One Breath at a Time:  Anchoring Awareness in the Present
Jonathan Foust8 Okt 2025

One Breath at a Time: Anchoring Awareness in the Present

This talk explores the simple yet profound practice of using the breath as an anchor for awareness. In a world where distraction and stress pull us in countless directions, the breath is always available as a doorway back into presence. Drawing from the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness of breathing and weaving in reflections from daily life, we'll look at how one conscious breath at a time can ground us, reveal our inner state, help us transform reactivity, and open us to freedom in the present moment.

You'll learn how to return to the breath as a reliable home base, how the breath mirrors both body and mind, and how conscious breathing can transform patterns of stress into calm awareness. We'll also explore how the breath reveals impermanence and points us toward liberation. With stories, teachings, and reflections, this talk will offer practical ways to deepen your practice and remind you that awakening is as close as your next breath.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(50)

The Ten Perfections #7: Live in Truth

The Ten Perfections #7: Live in Truth

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 spee...

24 Aug 47min

The Ten Perfections #6:  Stay Present Under Pressure

The Ten Perfections #6: Stay Present Under Pressure

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 cultiva...

24 Aug 48min

The Ten Perfections #5: Engage with Skillful Effort

The Ten Perfections #5: Engage with Skillful Effort

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 call...

23 Aug 55min

The Ten Perfections #4:  See More Clearly

The Ten Perfections #4: See More Clearly

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 ba...

23 Aug 48min

The Ten Perfections #3: Let Go

The Ten Perfections #3: Let Go

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 ab...

23 Aug 48min

The Ten Perfections: #2 Walk Your Talk

The Ten Perfections: #2 Walk Your Talk

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 a n...

23 Aug 48min

The Ten Perfections #1: Give Freely

The Ten Perfections #1: Give Freely

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 shadow-s...

23 Aug 48min

Conversations with Depth Practitioners:  Stephen Josephs

Conversations with Depth Practitioners: Stephen Josephs

How has your meditation practice shifted and changed since you first took it up?   Please join this conversation with Stephen Josephs, who shares how his mediation has evolved over 60 years of daily p...

21 Mai 48min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
treningspodden
foreldreradet
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
jakt-og-fiskepodden
rss-orjasater
sinnsyn
hverdagspsyken
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
mikkels-paskenotter
rss-kunsten-a-leve
rss-var-forste-kaffe
lederskap-nhhs-podkast-om-ledelse
gravid-uke-for-uke
rss-impressions-2
fryktlos
branncast
kvallm