Teaching Meditation Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:05:05 -0500 https://tm2.analucia.dev/ en-us © 2026 Teaching Meditation yes Support this Podcast b9928ba7-71a4-53d6-b734-05f64b0a5888 Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck https://storage.buzzsprout.com/o4xj7on04c9urya6jyef83wsvewm?.jpg Teaching Meditation https://tm2.analucia.dev/ Boaz Feldman: Relational Meditation Boaz Feldman: Relational Meditation Upali interviews Boaz about the relational meditation practices he's been doing, including relational qi gong.  Their conversation then pivots to the role Boaz sees meditation practice holding in healing and altering societies.  Boaz will be speaking at a conference Dec 5 - 7, 2025, and you can find more information at this link.  Boaz's newest paper is over here.

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]]> Upali interviews Boaz about the relational meditation practices he's been doing, including relational qi gong.  Their conversation then pivots to the role Boaz sees meditation practice holding in healing and altering societies.  Boaz will be speaking at a conference Dec 5 - 7, 2025, and you can find more information at this link.  Boaz's newest paper is over here.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-18284127 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0500 3659 3 7 full false Professor Steven Haberlin: Teaching Meditation in Academia Professor Steven Haberlin: Teaching Meditation in Academia Professor Steven Haberlin is a professor at the University of Central Florida.  In this episode, you'll hear him talk about teaching small amounts of meditation to very large amounts of people.  Steven tells us about the benefits of this style of teaching, as well as what risks there are.  The episode then focuses on research he's been doing on technological adjuncts to meditation and the use of meditation apps.  The research forms part of his new book, Meta-Meditation for Mental Health: How Neuroscience, Virtual Reality, and AI are Changing Practice and How You Can Benefit.

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]]> Professor Steven Haberlin is a professor at the University of Central Florida.  In this episode, you'll hear him talk about teaching small amounts of meditation to very large amounts of people.  Steven tells us about the benefits of this style of teaching, as well as what risks there are.  The episode then focuses on research he's been doing on technological adjuncts to meditation and the use of meditation apps.  The research forms part of his new book, Meta-Meditation for Mental Health: How Neuroscience, Virtual Reality, and AI are Changing Practice and How You Can Benefit.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-18220947 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:00:00 -0500 2981 3 6 full false Learning Meditation: Anusheh. Meditation (Kinda) Resolved My Anxiety. Learning Meditation: Anusheh. Meditation (Kinda) Resolved My Anxiety. Upali interviews Anusheh, who began practicing The Mind Illuminated in order to improve her anxiety.  While it did help, it was a more convoluted path than she had been expecting.  One topic she and Upali talk about is the idea that striving is actually helpful, in that it causes you to burn out enough that you stop doing it, which is the route to good practice.  Anusheh also talks about the transition from lusting after enlightenment -- "future happiness" -- with the focusing on what happiness could look like in the present moment.  


"Rejecting your experience right now takes a lot of energy!"

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]]> Upali interviews Anusheh, who began practicing The Mind Illuminated in order to improve her anxiety.  While it did help, it was a more convoluted path than she had been expecting.  One topic she and Upali talk about is the idea that striving is actually helpful, in that it causes you to burn out enough that you stop doing it, which is the route to good practice.  Anusheh also talks about the transition from lusting after enlightenment -- "future happiness" -- with the focusing on what happiness could look like in the present moment.  


"Rejecting your experience right now takes a lot of energy!"

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-17269649 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400 3569 3 4 full false Stephen Zerfas: Making the Jhanas Accessible Stephen Zerfas: Making the Jhanas Accessible Stephen Zerfas, founder of the Jhana startup Jhourney (get it?), covers a wide range of topics in today's interview.  He and Tucker talk about the relationship of the jhanas to the rest of the path, how Stephen has succeeded in getting so much publicity, and how the larger Dharma community has responded to a tech startup teaching meditation retreats.

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]]> Stephen Zerfas, founder of the Jhana startup Jhourney (get it?), covers a wide range of topics in today's interview.  He and Tucker talk about the relationship of the jhanas to the rest of the path, how Stephen has succeeded in getting so much publicity, and how the larger Dharma community has responded to a tech startup teaching meditation retreats.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17397322 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400 3209 3 5 full false Learning Meditation: Yuri. Using Meditation to Cope with War Learning Meditation: Yuri. Using Meditation to Cope with War Upali interviews Yuri, a Ukranian-British meditator.  Yuri talks about how difficult his first retreat was, and how permanently his life changed following this.  He then goes into how much better he became as a father as a result of his meditation practice.  Later, Upali asks Yuri about what it was like when his country was attacked while his family was still there, and what impact his practice had on his ability to cope with this.

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]]> Upali interviews Yuri, a Ukranian-British meditator.  Yuri talks about how difficult his first retreat was, and how permanently his life changed following this.  He then goes into how much better he became as a father as a result of his meditation practice.  Later, Upali asks Yuri about what it was like when his country was attacked while his family was still there, and what impact his practice had on his ability to cope with this.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17256127 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400 4209 3 4 full false Dr. Tucker Peck: Freedom is the Opposite of Community Dr. Tucker Peck: Freedom is the Opposite of Community Upali interviews Tucker in this episode.  In a wide-ranging conversation, they touch on:

  • Many of us look for self esteem to pretty much everyone we meet, or to no one at all, rather than in a sane place.
  • Doing what you'd like to do, and being in community, are opposite stances.  How do we balance these?
  • Tucker talks about Sanity & Sainthood, both the name of his book and what he sees as the two goals of dharma practice and psychotherapy.  This is distinguished from the point of practice being to get and keep an awesome feeling.

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]]> Upali interviews Tucker in this episode.  In a wide-ranging conversation, they touch on:

  • Many of us look for self esteem to pretty much everyone we meet, or to no one at all, rather than in a sane place.
  • Doing what you'd like to do, and being in community, are opposite stances.  How do we balance these?
  • Tucker talks about Sanity & Sainthood, both the name of his book and what he sees as the two goals of dharma practice and psychotherapy.  This is distinguished from the point of practice being to get and keep an awesome feeling.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-17256017 Fri, 30 May 2025 18:00:00 -0400 2280 3 3 full false Learning Meditation: Kacee. Dealing with Overwhelm in Meditation Learning Meditation: Kacee. Dealing with Overwhelm in Meditation Kacee is the first in a series Upali will do with guests who are longtime students, rather than teachers, of meditation.  Kacee talks about a number of changes over her years as a practitioner, including her view of what to do when practice makes you feel worse, her view on integrating parts work into her meditation practice, and she deals with the inner critic.

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]]> Kacee is the first in a series Upali will do with guests who are longtime students, rather than teachers, of meditation.  Kacee talks about a number of changes over her years as a practitioner, including her view of what to do when practice makes you feel worse, her view on integrating parts work into her meditation practice, and she deals with the inner critic.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-17059582 Wed, 14 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400 3080 3 2 full false North Burn: Spending 20 Years on Retreat North Burn: Spending 20 Years on Retreat Dharma teacher North Burn has been on a meditation retreat for most of the last twenty years.  He teaches a 3-month retreat each spring in California.  Tucker talks with North about choosing a monastic life rather than dating, marriage, and a career.  North opens up about his relationship with his own teacher, including a period where their relationship was temporarily severed, and what this was like for him.

For more information about North, head to https://boundlessness.org/ or contact team@boundless.org.

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]]> Dharma teacher North Burn has been on a meditation retreat for most of the last twenty years.  He teaches a 3-month retreat each spring in California.  Tucker talks with North about choosing a monastic life rather than dating, marriage, and a career.  North opens up about his relationship with his own teacher, including a period where their relationship was temporarily severed, and what this was like for him.

For more information about North, head to https://boundlessness.org/ or contact team@boundless.org.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-17041041 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 3264 3 1 full false Marianne Bentzen: Intimacy and Playfulness; Trauma and Resource Marianne Bentzen: Intimacy and Playfulness; Trauma and Resource Marianne Bentzen is a psychotherapist and trainer in neuroaffective development psychology.  She is the author of a number of books including Neuroaffective Meditation: A Practical Guide to Lifelong Brain Development, Emotional Growth, and Healing Trauma.  Marianne talks about her path to becoming a meditation teacher as a psychotherapist and how to connect with heartfulness and playfulness in teaching.  She also defines trauma, explains its parallels with deep meditative states, and points toward how support might begin for practitioners with trauma.  



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]]> Marianne Bentzen is a psychotherapist and trainer in neuroaffective development psychology.  She is the author of a number of books including Neuroaffective Meditation: A Practical Guide to Lifelong Brain Development, Emotional Growth, and Healing Trauma.  Marianne talks about her path to becoming a meditation teacher as a psychotherapist and how to connect with heartfulness and playfulness in teaching.  She also defines trauma, explains its parallels with deep meditative states, and points toward how support might begin for practitioners with trauma.  



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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-12537543 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400 4536 2 10 full false Dr. Daniel Ingram: Managing Controversy in Dharma Circles Dr. Daniel Ingram: Managing Controversy in Dharma Circles Dr. Daniel Ingram is a retired emergency medicine doctor who is the author of two versions of the book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha.   His current projects are the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium and a charity called the Emergence Benefactors.  Daniel discusses the way in which he became a dharma teacher, where he actually began by working with the most advanced practitioners, and he discusses a number of areas in which he has "stepped on minefields" and created controversy.  

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]]> Dr. Daniel Ingram is a retired emergency medicine doctor who is the author of two versions of the book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha.   His current projects are the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium and a charity called the Emergence Benefactors.  Daniel discusses the way in which he became a dharma teacher, where he actually began by working with the most advanced practitioners, and he discusses a number of areas in which he has "stepped on minefields" and created controversy.  

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-12433743 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:00:00 -0400 3447 2 9 full false Julianna Raye: The Unified Mindfulness Teacher Training Program Julianna Raye: The Unified Mindfulness Teacher Training Program Guest Julianna Raye joins Tucker to describe the Unified Mindfulness teacher training system.  This is the second in our series on some of the larger teacher training programs; Vidyamala Burch's episode was the first.

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]]> Guest Julianna Raye joins Tucker to describe the Unified Mindfulness teacher training system.  This is the second in our series on some of the larger teacher training programs; Vidyamala Burch's episode was the first.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-12195354 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500 3877 2 8 full false Dharma 3.0 and Multiplayer Meditation with Vince Horn Dharma 3.0 and Multiplayer Meditation with Vince Horn Vince Horn, meditation teacher and co-founder of Buddhist Geeks, talks with Upali about his path of transmission and training in Dharma Teaching.  He also explores transparency in Dana, Dharma and Sangha in the world of Web 3.0, and the power of social meditative techniques aka Multiplayer Meditation.  



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]]> Vince Horn, meditation teacher and co-founder of Buddhist Geeks, talks with Upali about his path of transmission and training in Dharma Teaching.  He also explores transparency in Dana, Dharma and Sangha in the world of Web 3.0, and the power of social meditative techniques aka Multiplayer Meditation.  



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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-11231816 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400 3591 2 7 full false Shaila Catherine: When Students Get Distracted Shaila Catherine: When Students Get Distracted Shaila Catherine rejoins us on the program.  We discuss several ancient practices, including the asubha practice (sometimes called "foulness of the body") and what the Buddha calls "crushing mind with mind," and how these practices do and don't work for modern students.  Shaila also describes her own process for finding a teacher once one is already a teacher.  She has just written a new book called Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind, so our conversation veers as well into helping students who are struggling with distracted minds.

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]]> Shaila Catherine rejoins us on the program.  We discuss several ancient practices, including the asubha practice (sometimes called "foulness of the body") and what the Buddha calls "crushing mind with mind," and how these practices do and don't work for modern students.  Shaila also describes her own process for finding a teacher once one is already a teacher.  She has just written a new book called Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind, so our conversation veers as well into helping students who are struggling with distracted minds.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-11104323 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0400 3818 2 6 full false Lopon Chandra Easton: 10 years of Vajrayana Training, and Feeding Your Demons Lopon Chandra Easton: 10 years of Vajrayana Training, and Feeding Your Demons Lopön Chandra Easton is a Westerner who grew up in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition.  She did nine years of preparatory (ngondro) practices and spent 5 - 10 years training to be a teacher.  She is a lineage holder under Lama Tsultrim  Allione, author of the book Feeding Your Demons.  She is currently on the Tara Mandala Board of Directors and the Tara Mandala Bay Area coordinating committee, through which she teaches and organizes events in the Bay Area.  To learn about Chandra and connect with her, head to chandraeaston.com.

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]]> Lopön Chandra Easton is a Westerner who grew up in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition.  She did nine years of preparatory (ngondro) practices and spent 5 - 10 years training to be a teacher.  She is a lineage holder under Lama Tsultrim  Allione, author of the book Feeding Your Demons.  She is currently on the Tara Mandala Board of Directors and the Tara Mandala Bay Area coordinating committee, through which she teaches and organizes events in the Bay Area.  To learn about Chandra and connect with her, head to chandraeaston.com.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-10408103 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400 4384 2 5 full false Henrik Norberg: Religious Buddhism, or, Teaching Retreats in Caves Henrik Norberg: Religious Buddhism, or, Teaching Retreats in Caves Henrik Norberg is a celibate, non-monastic teacher of meditation retreats, often in caves in Southeast Arizona.  Hear him and Upali talk about the difference between Eastern and Western conceptualizations of stream entry, Henrik's view that Western Buddhism hyperfocuses on meditation, and what Henrik's own path looks like, which he said it primarily morality practice.

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]]> Henrik Norberg is a celibate, non-monastic teacher of meditation retreats, often in caves in Southeast Arizona.  Hear him and Upali talk about the difference between Eastern and Western conceptualizations of stream entry, Henrik's view that Western Buddhism hyperfocuses on meditation, and what Henrik's own path looks like, which he said it primarily morality practice.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-10326116 Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400 3014 2 4 full false Kynan Tan: Success As a New and Fulltime Meditation Teacher Kynan Tan: Success As a New and Fulltime Meditation Teacher Australian teacher Kynan Tan, PhD only recently began teaching meditation and was quickly able to leave his regular job and become a fulltime teacher.  In this interview, you'll hear how he prepared himself to teach, how he gets continuing education and supervision as a new teacher, and what steps he thinks allowed him to attract so many students in a short time.  You can learn more about Kynan and contact him at https://kynanmeditation.net/

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]]> Australian teacher Kynan Tan, PhD only recently began teaching meditation and was quickly able to leave his regular job and become a fulltime teacher.  In this interview, you'll hear how he prepared himself to teach, how he gets continuing education and supervision as a new teacher, and what steps he thinks allowed him to attract so many students in a short time.  You can learn more about Kynan and contact him at https://kynanmeditation.net/

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-10188666 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0500 2161 2 3 full false Vidyamala Burch: Growing a Dharma Org Without Losing The Heart Vidyamala Burch: Growing a Dharma Org Without Losing The Heart Vidyamala Burch is the founder of Breathworks, has a teacher training program with over 600 alumni, has been teaching mindfulness for pain for many decades, and has been voted one of the most influential disabled people in the United Kingdom.  Hear Vidyamala's story of growing up in New Zealand, moving full-time into a retreat center, and starting and steering Breathworks.  She'll discuss how to keep the "heart" in an organization as it grows and how to receive feedback on teachers and colleagues.

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]]> Vidyamala Burch is the founder of Breathworks, has a teacher training program with over 600 alumni, has been teaching mindfulness for pain for many decades, and has been voted one of the most influential disabled people in the United Kingdom.  Hear Vidyamala's story of growing up in New Zealand, moving full-time into a retreat center, and starting and steering Breathworks.  She'll discuss how to keep the "heart" in an organization as it grows and how to receive feedback on teachers and colleagues.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-10072918 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0500 2909 2 2 full false Mukti: Teaching and Embodiment Mukti: Teaching and Embodiment Mukti is a teacher in a nondual lineage.  She received her authorization to teach from Adyashanti, her husband.  You can learn more about Mukti over here.

Mukti’s teachings invite attunement to the act of being and to the heart of awareness. Such attunement can awaken Spirit to reveal Itself as your essential self and as the essence of all of life. This revelation is known as Self-realization, and is the birth of conscious Spirit made manifest, known as embodiment.Her teaching methods for nurturing realization and embodiment are founded in meditation, self-inquiry, and body awareness, and encourage connecting with one’s self as an expression of all of life.

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]]> Mukti is a teacher in a nondual lineage.  She received her authorization to teach from Adyashanti, her husband.  You can learn more about Mukti over here.

Mukti’s teachings invite attunement to the act of being and to the heart of awareness. Such attunement can awaken Spirit to reveal Itself as your essential self and as the essence of all of life. This revelation is known as Self-realization, and is the birth of conscious Spirit made manifest, known as embodiment.Her teaching methods for nurturing realization and embodiment are founded in meditation, self-inquiry, and body awareness, and encourage connecting with one’s self as an expression of all of life.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-10036364 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0500 3637 2 1 full false Upasaka Upali: I Can't Remember How Many Intro Classes I've Taught Upasaka Upali: I Can't Remember How Many Intro Classes I've Taught Upali talks about teaching intro courses vs advanced students, coping with the unfairness of the world, working with students' emotional wellbeing, and how to escape Garfunkel syndrome.

Upasaka Upali is a Dharma teacher who aims to demystify meditation, provide tangible instruction, and create a rewarding experience for practitioners. Upali received transmission in a lineage that can be traced back to the Buddha through Namgyal Rinpoche (Ananda Bodhi), and he took his Upasaka vows in 2015. He has a degree from St. Olaf College and has studied Dharma and meditation with Tucker Peck, Ph.D. and Upasaka Culadasa. He was a founding member of the Open Dharma Foundation and also served as its founding Executive Director. He is the co-host of this podcast, as you assured know since you're listening to it.   You can learn more or contact him at upalimeditation.com.

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]]> Upali talks about teaching intro courses vs advanced students, coping with the unfairness of the world, working with students' emotional wellbeing, and how to escape Garfunkel syndrome.

Upasaka Upali is a Dharma teacher who aims to demystify meditation, provide tangible instruction, and create a rewarding experience for practitioners. Upali received transmission in a lineage that can be traced back to the Buddha through Namgyal Rinpoche (Ananda Bodhi), and he took his Upasaka vows in 2015. He has a degree from St. Olaf College and has studied Dharma and meditation with Tucker Peck, Ph.D. and Upasaka Culadasa. He was a founding member of the Open Dharma Foundation and also served as its founding Executive Director. He is the co-host of this podcast, as you assured know since you're listening to it.   You can learn more or contact him at upalimeditation.com.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-8638733 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:00:00 -0400 3190 1 13 full false Don & Patty: How to Run a Retreat Center Don & Patty: How to Run a Retreat Center Don and Patty, both dharma teachers, run the Wellbeing Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee.   This special episode focuses, rather than on the usual topic of teaching meditation, on how to start and manage a meditation retreat center.

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]]> Don and Patty, both dharma teachers, run the Wellbeing Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee.   This special episode focuses, rather than on the usual topic of teaching meditation, on how to start and manage a meditation retreat center.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-8511592 Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400 3339 1 12 full false Shaila Catherine: Teaching Towards Full Liberation Shaila Catherine: Teaching Towards Full Liberation Shaila Catherine is the founder of Insight Meditation South Bay, a meditation group in Silicon Valley, and also Bodhi Courses, an online Buddhist classroom. She has been practicing meditation since 1980, with more than nine years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught since 1996 in the USA, and internationally.   She completed a one-year intensive meditation retreat with the focus on concentration and jhana, and authored Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity. Shaila practiced under the guidance of Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw from 2006-2015, and authored Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana to help make this traditional approach to meditative training accessible to western practitioners.

In this episode, Shaila talks about the relationship betwen jhana and insight, and achieving full liberation through practice.

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]]> Shaila Catherine is the founder of Insight Meditation South Bay, a meditation group in Silicon Valley, and also Bodhi Courses, an online Buddhist classroom. She has been practicing meditation since 1980, with more than nine years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught since 1996 in the USA, and internationally.   She completed a one-year intensive meditation retreat with the focus on concentration and jhana, and authored Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity. Shaila practiced under the guidance of Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw from 2006-2015, and authored Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana to help make this traditional approach to meditative training accessible to western practitioners.

In this episode, Shaila talks about the relationship betwen jhana and insight, and achieving full liberation through practice.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-8411724 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:00:00 -0400 3826 1 11 full false Boaz Feldman: Freedom and Fulfillment Boaz Feldman: Freedom and Fulfillment Boaz Feldman talks with Upali from a multi-year meditation retreat and shares his personal journey of becoming a monk, returning to lay life, and becoming a psychologist.  Boaz and Upali talk about the challenges and benefits of integrating ancient tradition in a modern world, and Boaz presents a framework that formulates that possibilty.  To learn more about Boaz, please check out his website: http://boazfeldman.com/, and  you can also learn more about Neurosystemics at  neurosystemics.org .


 

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]]> Boaz Feldman talks with Upali from a multi-year meditation retreat and shares his personal journey of becoming a monk, returning to lay life, and becoming a psychologist.  Boaz and Upali talk about the challenges and benefits of integrating ancient tradition in a modern world, and Boaz presents a framework that formulates that possibilty.  To learn more about Boaz, please check out his website: http://boazfeldman.com/, and  you can also learn more about Neurosystemics at  neurosystemics.org .


 

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-8343235 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0400 3879 1 10 full false Dr. Andrew Holecek: Finding Your Niche Dr. Andrew Holecek: Finding Your Niche Dr. Andrew Holecek covers a lot of ground, from describing finding his niche in sleep and dream meditation, to doing a three-year retreat, and his thoughts on the frequent scandals among dharma teachers.  Learn more about Andrew at www.andrewholecek.com.

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]]> Dr. Andrew Holecek covers a lot of ground, from describing finding his niche in sleep and dream meditation, to doing a three-year retreat, and his thoughts on the frequent scandals among dharma teachers.  Learn more about Andrew at www.andrewholecek.com.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-8230101 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0400 3820 1 9 full false Dorothy Hunt: How Do We Teach The Ineffable? Dorothy Hunt: How Do We Teach The Ineffable? This episode touches on Christian practice, Adyashanti's lineage of Zen, and how to teach meditation from more of a non-doing, already-there perspective, rather than a technique-based one.

Dorothy Hunt is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and serves as Spiritual Director and President of Moon Mountain Sangha, Inc., a California non-profit religious corporation. Dorothy currently offers meditation and satsang gatherings, awakening groups, weekend retreat days, and longer residential retreats.  Following a series of ever-deepening realizations, Dorothy was invited by her spiritual teacher, Adyashanti, to teach within his lineage. While Adyashanti was trained in the Zen tradition, Dorothy’s spiritual path led from Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the Advaita teachers, Ramana Maharshi and Ramesh Balsekar, and eventually to Adyashanti. Each one of her teachers appeared to her totally unexpectedly, yet profoundly.

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]]> This episode touches on Christian practice, Adyashanti's lineage of Zen, and how to teach meditation from more of a non-doing, already-there perspective, rather than a technique-based one.

Dorothy Hunt is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and serves as Spiritual Director and President of Moon Mountain Sangha, Inc., a California non-profit religious corporation. Dorothy currently offers meditation and satsang gatherings, awakening groups, weekend retreat days, and longer residential retreats.  Following a series of ever-deepening realizations, Dorothy was invited by her spiritual teacher, Adyashanti, to teach within his lineage. While Adyashanti was trained in the Zen tradition, Dorothy’s spiritual path led from Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the Advaita teachers, Ramana Maharshi and Ramesh Balsekar, and eventually to Adyashanti. Each one of her teachers appeared to her totally unexpectedly, yet profoundly.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-8155007 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0400 3639 1 8 full false Shinzen Young: The Greatest Dignity Is Absolute Humility Shinzen Young: The Greatest Dignity Is Absolute Humility Shinzen Young is an American mindfulness teacher and neuroscience research consultant.

His systematic approach to categorizing, adapting and teaching meditation, known as Unified Mindfulness, has resulted in collaborations with Harvard Medical School, Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Vermont in the bourgeoning field of contemplative neuroscience.

Shinzen’s interest in Asia began at the age of 14 when he decided to attend Japanese ethnic school in his native city of Los Angeles.


Learn more at shinzen.org.

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]]> Shinzen Young is an American mindfulness teacher and neuroscience research consultant.

His systematic approach to categorizing, adapting and teaching meditation, known as Unified Mindfulness, has resulted in collaborations with Harvard Medical School, Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Vermont in the bourgeoning field of contemplative neuroscience.

Shinzen’s interest in Asia began at the age of 14 when he decided to attend Japanese ethnic school in his native city of Los Angeles.


Learn more at shinzen.org.

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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-8048068 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0500 2135 1 7 full false Stephen Batchelor: Teaching Dharma vs Teaching Meditation Stephen Batchelor: Teaching Dharma vs Teaching Meditation Upali interviews Stephen Batchelor,  a contemporary Buddhist teacher and writer, a former monk best known for his secular or agnostic approach to Buddhism.  They talk about teaching Dharma (vs simply teaching meditation), finding authority through authorship, and plant medicine. Stephen teaches meditation around the world, and he is the author of such well-known books as Buddhism Without Beliefs, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, After Buddhism, and most recently The Art of Solitude.  You can learn more about Stephen at https://www.stephenbatchelor.org/



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]]> Upali interviews Stephen Batchelor,  a contemporary Buddhist teacher and writer, a former monk best known for his secular or agnostic approach to Buddhism.  They talk about teaching Dharma (vs simply teaching meditation), finding authority through authorship, and plant medicine. Stephen teaches meditation around the world, and he is the author of such well-known books as Buddhism Without Beliefs, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, After Buddhism, and most recently The Art of Solitude.  You can learn more about Stephen at https://www.stephenbatchelor.org/



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]]> Upasaka Upali & Dr. Tucker Peck Buzzsprout-7849804 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3634 1 6 full false Stephanie Nash: Building Your Own Following Stephanie Nash: Building Your Own Following Tucker interviews Stephanie Nash.  Stephanie has a psychology degree from Duke University and a Masters from Yale University.  In addition to her career as an actress, Stephanie has had the privilege of working closely with Shinzen Young and has been a facilitator with Vipassana Support International since 1999, teaching retreats.   In addition to a specialization in mindful eating, Stephanie has written several influential guides, including her well-known guide to meditation posture.  You can reach Stephanie over here.

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]]> Dr. Tucker Peck and Upasaka Upali Buzzsprout-7622329 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:00:00 -0500 3658 1 5 full false Dr. Tucker Peck: Coping with Imposter Syndrome Dr. Tucker Peck: Coping with Imposter Syndrome Upali interviews Tucker.  Dr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher and clinical psychologist whose specialties include working with advanced meditators and using meditation to help those suffering from psychological disorders.

Tucker began formal training in meditation in 2005 and has studied with Sharon Salzberg of the Insight Meditation Society and Upasaka Culadasa.

Tucker received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Brown University, and he received his Masters and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the College of Science at the University of Arizona. Tucker is a published author on the scientific study of meditation, focusing on how meditation affects the brain. He is a faculty member of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and he is the founder and former Director of Palo Santo Psychotherapy & Wellness.  He is the founder and board president of the Open Dharma Foundation, which provides scholarships to meditation retreats, and for four years served as the president of the Tucson Community Meditation Center.  His newest project is Drugfreesleep.com, an online course to overcome insomnia.



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]]> Upali interviews Tucker.  Dr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher and clinical psychologist whose specialties include working with advanced meditators and using meditation to help those suffering from psychological disorders.

Tucker began formal training in meditation in 2005 and has studied with Sharon Salzberg of the Insight Meditation Society and Upasaka Culadasa.

Tucker received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Brown University, and he received his Masters and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the College of Science at the University of Arizona. Tucker is a published author on the scientific study of meditation, focusing on how meditation affects the brain. He is a faculty member of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and he is the founder and former Director of Palo Santo Psychotherapy & Wellness.  He is the founder and board president of the Open Dharma Foundation, which provides scholarships to meditation retreats, and for four years served as the president of the Tucson Community Meditation Center.  His newest project is Drugfreesleep.com, an online course to overcome insomnia.



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]]> Dr. Tucker Peck and Upasaka Upali Buzzsprout-7622122 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:00:00 -0500 3126 1 4 full false Jessica Graham: Sex, Money, and Teaching Meditation Jessica Graham: Sex, Money, and Teaching Meditation Tucker interviews Jessica Graham.  Jessica is a meditation teacher, sex, relationship, and spiritual guide for couples and individuals, international speaker, and author of Good Sex: Getting Off Without Checking Out, which has been translated into several languages, and is a best seller in the Netherlands. She is also a contributing editor of the popular meditation blog, Deconstructing Yourself, and is certified in Grief Recovery coaching. Jessica can be found on many apps including; Simple Habit, Wise@Work, Emjoy, Breethe, and Sanity & Self. Jessica has offered workshops at various centers internationally, including Esalen Institute. She has been interviewed/quoted for such publications as, Women’s Health Magazine, Bustle, GOOP, Lion’s Roar, The Lilly, Health Magazine, and more. She is also included in The Great Courses’ Masters of Mindfulness.  In addition to this, Jessica is also an award-winning actor and filmmaker. You can connect with Jessica on Instagram @jessicaclarkgraham and at www.yourwildawakening.com. 



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]]> Tucker interviews Jessica Graham.  Jessica is a meditation teacher, sex, relationship, and spiritual guide for couples and individuals, international speaker, and author of Good Sex: Getting Off Without Checking Out, which has been translated into several languages, and is a best seller in the Netherlands. She is also a contributing editor of the popular meditation blog, Deconstructing Yourself, and is certified in Grief Recovery coaching. Jessica can be found on many apps including; Simple Habit, Wise@Work, Emjoy, Breethe, and Sanity & Self. Jessica has offered workshops at various centers internationally, including Esalen Institute. She has been interviewed/quoted for such publications as, Women’s Health Magazine, Bustle, GOOP, Lion’s Roar, The Lilly, Health Magazine, and more. She is also included in The Great Courses’ Masters of Mindfulness.  In addition to this, Jessica is also an award-winning actor and filmmaker. You can connect with Jessica on Instagram @jessicaclarkgraham and at www.yourwildawakening.com. 



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]]> Dr. Tucker Peck and Upasaka Upali Buzzsprout-7621042 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 20:00:00 -0500 3027 1 3 full false Michael Taft: How Not To Become Guru Michael Taft: How Not To Become Guru Tucker interviews Michael Taft.  Michael is a maverick meditation teacher, bestselling author, and podcaster. As a mindfulness coach, he specializes in secular, science-based mindfulness training in retreats, groups, corporate settings, and one-on-one sessions. Michael is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Mindful Geek, Nondualism: A Brief History of a Timeless Concept, and Ego (which he co-authored), as well as the editor of such books as Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson and The Science of Enlightenment by Shinzen Young.

He has often taught meditation at Google, worked on curriculum development for SIYLI, and is currently core faculty at Wisdom Labs, in San Francisco. Michael is also a featured teacher on the Simple Habit app, and an official advisor to the Therapeutic Neuroscience Lab. He was previously editor-in-chief of Being Human, and was the long-time editorial director of Sounds True.

From Zen temples in Japan to yogi caves in India, Michael has been meditating for over thirty five years and has extensive experience in both Buddhist Vipassana and Hindu Tantric practice. Michael is a senior facilitator in Shinzen Young’s Unified Mindfulness system, and is a teacher of meditation groups around the Bay Area. He currently lives in Oakland, California, and is founding editor of the iconoclastic mindfulness meditation blog and podcast Deconstructing Yourself.



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]]> Tucker interviews Michael Taft.  Michael is a maverick meditation teacher, bestselling author, and podcaster. As a mindfulness coach, he specializes in secular, science-based mindfulness training in retreats, groups, corporate settings, and one-on-one sessions. Michael is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Mindful Geek, Nondualism: A Brief History of a Timeless Concept, and Ego (which he co-authored), as well as the editor of such books as Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson and The Science of Enlightenment by Shinzen Young.

He has often taught meditation at Google, worked on curriculum development for SIYLI, and is currently core faculty at Wisdom Labs, in San Francisco. Michael is also a featured teacher on the Simple Habit app, and an official advisor to the Therapeutic Neuroscience Lab. He was previously editor-in-chief of Being Human, and was the long-time editorial director of Sounds True.

From Zen temples in Japan to yogi caves in India, Michael has been meditating for over thirty five years and has extensive experience in both Buddhist Vipassana and Hindu Tantric practice. Michael is a senior facilitator in Shinzen Young’s Unified Mindfulness system, and is a teacher of meditation groups around the Bay Area. He currently lives in Oakland, California, and is founding editor of the iconoclastic mindfulness meditation blog and podcast Deconstructing Yourself.



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]]> Dr. Tucker Peck and Upasaka Upali Buzzsprout-7620904 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:00:00 -0500 3050 1 1 full false Introduction to the podcast, with Tucker, Upali, and Shinzen Young Introduction to the podcast, with Tucker, Upali, and Shinzen Young A short episode where Tucker, Upali and Shinzen explain what the podcast will be about.

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