Hindrances – a glance at the list of troubles and how they manifest . The different starting points of Buddhist and Western psychology. The Buddhas vision of freedom Different types of troubles: soteriological hindrances (samyojana), afflictions (kilesa), inflations (āsava). A detailed look at the 5 nivāraṇa, the five psychological obstacles to the cultivation of stillness as the basis for insight and understanding. The phenomenology of their manifestation.

Meditation on friendliness and kindness

Morning instructions

Detailed advice on posture, sitting and connecting with the body. Followed by guided body contemplation exercise using the 6 sense channels.

This talk explores how mettā and the brahmaviharās are both means and ends on the path to liberation — the very ground that allows insight to arise, and the natural expression of the freedom that results.

Guided meditation metta body scan and QA

Joy is not a break from meeting the world's pain — it's what makes it possible to keep meeting it. An exploration of mudita, appreciative joy, and the many ways the heart can learn to rejoice.

What does it mean to let suffering touch you without being consumed by it? This talk traces a path from empathy through grief to the inexhaustible compassion of the bodhisattva — and offers practical steps for cultivating it from the inside out.

Receiving care meditation and QA

Introducing metta practice