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Back to SearchJill Shepherd: 07 guided meditation: mudita or appreciative joy
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning by tuning in to well-being in the body, opening to appreciation of what's going well in our own lives, then mudita for what's going well for others
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Jill Shepherd: 06 talk: Right Effort and Mudita or appreciative joy
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Looking at the four-part definition of Right Effort, and how mudita practice, the cultivation of appreciative joy, can support the development of skilful mental states
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Jill Shepherd: 05 talk: the role of pleasant experience in formal and informal practice
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Some common unhelpful attitudes to pleasant experiences in meditation and daily life practice, and suggestions for how to develop a more skilful relationship to them
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Jill Shepherd: 04 meditation: mindfulness of hearing
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with the body and breath, then opening up to the experience of hearing, receiving sounds and and any moments of silence
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Jill Shepherd: 03 instructions: finding balance as a process of listening
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Finding balanced effort as a process of attunement, with an overview of the practice of mindfulness of hearing as a way to train in receptive listening
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Jill Shepherd: 02 talk: Right Effort and the Middle Way
(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction of the workshop theme, balancing effort and enjoyment, with an overview of someone common ways that effort becomes unbalanced
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Jill Shepherd: 01 meditation: intro, mindfulness of breathing
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Short beginning meditation to open the one-day on-line workshop, establishing metta as a resource before settling into mindfulness of the body and breathing
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Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: mindfulness of thoughts
(Auckland Insight Meditation) Beginning with the breath, physical sensations and sounds, then opening up to include mental activity
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Jill Shepherd: 01 talk: Mindfulness of Mind
(Auckland Insight Meditation) An introduction to working directly with the mind, practicising mindfulness of thinking
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Jill Shepherd: 02 meditation: mindfulness of sounds
(Auckland Insight Meditation) guided meditation starting with the breath and physical sensations, opening up to sounds and hearing
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago