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Relaxed, Open, Awake

Dharma teachings invite us towards a wiser, calmer, and kinder alternative. We can compose and steady the mind through practice: gaining greater clarity and embodying greater care towards what is happening. We can encourage the heart to open from contraction: expanding the possibilities of a deeper more skilful response.

2021-01-31 (6 days) Gaia House

  
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2021-01-31 Relaxed, Open, Awake - Opening to the Retreat 44:25
Nathan Glyde
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Understanding that the saṅkhāra (conditioned and conditioning, fabricated and fabricating) quality of experience is an invitation to engage with the way life is appearing in skilful ways for awakening.
2021-01-31 Opening, Calming, and Soothing with Breath and Body 29:57
Zohar Lavie
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2021-02-01 Day 1 - Instructions: Relax into Presence with Breath and Sound 58:16
Nathan Glyde
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2021-02-01 Hindrances 61:01
Zohar Lavie
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2021-02-01 Mettā to Easy Relationship (with introduction) 44:41
Nathan Glyde
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2021-02-02 Day 2 - Instructions: Expanding and Brightening Attention 59:48
Zohar Lavie
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2021-02-02 Anicca and Vedanā 46:46
Nathan Glyde
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Exploring wisdom ways of looking to bring insight into our practice, where paying attention is the key. Seeing the inconstancy in all things opens the possibility for greater sensitivity. Seeing the rating of all things by the enjoyment or distress they might offer as just an opinion, rather than fact, opens the possibility of more ease and delight.
2021-02-02 Mettā to an Easy Relationship, towards One Self, to a More Neutral Relationship and Out to All Beings. 43:10
Zohar Lavie
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2021-02-03 Day 3 - Instructions: Anicca and Vedanā Way of Looking 58:54
Nathan Glyde
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Noticing change, and the attribution of hedonic categories to appearances, to open the possibility of possibilities: to ease, to let go, and to relax, opening up, and awaken.
2021-02-03 Mettā as a Liberating Way of Looking 46:49
Zohar Lavie
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