way, bringing together mind, heart, and body. Wisdom then holds it all in spaciousness. I especially enjoy connecting with young people in the Dharma and teaching students on longer retreats." For more information about Rebecca and/or to make a donation to support her teaching, visit her website at www.rebeccabradshaw.org.

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Rebecca Bradshaw: Practicing with Challenges in Formal Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Rebecca Bradshaw: Practicing with Challenges in Formal Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)