Unless noted, these offerings are audio recordings. Newer talks may be Zoom recordings or other video media. When so, this will be noted in the listing.
Dharmaseed offers a very large collection of teachings from the Western Insight Meditation tradition.
Audio Dharma has a large collection of teachings from the Insight Meditation Center.
Mid America Dharma Retreat Recordings
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
2015, May 7-10, 2013 Retreat on Anatta/Not-Self, St. Louis, MO
Not Taking Things Personally
Establishing Mindfulness
Unraveling the Layers of Self-View
Non-Attachment and Not-Self
Working with Perceptions and Views
2013, May 10-13 Retreat on Upadana/Attachment, St. Louis, MO
Dhamma Talk, Evening
Meditation, Morning
Instructions
Dhamma Talk, Evening
Instructions
James Baraz
2015, June 12-14, Retreat on Awakening Joy, St Louis, MO
Opening
Talk #2
Talk #3
Talk #4
Talk #5
Talk #6
Talk #7
Talk #8
Rebecca Bradshaw
2014, Apr. 24-27 Retreat on Kindhearted Awareness, St. Louis, MO
Opening
Mindfulness and Lovingkindness
Robert Brumet
2014, Dec. 31-Jan. 4, 2015 New Year Retreat, Conception, MO
Awareness of Mental States
Self or No Self?
Integrating The Practice Into Everyday Life
2012, Dec. 29-Jan. 1, 2013 New Year Retreat, Leavenworth, KS
The Three Characteristics of Existence: Dukkha
The Three Characteristics of Existence: Annica and Anatta
Shaila Catherine
2014, Feb. 13-23 Retreat, Kansas City, KS
Deep Peace
Distracting Thoughts
Keep Trying
Equanimity
Three Kinds of Concentration
Perception
Faith
2013, Sept. 18-22 Retreat, Excelsior Springs, MO
The Planning Mind
What Is Awakening?
Contentment – What Is Enough?
2012, Aug. 22-26 Retreat, St. Louis, MO
Simplicity
Full Awareness
The Power of Balance
Views and Opinions
More talks from Shaila may be found on Dharmaseed
Philip Jones
2024, Aug. 14-22 Mindfulness of Breathing Retreat, Conception, MO
1a. Preliminaries
1b. Preliminaries – Walking Meditation
2. 1st Tetrad
3. 2nd Tetrad
4. 3rd Tetrad
5. 4th Tetrad
6. Sixteen Steps and the Awakening Factors
2016, Aug. 6-13 Retreat, Leavenworth, KS
Five Qualities Leading to Spiritual Maturity
Windows on the World: Self-View and the Four Noble Truths
2015, Sept. 5-12 Retreat, Kansas City, KS
Working with Pain and Suffering
Abandoning the Unwholesome, Developing the Wholesome
2014, July 25-27 Retreat, St. Louis, MO
The Gradual Training & Simile of the Goldsmith
Relinquishing the Unwholesome, Cultivating the Wholesome
Forgiveness & Goodwill
2014, Feb. 13-23 Retreat, Kansas City, KS
The Art of Practice
2013, July 12-14 Retreat on Living Our Lives Fully, St. Louis, MO
Beginning with Intention
Initial Guided Meditation
The Practice of Receiving and Letting Go
The Path to Equanimity
Living with the Vicissitudes of Life
Gregory Kramer
2014, May 22-27 Insight Dialogue Retreat, Excelsior Springs, MO
Talk – Practice Is Towards Awakening
Talk – Intro to Insight Dialogue
Guided – Pause (truncated by battery death)
Continued – 1. Non-giving, with Pause and Relax; 2. Giving, in life; here and now
Talk – The Underneath of Suffering and Freedom
Q and A – Sensitivity; Language and Not (and More)
Guided – Open
Continued – Open
Talk – Trust Emergence
Continued and Guided – Trust Emergence
Talk – Words and the Wordless
Talk – Planting Wisdom in the Field of Practice
Continued – Wisdom
Talk – Everything Is Path
Guided – Brahma Viharas
Talk – The Penetrating Dhamma of Tanha
Continued – Tanha
Continued – Release from Tanha
Continued – Factors of Awakening
Continued – Importance of Bhavana, Dana, Sangha
Closing Talk
Ginny Morgan
2011, Dec. 30, 2010-Jan. 2 New Year Retreat, St. Louis, MO
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6a
Part 6b
Part 6c
Part 6d
Part 7
Bridget Rolens
2024, Jan. 18-21, Online Retreat: Sure Refuge
Meditation Instructions (Video)
Talk #1 – 1st Noble Truth (Video)
Talk #2 – 2nd and 3rd Noble Truths (Video)
Talk #3 – 4th Noble Truth, with group discussion
2015, Aug 21-23, Retreat on Suffering and the End of Suffering, Springfield, IL
Talk #1
Talk #2
Talk #3
Bridget Rolens & Jon Yaffe
2015, Mar. 20-22 The Four Messengers & the Message Retreat, St. Louis, MO
Opening – Bridget Rolens
Resistance is Futile – Jon Yaffe
Mindfulness of Feeling Tone, pt.1 – Jon Yaffe
Mindfulness of Feeling Tone, pt. 2 – Jon Yaffe
The Messengers and the Moment – Jon Yaffe
Mindfulness of the Mind, pt. 1- Bridget Rolens
Mindfulness of the Mind, pt. 2 – Jon Yaffe
Forgiveness -“Don’t Blame the Messenger” – Jon Yaffe
2014, Mar. 21-23 Suffering and the End of Suffering Retreat, St. Louis, MO
Opening – Bridget Rolens
Mindfulness of the Breath Body – Bridget Rolens
Mindfulness of Feeling Tone – Jon Yaffe
First Noble Truth – Jon Yaffe
Second Noble Truth – Jon Yaffe
Mindfulness of the Mind – Bridget Rolens
Third Noble Truth – Bridget Rolens
Metta – Jon Yaffe
2013, Mar. 1-3 Dana, Sila, Bhavana:A Gradual Path of Awakening, Retreat, St. Louis, MO
Overview
Dana
Sila
Metta Practice
Bhavana
Jon Yaffe
2012, Mar. 23-25 Bringing Compassion to Our Wisdom, Retreat, St. Louis, MO
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5