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Meditation teacher and attachment theory expert George Haas talks about the effects of insecure attachment, as well as how combining meditation with other modalities can cause a permanent shift in attachment style.  See mettagroup.org for more information.
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Leigh tells us the story of how he became a jhana teacher, and we learn the thrilling story of the life of Ayya Khema, his teacher.  He tells us about jhana being an endangered species, and then he tells us about his newest book: Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity, which includes the concept of self-Mudita.  The middle section is Leigh focusing on his search for a successor to make sure that jhana retreats continue.
For more about Leigh Brasington, head over here.

The Teachers Leigh Recommends in the Podcast
https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/person/mary-aubry/
https://heathersundberg.com/
https://southerndharma.org/teachers/1587/meagan-chambers/
https://www.cheltenhamzen.co.uk/
https://rockymountaininsight.org/dharma-talks-lucinda-green/
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In this episode of Teaching Meditation, Upali interviews longtime student-turned-teacher Robin Moisson to explore his journey from an early crisis of meaning in engineering school to intensive retreats in Southeast Asian monasteries, and ultimately back to teaching in the West. They discuss navigating cultural barriers in traditional settings, discovering pragmatic Dharma, and Robin’s path from full-time to part-time teaching as he balances financial reality with practice and teaching.

Learn more about Robin, in English or French, at https://robinmoisson.com/
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Upali interviews Boaz about the relational meditation practices he's been doing, including relational qi gong.  Their conversation then pivots to the role Boaz sees meditation practice holding in healing and altering societies.  Boaz will be speaking at a conference Dec 5 - 7, 2025, and you can find more information at this link.  Boaz's newest paper is over here.
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Professor Steven Haberlin is a professor at the University of Central Florida.  In this episode, you'll hear him talk about teaching small amounts of meditation to very large amounts of people.  Steven tells us about the benefits of this style of teaching, as well as what risks there are.  The episode then focuses on research he's been doing on technological adjuncts to meditation and the use of meditation apps.  The research forms part of his new book, Meta-Meditation for Mental Health: How Neuroscience, Virtual Reality, and AI are Changing Practice and How You Can Benefit.
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