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Yuka Nakamura's Dharma Talks
at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
Yuka Nakamura
Yuka Nakamura has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1993 in the Theravada, Dzogchen and Zen traditions, and has been trained as a teacher by Fred von Allmen. Living in Switzerland, she teaches meditation and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
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2025-04-02
Awake mind, wise mind.
2025-04-08
Bodhicitta - For the welfare of all
2023-07-13
Calming the thinking mind
2023-07-19
Closing Words
2018-07-18
Compassion
2023-07-18
Dana Talk
2024-06-05
Embodied presence
2024-06-06
Emptiness – an introduction
2024-07-23
Equanimity
2023-07-17
Evening Q&A
2024-06-11
Goodbye talk, transition, taking the practice home - treading the path
2025-04-07
Guided Meditation: Equanimity
2024-07-18
Guided Meditation: Metta, Friendliness
2018-07-19
Guided Metta Meditation
2024-06-07
Guided metta meditation
2026-05-14
Guided Metta meditation
2020-01-13
Guided Metta meditation for self and benefactor
2023-07-14
Guided metta meditation: metta for self
2023-07-16
Impermanence
2020-01-15
Instructions of choiceless attention and awareness of awareness
2020-01-12
Instructions on mindfulness of vedana
2020-01-10
Instructions on practicing with the hinderances.
2025-04-04
Introduction and guided meditation on compassion
2018-07-13
Learning to trust
2016-11-12
Mindfulness - The Light On Our Path
2026-05-16
Mindfulness of feeling tones (vedanā)
2024-06-10
Morning Instruction - mindfulness of mind states
2024-07-24
Morning instruction – awareness of awareness and equanimity
2023-07-12
Morning instructions
2024-07-20
Morning Instructions - Hindrances in Awareness Practice
2018-07-20
Morning Instructions - Mindfulness of mind
2024-06-07
Morning Instructions – hindrances
2025-04-01
Morning Instructions: First Day
2025-04-03
Morning instructions: Mindful awareness and meeting physical pain in meditation.
2023-07-14
Morning instructions: mindfulness of feeling tone
2025-04-06
Morning instructions: Mindfulness of mind states
2023-07-17
Morning Reflections - Mindfulness of Dhamma, Hindrances
2024-06-09
Mudita - opening to joy.
2026-05-19
Open awareness and awareness of awareness
2025-04-06
Questions from the basket (three teachers take turns).
2018-07-21
Re-imagining our world
2020-01-14
Right Intention
2025-04-05
Saddhā - Trust
2026-05-14
Settling into the body, establishing a mindful connection
2016-11-19
Shaping our world through perception
2020-01-11
The Four Ennobling Truths
2024-07-19
Working with the Hindrances in Awareness Practice
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2016-10-22
Three-Month Part 2
2018-07-07
Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced St…
2018-07-15
Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Exp…
2020-01-09
Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insight Meditation Retreat
2023-07-11
Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation
2024-06-04
Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Exp…
2024-07-16
The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students
2025-03-31
Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Exp…
2026-05-12
Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Exp…
