Meditation

Mindful  Mornings

Monday and Thursday mornings, 8:30am-9:10am
via Zoom

During the Covid-19 pandemic, we are offering twice-weekly virtual gatherings combining guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. Rabbi Toba and experienced CDT members will be leading each session. Please click on the relevant day in the menu to the right to get the Zoom information for each session. 

All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org

Check the current calendar for session dates.

Meditation Resources related to Covid-19

A daily live meditation is being offered on the Insight Meditation Society's Facebook page.

A daily live meditation (3 pm M-F), and other resources, are available at tenpercent.com.

A daily live mediation (10:30-11:15am) from the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.

Gil Fronsdal and other teachers are giving regular dharma talks and meditations geared to help people during this time.

Many other dharma teachers are giving related talks and meditations at the Dharma Seed website.

The Be Here Now podcast network is offering resources to help with fear and anxiety.

Cambridge Insight Meditation Center is offering on-line drop-in programs, including a beginners program and a group for those 35 and under.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center has various online offerings, including daily mediations and multi-day online retreats.

East Bay Meditation Center has online offerings.

Free resources from Sounds True.

Nishmat Hayyim is having live virtual meditations on Friday mornings. They can be reached at: nishmathayyim@tbzbrookline.org. They are sending out emails with the Zoom info.

Move from Stressed to Calm Exercise

InsightLA Meditation has online classes.

Oren Jay Sofer's offerings

Meditation by Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey

RECORDED MEDITATIONS by Rabbi Toba Spitzer:

Sitting with Fear : A Meditation

audio (15 minutes)

Quieting  Practice

A Practice to Quiet the Mind & Bolster the Spirit - with audio and directions

Other Resources

Jewish Meditation

http://awakenedheartproject.org
http://jewishspirituality.org
http://www.tbzbrookline.org/shabbat-and-holidays/nishmat-hayyim/

General Meditation

http://self-compassion.org/guided-self-compassion-meditations-mp3-2/
http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org/meditations_downloads.php
http://www.headspace.com
http://www.onbeing.org/blog/encountering-grief-guided-meditation/4983

Meditation resources related to the November 2016 election

http://www.sharonsalzberg.com/election-season-resources/
http://www.10percenthappier.com/elections/
http://www.audiodharma.org/teacher/1/ — Gil Fronsdal talk “Response to Election” on this page
http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/305/talk/37993/ — Talk and guided meditation by Kate Munding; songs by Betsy Rose
http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/85/talk/38043/ — Talk by Jack Kornfield
http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/543/talk/38027/ — “Understanding the Dance Between Seclusion and Engagement,” Mark Nunberg