Tuere Sala's Dharma Talks
Tuere Sala
Tuere Sala is a Guiding Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Retreat Center. She is a retired prosecuting attorney who has practiced Vipassana meditation for over 30 years. Tuere is committed to lay practice and inspired by bringing the Dharma to nontraditional places. She is a strong advocate for practitioners living with high stress, past trauma and difficulties sitting still. Tuere has been teaching since 2010 and has a long history of assisting others in establishing and maintaining a daily practice. Tuere can be contacted at tueresala.org and at https://www.dharmaground.org.
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2021-09-07
Anger
2021-02-02
Your Task is Not to Seek Love
2020-12-31
"Exploring the Five Faculties"
2020-12-29
"Morning Instruction - Body/Breath"
2020-12-30
"Self Compassion Practice"
2020-12-30
"The Dharma of Qi Gong"
2021-01-01
"The Dharma of Qi Gong"
2023-04-23
7 Factors of Compassion - Investigation/Energy (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-12-30
Afternoon Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-23
Afternoon Instructions - Arriving Sequence as a Whole Practice
2025-08-20
Afternoon Instructions - Astral Body Consciousness
2025-08-18
Afternoon Instructions - Emotional Body Consciousness
2025-08-19
Afternoon Instructions - Etheric Body Consciousness
2025-08-22
Afternoon Instructions - Integration of the First Six Bodies of Consciousness
2025-08-21
Afternoon Instructions - Intuitional Body Consciousness
2025-08-16
Afternoon Instructions - Physical Body Consciousness
2025-08-17
Afternoon Instructions - Vital Body Consciousness
2025-06-19
Afternoon Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-28
Afternoon Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-31
Afternoon Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-02-28
Afternoon Sit with Brahma Vihara Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-06-12
Afternoon Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-15
Anchor (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-15
Anchor Part 2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-02-18
Applying the Four Noble Truths to Suffering
2025-06-14
Arriving (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-14
Arriving Part 2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-02-09
Balancing the masculine and feminine energies.
2023-04-24
Body Anchor
2021-03-09
Brahma Viharas (Heart Practices)
2025-05-12
Brahma Viharas (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-05-14
Brahma Viharas (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-10-10
Brahmavihara Practice
2023-03-13
Brahmavihara Practice - Compassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-06-29
Building Resilience from the Four Brahmaviharas
2019-02-27
Chanting - Metta Chant
2019-02-27
Chanting - Refuges and Precepts
2023-09-04
Closing Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-12-18
Closing Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-20
Closing Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-18
Compassion
2023-07-07
Concentration and the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-14
Concentration and Wisdom
2023-12-29
Courage - an empowering aspect that arises from love
2020-08-12
Cultivating Awakening Emotions
2025-06-19
Cultivating Awakening Emotions At Home (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-09-11
Cultivating Conditions That Support a Strong Practice
2022-11-27
Cultivating Love in the Midst of the Difficulty
2023-10-08
Cultivating Present Moment Practice in this Human Body with Whatever Is Happeni…
2022-09-25
Cultivating the Four Noble Truths
2023-09-11
Cultivating the Three Refugees in Everyday Life
2019-06-22
Dana Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-28
Dana Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-10-18
Day 1 Guided Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-02-26
Day 1/Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-10-22
Day 5 Morning Guided Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-09-28
Daylong Fundraiser retreat at Gyuto Institute. Closing with Q & A
2024-09-28
Daylong Retreat for Assaya Sangha contemplating Equanimity
2022-02-07
Dependent Origination - Name & Form (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-22
Dharma Talk - 7 Factors of Awakening - Concentration
2025-08-18
Dharma Talk - 7 Factors of Awakening - Energy
2025-08-23
Dharma Talk - 7 Factors of Awakening - Equanimity
2025-08-17
Dharma Talk - 7 Factors of Awakening - Investigation
2025-08-19
Dharma Talk - 7 Factors of Awakening - Joy
2025-08-21
Dharma Talk - 7 Factors of Awakening - Tranquility
2025-08-16
Dharma Talk - Exploring Consciousness, Mindfulness and Awareness
2022-10-06
Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - A Thorn in One's Heart
2024-03-06
Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - Making Friends with the Hindrances
2024-03-19
Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock) - The Five Aggregates
2023-03-22
Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock) Stilling the Storm - Watering the joy of a…
2025-08-09
Dharma Talk: Impermanence
2025-08-11
Dharma Talk: Non-self
2021-08-20
Dharma Talk: The Hindrances
2021-10-01
Dialogue on aspects of freedom.
2025-02-23
Disenchantment and Dispassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-25
Evening Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-26
Evening Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-14
Evening Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-15
Evening Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-16
Evening Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-17
Evening Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-18
Evening Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-01-17
Evening talk at the MLK retreat
2024-07-12
Exploring the Three Characteristics - Meditation
2024-07-12
Exploring the Three Characteristics - Talk
2024-12-12
Faith (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-03-03
Faith and Settling Into a Long Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-02-10
Faith and Working with Obsessive Thoughts (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-05-07
Faith: Illuminating the Dhamma for Lay Practitioners (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-17
Feeling Tone (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-17
Feeling Tones Part 2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-03-25
First Dharma Talk at IMS
2025-03-17
Four Noble Truths (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-12-31
Freedom and Emptiness
2021-10-30
Gladdening The Heart
2021-03-14
Going Home Dialogue with Eugene & Tuere
2025-05-05
Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-05-11
Guided Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-08-31
Guided Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-09-28
Guided sit from daylong retreat at Gyuto Foundation
2020-01-01
Heart Practice -- Mudita (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-05-03
Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-15
Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-29
Hindrances, Emotions and the Gift of Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-10-20
How to Cultivate a Still Mind
2023-03-07
I am not I - Understanding the 5 Aggregates (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-02-24
Instructions On Learning To recognize Thoughts and Eating Meditation
2025-06-18
Intentions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-18
Intentions Part 2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-02-06
Intro to Dependent Origination (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-19
Inward Staying (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-19
Inward Staying Part 2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-07-23
July Insight 2020 - Day 1 Session 3 - Tuere Sala, Guided Brahmavihara: Loving-K…
2020-07-24
July Insight 2020 Day 2 - Session 2 - Tuere Sala, Guided Brahmavihara: Sympathe…
2020-07-25
July Insight 2020 Day 3 - Session 3 - Tuere Sala, Guided Brahmavihara: Sympathe…
2020-07-26
July Insight 2020 Day 4 - Session 3 - Tuere Sala, Guided Brahmavihara: Equanimi…
2023-04-30
Living with Deep Emotion
2023-11-26
Looking at Practice From a Wider Perspective
2019-03-23
Loving Kindness (metta)
2021-05-21
Lovingkindness Practice
2021-05-22
Lovingkindness Practice
2024-05-11
May 11, 2024 Daylong with Tuere Sala and nico hase: Energy Talk #1
2021-09-28
Metta
2024-08-29
Metta
2025-03-06
Metta - Neutral Being (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-24
Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-10
Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-08-19
Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-04-11
Metta and Right Speech (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-03-14
Metta and the Judging, Comparing and Fixing Mind
2023-08-08
Metta as Wind Element (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-01-16
Metta at the MLK retreat
2020-12-21
Metta Instructions #3
2025-08-10
Metta Instructions + Guided Meditation
2025-08-12
Metta Instructions + Guided Meditation
2020-10-06
Metta Practice
2025-06-16
Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-16
Mind Part 2 (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-02-25
Mindfulness: Our Strength & Confidence in Difficult Times
2024-01-15
MLK Day: A Perspective on Socially Engaged Buddhism
2022-06-06
Monday Night Dharma Talk - The Importance of Dukkha (Suffering) in Awakening
2019-12-28
Morning Instruction - Arriving (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-12-31
Morning Instruction - Thoughts and Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-01-17
Morning Instructions
2024-10-29
Morning Instructions
2024-10-24
Morning Instructions
2024-11-03
Morning Instructions
2025-08-16
Morning Instructions - Arriving Sequence
2025-08-20
Morning Instructions - Astral Body Consciousness
2023-05-10
Morning Instructions - Body/Vedana (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-08-07
Morning Instructions - Earth Element (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-23
Morning Instructions - Embodying the First Six Capacities of Consciousness
2020-10-05
Morning Instructions - Embrace the moment with stillness and listen
2025-03-05
Morning Instructions - Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-10-31
Morning Instructions - establishing an anchor.
2025-08-19
Morning Instructions - Etheric Body Consciousness
2023-08-10
Morning Instructions - Fire Element (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-22
Morning Instructions - Integration of the First Six Bodies of Consciousness
2025-02-13
Morning Instructions - Intention (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-19
Morning Instructions - Resting in Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-06
Morning Instructions - Settling (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-05-11
Morning Instructions - Settling into the Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-13
Morning Instructions - Silent Sit and Q&A (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-07-08
Morning Instructions - The Four A's (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-03-09
Morning Instructions - Thoughts (Retreat at Spirit rock)
2024-08-31
Morning Instructions - Thoughts (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-30
Morning Instructions - Thoughts and Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-27
Morning Instructions - Thoughts/Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-10-30
morning Instructions - vedana
2023-03-03
Morning Instructions - Vedena (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-17
Morning Instructions - Vital Body Consciousness
2024-05-16
morning instructions – body with anchors
2023-09-02
Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-08-21
Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-02-19
Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-02-25
Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-05-14
Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-02-07
Morning Instructions / Elements (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-08-09
Morning Instructions + Guided Meditation
2025-08-12
Morning Instructions + Guided Meditation
2019-02-26
Morning Instructions and Meditation Practice
2021-09-30
Morning Instructions- Thoughts
2025-08-10
Morning Instructions: Anicca
2024-12-11
Morning Instructions: Embodying Ease (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-02-10
Morning Instructions: Grounding in the Body
2024-12-10
Morning Instructions: Infusing the Body & the Breath with Easeful, Gentle Knowi…
2021-11-04
Morning Instructions: Intentions
2024-12-16
Morning Instructions: Practicing with the Lens of Dukkha (Retreat at Spirit Roc…
2024-12-14
Morning Instructions: Working with Thoughts (3rd Foundation) (Retreat at Spirit…
2022-12-31
Morning Instructions: Working with Thoughts (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-04-12
Morning Meditation Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-08-16
Morning Meditation with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-11-28
morning reflection, and a silent sit
2023-11-29
Morning reflection, and a silent sit
2023-11-17
Morning reflections and silent sit.
2023-11-05
Morning reflections in silent sit
2023-11-11
Morning reflections, and silent sit
2023-10-09
Morning sit with instruction (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-10-13
Morning sit with instruction (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-08-31
Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-03-07
Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-02-11
Mudita
2023-11-25
Mudita
2024-11-16
Mudita
2024-08-25
Mudita (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-09-08
Nibbana
2023-10-07
Opening Day Evening Dharma Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-13
Opening Night Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-08-30
Opening Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-11-12
Practice in Difficult Times
2021-07-04
Practicing in Urban Life
2023-08-09
Practicing the Hindrances as Water Element (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-08-10
Practicing with the Hindrances
2023-01-02
Questions and Answers about Home Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-04-28
Questions, Comments and Reflections
2025-02-17
Recognizing the Dhamma (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-09-01
Relationship Between Vipassana and the Four Brahmaviharas (Retreat at Spirit Ro…
2023-10-26
Right Effort
2025-05-10
Right Effort (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-10-12
Right Effort and Thoughts/Perceptions about the Buddha
2023-03-14
Right Effort in the Subtle Realm (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-11-10
Seven Factors of Awakening
2025-05-13
Seven Factors of Awakening (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-04-26
Seven Factors of Compassion: Samādhi
2019-06-22
Shift in View with the 9 Bodies (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-05-30
Stillness in the Midst of the Winds
2023-12-01
Taking the practice home
2023-07-22
Taking the Practice Home (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-18
The Awakening Capacity of Hiri / Ottappa (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-16
The Awakening Capacity of Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-06-17
The Awakening Capacity of Samvega/Pasada (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-11-16
The Conditionality of Nibbana
2019-08-25
The Connecting Quality of Suffering
2024-07-07
The Eightfold Path
2022-08-11
The Elements: Cultivating Embodied Experience of Emptiness and Fullness
2021-10-31
The Elements: Why They are Important in Practice
2025-02-24
The Ennobling Quality of Suffering
2024-07-07
The First Noble Truth
2024-11-03
The Five Aggregates
2020-12-20
The Five Hindrances
2023-05-12
The Four Ennobling Truths (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-11-17
The Four Noble Truths, Part 1
2024-12-01
The Four Noble Truths, Part 2
2021-11-11
The Gift Of Borrowing Joy
2024-12-15
The Gift of Dukkha (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-05-08
The Gift of Embodied Wisdom
2024-08-30
The Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-02-01
The Hindrances and Trauma Mind (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-10-26
The Hindrances, Part 2
2019-12-30
The Home Ground of the Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-03-29
The Importance of Cultivating Right Intention
2022-10-26
The Importance of Cultivating Stillness
2024-11-20
The Importance of Cultivating the Paramis
2025-03-24
The Importance of Emptiness, Hiri and Ottappa
2023-11-22
The Importance of Gladdening the Mind
2025-07-30
The Importance of Maintaining Inner Stability in External Uncertainty
2024-10-21
The Importance of Mindfulness in an Insecure World
2025-07-02
The Importance of Mindfulness in Difficult Times - Meditation
2025-07-02
The Importance of Mindfulness in Difficult Times - Talk
2021-10-25
The Importance of Practice
2024-05-19
The Importance of Practicing with the 5 Aggregates
2022-12-29
The Inspiring Nature of the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-10-04
The Interplay of Generosity and Energy
2024-08-23
The Intersection of Compassion and Equanimity
2019-08-25
The Power of Refuge
2024-08-16
The Relationship Between Equanimity and Space (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-02-23
The Relationship Between the Hindrances and the Five Faculties
2023-05-09
The Sacredness of Dukkha (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-03-02
The Sacredness of the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-07-07
The Second Noble Truth
2021-09-29
The Seven Factors of Awakening: Energizing factors
2024-07-07
The Third Noble Truth
2024-12-17
The Three Gates of Liberation and Practicing in the World with Metta & Sila (Re…
2024-05-15
The Three Refuges - Buddha
2024-08-17
The Two Wings of the Dhamma (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-11-24
The Unfolding of Nibbana
2025-09-14
The Unique Wisdom of a Buddha
2021-11-12
The Villapas: The Four Distortions Of Mind.
2019-10-24
Tranquility: The Turning Point of Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2020-10-08
Tuere Sala and Matthew Brensilver in dialogue about wisdom
2025-06-14
Understanding Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-08-15
Understanding Seclusion in Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2023-11-10
Understanding, dependent origination
2021-05-25
Upekkha (Equanimity)
2020-02-05
Urban Practice: Awakening Within Our Everyday Life Experiences
2019-06-19
Utilizing the 9 Bodies in Vipassana Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2021-11-05
Vitakka - Vicara
2019-10-20
Wise Relationship with the Hindrances (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-10-22
Words of Encouragement
2023-11-02
Working with thinking
2022-12-31
Working with Thoughts
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Select one of Tuere Sala's 55 retreats
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1900-01-01
Monday and Wednesday Talks
2000-01-01
Monthly Guest Dharma Talk
2000-01-01
Weekly Dharma Series
2019-02-22
Awareness, Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-03-22
Clarity, Compassion and Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-06-17
Nine Bodies of Consciousness
2019-10-17
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-12-27
New Years' Insight Meditation Retreat
2020-01-01
BIPOC Voices - Series
2020-02-08
Clarity, Compassion and Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat
2020-07-23
July Insight Retreat 2020
2020-10-02
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat with Phillip Moffitt, MA, SEP; Matthew Brensilv…
2020-12-19
Winter Solstice Insight Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting
the Light
2020-12-28
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat with Eugene Cash, Pamela Weiss, Tuere Sal…
2021-01-01
Year to Live 2021
2021-02-01
The Way of the Buddha: Core Teachings of the Dharma Path
2021-03-04
March Insight Meditation Retreat with Greg Scharf, Winnie Nazarko, Eugene Cash,…
2021-05-18
Spring Insight Retreat with Matthew Brensilver, PhD, Tuere Sala and Brian Lesage
2021-08-19
The Way of Insight
2021-09-26
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2021-10-29
Second 3-Week Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-01-29
February Insight Meditation 1 Month Retreat
2022-08-07
The Elements: Cultivating Embodied Experience of Emptiness & Fullness
2022-10-05
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-12-27
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2023-01-15
Wholehearted and Noble Participation: An Insight Meditation Retreat Honoring Re…
2023-02-25
March Insight Meditation One Month Retreat
2023-04-22
Insight Meditation Retreat
2023-05-08
Spring Insight
2023-06-11
Nine Bodies Insight Retreat: Exploring Capacities of Consciousness
2023-07-05
Concentration and Awareness 2023
2023-08-06
The Elements: Cultivating an Embodied Experience of Emptiness and Fullness
2023-08-30
Labor Day Insight Retreat
2023-10-07
Fall Insight 2023
2023-10-24
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2023-12-27
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2024-03-02
March Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat
2024-05-14
Exploring the Three Refuges in Practice
2024-07-07
July 2024 Residential Retreat for the BIPOC Community with Tuere Sala
2024-08-11
The Elements: Cultivating an Embodied Experience of Emptiness and Fullness
2024-08-18
Summer Lovingkindness Retreat
2024-08-28
Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2024-09-28
Assaya Sangha daylong September 28, 2024
2024-10-22
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2024-12-08
December Insight Retreat: Cultivating Calm, Contentment, and Confidence
2024-12-27
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2025-02-01
2025 February Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat
2025-03-01
March Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat
2025-04-09
Insight Meditation Retreat
2025-05-01
Naturally Arising Ease, Awareness, and Insight
2025-05-09
Spring Insight Retreat
2025-06-13
Cultivating Awakening Emotions (230R25), with Tuere Sala, in CMC
2025-08-08
Emptiness: Seeing that Frees Yearlong Course Retreat
2025-08-15
Nine Bodies Insight Retreat: Exploring Natural Capacities of Consciousness
2025-08-27
Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
