Intro to Zen Online

By Bernie Rhie

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Welcome to "Intro to Zen Online," a podcast that distributes audio recordings of the Williamstown Zen Group's weekly online meditation class. For more info about the Williamstown Zen Group (including how to join these online classes live) visit: https://williamstownzengroup.org/about

Episode Date
Ep. 183: Zoom class on 3-26-24 ("non-thinking")
Mar 27, 2024
Ep. 182: Zoom class on 3-19-24 (recording ends after opening meditation)
Mar 20, 2024
Ep. 181: Zoom class on 3-12-24 (on concepts and reification)
Mar 13, 2024
Ep. 180: Zoom class on 3-5-24
Mar 06, 2024
Ep. 179: Zoom Class on 2-27-24 (BBSSBB Practice)
Feb 28, 2024
Ep. 178: Zoom class on 2-13-24 (practicing with bodily tension)
Feb 14, 2024
Ep. 177: Zoom class on 2-6-24
Feb 07, 2024
Ep. 176: Zoom class on 1-16-24 (two aspects of Buddhist meditation: samatha and vipassana)
Jan 17, 2024
Ep. 175: Zoom class on 1-2-24 (dual awareness practice: breath + sounds)
Jan 03, 2024
Ep. 174: Zoom class on 12-19-23 (body scan)
Dec 20, 2023
Ep. 173: Zoom Class on 12-5-23
Dec 06, 2023
Ep. 172: Zoom Class on 11-21-23
Nov 22, 2023
Ep. 171: Zoom Class on 11-7-23
Nov 08, 2023
Ep. 170: Mindfulness Meditation (from Zoom class on 10-17-23)
Oct 18, 2023
Ep. 169: Zoom Class on 10-3-23 (loving-kindness practice)
Oct 04, 2023
Ep. 168: Zoom Class on 9-19-23
Sep 20, 2023
Ep. 167: Zoom class on 9-5-23
Sep 06, 2023
Ep. 166: Final "Intro to Zen" Class (breath-counting + goodbyes)
Mar 29, 2023
Ep. 165: Zoom Class on 3-14-23 (dual awareness practice)
Mar 15, 2023
Ep. 164: BBSSBB Meditation (recording during Zoom class on 3-7-23)
Mar 08, 2023
Ep. 163: Zoom Class on 2-21-23 (soft gaze/soft hearing + BBSSBB meditation)
Feb 22, 2023
Ep. 162: Zoom Class on 2-14-23
Feb 15, 2023
Ep. 161: Zoom Class on 2-7-23 (talk on Zen and self-esteem)
Feb 08, 2023
Ep. 160: Zoom Class on 1-31-23 (dual awareness practice)
Feb 01, 2023
Zoom Class on 1-24-23
Jan 25, 2023
Ep. 158: Zoom Class on 1-17-23 (loving-kindness)
Jan 18, 2023
Ep. 157: Zoom Class on 1-10-23 (3-point and open awareness)
Jan 11, 2023
Ep. 156: Zoom Class on 1-3-23
Jan 04, 2023
Ep. 155: Zoom Class on 12-20-22 (is our discomfort a problem?)
Dec 21, 2022
Ep. 154: Zoom Class on 12-13-22 ("Doing Mode" vs. "Being Mode")
Dec 14, 2022
Ep. 153: Zoom Class on 10-16-22
Oct 17, 2022
Ep. 152: Zoom Class on 10-9-22 (Pema Chödron on befriending who we already are)
Oct 10, 2022
Ep. 151: Zoom Class on 9-18-22 (working with difficult thoughts/feelings)
Sep 19, 2022
Ep. 150: Zoom Class on 9-11-22 (Saying Yes)
Sep 12, 2022
Ep. 149: Zoom Class on 9-4-22
Sep 05, 2022
Ep. 148: Zoom Class on 8-23-22 (3-point awareness)
Aug 24, 2022
Ep. 147: Zoom Class on 8-16-22 (mindfulness)
Aug 17, 2022
Ep. 146: Zoom Class on 8-9-22 (body scan)
Aug 10, 2022
Ep. 145: Zoom Class on 8-2-22 (loving-kindness practice)
Aug 03, 2022
Ep. 144: Zoom Class on 7-26-22 (one-pointed concentration)
Jul 27, 2022
Ep. 143: Zoom Class on 7-5-22 (on goals and expectations)
Jul 06, 2022
Ep. 142: Full Body Scan Meditation (recorded 6-21-22)
Jun 24, 2022
Ep. 141: Zoom Class on 6-21-22
Jun 22, 2022
Ep. 140: Zoom Class on 6-14-22
Jun 15, 2022
Ep. 139: Zoom Class on 6-7-22
Jun 08, 2022
Ep. 138: Zoom Class on 5-31-22 (soft belly + loving-kindness)
Jun 01, 2022
Ep. 137: Zoom Class on 5-24-22 (meditation only)
May 25, 2022
Ep. 136: Zoom Class on 5-18-22
May 19, 2022
Ep. 135: Zoom Class on 5-10-22
May 11, 2022
Ep. 134: Zoom Class on 5-3-22 (on experiencing the body)
May 04, 2022
Ep. 133: Zoom Class on 4-26-22
Apr 27, 2022
Ep. 132: Zoom Class on 4-19-22
Apr 20, 2022
Ep 131: Zoom Class on 4-12-22
Apr 13, 2022
Ep. 130: Zoom class on 4-5-22
Apr 06, 2022
Ep. 129: 3-point awareness practice (recorded on 3-22-22)
Mar 27, 2022
Ep. 128: Zoom Class on 3-22-22
Mar 23, 2022
Ep. 127: Contemplating Our Priorities (Guided Meditation)
Mar 16, 2022
Ep. 126: Zoom Class on 3-15-22
Mar 16, 2022
Ep. 125: Focusing Guided Meditation (26 min., recorded on 3-8-22)
Mar 11, 2022
Ep. 124: Zoom Class on 3-8-22 (Focusing)
Mar 09, 2022
Ep. 123: Zoom Class on 3-1-22
Mar 02, 2022
Ep. 122: Body Scan Meditation (recorded on 2-22-22)
Feb 23, 2022
Ep. 121: Zoom Class on 2-22-22
Feb 23, 2022
Ep. 120: Zoom Class on 2-15-22
Feb 16, 2022
Ep. 119: Zoom Class on 2-8-22
Feb 09, 2022
Ep. 118: Zoom Class on 2-1-22
Feb 02, 2022
Ep. 117: Zoom Class on 1-25-22
Jan 26, 2022
Ep. 116: Zoom Class on 1-18-22
Jan 19, 2022
Ep. 115: Hybrid Class on 1-11-22
Jan 12, 2022
Ep. 114: Zoom Class on 1-4-22
Jan 05, 2022
Ep. 113: Zoom Class on 12-21-21
Dec 22, 2021
Ep. 112: Body Scan (Williams College Super Stress Busters event on 12-14-21)
Dec 15, 2021
Ep. 111: Hybrid Class on 12-7-21
Dec 08, 2021
Ep. 110: Hybrid Class on 11-30-21
Dec 01, 2021
Ep. 109: Hybrid Class on 11-23-21
Nov 24, 2021
Ep. 108: Hybrid Class on 11-16-21
Nov 17, 2021
Ep. 107: Hybrid Class on 11-9-21
Nov 10, 2021
Ep. 106: Hybrid Class on 11-2-21
Nov 03, 2021
Ep. 105: Hybrid Class on 10-26-21 (Body Scan)
Oct 27, 2021
Ep. 104: Hybrid Class on 10-19-21
Oct 20, 2021
Ep. 103: Hybrid Class on 10-12-21
Oct 13, 2021
Ep. 102: Hybrid Class on 10-5-21
Oct 06, 2021
Ep. 101: Hybrid Class on 9-21-21
Sep 22, 2021
Ep. 100: Hybrid Class on 9-14-21
Sep 15, 2021
Ep. 99: Hybrid Class on 9-7-21
Sep 08, 2021
Ep. 98: Body Scan (to be done lying down; recorded during First-Year Orientation event)
Sep 03, 2021
Ep. 97: Hybrid Class on 8-31-21
Sep 01, 2021
Ep. 96: Hybrid Class on 8-24-21 (on noting)
Aug 25, 2021
Ep. 95: Hybrid Class on 8-17-21
Aug 18, 2021
Ep. 94: Hybrid Class on 8-10-21
Aug 11, 2021
Ep. 93: Hybrid Intro to Zen class on 8-3-21
Aug 04, 2021
Ep. 92: Class on Body Scans (note: didn't start recording till a few minutes into meditation; begin by following the breath for a couple minutes)
Jul 28, 2021
Ep. 91: Loving-kindness + mindfulness meditation (from Zoom class on 7/20/21)
Jul 21, 2021
Ep. 90: Zoom Class on 7/13/21 (on concentration)
Jul 14, 2021
Ep. 89: Talk on concentration (Zoom class on 6/22/21)
Jun 23, 2021
Ep. 88: partial body scan + 3-point awareness (from Zoom class on 6-15-21)
Jun 16, 2021
Ep. 87: 9-point awareness practice (from Zoom class on 6/8/21)
Jun 09, 2021
Ep. 86: Guided meditation with 3-point awareness (from Zoom class on 6-1-21)
Jun 02, 2021
Ep. 85: Body Scan (from Zoom Sitting on 5-25-21)
May 26, 2021
Ep. 84: Zoom Class on 5-18-21 (started recording a few minutes late)
May 19, 2021
Ep. 83: Guided Open Awareness Meditation (from Zoom class on 5-11-21)
May 13, 2021
Ep. 82: Practice Talk from Zoom Class on 5-12-21
May 12, 2021
Ep. 81: Zoom Class on 5-11-21
May 12, 2021
Ep. 80: Guided Walking Meditation (20 mins.)
May 05, 2021
Ep. 79: Zoom Class on 4-27-21
Apr 28, 2021
Ep. 78: Guided reflection: "Contemplating Our Priorities" (Joan Halifax)
Apr 23, 2021
Ep. 77: Loving-kindness meditation (4/21/21)
Apr 21, 2021
Ep. 76: Zoom Class on 4-20-21
Apr 21, 2021
Ep. 75: Soft Belly Meditation (from Zoom class on 4-12-21)
Apr 15, 2021
Ep. 74: Zoom Class on 4-12-21
Apr 13, 2021
Ep. 73: From Chapter 3 of "Real Love" by Sharon Salzberg (Welcoming our Emotions)
Apr 09, 2021
Ep. 72: Soft Belly Meditation (from Zoom Class on 4-6-21)
Apr 07, 2021
Ep. 71: Zoom Class on 4-6-21
Apr 07, 2021
Ep. 70: Zoom Class on 3-30-21
Mar 31, 2021
Ep. 69: 3-point awareness practice (from Zoom class on 3-23-21)
Mar 24, 2021
Ep. 68: Zoom Class on 3-23-21
Mar 24, 2021
Ep. 67: Zoom Class on 3-16-21
Mar 17, 2021
Ep. 66: Zoom Class on 3-9-21
Mar 10, 2021
Ep. 65: Dual Awareness Practice (from 3-2-21 Zoom Class)
Mar 03, 2021
Ep. 64: Zoom Class on 3-2-21
Mar 03, 2021
Ep. 63: Movement-Awareness Practice from Zoom Class on 2/23/21
Feb 24, 2021
Ep. 62: Zoom Class on 2-23-21
Feb 24, 2021
Ep. 61: Zoom Class on 2-16-21
Feb 17, 2021
Ep. 60: Zoom Class on 2-9-21
Feb 10, 2021
Ep. 59: Zoom Class on 2-2-21
Feb 03, 2021
Ep. 58: Zoom Class on 1-26-21
Jan 27, 2021
Ep. 57: Zoom Class on 1-19-21
Jan 20, 2021
Ep. 56: Seated Body Scan from 1-12-21 Zoom Class
Jan 13, 2021
Ep. 55: Zoom Class on 1-12-21
Jan 13, 2021
Ep. 54: Zoom Class on 1-5-21
Jan 06, 2021
Ep. 53: Zoom Class on 12-29-20
Dec 30, 2020
Ep. 52: Ch. 12 of Being Zen ("Work and Practice")
Dec 27, 2020
Ep. 51: Zoom Class on 12-22-20
Dec 23, 2020
Ep. 50: Zoom Class on 12-15-20
Dec 16, 2020
Ep. 49: Zoom Class on 12-8-20
Dec 09, 2020
Ep. 48: Zoom Class on 12-1-20
Dec 02, 2020
Ep. 47: Practicing with Pain and Suffering (Ch. 10 of Being Zen)
Nov 25, 2020
Ep. 46a: Partial Body Scan from Zoom Class on 11-24-20
Nov 25, 2020
Ep. 46: Zoom Class 11-24-20
Nov 25, 2020
Ep. 45: Zoom Class on 11-17-20
Nov 18, 2020
Ep. 44: Zoom class on 11-10-20
Nov 11, 2020
Engl 239 lecture: on "What is our life about?" (Mon 10-19-20)
Oct 19, 2020
Ep. 42: Zoom Class on 10-6-20
Oct 07, 2020
Ep. 41: "Practicing with Fear": Chap 9 of Being Zen
Sep 12, 2020
Ep. 40: Body Scan from 8/18/20 Zoom Class
Aug 19, 2020
Ep. 39: Chapter 7 of Being Zen: "The Substitute Life"
Aug 15, 2020
Ep 38: Epilogue to Being Zen: "What is our life about?"
Aug 05, 2020
Ep. 37: Ch 6 of Being Zen: "3 Aspects of Sitting"
Aug 05, 2020
Ep. 36: Body Scan (from 7/28/20 Zoom class)
Jul 29, 2020
Ep. 35: Meditation from 7/14 Zoom Class ("What is it?")
Jul 16, 2020
Ep. 34: Guided Meditation from Zoom Class on July 7
Jul 08, 2020
Ep. 33: Chap 5 of Being Zen (includes "What is this?" practice)
Jul 03, 2020
Ep. 32: Three by Three Practice (Guided Meditation)
Jun 18, 2020
Ep. 31: Chap 4 of Being Zen ("Experiencing and the Witness")
Jun 18, 2020
Ep. 30: noting/labeling thoughts meditation (from Zoom class on 6/9/20)
Jun 10, 2020
Ep. 29: Stephen Levine on noting thoughts
Jun 08, 2020
Ep. 28: Pausing and checking in with ourselves during difficult times (partial body scan)
Jun 04, 2020
Ep. 27: Chapter 3 from Ezra Bayda's "Being Zen" (on thought-labeling + "experiencing")
May 30, 2020
Ep. 26: Open Awareness Practice (from Zoom class on 5/26/20)
May 27, 2020
Ep. 25: Chapter two from Ezra Bayda's "Being Zen"
May 24, 2020
Ep. 24: Open Awareness
May 20, 2020
Ep. 23: Mindfulness of the Breath
May 14, 2020
Ep. 22 (part 2): Relaxation Breath Counting (from 5/5/20 Zoom class)
May 07, 2020
Ep. 22: Relaxation/Parasympathetic Breathing (from 5/5/20 Zoom class)
May 07, 2020
Ep. 21: Partial Body Scan
May 03, 2020
Ep. 20: Contemplating our Priorities/Mortality (by Joan Halifax)
May 01, 2020
Ep. 19: Three point awareness + noting thoughts/feelings
Apr 24, 2020
Ep. 18: Meditation for Heavy Emotional States (by Stephen Levine)
Apr 20, 2020
Ep. 17: Dual Awareness Mindfulness Practice (Sounds + Breath)
Apr 19, 2020
Ep. 16 (1 of 3): Mini-meditation #5: Following the Breath (in the nose)
Apr 16, 2020
Ep. 16 (3 of 3): Mini-meditation #7: Partial Body Scan (Head)
Apr 16, 2020
Ep. 16 (2 of 3): Mini-meditation #6: Awareness of Sounds
Apr 16, 2020
Ep. 15 (2 of 2): Body scan guided meditation (to be done lying down)
Apr 12, 2020
Ep. 15 (1 of 2): brief remarks about today's body scan meditation
Apr 12, 2020
Ep. 14 (5 of 5): Mini-meditation #4: gratitude / loving-kindness
Apr 08, 2020
Ep. 14 (4 of 5): Mini-meditation #3: breath counting
Apr 08, 2020
Ep. 14 (3 of 5): Mini-meditation #2: grounding practice (lower body scan)
Apr 08, 2020
Ep. 14 (2 of 5): Mini-meditation #1: soothing breath practice
Apr 08, 2020
Ep. 14 (1 of 5): Introduction to mini-meditations
Apr 08, 2020
Ep. 13: remarks on practice and grief (24 mins.) + guided meditation
Apr 05, 2020
Ep. 12 (part 3 of 3): Mindfulness of Breath and Sounds
Apr 02, 2020
Ep. 12 (part 2 of 3): Loving-Kindness Guided Meditation
Apr 02, 2020
Ep. 12 (part 1 of 3): Introduction to Loving-Kindness Practice
Apr 02, 2020
Ep. 12 (supplement): Ezra Bayda on "What is our life about?"
Apr 02, 2020
Ep. 11: talk about meditation (27 mins.) + guided meditation
Apr 01, 2020
Ep. 10: Mindfulness of breath and bodily sensations (partial body scan)
Mar 30, 2020
Ep. 9 (2 of 2): Walking Meditation Instructions (no guided meditation)
Mar 27, 2020
Ep. 9 (1 of 2): on concentration practice
Mar 27, 2020
Ep. 8: Mindfulness of Sounds + Breath (+ a bit on practicing w/ difficult emotions)
Mar 25, 2020
Ep. 7 (4 of 4): Meditation Fundamentals: on noting/labeling thoughts
Mar 23, 2020
Ep. 7 (3 of 4): Meditation Fundamentals: using the breath as an anchor for awareness
Mar 23, 2020
Ep. 7 (2 of 4): Meditation Fundamentals: using sounds as an anchor for awareness
Mar 23, 2020
Ep. 7 (1 of 4): Brief remarks about the future of this podcast and today's 3-part recording on fundamentals of meditation practice
Mar 23, 2020
Ep 6 Part 1: Remarks on how meditation can help with uncertainty and fear
Mar 22, 2020
Ep 6 Part two: Guided Meditation (mindfulness of breath and sounds)
Mar 22, 2020
Ep. 5: Mindfulness of breath/sounds + a few minutes of lovingkindness (at end)
Mar 21, 2020
Ep. 4: Breath-following meditation + short text on the importance of kindness in meditation
Mar 20, 2020
Ep. 4 supplement: Pema Chödrön on meditation as "befriending who we already are"
Mar 20, 2020
Ep 3: dual-awareness meditation (breath and sounds)
Mar 19, 2020
Intro to Zen Online Ep. 2 (3/18/20)
Mar 18, 2020