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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

Apr 25, 2025

The talk explores some fundamentals of a meditation practice and how (sometimes) saying 'yes' to what is present can dramatically shift your relationship to the here and now.

You'll learn my favorite definition of mindfulness, the art of 'saying yes,' how every 'no' actually means yes - and the classic instructions to...


Apr 19, 2025

The classic teaching "Be Here Now" requires that we "Let Go Now" - of everything and anything that is not present.  How do we do this? 

I share some guiding principles of the art of renunciation with practical examples and teachings through the ages.

This is the first talk on my podcast, from the fall of 2011.


Apr 8, 2025

This talk explores how to consciously direct the inner process of healing and release.

Drawing on the classic teachings of Ho’oponopono, it introduces four phrases that guide your attention to:

• Taking responsibility for your inner experience

• Attuning to the process of release

• Reflecting on gratitude and...


Mar 30, 2025

This talk explores the power of self-observation and what lies beyond the sense of self.

You’ll learn how the witness can free you from the tyranny of the mind and your reactivity as well as what can happen when you explore being aware of the witness and what lies beyond.


Mar 21, 2025

This talk explores the liberating factor of self-observation.

 

You’ll learn about how you can cultivate the optimal environment to develop the witness, the near-enemy of the practice and what it means to be aware of the light behind the observer.