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Martin Aylward

Martin Aylward is the founding teacher of Sangha Live. After spending his early adult years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits, Martin settled in Southern France with his wife Gail and their 2 children, co-founding the Moulin de Chaves retreat centre where he lives and teaches.

Martin teaches meditation, guides students and leads retreats internationally, emphasising the integration of the deepest wisdom teachings into the midst of the lives we live. He is also a director of the Mindfulness Training Institute. Martin’s book Awake Where You Are: The Art of Embodied Awareness (2021) is now available via Wisdom Publications. Click here to learn more about Martin Aylward.

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Dharma Library

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Saddha: Unshakeable Confidence

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
January 8, 2023
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An Open Heart in Hell

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
September 4, 2022
Leaning Into Collapse

Leaning Into Collapse

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
September 5, 2021
Aditthana: The art of commitment

Aditthana: The art of commitment

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
January 3, 2021
November 15, 2020
Dharma, Sex, Intimacy and Covid

Dharma, Sex, Intimacy and Covid

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
September 6, 2020
April 5, 2020
Potentizing Practice

Potentizing Practice

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
February 23, 2020
Trust in the Goodness of your Practice

Trust in the Goodness of your Practice

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
January 26, 2020
September 15, 2019
May 12, 2019
January 6, 2019
Vast View, Fine Attention

Vast View, Fine Attention

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
December 16, 2018
Don’t be realistic. Be real

Don’t be realistic. Be real

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
March 18, 2018
On Teachings and Teachers

On Teachings and Teachers

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
March 17, 2018
January 21, 2018
Love for the world

Love for the world

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
December 17, 2017
September 24, 2017
Visions of a free life

Visions of a free life

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
July 16, 2017
April 30, 2017
March 26, 2017
January 29, 2017
January 22, 2017
January 15, 2017
The full range of the heart.

The full range of the heart.

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
December 18, 2016
For the love of mindfulness!

For the love of mindfulness!

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
April 3, 2016
Practicing for the love of it.

Practicing for the love of it.

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
January 17, 2016
Letting your heart break … open.

Letting your heart break … open.

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
December 13, 2015
Transforming the poisons.

Transforming the poisons.

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
October 4, 2015
Feeling the blessings of your life.

Feeling the blessings of your life.

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
July 26, 2015
The colouring of awareness.

The colouring of awareness.

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
July 12, 2015
June 28, 2015
Being gracious with suffering.

Being gracious with suffering.

A Dharma Library Recording with Martin Aylward
June 14, 2015
April 26, 2015
March 22, 2015
February 1, 2015

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