The Susan Piver Podcast

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast. I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. Our practice teaches us how to remain present…but we still have to make pragmatic and skillful choices... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #8:How Can Meditation Help Me Make Important Life Decisions? appeared first on Susan Piver.

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast. I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. In this week’s episode, our caller reports that her meditation practice brings her face-to-face with difficult emotions,... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #7:Meditation is Not About Becoming Perfect, It’s About Becoming Genuine appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 9:35 Audio only version is here. Hello, Open Heart Project meditator! Thank you for your willingness to look at your own mind through this profound practice. I am so happy to practice with you. My friend Michael Carroll is an author and executive leadership coach. When he is working with clients who... READ MORE The post This changes everything. No, really. appeared first on Susan Piver.

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast. I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. This week’s Ask Susan question is a very practical one! When Marsha sits down to practice, her... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #6:What Should I Do if My Foot Falls Asleep? appeared first on Susan Piver.

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast. I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. This week’s excellent question is about meditation during times of great upset. When we are angry, sad,... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #5: When will Meditation Make Me More Peaceful? appeared first on Susan Piver.

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast. I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. This week the question is about showing compassion for others and also protecting our own boundaries, which... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #4: Compassion and boundaries appeared first on Susan Piver.

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast. I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. This week’s question comes from a listener in Amsterdam. The question is What is meant by basic... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #3: Basic goodness appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 4:14  Audio only version is here. Hello wonderful meditator and even more wonderful human being. If you are feeling great about the world and happy about the direction you are going in personally, I celebrate and applaud you! I also urge you to skip ahead to the meditation itself which begins... READ MORE The post The key to discipline (and happiness, love, and everything else) appeared first on Susan Piver.

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast. I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. This week’s question is one many of us share. It is about discovering deeper wells of patience... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #2: Patience and kindness appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 4:14  Audio only version is here. I am very happy to practice with you. Happy new year! Today marks the first day of a new year according to the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. Welcome to the year of the female fire bird. Before today’s sit, I say a few words about what... READ MORE The post A new energy cycle is beginning! appeared first on Susan Piver.

  Welcome to the Ask Susan podcast! I’m really excited to be able to offer this to you. Each week, I will answer a question about spirituality and meditation practice. Please click here to ask me your question. Our first episode answers a question from Lisa, How do I stay focused during my meditation? How... READ MORE The post Ask Susan podcast episode #1: Staying focused appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 2:42  Audio only version is here. Hello and welcome to your practice. I am very happy to practice with you. Before today’s 10 minute sit, I share a few thoughts about the meaning of patience and how to hold your mind in difficult situations so that your patience does not run... READ MORE The post Patience…and working with emotion on the cushion. appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 4:41  Audio only version is here. Hello and welcome to your practice. Sometimes we can feel powerless to create the changes we want to see in the world. Before today’s practice, I offer you a suggestion for recovering your sense of personal power. Let me hear your thoughts and reflections. We... READ MORE The post The antidote to feeling powerless is… appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 3:17 Audio only version is here. Hello, Open Heart Project. When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t sure what I should pay attention to first. The problems of the world? My practice? My giant to-do list? The more I tried to figure it out, the more anxious I became…until I... READ MORE The post Simplicity is peaceful appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 5:18 Audio only version is here. Hello, Open Heart Project. Welcome to a new week! It has been quite a week here in the United States and elsewhere. There has been an upwelling of concern for others, rejection of hatred, and a longing for peace, justice, and tolerance. No matter what... READ MORE The post Protect your peace of mind. appeared first on The Open Heart Project.

The meditation begins at 3:15 Audio only version is here. Hello, Open Heart Project. Welcome to a new week! I hope that, no matter how great last week was, this week will be better. Before today’s 10-minute sit, I offer a few thoughts on how to expedite the meditative process. Spoiler alert: it’s not about... READ MORE The post Simplicity is fuel appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 4:39 Audio only version is here. Hello, Open Heart Project. Welcome to a new week! I hope it will be the best week of your life. Today’s short talk before our 10-minute sit is about the importance and power of simplicity. In Buddhist thought, simplicity has to do with being with... READ MORE The post Keep it Simple appeared first on Susan Piver.

The meditation begins at 4:28 Audio only version is here. Hello, Open Heart Project. As I write this, it is just about 8:00 a.m. on January 1. Happy new year! A new day is here. May it be peaceful, loving, and fiercely wise. May 2017 be the best year of your life, exceeded only by... READ MORE The post Happy New Year! appeared first on Susan Piver.

“Start Here Now; Creating a Sustainable Meditation Practice” from Susan Piver’s talk at the New York  City Shambhala Center on November 11th, 2014.  Susan offers her tips for creating a meditation practice that is rewarding and realistic.               [social_share/] The post Start Here Now; Creating a Sustainable Meditation Practice: a podcast appeared first on The Open Heart Project.

                Given at the Shambhala Mountain Center’s “Awake in the World” conference in October 2014, Susan Piver discusses relationships, buddhism and the dharma. The post Susan Piver on relationships; from 'Awake in the World': a podcast appeared first on The Open Heart Project.