Jonathan Foust

A Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and co-founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute, Jonathan offers talks, guided meditations and inquiries into what it means to be awake in mind and heart. www.jonathanfoust.com

Embodied Presence: Whole Body Breathing and Subtle Energy Awareness

Apr 23, 2024

This talk explores how to open to more subtle felt-sense awareness through mindful breathing.

Whole Body Breathing is yet another tool for drawing attention to the play of energy and sensations within and can dramatically heighten awareness of what is arising and how you are relating to it.

This talk includes a guided...

Embodied Presence: Practical Tools for Your Meditation Practice

Apr 16, 2024

This is an adaptation of the first talk of a five day retreat at the Art of Living Center in Boone North Carolina.

You’ll learn some practical suggestions for embodied meditation and how the body can be an ally in your practice.

Who are You in the Absence of Hatred, Judgement and Ill-Will?

Mar 26, 2024

This talk explores who you are beyond the reach of aversion.

You’ll learn about how, in our relationship to hatred there can be a rush to premature transcendence and how, by turning toward aversion, what is possible when hatred ceases, namely the arising of inter-connectedness, compassion and...

Who are You Without a Sense of Your Self?

Mar 19, 2024

This talk explores who you are beyond the conditioned self.

You’ll learn about what arises with the dissolution of the ego: A greater sense of interconnectedness, an increased flow of compassion and empathy and not least, a more tangible sense of freedom from stress and suffering.

Seventh of the Seven Factors Cultivating Steadiness and Equanimity [recast]

Mar 13, 2024

This talk explores the seventh factor of awakening.

You’ll learn how this factor is the the complete expression of all and as you cultivate both spaciousness and steadiness, wisdom and compassion can flow unrestricted.