In this episode from Omega's 2011 Living beautifully With Uncertainty and Change Retreat, Pema Chodron shares a 12-minute teaching on patience, coping with daily annoyances, and swimming in the middle of the river.

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Pema Chödrön - Swimming in the Middle of the River

In this episode from Omega's 2005 Overcoming Obstacles Conference, the late Buddhist nun, Ani Trime, offers a 22-minute talk on coping with a complaining mind, followed by a 9-minute meditation practice to help release negative thoughts.

Ani Trime - Release Negative Thinking

This offering from spiritual counselor, Sharon Landrith, is a 43-minute seamless, guided meditation where even the explanation at the beginning is part of the visceral experience. The excerpt is from Omega's 2018 'Love Arising From Stillness' Retreat.

Sharon Landrith - A Meditative Transmission

In this potent 35-minute conversation, originally recorded at Omega's 2014 Women & Power Conference, Mallika Dutt, Tony Porter and Elizabeth Lesser share stories and perspectives on gender socialization in modern times. Mallika ends the episode by guiding you through a short visualization to promote interdependence.

Mallika Dutt, Tony Porter, Elizabeth Lesser - Exploring Gender Socialization and Empowerment

In this episode from Omega's 2017 Being Fearless Conference, Professor Rhonda Magee shares a poignant 24 minutes of teachings honoring her African American heritage, finding collective worth in one's culture, and creating mindfulness around social justice. Later, she offers a 6-minute standing practice to help you honor your personal history.

Rhonda Magee - Honoring Your Cultural Heritage

Today, Roshi Joan Halifax offers a stirring 26-minute lecture on being a 'war baby', early lessons in unconditional love, and what it really means to be of service, all from Omega's 2013 Women and Power Retreat. Later, she leads a 14-minute body mindfulness practice, and shares her core teaching: cultivating a strong back, soft front.

Roshi Joan Halifax - Strong Back, Soft Front

Today, the cofounders of the Holistic Life Foundation begin this 38-minute conversation, originally recorded at the Making Peace with the Earth Conference in 2018, with a 13-minute lovingkindness practice. Later, they share the nature-based lessons from their childhoods that inform their work with underserved kids.

Holistic Life Foundation - Nature-Based Lessons

In this 12-minute episode, Jack Kornfield offers up a lovingkindness meditation from Omega's 2013 Neuroscience of Well-being, Mindfulness & Love Workshop in New York City.

Jack Kornfield - A 12 Minute Mindfulness Meditation

Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei offers a 19-minute conversation about the illusion of separateness, originally recorded at Omega's 2015 Women & Power Conference, plus a 7-minute meditation practice to help you re-center (starting at 11:00).

Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei - Seeing the Illusion of Separateness

In this 22-minute episode recorded at Omega's 2017 Being Fearless Conference, Jon Kabat-Zinn discusses how presence and wisdom must be cultivated—then offers a "dropping into being" practice.

Jon Kabat-Zinn - Dropping Into Being

This offering from Sharon Salzberg is a short, snackable, 8-minute lovingkindness meditation, excerpted from Omega's 2006 Women & Power Conference.

Sharon Salzberg - 8 Minute Lovingkindness Meditation

Native American activist, author and indigenous rights lawyer, Sherri Mitchell, considers the job of preserving her Wabanaki ancestry a sacred responsibility. In this bonus episode of Dropping In Mitchell recalls the community elders that nurtured her early potential, explains the spiritual significance of her tattoos, and shares her plea for humanity to honor Mother Nature. This bonus episode features audio recorded at Sherri Mitchell's Omega workshop interwoven with an intimate conversation with longtime public radio journalist, Karen Michel. Join Michel for each episode of Dropping In as she sits down with the great thinkers, creative talent, and social visionaries who teach at Omega Institute, to explore the many ways to awaken the best in the human spirit.

Sherri Mitchell - Sacred Instructions

Nina Rao has her grandfather to thank for setting her on the path to sacred chant. It took many years and several professional pit stops—including commercial banking—before she found her way to kirtan and to becoming the musical assistant and business manager for Krishna Das (KD). In this bonus episode of Dropping In, Nina walks her students through the ancient verses of her favorite chant, Hanuman Chalisa, during her Heart Practice of Chanting workshop with KD at Omega. The episode also features a performance with Nina, as well as a visit from Krishna Das who muses about his early days in pursuit of enlightenment. Join Michel for each episode of Dropping In as she sits down with the great thinkers, creative talent, and social visionaries who teach at Omega Institute, to explore the many ways to awaken the best in the human spirit.

Nina Rao - Bringing Chant to Life

The name, Krishna Das, may very well be synonymous with sacred chant, or 'kirtan'. In this bonus episode of Dropping In, the Grammy-nominated musician, and longtime friend of Ram Dass, explains the power of repetition in chant for connecting with the divine and how the lack of early belief systems in his family shaped him. This bonus episode features insights and performances recorded at "KD's" Omega workshop interwoven with an intimate conversation with longtime public radio journalist, Karen Michel, at his home.

Krishna Das - The Power Of Chant

In his book, "The Five Levels of Attachment," Mexican-American author and shaman Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. describes the five guideposts for gauging how attached we are to any particular belief, whether ours or someone else'. In his Omega workshop, he encouraged participants to use these wisdom teachings to regain the power to make their own decisions.

Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. - It's A Matter Of Faith

Join longtime public radio journalist, Karen Michel, as she sits down with the great thinkers, creative talent, and social visionaries who teach at Omega Institute. Now you can 'drop in' on classes and intimate conversations with artists, climate change provocateurs, spiritual teachers, health experts, and more. Together we explore the many ways to awaken the best in the human spirit.

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