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Lysha Smith is a senior teacher in the lineage of SN Goenka, running the Dhamma Dhara center in Massachusetts.  The conversation touches on a number of issues, including 
How they manage to keep their courses free of charge
Why they're so "unhip"?  (We think we're the first big<ish> Dharma podcast to do an episode on Goenka)
Do Goenka retreats cause serious mental health side effects at a higher rate than other traditions, or is it just the sample bias (way, way more people do their retreats than others)?
How is the lineage evolving?

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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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