Dharma Ocean

In the second part of this talk on the nature of space, Reggie discusses how the primordial expression of energy manifests as the five elementals: earth, water, fire, air, and space. Each element, he says, is inherently open and empty, and yet has qualities. He describes the qualities in detail. This talk was given at the 2009 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In the talk, Reggie speaks to a group of longtime practitioners about the elemental energies of the cosmos that we encounter on the journey of somatic meditation. When we work with the elements, he says, we contact the primordial energy of space that is ultimately beyond dualism. This talk was given at the 2009 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In the final part of this talk on discomfort, Reggie discusses a second approach to working with painful emotions: to offer them to the lineage. By doing this, we discover that we are not alone, that our experience is worthy, and that it is okay to ask for help. This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Here, Reggie says that the pain we feel in meditation practice is a teacher, a gateway through which the body expresses the unconscious. When we welcome pain, we liberate reality. Suffering is the harbinger of enlightenment. This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

The practice of siting meditation often gives rise to experiences of pain and discomfort. In this talk, Reggie offers instruction for working with pain on the meditation cushion. He says that pain is often caused by patterns of tension in our body that trap feelings that we don’t want to feel. This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In this refuge ceremony talk, Reggie discusses the meaning of the three jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. He says that the ritual of refuge connects us with the lineage, the stream of awakened beings who we can call upon to assist us on the journey of meditation. This talk was given at […]

Here, Reggie explains how we heal trauma through identifying with the vast space and warmth of the earth. This groundless ground is the source of the life force that we work with in somatic meditation. It is a state of being that is whole and free. This talk was given at the 2016 The Body Loves retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In the first part of this talk on trauma and the spiritual journey, Reggie addresses the question: should we work with a therapist and heal our traumas before we engage the path of dharma? He says that the journey of somatic spirituality helps us understand that trauma is the human condition and, with meditation practice, can be healed. This talk was given at the 2016 The Body Loves retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In this talk, Reggie discusses how the Meditating with the Body practices help us open to the wisdom of emotions. Emotions, like those associated with depression, can challenge our thinking, illuminate what is false, and invite us into a profound journey of individuation. This talk was given at the April 2006 Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Here, Reggie shows how depression can be a powerful force of transformation. He says that when we let go of thoughts and judgments, and take the energy of depression as an object of mindfulness, it can liberate us from the reference points that cause us to suffer. These selections are from the 2008 Winter Dathün retreat and the Meditating with the Body Core Curriculum. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Reggie begins the third part of this talk on maitri, by describing how Chogyam Trungpa made room for his students’ meltdowns. He says that we ourselves develop this capacity when we practice loving-kindness from an embodied space of emptiness. This talk was given at the 2016 The Body Loves retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In the second part of this talk on loving-kindness, Reggie discusses the second and third aspects of maitri practice: meeting our meltdowns with gentleness, and welcoming the damaged aspects of ourselves with love. This talk was given at the 2016 The Body Loves retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

At the beginning of this talk, Reggie says that maitri is a practice in which we make room for all of the things that go on for us that we typically think are unacceptable. By developing an attitude of loving-kindness toward ourselves, concepts fall away, and we realize that there is no “self” to judge. This talk was given at the 2016 The Body Loves retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In the second part of this talk on the practice of bodhicitta shamatha and vipashayana, Reggie talks about how we experience the world when we see it through the eyes of the heart. It is a practice of knowing others from the standpoint of their experience. This talk was given at the 2011 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In this talk, Reggie discusses the mahamudra approach to working with the heart in meditation practice. He says that the space of the heart shows us how to open beyond the ways we habitually shut down to feelings, experiences, and people. This talk was given at the 2011 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org