Episodes
In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of calm, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction. Chris has been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. Chris has received formal...
Published 01/27/24
Here I offer a guided body scan with an emphasis on resting deeply. We continue on to observe the activity of the mind and invite the mind to rest. There is no closing bell at the end of the practice, so one can easily use this meditation as a sleep aid, as well as finding tranquility in the mind and heart. Chris has been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two...
Published 01/10/24
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We then include an experience of awareness itself. Since we typically habitually identify with awareness, by recognizing awareness as just another aspect of the ever-changing field, our clinging to that identity begins to loosen, and thus, our suffering begins to wane. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may...
Published 12/17/23
In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of calm, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction. Chris has been practicing meditation for 38 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...
Published 12/16/23
Here I offer a guided meditation into lovingkindness for people whom challenge us. People we may not like very much, if at all. We explore this by connecting with the challenging person's humanity, recognizing that they, just like us, want to be free from suffering and want to be happy. After this we move into offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases. Lovingkindness has a transformational, healing quality. Enjoy! Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we...
Published 12/11/23
Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to ourself, to loved ones, to strangers, and to people who challenge us, and to the entire world. This particular set of phrases are composed in a way that allow us hold and honor the challenges of life while connecting to the kindness inherent in our hearts. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or...
Published 12/11/23
Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to ourself, to loved ones, to strangers, and to people who challenge us. This particular set of phrases are composed in a way that allow us hold and honor the challenges of life while connecting to the kindness inherent in our hearts. 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...
Published 12/04/23
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We open the meditation with the emotion of Joy and expand outward from there. By gradually surrounding the Joy with more and more sensory experience, we come to experience the emotion of Joy as just another aspect of the ever changing field, rather than something to covet, cling to, or identify with. Meditation can be challenging...
Published 12/03/23
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We open the meditation with the emotion of anger and expand outward from there. By gradually surrounding the anger with more and more sensory experience, we come to experience the reactive emotion of anger as just another aspect of the ever changing field, rather than something to identify with. Meditation can be challenging...
Published 12/03/23
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. We then include an experience of desire. By welcoming the desire into the open field of awareness, we may come to experience the desire not as all-encompassing, but just another changing experience in the midst of all the other changing experiences. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things...
Published 11/26/23
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. 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 38 years and has been...
Published 11/20/23
Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to strangers. Just thinking about how many people there are in the world, and that each one represents an opportunity to be kind, can be incredibly liberating. This particular set of phrases are composed in a way that allow us hold and honor the challenges of life while connecting to the kindness inherent in our hearts. Then we move into a visualization where we radiate lovingkindness energy out to...
Published 11/20/23
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. 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 38 years and has...
Published 11/12/23
Here I offer a guided meditation by offering the gift of lovingkindness in the form of phrases to loved ones. Then we move into a visualization where we radiate kindness energy out to drench ourselves in the warm energy of kindness. The longer we stay in the experience of lovingkindness, the more our neurons wire and fire together, allowing the passing state of kindness to become a permanent trait. Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise...
Published 11/06/23
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. 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 38 years and has been...
Published 11/05/23
Here is a very brief exercise designed to give us a felt sense of how anger is often compounded when we struggle against the emotion, and then we can feel how anger is alleviated by welcoming in the emotion. 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...
Published 10/30/23
Here is a guided meditation designed to allow us to feel into offering kindness to a friend, a family member, loved one, or a pet. We then replace the image of this being with ourself. 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...
Published 10/30/23
Here is an exercise designed to illustrate the existence of silence in the midst of sound. This can provide one with a spaciousness of mind and heart and can support one in developing emotional resilience. 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...
Published 10/29/23
Here I offer a guided meditation in which we are invited to systematically open awareness to more and more of experience, until we rest in complete, open awareness. 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 36 years and has been...
Published 10/29/23
Here I offer a guided meditation designed to allow one to connect to their resistances toward kindness. When we can see these resistances clearly, we may be able to hold compassionate space for them, and eventually they no longer inhibit our innate capacity for kindness. 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...
Published 10/23/23
In this guided meditation we are invited to explore a type of joy that might arise as a result of cultivating a deep state of tranquility. The combination of calm, rest, and joy may give awareness a strong base for resting with the mind without falling into distraction. Chris has been practicing meditation for 38 years and has been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. Chris has received formal...
Published 10/22/23
Here is offer a guided meditation inviting us to immerse ourself in the warmth of kindness, then radiate that kindness out into the world. 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 over 37 years and has been successfully...
Published 10/16/23
Here I guide a meditation where we are invited to rest awareness on the breath and follow the breath into stillness. We then are gently invited to bring awareness to the body and breath, using the breath as a guide into a calm resting. 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:...
Published 10/15/23
Here I outline and guide a meditation designed to allow one to dive deep into the experience of gratitude. This is considered a resourcing practice and can be very helpful when moving through times of transition, stress, and turbulence. 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:...
Published 10/09/23