34 minute talk + 25 minute meditation
hacking your brain: neurotransmitters, hormones and using meditation to cultivate states of well-being
February 11th, 2019
On Releasing Resentments and Processing Anger
February 6th, 2019
Talk exploring the underlying two keys to address frustration and outrage, taking adaptive actions, and finally starting the process of forgiveness.
SAD: Seasonal Depression and Processing Dispiriting Moods
January 30th, 2019
Talk on seasonal depression and mood shifts, followed by a meditation to process difficult emotional states of being.
Understanding and Addressing Catastrophizing Thoughts and Hypochondria
January 23rd, 2019
Talk exploring unconscious psychological factors contributing to intrusive ideations and methods to address these cognitions, both in the short and long term.
Being Triggered: Why It Happens And What to Do About It
January 16th, 2019
Talk and guided meditation; the talk presents an overview of early buddhist and contemporary clinical insights into the psychology processes underlying the sudden switch from a safe and confident state into a hypervigilant, survival mode; the meditation explores self-soothing during triggered states, and de-activating triggering individuals.
Climbing the Ladder of Well-Being – The Psychological Processes Underpinning Helping Others Skillfully
January 9th, 2019
Talk and Guided meditation on the three nervous system states and neural correlates underpinning helping others skillfully, without being dysregulated via emotion contagion.
Reflecting on a Renewed Sense of Purpose for a New Year
January 1st, 2019
Recorded December 31 2018 in Brooklyn NY, from 11pm to just before midnight (after which the sangha chanted the Buddhist refuges and precepts).
Safe vs Alert vs At Risk: How Our Nervous System Influences How We Think, Act and Perceive Others
December 19th, 2018
34 minute talk and 26 minute guided meditation on the theme.
Developing Awareness of Feelings as a Way to Transform Ingrained Behaviors
December 12th, 2018
30 minute talk and 29 minute guided meditation on transforming ingrained behaviors and perceptions through developing a sustained awareness of underlying feelings.
Loosening the Grip of False Perceptions Through Skillful Acts of Non-Compliance
December 5th, 2018
Dharma talk and guided meditation exploring the theme. Hour long episode.
the myth of self-improvement vs the healing journey of self-care
November 27th, 2018
A talk summarizing the Buddha's insights into one of the most pernicious catalysts of suffering, why self-improvement regimes invariably leave us disappointed and often with even more damaged states of inner esteem, and the psychologically sound practices to process emotional wounds.
Social Discomfort: What Behaviors Exacerbate and Alleviate Interpersonal Awkwardness
November 21st, 2018
Talk and Guided meditation exploring alleviating social anxiety
Imagination and Creativity in Meditation as a Form of Self-Therapy
November 14th, 2018
26 minute talk + 28 minute guided meditation developing creative visualization practice
Also: Join us for our last retreat of the year!
Surviving Toxic Relationships with Narcissists and Sociopaths
November 14th, 2018
35 minute talk + 24 minute guided meditation on developing a secure base
And join us for our last retreat of the year!
How to Transform Unpleasant Memories into Useful Stories
October 31st, 2018
Talk and Guided Meditation
Two Talks and Meditations from 2018 Dharma Punx Retreat on Secure Attachment
October 31st, 2018
Talks and guided Meditations from the October 25 - 28 Won Dharma Retreat on Secure Attachment
Unlearning Fear: Reviewing neural processes underlying fear and meditation strategies to alleviate avoidance coping
October 25th, 2018
Talk and guided meditation on the process of overriding fear through visualization process.
Cultivating A Spiritual Path to Survive Shitty Times
October 17th, 2018
33 minute dharma talk followed by 29 minute guided meditation on the theme
Healing Core Shame By Developing Self-Worth and Confidence While in a Meditation Practice
October 10th, 2018
Talk on the concept of core shame, what causes it, how it leads to self-doubt, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, vulnerability and avoidant coping patterns, and a guided meditation demonstrating how to alleviate core shame in practice.
How to Understand and Alleviate Those Distressing Thoughts
October 4th, 2018
30 minute talk followed by guided meditation on the theme
Self-Retreat: On the Transformative Power of Emotions
October 4th, 2018
Extended talk on the efficacy of emotions followed by meditation exploring the theme. Recorded September 28 2018 at Garrison Institute
The Emotional Wounds Underlying Envy & Jealousy
September 26th, 2018
28 minute talk + 28 minute guided meditation
A Basic Process for Making Difficult Decisions
September 23rd, 2018
30 minute talk + 30 minute guided meditation where we practice making a difficult decision
Core Feelings, Defensive Impulses and Resilience
September 12th, 2018
39 minute talk followed by 25 minute guided meditation on themes introduced in the talk.
The Social Brain and Shaping One’s Self to Achieve Acceptance from Others
September 5th, 2018
33 minute talk, 27 minute guided meditaiton practicing the tools described in the talk
Five ways to Use Attention in Meditation to Reduce Agitation & Build Distress Tolerance
August 29th, 2018
33 minute talk + 30 minute meditation reviewing different techniques
What Hides Behind the Curtain
August 22nd, 2018
25 minute talk + 25 minute meditation which further investigates the theme.
Addiction. Attachment. Dharma. Recovery.
August 15th, 2018
36 minute talk, 27 minute guided meditation on the theme.
This talk expands on ideas found in the clinical books of
'Addiction as an Attachment Disorder' by Philip Flores,
'Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self' by Allan Schore
Along with these other studies:
Caspers, K. M., Troutman, B., & Spinks, R. (2006). Attachment as an organizer of behavior: implications for substance abuse problems and willingness to seek treatment.
Padykula, N.L. & Conklin, P. (2010). The self-regulation model of attachment trauma and addiction. Clinical Social Work Journal
Reis, S., Curtis, J. & Reid, A. (2012). Attachment styles and alcohol problems in emerging adulthood
Schindler, A., TSack, P. M., Kustner, U. & Eckert, J. (2005). Attachment and substance use disorders.
Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction’ (2008) Gabor Mate
Substance Abuse and Insecure Attachment Styles: A Relational Study Yasmin Borhani University of California, Irvine
Research by Thorberg and Lyvers (2006)
Live in Berlin, August 9 2018
August 12th, 2018
Talk given at Akazienzendo in Schoneburg Berlin.
the repair of emotional wounds and core shame in meditation practice
August 1st, 2018
32 minute talk + 26 minute guided meditation on the theme.
The Fear of Insignificance, Transcendence and the final process in Buddhism, Atammayata
July 25th, 2018
33 minute talk + 27 minute guided Atammayata meditation
The Whys & Hows of Setting Boundaries with Foolish People
July 12th, 2018
34 minute talk, 26 minute guided meditation
Defining Depression and Alleviating the Intrusive Thoughts That Trigger Relapses
July 12th, 2018
27 minute talk followed by 30 minute meditation
Each of us is a crowd: Defensive Sub-Personalities and the Wounded Child
July 5th, 2018
31 minute talk, 29 minute meditation exploring the theme.
UNDERSTANDING THE DECENTRALIZED SELF AND HOW ONE CAN INTEGRATE IMPULSES INTO AN ADAPTABLE PSYCHE
June 28th, 2018
37 minute talk, 27 minute meditation, followed by brief addendum
Standing Up to Bullies Without Freezing: Using Spiritual Tools to Protect Ourselves
June 20th, 2018
28 minute talk, 27 minute meditation practicing the concepts + brief conclusion.
Invitation to a Spacious and Open Mind
June 14th, 2018
33 minute talk + 27 minute guided meditation on the theme
NO BIG IDEA - Don’t Believe the Hype
June 7th, 2018
25 minute talk followed by 30 minute guided meditation
Sometimes All You Need Is a New Perspective (or A Different View)
May 30th, 2018
32 minute talk • 27 minute guided meditation on the theme • thanks for listening
Mending Important Relationships with Mindful and Mirroring Dialogue Strategies
May 23rd, 2018
34 minute talk followed by 26 minute meditation related to the theme.
Remember to check out the six part, filmed Dharma Punx NYC series now showing at: learn.tricycle.org/courses/feeling-secure-in-an-unstable-world
Talk on Core Shame and Low Self-Esteem, With Inner Child Meditation Exploring How to Ease Old Emotional Wounds
May 16th, 2018
27 minute talk +30 minute guided meditation exploring the topic, including exploring how the brahma viharas can heal early emotional wounds.
Understanding and Treating Anxiety
May 9th, 2018
34 minute talk, 26 minute meditation
Existential Well-Being: Cultivating Insights Steering Us Towards a Meaningful Life
May 2nd, 2018
30 minute talk followed by 30 minute guided meditation on the theme.
How to Fire Your Inner Prosecutor: Deflating the Inflated Superego
April 25th, 2018
Talk followed by guided meditation exploring ways to address the inflated superego
how early life experiences, now long forgotten, still influence our lives and what we can do about them
April 18th, 2018
35 minute talk, 25 minute meditation on the theme.
two paths to liberation: samadhi and vipassana
April 11th, 2018
26 minute talk followed by 30 minute guided meditation on the topic
Guided meditation – samadhi and vipassana
April 11th, 2018
30 minute guided meditation
i just dont know what to make of it and that’s ok
April 4th, 2018
26 minute talk + 30 minute guided meditation
memory reconsolidation—the intersection of a core buddhist insight practice with contemporary neuropsychology
March 26th, 2018
30 minute talk, 30 minute meditation on the topic
Turning Towards, Rather than Running from, Discomfort: Observing and Learning from Difficult Experiences
March 7th, 2018
35 minute talk followed by 28 minute guided meditation exploring the tools discussed.


