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Jonathan Foust

Senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and co-founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute, Jonathan Foust share weekly talks, guided meditations and inquiries that explore how to cultivate an awakened heart and mind.

Talk Buddhism Education Meditation Religion & Spirituality
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
47 minutes
Episodes
61
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Four Big Meditation Myths

Four Big Meditation Myths

This talk explores some of the mistaken beliefs about the practice of meditation.

You’ll learn how meditation is not a quick fix for your problems, is not about escaping reality and how this practice…

00:44:03  |   Wed 02 Oct 2024
Starting Over in Your Life [archive]

Starting Over in Your Life [archive]

This talk explores the art of new beginnings.

 

You’ll learn how important it is to embrace your first reaction when things change, how to soften and release the past, how to open to new possibilitie…

00:46:59  |   Tue 24 Sep 2024
Rewiring Procrastination with Mindfulness

Rewiring Procrastination with Mindfulness

This talk explores mindful strategies for overcoming procrastination. You’ll learn different ways we put things off, what gets in the way of the flow state, what flow feels like and for me, the most…

00:59:01  |   Sun 22 Sep 2024
BeFriending Fear, Part 4: Managing Panic

BeFriending Fear, Part 4: Managing Panic

This talk explores how to work with acute anxiety.

 

You’ll learn how to identify the triggers that cause feelings of overwhelm and some strategies for working panic, whether it be for yourself or wh…

00:45:13  |   Sat 14 Sep 2024
BeFriending Fear, Part 3: The Source of all Fears

BeFriending Fear, Part 3: The Source of all Fears

This talk explores the fundamental elements of fear and how to release what is between you and feeling free.

 

You’ll learn about the essential nature of anxiety, the cause and the release of sufferi…

00:45:35  |   Wed 28 Aug 2024
BeFriending Fear, Part 2: Powerful Strategies

BeFriending Fear, Part 2: Powerful Strategies

This talk explores strategies for working with fear and anxiety.

You’ll learn how you can move from threat mode to opportunity mode and strategies for working with fear and anxiety in the body as wel…

00:46:35  |   Tue 20 Aug 2024
BeFriending Fear, Part 1: Healthy and Unhealthy Worry

BeFriending Fear, Part 1: Healthy and Unhealthy Worry

This talk explores the art of working with anxiety and dread.

You’ll learn the difference between healthy and unhealthy fear, the roots of fear and some strategies for transforming the experience of …

00:47:33  |   Wed 14 Aug 2024
Does Meditation Make You Lucky?

Does Meditation Make You Lucky?

This talk explores the difference between luck and karma.

You’ll learn how a mindfulness practice may help you cultivate a clearer intention, recognize opportunities and help you more quickly reset w…

00:42:32  |   Tue 06 Aug 2024
The Ten Perfections: #10 Be Steady and Equanimous

The Ten Perfections: #10 Be Steady and Equanimous

This talk explores the tenth of the ten perfections.

 

You’ll learn how you cannot make steadiness and serenity happen, but can create the conditions that allow this inner state to arise. When you re…

00:46:53  |   Sat 03 Aug 2024
The Ten Perfections: #9 Be Kind and Compassionate

The Ten Perfections: #9 Be Kind and Compassionate

The talk explores the power of loving kindness.

You’ll learn how to be more of a well-wisher to all, some techniques to more effectively express kindness in the world and a reflection on what might h…

00:47:06  |   Fri 02 Aug 2024
The Ten Perfections: #8 Develop Strong Determination  [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #8 Develop Strong Determination [recast]

This talk explores the power of grit.

 

You’ll learn the importance of first creating goals that are fully aligned with your heart and spirit and then developing your capacity to stay on your path, d…

01:04:38  |   Tue 16 Jul 2024
The Ten Perfections: #7 Seek Truth and Be Truthful [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #7 Seek Truth and Be Truthful [recast]

This talk explores how to attune to what is true.

You’ll learn how to discern between conventional and eternal truth, two essential teachings of truth and how to use your relationships and wise speec…

01:05:12  |   Wed 10 Jul 2024
The Ten Perfections: #6 Be Patient and Tolerant [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #6 Be Patient and Tolerant [recast]

This talk explores how to cultivate the quality of patience and self-restraint.

 

You’ll learn about the power of refraining from those who have caused you harm, how to endure hardship, how to cultiv…

01:06:08  |   Wed 10 Jul 2024
The Ten Perfections: #5 Manage Your Energy   [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #5 Manage Your Energy [recast]

This talk explores how to cultivate vitality, courage and resilience in your life.

 

You’ll learn how you can manage the energy you have and how to build vigor and confidence to pursue that which cal…

00:52:18  |   Wed 26 Jun 2024
The Ten Perfections: #4 Seek to Truly Understand [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #4 Seek to Truly Understand [recast]

This talk explores how to cultivate wisdom and insight.

 

You’ll learn about the importance of cultivating the wise heart, what gets in the way of seeing clearly, the anatomy of an insight and how to…

00:46:08  |   Thu 20 Jun 2024
The Ten Perfections: #3 Renounce What Does Not Serve You [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #3 Renounce What Does Not Serve You [recast]

This talk explores the potential of mindful renunciation.

 

You’ll learn how critically important it is to know what is most important, cultivate the thoughts, behaviors and actions that will bring a…

00:47:34  |   Thu 20 Jun 2024
The Ten Perfections: #2 Be Virtuous [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #2 Be Virtuous [recast]

This talk explores how paying attention to your behavior can support you in your life.

 

You’ll learn how all traditions have guidelines regarding your moral behavior, how morality is often based on …

01:06:09  |   Thu 06 Jun 2024
The Ten Perfections: #1 Be Generous  [recast]

The Ten Perfections: #1 Be Generous [recast]

This talk explores the power of cultivating an attitude of love and care in your life.

 

You’ll learn what the Buddha said about giving, how intimately receiving is connected to generosity, the shado…

00:46:26  |   Fri 24 May 2024
Embodied Presence: Practices for Self-Care and Healing

Embodied Presence: Practices for Self-Care and Healing

This talk explores some practices for cultivating embodied compassion and care.

 

You’ll explore  what means to ‘heal’ as well as a few ‘deep dives’ - first into a chakra scan then a scan through the…

00:45:52  |   Tue 21 May 2024
Embodied Presence:  So What About the Chakras?

Embodied Presence: So What About the Chakras?

This talk explores how to investigate the inner energy centers through the lens of mindfulness.

 

You’ll learn about the chakras, a bit on the origins of different approaches, the components of each …

01:04:11  |   Thu 16 May 2024
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