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Julie Downard's Dharma Talks at Auckland Insight Meditation
Julie Downard
Julie has been practising meditation since 1991 when she was living in England. She has practised intensively with teachers in both the Insight and Zen traditions in India, England, California, Australia, France and New Zealand. Julie has been teaching on retreats and Dharma Gatherings since 2007. She lives in Christchurch, and is a co-founder and trustee of Southern Insight Meditation.
2020-08-25 29 instructions: mindfulness of eating 9:39
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-25 28 meditation: mindfulness of emotions 25:43
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-25 27 instructions: mindfulness of emotions 44:30
Some ways of relating skilfully to emotions, including the RAIN acronym
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-24 22 instructions: mindfulness of hearing 8:21
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-24 21 meditation: feeling-tone 23:28
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-24 20 instructions: Second Foundation of Mindfulness - feeling-tone 46:02
Exploring feeling-tone or vedana and its role in enhancing dukkha when there's no mindfulness
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-23 19 talk: Four Noble Truths 52:48
An overview of the Four Noble Truths and the four tasks
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-23 16 instructions: seeing and walking 12:45
Bringing mindfulness into daily life, opening to the visual field, noticing seeing and looking, and instructions for mindful walking
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-23 15 meditation: mindfulness of body and breathing 37:36
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom
2020-08-23 14 instructions: mindfulness of body 28:58
How mindfulness of the body supports the steadiness and unification of mind known as samadhi, which in turn supports vipassana, clear seeing. This process is also about opening and softening the heart.
Auckland Insight Meditation Finding the heart of freedom

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