#47 Pathway to Spacious Awareness Guided Practice
In our latest guided practice, Jen blends two potent practices to help you land in the tranquility of open, spacious awareness.The traditional way to ...
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Spiritual nourishment for yoga practitioners and teachers. Experienced teachers Jennifer O’Sullivan and Sarah Jane Shangraw discuss the ways in which the Buddhadharma, Taoism, and spiritual psychology enrich and expand a yoga practice. Drawing on their own inquiries and inspired by their teachers — including Sarah and Ty Powers, Don and Amba Stapleton, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jack Kornfield, and Tara Brach — Jen and Sarah Jane discuss opportunities for awakening amidst challenging, 21st-century life. Along the way, they model a modern, spiritual friendship.
#46 Inclining the Mind Toward Gladness Guided Practice
Acknowledging that humans are hardwired to be on alert for danger, and that imbalanced states can cause us problems such as anxiety and doubt, we woul...
#45 Yin Yoga for the Heart & Small Intestines Guided Practice
According to Chinese Energetic Medicine, the heart is vulnerable to heat of the summer season. In this short but sweet practice, Jen while guide you t...
#44 Self-Compassion to Antidote Stress Guided Practice
In this guided meditation, Sarah Jane supports you in turning toward what is present in the body, heart, and mind, and holding it with kind regard wit...
#43 Microcosmic Orbit Guided Practice
In this guided practice, Jen shares the Microcosmic Orbit, a Taoist meditation for longevity. Circulating Qi (life force energy) through a loop formed...
#42 Disrupting Inner Chatter and Establishing Presence Guided Practice
In this guided meditation, Sarah Jane invites you to settle into a posture that will support your mindfulness by inviting a relaxed quality in the bod...
#41 Dharma Book Club: "Tao Te Ching"
In our second book club, Jen and Sarah Jane follow some dharmic threads through the ancient Taoist text the “Tao Te Ching” by Laozi and enjoy the poet...
#40 Mindful Awareness of the Body Guided Practice
In this guided practice, Jen offers a meditation on establishing body awareness as a mindfulness anchor. Because the body is always available, bringin...
#39 When Nothing Lasts, Life is Precious
In this episode, Jen and Sarah Jane talk about the concept of precious impermanence, an organizing principle for many Asian religions and belief syste...
#38 Tree Meditation Guided Practice
In this meditation inspired by popular teacher Jack Kornfield’s tree meditations, Sarah Jane guides you through a visualization that accesses the stab...