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Retreat Dharma Talks

Healing the heart, refining the mind, finding freedom

Traditionally, the New Year is a time to take stock of our lives, to let go of what no longer serves, and to reconnect more fully with our deeper aspirations. This eight-day retreat provides a precious opportunity to settle into silence and with the support of sangha/community, attune more fully to the heart and mind.
Through this process of deep listening to ourselves and others, we can then better understand how to live our lives with more kindness, compassion and clarity.

2021-12-30 (9 days) Sydney Insight Meditators

  
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2022-01-01 11 instructions: mindfulness of the body part 2 15:57
Jill Shepherd
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A short exploration of working with physical pain, then instructions for relational practice exploring physical sensations in the body
2022-01-01 12 talk: Wisdom and Compassion 37:33
Jill Shepherd
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Exploring the reciprocal relationship between wisdom and compassion
2022-01-02 13 instructions: mindfulness of mindfulness itself 17:03
Jill Shepherd
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Exploring different approaches to mindfulness and different styles of practice, including those that are more active and those that are more receptive, then brief instructions for practising mindfulness of hearing
2022-01-02 14 meditation: mindfulness of hearing 22:24
Jill Shepherd
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Beginning by establising the body and breathing as an anchor, then opening to physical sensations through the whole body, then opening to hearing
2022-01-02 15 instructions: continuity of mindfulness p2 6:44
Jill Shepherd
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The importance of maintaining light, continuous mindfulness through all activities, and bringing awareness to what gets in the way of doing this
2022-01-02 16 instructions: mindfulness of feeling-tone 14:16
Jill Shepherd
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A brief overview of the role of feeling-tone or vedanā in conditioning reactivity
2022-01-02 17 talk: feeling-tone or vedanā 41:11
Jill Shepherd
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Feeling-tone shapes how we perceive and experience the world, and we can use pleasant feeling-tone skilfully to support balance of heart and mind
2022-01-03 18 instructions: mindfulness of mind 10:44
Jill Shepherd
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A short introduction to practising mindfulness of the mind by bringing awareness to thoughts
2022-01-03 19 meditation: mindfulness of thinking 21:36
Jill Shepherd
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Beginning with the breath, physical sensations and sounds, then opening to knowing mental activity, noticing thoughts come and go
2022-01-03 20 instructions: continuity of mindfulness p3 4:15
Jill Shepherd
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Short instructions for continuing mindfulness through daily activities, includinng mindfulness of eating
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