Mid America Dharma

Audio / Video

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
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

Upcoming  Activities

Awakening Insight: Breath, Body, and Heart
Residential Retreat
with Devin Berry & Tara Mulay
Conception, MO
June 27-July 2, 2024
Registration is open; closes June 8, 2024

Residential Retreat
with Phil Jones
Conception, MO
August 14-22, 2024
Registration opens April 30, 2024

Spirit of Service
Residential Retreast
with David Chernikoff
St. Louis, MO
October 23-27, 2024
Registration opens July 9, 2024

Book Study
Online
with Joe McCormack
Dates: TBD
Registration opens: TBD