Series 4 • Session 1 • Jack Kornfield
LESSON
"Why Mindfulness?"
PRACTICE
"Letting Go Meditation"
Favorite Books by Jack Kornfield
Session Quotes
“Put a spoonful of salt in a cup of water… it tastes very salty. Put a spoonful of salt in a fresh water lake… the taste is pure & clear. Peace comes when our hearts are as open as the sky, and as vast as the ocean.” - Jack Kornfield “To meditate is to discover new possibilities… to awaken our capacities to live more wisely, more lovingly, more compassionately, and more fully.” - Jack Kornfield
Series 4 • Session 2 • Sharon Salzberg
LESSON
"I Can't Meditate"
PRACTICE
"Working with Thoughts"
Favorite Books by Sharon Salzberg
Session Quotes
“Mindfulness helps us see the difference between what’s happening, and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening.” - Sharon Salzberg “Let your breath lead the way.” - Sharon Salzberg “In meditation, our thoughts are like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope… a slight turn, and all the patterns change. Mindfulness teaches… that when our patterns of thought change, we can truly be okay with it.” - Sharon Salzberg
Series 4 • Session 3 • Joseph Goldstein
LESSON
"Lost In Thought"
PRACTICE
"No Thinking Meditation"
Favorite Books by Joseph Goldstein
Session Quotes
“That which we frequently think of and ponder… will become the inclination of our minds.” - Joseph Goldstein “Our progress in meditation does not depend on the measure of pleasure or pain in our experience. Rather, the quality of our practice has to do with how open we are to simply what is.” - Joseph Goldstein “Whatever has the nature to arise, also has the nature to cease.” - Joseph Goldstein
Series 4 • Session 4 • Tara Brach
LESSON
"Working With Sensation"
PRACTICE
"Calling On Your Future Self"
Favorite Books by Tara Brach
Session Quotes
“There is only one world you’re inhabiting at this moment. There is only one moment - right here, right now. To live fully is to accept this world, and this moment, as an unrepeatable miracle.” - Tara Brach “Discomfort is only a problem when we forget that it’s a natural part of our existence.” - Tara Brach “There is something bold and liberating about saying ‘yes’ to our entire imperfect and messy life.” - Tara Brach
Series 4 • Session 5 • Jon Kabat-Zinn
LESSON
"Morning Ritual with Oprah"
PRACTICE
"A Mindful Meditation"
Favorite Books by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Session Quotes
“What if we were able to just watch this moment... without trying to change it, at all.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn “Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity not about trying to improve yourself or get anywhere… but instead to realize exactly where you already are.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn “Wherever you go… there you are.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Series 4 • Session 6 • Shauna Shapiro
LESSON
"What You Practice Grows"
PRACTICE
"Pendulation Practice"
Favorite Books by Shauna Shapiro
Session Quotes
“The key to change is recognizing that perfection, judgment, and shame don’t work.” - Shauna Shapiro “Lasting change and transformation require an opening to kindness.” - Shauna Shapiro “What you practice grows stronger.” - Shauna Shapiro
Series 4 • Session 7 • Spring Washam
LESSON
"The Wisdom of the Body"
PRACTICE
"Self-Compassion"
Favorite Books by Spring Washam
Session Quotes
“When one thought ends… right before the next thought… there’s a small gap called ‘now’. Over time, we learn to grow that gap.” - Spring Washam “Listen to your body and trust the direction you are being pulled. Something inside you already knows what to do.” - Spring Washam “I am forever remembering that everything is here to teach me how to love.” - Spring Washam
Series 4 • Session 8 • Mark Coleman
LESSON
"Awake In The Wild"
PRACTICE
"Listening Meditation"
Favorite Books by Mark Coleman
Session Quotes
“Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment, because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.” - Mark Coleman “When we have mindfulness in the outdoors, we can absorb the tranquility we find in the smallest caterpillar, or grove of shimmering aspen trees.” - Mark Coleman “Nature shows that each of us is not as different as we think we are.” - Mark Coleman