Here I guide a brief meditation where one experiences gratitude and appreciation from the gifts of kindness received, and then shares the kindness to strangers. This is a great practice to combine with a "pay it forward" daily routine! 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

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How many people do we encounter each day for whom we have no feeling of attraction or aversion? Probably most people we see gives rise to a bland, neutral feeling in our minds and hearts. This indifference can and often does lead to many social illnesses which we are currenty suffering from. 

Here I offer a guided meditation using the tibetan technique known as Tonglen (taking and sending) and compassionate phrases to people we do not know. The task at hand is to widen our circle of care to include more and more people. Thus creating a global tribe.

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these videos helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder

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Some credit this meditation to Pema Chodron. Others to Ram Dass. But regardless of who penned this beautiful practice, it remains one of the most powerful and direct meditations for the cultivation of compassion and equanimity. 

I put my own spin on it as well.

Recorded live, June 2019 The New Life Foundation in Chiangrai, Thailand.

May All Benefit.

Here I guide a meditation practice designed to cultivate lovingkindness to those people who are dear to us. Although this may seem very accessible, some of the phrases of lovingkindness can bring up resistances. These resistances are not bad, or a sign we are "doing it wrong." On the contrary, the resistances which may arise in practice illustrate how we may be resisting lovingkindness in our day to day experience. Through this insight we may become more available to the warmth of kindness available in our world. 

May All Benefit. 

Here I guide a RAIN meditation designed to allow one to sidestep self limiting ideas and beliefs, cultivating a stable inner strength.

RAIN: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

I have been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

 If you find these videos helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

May All Benefit 🙏🙏🙏

Here I guide a meditation designed to allow one to explore the feeling of receiving lovingkindness and then offering it to a loved one. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Chris has been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.  Chris Has received formal training in Tibetan, Zen, and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

 If you find these videos helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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Compassion for Loved Ones guided meditation. Here I'll be guiding a traditional meditation designed to allow one to cultivate the qualities of compassion for a loved one. 

Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Chris has been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.  Chris Has received formal training in Tibetan, Zen, and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.

If you find these videos helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder 

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Here I guide a meditation designed to bring a sense of appreciation and gratitude to the miracle of the human nervous system. Since our nervous system is with us all the time, cultivation of this skill will allow one to feel into a sense of joy with each breath. If you enjoyed part one, this allows us to go a bit deeper into Joy. If you missed part one, no worries! This serves as a stand alone practice as well. 

Meditation can be challenging. Sometimes we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Chris has been practicing meditation for 35 years and teaching worldwide since 2009. If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation at paypal.me/suchsweetthunder

May All Benefit

Upon his release from prison, after 27 years of incarceration, Nelson Mandela made the astonishing statement :"I forgive my captors, because holding on to anger is like drinking  poison and expecting the the other to get sick" When we forgive, it is not the forgiven who benefits. It is us. Forgiveness allows for a deeper acceptance. Deeper acceptance allows for deeper compassion.

Meditation can be challenging. Sometimes we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.orgChris has been practicing meditation for 35 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books.  Chris Has received formal training in Tibetan, Zen, and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. Chris teaches from a secular voice and he is passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition. 

 If you find these videos helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder May All Benefit 🙏🙏🙏

Here I guide a traditional meditation used to discover our innate self-compassion. 

Meditation can be challenging. Sometimes we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.org

Chris has been practicing meditation for 35 years and teaching worldwide since 2009. If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation at paypal.me/suchsweetthunder

May All Benefit