Exploration of the four noble truths.

Meditation in nature as a path of wakening.

Recorded : March 27, 2016

Mark explores how mindfulness practice in the natural world can help bring peace, insight, compassion and freedom.

Cultivating Joy and Responsibility in Extraordinary Times

Recorded : April 12, 2020

The Coronavirus has given us the most explicit indication of interconnection in recent history. There is a quickening to the inquiry: What distortions is it time to let go of on behalf of the greater good? What becomes possible, through the remembrance of “We consciousness?” How can non-separation inform our way of life and, as…

Awakening Joy: Practice as a Path of Happiness

Recorded : January 13, 2019

Joy is both a Factor of Enlightenment and one of the four Divine Abodes. Today, as we are bombarded with news that heightens our fear and sadness about the world, more than ever it’s vital to understand the importance of joy as a central aspect of spiritual practice. We need to remember how to stay…

Cabbages & Condoms

Recorded : October 24, 2021

During this session we be explore life’s basic necessities and drives, and the critical difference between ‘getting along’ and ‘getting ahead.’ Our meditation practice will be based on the Wise-Heartedness Bhavana to help us cultivate skilful response to distractions in daily life. A transcript of this session is available here.

Changing the Channel: Opening to Goodness

Recorded : January 7, 2024

The barrage of frightening headlines often leaves us with feelings of despair, hopelessness, and negativity. While it’s important to feel connected to the suffering all around us, it is equally important to nourish ourselves by opening to the goodness in life–both inside and around us. Our caring can then be held with more spaciousness and…

Daily Meditation Recordings, with Yahel Avigur – Week of 12 May, 2025

In this week of practice, we will follow the Buddha’s advice to tune into the oneness of our existence and the five elements: earth, air, water, fire, and space. Practising in this way can nourish a sense of groundedness, freedom, and belonging-while opening pathways to collectedness, joy, and insight.