Drop-in Online Meditation Group Not meeting again until May 2023
With Jean Leonard, Ph.D.
Wednesdays, 12-1 pm, MST.
The zoom link for our session will be: https://zoom.us/j/635588699
Meeting id (should you need to dial in by phone): 635-588-699
More details about Zoom and joining the call below.
Recordings of previous drop-in sessions can be found by scrolling down on this page.
This Wednesday group is offered on a dana (donation) basis. Dana is the Pali word for the practice of generosity. These teachings are a priceless support, now more than ever, and I am delighted to share what has been shared with me over so many years by so many teachers. You can learn more about the practice of dana here. I welcome any dana you wish to offer. If you feel moved to offer a donation in appreciation for the group, you can offer your gift via Paypal or Zelle by using my e-mail, jeanleonardphd@gmail.com. Thank you for being part of the stream of generosity.
Group Description:
It has been a challenging few years with the pandemic, social/economic/political instability, the shootings in Boulder and the fires in Louisville. Please join this ongoing cyber-sangha (community), a place to safely gather in these uncertain times to practice and connect with others who share a commitment to kindness and presence.
LOGISTICS: How to Join the Call
We will be meeting by zoom, an online video-conferencing platform. The zoom link for our session will be: https://zoom.us/j/635588699
Meeting id (should you need to dial in by phone): 635-588-699
When you click the link to join the Zoom meeting, it will give instructions for how to download the app. Try the link early so you have time to download and familiarize yourself with the application. If you have a camera, I would encourage you to turn on your video to foster community. If you don’t have a camera/microphone, you can still use the chat feature to make comments or ask questions. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact me.
If you need to dial in by phone:
Dial either of these numbers if calling from the United States (if calling internationally, please reference this list of numbers: zoom.us/zoomconference).
+1.646.558.8656
+1.669.900.6833
You will be prompted to enter the meeting ID followed by #. For the meeting ID, use the 10 digits at the end of your link provided in your calendar event.
If the meeting has not already started, press # to wait for the meeting host.
No participant ID is required if joining by phone without video. Press # to skip.
“It is probable that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Recordings of Drop-in Sessions (most recent first):
Each week consists of an approximately 30-minute guided meditation and a short dharma talk.
December 14, 2022: Coming Home to the Present – 3 breaths at a time – Guided Meditation
December 7, 2022: Mindfully Meeting the Holidays – Part 2; Includes a compassionate body scan meditation
November 16, 2022: Mindfully Meeting the Holidays – Gratitude
November 9, 2022: Support for wise action – Grounded heartfulness in the face of uncertainy
November 2, 2022: Support for wise action – Equanimity in advance of the elections
October 26, 2022: Support for wise action – Strong back, soft belly, opening heart
October 19. 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – The Messengers in Relationship
October 5, 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – Actions
September 7, 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – Loss
August 31, 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – Death Pt 1 – guided meditation & first half of talk
August 31, 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – Death Pt 1 – guided meditation & second half of talk
August 24, 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – Illness
August 10, 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – Aging
August 3, 2022: Series on the Five Remembrances – Introduction
June 22, 2022: Series on the Three Characteristics – Anicca – Impermanence
June 8, 2022: Series on the Three Characteristics – Dukkha – Unsatisfactoriness
June 1, 2022: Series on the Three Characteristics – An overview
May 25, 2022: Living in this Tender World – Cultivating the Resilient Heart
May 4, 2022: Hindrances Series – Wakefulness and well-being – noticing the freedom of the absence of the hindrances
April 27, 2022: Hindrances Series – Bringing RAIN to the hindrances
April 20, 2022: Hindrances Series – Doubt
April 13, 2022: Hindrances Series – Restlessness
April 6, 2022: Hindrances Series – Sloth and Torpor
March 30, 2022: Guided Meditation – A Spacious Pause (not part of Hindrances Series)
March 23, 2022: Hindrances Series – Ill Will
March 16, 2022: Hindrances Series – Desire
March 9, 2022: Hindrances Series – Opening to the habits of mind
February 16, 2022: Stabilizing through the sense gates
February 9, 2022: Mountain meditation – Accessing steadiness
February 2, 2022: Coming home to the moment
December 8, 2021: Series on Belonging – Engaged Kindness
December 1 , 2021: Series on Belonging – Shared Circle of Generosity and Gratitude
November 17, 2021: Series on Belonging – Shared Circle of Vulnerability
November 10, 2021: Series on Belonging – Sharing a Symphony of Silence – guided meditation only (group Q&A not recorded)
October 28, 2021: Series on Belonging – The Caring Heart
October 20, 2021: Series on Belonging – Elemental belonging: Space element
October 6, 2021: Series on Belonging – Elemental belonging: Air element
September 29, 2021: Series on Belonging – Elemental belonging: Fire element
September 22, 2021: Series on Belonging – Elemental belonging: Water element
September 15, 2021: Series on Belonging – Elemental belonging: Earth element
September 8, 2021: Mindfulness of difficult mind states
September 1, 2021: Mindfully working with anxiety
August 25, 2021: Being Here
August 4, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – The Fifth Recollection – Action
July 21, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – The Fourth Recollection
July 7, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – The Third Recollection – Death
June 30, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – The Beauty in Aging
June 16, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – Using RAIN to work with discomfort in the body
June 9, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – Illness part 2 – working with “pain” – sensations meditation & a short talk
June 2, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – Illness part 1 – body scan meditation & a short talk
May 12, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – Aging part 2
May 5, 2021: Heavenly Messengers Series – The body as a gateway to working with aging
April 28, 2021: Impermanence & the Heavenly Messengers
April 21, 2021: The three characteristics
April 14, 2021: The two wings of practice
April 7, 2021: Guided Meditation – Hearing meditation as a grounding practice; Talk – Compassionately Widening the View
March 31, 2021: Embodied Equanimity – metta and trauma in the face of loss and trauma
March 24, 2021: Short talk – Grief and metta
March 24, 2021: Guided meditation – Watering grief with metta
March 17, 2021: Embodied Equanimity Series: Equanimity & joy as supports for metta
March 3, 2021: Embodied Equanimity Series: Gratitude as a Gateway to Joy
February 24, 2021: Embodied Equanimity Series: The Joy of Presence
February 17, 2021: Embodied Equanimity Series: Joy Revisited
February 10, 2021: Embodied Equanimity: Both/And
February 3, 2021: Embodied Equanimity & Vedana
January 27, 2021: Embodied Equanimity & the Five Hindrances
January 13, 2021: The breath as a support to equanimity
January 6, 2021: The Brahma Viharas – Equanimity
December 30, 2020: The Brahma Viharas – Compassion (Karuna)
December 23, 2020: The Brahma Viharas – Sympathetic Joy (Mudita)
December 16, 2020: The Brahma Viharas – Lovingkindness (Metta)
December 2, 2020: Letting Go/Letting In
November 25, 2020: Gratitude
November 18, 2020: Mindfulness of Thoughts
November 11, 2020: The Generosity of our Attention
November 4, 2020: Tending to the heart in uncertain times
October 28, 2020: Resting here, now
October 21, 2020: Befriending Anxiety
October 14, 2020: The Paramis – Equanimity
October 7, 2020: The Paramis – kindness (metta)
September 30, 2020: The Paramis – Truth & Resolve
September 23, 2020: The Paramis – Patience
September 16, 2020: The Paramis – Wisdom & Effort
September 9, 2020: The Paramis – Sila (ethical conduct) and Renunciation
August 26, 2020: The Paramis – Generosity
August 19, 2020: Gratitude
August 5, 2020: Wise speech
July 22, 2020: The 4th Precept – Loving speech & Deep listening
July 15, 2020: The 5th Precept – Mindful consumption
July 8, 2020: The 2nd Precept – Not stealing/Generosity
July 1, 2020: The 1st Precept – Non-harming
June 17, 2020: Absorptive Listening
June 3, 2020: Clarity & Compassion in Turbulent Times
May 27, 2020: Petting the Moment – 30 minute guided practice & a short talk on relaxed presence with what is here.
May 22, 2020: Connection with Nature
May 13, 2020: Connection in the time of COVID
April 22, 2020: Earth Day – 30 minute guided earth meditation & a short talk
