Sensitive to the body

The Buddha taught that moment by moment awareness of our direct experience offers a clear path to awakening. And in the Anapanasati Sutta (Mindfulness of in and out breathing) he invites us to develop sensitivity to this breathing body as the first step in awakening to who and what we truly are. Yet oftentimes it can be challenging to stay with our embodied experience.

Join us in an exploration of what it’s like to turn towards the aliveness of our bodies and how we can support a deepening into the wisdom that is awaiting us, just below the surface. How can this “being here” and “staying with” support us to more authentically and lovingly inhabit our own bodies and the collective body. How can we more fully show up for ourselves, others, our communities, and the world?

Week 1: Full Session Recording


Intro to the course and body scan meditation

Week 1: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Welcome and arriving practice
Intrduction to the year's theme and this course
What's brought you here?
Input on Anapanasati Sutta: First Tetrad
Body scan meditation and enquiry

Week 2: Full recording

Breath awareness

Week 2: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Welcome and arriving practice
Input on breath awareness
Meditation and enquiry

Week 3: Full recording

Exploring sensations

Week 3: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Welcome and arriving practice
Input on sensations
Six senses meditation

Week 4: Full recording

Seshin (uninterrupted period of practice)

Week 4: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Intro to walking meditation
Seshin
Enquiry

Week 5: Full recording

Course review, meditation, and mantra

Week 5: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Course review
Led meditation
Mantra and Transference of Merit

Dharma: The body of truth

Week 1: Full Session Recording

Intro to the course and six senses meditation

Week 1: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Welcome and arriving practice
Introduction to the lakshanas and vimoksha mukhas
Six senses meditation

Week 2: Full Recording

Impermanence, no-thingness, and meditation on the arising and passing of experience

Week 2: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Arriving Practice
Imperanence and no-thingness

Meditating on the arising and passing of experience

Week 3: Full Recording

Insubstantiality, emptiness and interconnectivity
Balajit

Week 3: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Welcome and arriving practice
Balajit
Input on insubstantiality, no-self, and interconnectedness
Balajit
Meditation on emptiness
Balajit
Questions and responses
Balajit

Week 4: Full Recording

Suffering and wishlessness
Singhashri

Week 4: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Welcome and arriving practice
Singhashri
Input on suffering and wishlessness
Singhashri
Tonglen meditation
Singhashri
Questions and responses
Singhashri

Week 5: Full Recording

Practice session
Singhashri

Week 5: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Arriving practice and introduction to the practice session
Singhashri
Body scan
Singhashri
Pure awareness meditation
Singhashri

Week 6: Full Recording

Course review, meditation and closing
Singhashri

Week 6: Separate recordings of sections of the class

Welcome and arriving practice
Singhashri
Review of the three lakshanas and vimoksha mukhas
Singhashri
Meditation: Opening to the qualities of awareness
Singhashri