Thanks so much for signing up for this conversation about Meditation Teacher Training in The Open Heart Project. It is a delight to have such discussions with you. I hope to see you in January 2026 for training. All the details are here.
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Dear Open Heart Project. Over the past 2 weeks, we’ve been revisiting a series I recorded a few years ago about outer, inner, and secret magic. It still feels relevant in these complicated times. In that talk, I suggested that magic isn’t something far away or mystical. It arises right here—in the way we care for our surroundings, the gentleness we... READ MORE
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Hello wonderful Open Heart Project, This is the second video in a series I created a few years back. You can (but you don’t have to) check out what we talked about last week here. I’ve felt the wisdom of this series more deeply lately. In hard times, the invitation in this talk is always relevant. And so that’s why... READ MORE
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Dear Open Heart Project, I recorded a short video series a few years ago about how real magic is never separate from our hardest emotions — fear, grief, confusion. Magic doesn’t distract us from pain; it deepens our connection to it, and through that, something mysterious can begin to shift. I’ve been thinking about this ever since, and now I’m offering... READ MORE
Thank you so much for signing up and joining me for this conversation. I’m truly grateful you took time from your life, your day, your world to explore something so vital—what it means to work with your own mind in the midst of all that’s happening around (and within) us. Whether you were able to attend live or are watching... READ MORE
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I hope you are well and finding sources of joy, big and/or small. Yes, your meditation teacher got high. A LONG TIME AGO! But it was awesome and provided my first true spiritual insight. Don’t do what I did!! Drugs are not necessary but I was a youngster and it happened and so I’m sharing this crazy story with you.... READ MORE
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I hope you are well and finding sources of joy, big and/or small. Many thanks for the kind comments you made on my video last week in which I told you a personal story about how I began on the spiritual journey. This week continues on a personal note. I share with you the story of how I became a... READ MORE
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I hope you are well during this difficult time. So much sorrow. Did you know I’ve been sending these free meditation emails for more than TEN YEARS?! I hope to continue to do so for another ten. In the meantime, I thought it might be a good idea to let you in on a bit more about my own spiritual... READ MORE
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I hope you are well during this difficult time. Before our meditation this week, I share with you a Buddhist teaching called the Four Reminders. They have a way of immediately restoring clarity, balance, and lovingkindness. Don’t take my word for it! Have a listen and see how they land for you. In other news, I cry during this talk!... READ MORE
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Hello wonderful Open Heart Project, I hope you are well during this difficult time. Before our meditation this week, I offer some thoughts on a Buddhist teaching that I have found helpful in knowing how to direct my energy and strength to create more sanity and decency in the world—not so easy in this particular moment. Please have a listen... READ MORE
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Hello, practitioner and seeker! I hope you are well. In this video, I share a short talk on a semi-obscure teaching called the Seven Riches of the Universal Monarch. If that doesn’t sound obscure, I don’t know what does. In any case! I find this teaching incredibly useful and practical. It lists the 7 things you and I need to... READ MORE
Thanks to everyone who registered for this info session on what really happens on a meditation retreat. You can learn more about and sign up for the retreat I’m teaching at Kripalu here. I hope to see you there. Love, Susan
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