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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

Jan 27, 2012

What you pay attention to reveals your true nature.  Paying attention to speech can reveal in great detail how your thouhts are influenced by the forces of greed, hatred and delusion.  This talk explores how to pay attention and reviews a model for communication:  Non-Violent Communication.


Jan 27, 2012

This guided meditation focuses first on concentration on breath, shifts to a bodyscan and then provides open space for your personal practice.


Jan 10, 2012

In this short clip from the 'Taking It Home' talk at the end of the 2012 New Year's Retreat, Jonathan shares about his aversion to practice.


Jan 10, 2012

What do you really, really want?  Intention is critical -it is volitional part of spiritual practice.  This talk explores how a clear intention can not only be your guide, but how you can cultivate and support a life guided by a sense of purpose.


Jan 6, 2012

In this first evening talk of the IMCW New Year's Retreat, Jonathan outlines the five major obstacles to freedom - and how to work with them both on and off the cushion.