On-Demand Courses

Satsang & Retreat Archive Courses

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Opening to the Perfection of Wisdom:
The Liberating Path of Prajñāpāramitā

2024 Satsang Series & Prajñāpāramitā Retreat | Video

Explore an extraordinary approach to meditation, inquiry, and insight through the early Mahāyāna text The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines, and the beloved short summary text of the Prajñāpāramitā literature known as the Heart of the Teachings on the Perfection of Wisdom, or Heart Sūtra.

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The Noble Eightfold Path to the End of Dissatisfaction

Satsang Archive 2022-23 | Audio | Course included with Saṅgha access

The extraordinary set of teachings called the Noble Eightfold Path contains the Buddha’s vision for individual and collective liberation. In this comprehensive exploration, we look in detail at this foundational body of wisdom and life guidance, the basis of every type of Buddhist practice.

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Setting Out on the Path:
30 Days to Begin or Renew Your Practice

Guided meditations & practice instructions | FREE audio collection

Begin or renew your meditation practice with our free foundational collection. You’ll learn the basics of posture, breath, and focus, then deepen into working with energy and the nervous system, trauma, and the heart practices.

History & Study Courses

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Walking the Buddha's Path: Meditation, Relationality, & Getting Well in an Unwell World

Sutta Study | Video

Path Class 1 | Build the foundations of a sustainable and dynamic Buddhist training, establish a solid meditation practice, and engage with the Pāli Canon as both a teaching source and a literature of extraordinary beauty and depth.

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Rebuild Your Attention: Buddhist Practices for Focus, Clarity, and Joy

Sutta Study | Video

Path Class 2 | Focusing in this series on meditation as attention training, we look at developing focus, concentration, and inner energy, and why these are the core skills in meditation and mindfulness. You do not have to have taken the first course in the series to take this one, and beginners are welcome. 

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The Refuge of Dhamma: Exploring the Buddha’s Discourses

Spirit Rock sutta study course | video

In this course and practice series we dive into the beauty and richness of the Buddha’s teachings, reading texts from the Pāli Canon, the body of ancient texts preserved by Theravāda Buddhist cultures in South and Southeast Asia, in accessible English translations. (Link goes to Spirit Rock.)

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Intro to the History of Yoga: Philosophy, Practice, Transformation

20 CEUs available with Yoga Alliance | Video

A university-level introduction to Yoga history designed for dedicated students of Yoga and meditation. Lectures, practices, explorations of foundational Classical texts, and reflections crafted to support culturally literate contemporary practice.