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Josh Korda’s talks at Dharmapunx NYC . To support the teachings one can donate using venmo (dharmapunxnyc) or the paypal button on our website, dharmapunxnyc.com, or patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc.
Episodes
![Repairing Attachment Wounds in Adults: A Summary of Five Practices](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Repairing Attachment Wounds in Adults: A Summary of Five Practices
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
An overview of attachment patterns in adults, followed by a review of ways to address damaging relational issues.
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![Contemplation of One's Mortality Meditation to Clarify Our Purpose in Life](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Contemplation of One's Mortality Meditation to Clarify Our Purpose in Life
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
The mindfulness of mortality, Maraṇasati in Pali, is a 2,500 year old Buddhist meditation that provides a manner in which we can usefully and serenly contemplate the inevitabilities of old age, sickness, death and loss; the practice employs these reflections to discern our most authentic purpose in life, condusive to establishing one's highest sense of self-worth.
![Interacting Skillfully with Irrational People](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Interacting Skillfully with Irrational People
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Dharma talk on a variety tools to emotionally regulate angry, depressed, triggered, shut down individuals. Meditation follows that explores some of the talk's themes.
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![Addressing Work Related Anxiety](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Addressing Work Related Anxiety
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Dharma talk on the underlying psychological structures resulting in chronic work related anxiety and guided meditation on the theme.
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![Thoughts on Setting Boundaries and Stating Needs](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Thoughts on Setting Boundaries and Stating Needs
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Talk, meditation and guided reflection on the theme.
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![Orienting Practice: Locating Safety Cues in Stressful Situations, Talk and Guided Visualization](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
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![Stop Making Sense: Retrieving the Felt Experience Before All Conceptualization and Meaning Making](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Talk and guided meditation on the theme.
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![Addressing Learned Helplessness, Fatalism, Resignation](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Addressing Learned Helplessness, Fatalism, Resignation
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
31 minute talk followed by 29 minute guided meditation.
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![Resilience, Bouncing Back From Setbacks and Going with the Flow](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Resilience, Bouncing Back From Setbacks and Going with the Flow
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Dharma talks and guided meditation on the theme.
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![Procrastination, Perfectionism & Avoidance Coping: What Makes Us Drag Our Feet And How To Move Forward](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
33 minute talk, 27 minute guided meditation on the theme
![Killing the Buddha: Infatuation with Big Ideas and the Fetishization of "The One Who Knows"](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
39 minute talk and 28 minute guided meditation
![A Balanced Nervous System: Stress vs Shut Down vs Wellbeing](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
A Balanced Nervous System: Stress vs Shut Down vs Wellbeing
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
34 minute talk, 30 minute guided meditation addressing both stress and tiredness
![Preoccupation: Addressing the fixation on unreliable relationships that distract attention from embracing our life and moving forward.](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
33 minute talk on preoccupation followed by 27 minute guided meditation on the theme
![Making Sense of Life: Processing Emotional Events & Attachment Wounds Through Storytelling](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
30 minute talk + 30 minute guided meditation on the theme.
![Taking Inventory: Reviewing the Quality of Our Actions Without Beating Ourselves Up](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Taking Inventory: Reviewing the Quality of Our Actions Without Beating Ourselves Up
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
32 minute talk, 27 minute meditation on the theme
![Repetition Compulsion: The Tendency to Wind Up in Unhealthy Interpersonal Dynamics, and How to Address These Patterns with Somatic Mindfulness](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
33 minute talk and 28 minute guided meditation on the theme
![Attaining Trascendent & Altered States of Consciousness](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Attaining Trascendent & Altered States of Consciousness
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Talk and guided meditation on the psychology of transcendent states and how to attain them without using psychoactive substances.
![Emotions: How Are They Made & Can They Be Changed?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Emotions: How Are They Made & Can They Be Changed?
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
A talk giving an overview of some fascinating new insights regarding the theory of emotions and affect regulation, focusing on the work of Lisa Feldman Barrett. The talk explores how these ideas fit into the core teachings of the Buddha, followed by a meditation exploring new techniques in regulating emotions.
![managers, firefighters and exiles—Different Parts of the Self](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
managers, firefighters and exiles—Different Parts of the Self
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
32 minute talk + 27 minute guided meditation on the theme
![Upgrading Your Mind's Operating System](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Upgrading Your Mind's Operating System
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
35 minute talk • 25 minute guided meditation on the theme
![Unseen Costs: How Social Media & Text Based Communication Contribute to Emotional Isolation](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
talk and guided meditation on the theme
![Self-Transcendence](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Self-Transcendence
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
31 minute talk + 29 minute guided meditation on the theme
![Alleviating Loneliness](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Alleviating Loneliness
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Dharma talk and guided meditation on the theme.
![Getting Unhooked • How To Uncover the Nonconscious Complexes Underlying Current Struggles](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Dharma talk + meditation exploring the theme.
![Dharma 101: Understanding the Four Noble Truths](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Dharma 101: Understanding the Four Noble Truths
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Celebrating 2,500,000 downloads of dharmapunxnyc talks with a focus on a foundational insight of the Buddha's teachings.
![Connecting with Our Unmet Needs & Deepest Longings](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Connecting with Our Unmet Needs & Deepest Longings
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Talk and guided meditation on the theme.
![The Four Foundations of Love](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
The Four Foundations of Love
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Talk and guided meditation on the theme.
![hungry ghosts & angry demons: recovery retreat talk 1](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
hungry ghosts & angry demons: recovery retreat talk 1
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
talk on the damaged relational patterns that underlie addictive and compulsive behaviors, along with a guided meditation that addresses these wounds to the human psyche.
![hungry ghosts & angry demons: recovery retreat talk 2](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
hungry ghosts & angry demons: recovery retreat talk 2
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
talk on relationship between core shame and addiction and building self-esteem in recovery
![Balancing the Bilateral Brain](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Balancing the Bilateral Brain
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
30 minute talk followed by 30 minute guided meditation.
![Soothing Guided Meditation (with relaxing ambient music)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Soothing Guided Meditation (with relaxing ambient music)
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
30 minute guided meditation with relaxing ambient music
![Fulfillment in Life](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Fulfillment in Life
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Talk and guided meditation. (Recorded at the last meeting at 302 Bowery; Tuesday evening meeting moving to Williamsburg Brooklyn.)
![Self-Soothing in Triggering Social Settings](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Self-Soothing in Triggering Social Settings
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Talk and guided meditation exploring self-soothing techniques.
![Relationships: Tools For Establishing a Secure Bond](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Relationships: Tools For Establishing a Secure Bond
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Talk and guided meditation on the theme.
![Entering the Bardos: The Hidden Wisdom of Buddhist Mysticism](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Entering the Bardos: The Hidden Wisdom of Buddhist Mysticism
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Note: Due to a recording malfunction only an abridged version of the meditation's was recorded.
![hacking your brain: neurotransmitters, hormones and using meditation to cultivate states of well-being](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
34 minute talk + 25 minute meditation
![On Releasing Resentments and Processing Anger](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
On Releasing Resentments and Processing Anger
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Wednesday Feb 06, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
SAD: Seasonal Depression and Processing Dispiriting Moods
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Understanding and Addressing Catastrophizing Thoughts and Hypochondria
Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
Wednesday Jan 23, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Being Triggered: Why It Happens And What to Do About It
Wednesday Jan 16, 2019
Wednesday Jan 16, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Reflecting on a Renewed Sense of Purpose for a New Year
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Tuesday Jan 01, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
34 minute talk and 26 minute guided meditation on the theme.
![Developing Awareness of Feelings as a Way to Transform Ingrained Behaviors](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Developing Awareness of Feelings as a Way to Transform Ingrained Behaviors
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Wednesday Dec 12, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Loosening the Grip of False Perceptions Through Skillful Acts of Non-Compliance
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Dharma talk and guided meditation exploring the theme. Hour long episode.
![the myth of self-improvement vs the healing journey of self-care](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
the myth of self-improvement vs the healing journey of self-care
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Tuesday Nov 27, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Social Discomfort: What Behaviors Exacerbate and Alleviate Interpersonal Awkwardness
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Talk and Guided meditation exploring alleviating social anxiety
![Imagination and Creativity in Meditation as a Form of Self-Therapy](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Imagination and Creativity in Meditation as a Form of Self-Therapy
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Surviving Toxic Relationships with Narcissists and Sociopaths
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/155701/josh_at_garrison_300x300.png)
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
How to Transform Unpleasant Memories into Useful Stories
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Talk and Guided Meditation