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Jaya Rudgard's Dharma Talks
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Jaya Rudgard
Jaya Karen Rudgard began meditating in the 1980s and practiced for eight years as a nun in the Theravada tradition with Ven. Ajahn Sumedho. A graduate of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training, she teaches insight meditation and mindfulness in the UK and internationally.
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2018-05-27
A Map of the Heart - The Four Divine Abidings
2026-02-22
A Path Made By Walking
2021-03-03
A short guided meditation on the opening evening of the retreat.
2026-04-30
Afternoon Guided Meditation
2026-05-02
Afternoon Guided Meditation - Mudita
2024-01-01
Beautiful Questions; Chanting
2017-07-15
Being in This World with Dharma Lenses
2019-05-04
Bodhicitta - Reflections on Altruistic Intention
2021-03-05
Chanting Practice - Om Mani Padme Hum
2021-08-07
Chanting Together
2024-09-05
Chanting Together
2024-12-29
Chanting, Instructions & Meditation
2024-12-31
Chanting, Mantras, Meditation
2019-04-29
Chants and Reflections; Brahma Viharas; How Our Happiness Depends on Our Inward…
2020-07-10
Closing Session
2019-02-03
Cultivating Kindness
2021-03-05
Dharma Talk
2022-06-21
Dharma Talk
2022-06-23
Dharma Talk
2022-06-25
Dharma Talk
2025-03-01
Dharma Talk - Changing Our Relationship to Dukkha or Suffering
2022-09-05
Dharma Talk - Devotion and the Brahma Viharas
2023-01-08
Dharma talk - Energy, Effort, Choice and Courage (Viriya Pāramī )
2023-02-18
Dharma Talk - Meeting the 5 Hindrances w Mettā
2025-03-04
Dharma Talk - Samadhi - Concentration & Transcendent Dependent Arising
2026-07-30
Dharma Talk - The Inner Strength of Energy or Effort (Viriya)
2026-08-01
Dharma Talk - The Inner Strength of Wisdom
2023-01-11
Dharma talk - Wisdom - the Handful of Leaves and Four Noble Truths or Tasks (Pa…
2022-04-09
Dharma Talk : Passivity and Activity
2022-04-06
Dharma Talk: The Experience of "Selfing" - Finding a Middle Way.
2021-08-07
Dharma Talk: Karma and Finding a Purpose in the Chaos of Life
2017-04-15
Equanimity Practice
2026-05-01
Evening Dharma Talk - Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration
2026-04-29
Evening Dharma Talk: Right View - an Exploration
2020-07-07
Freeing the heart: a walk through the awakening factors
2018-05-20
Gardening in the Mind - From Hindrances to Awakening Factors
2016-02-27
Generosity, Gratitude, Contentment, Equanimity
2015-05-23
Gratitude and Generosity
2022-09-07
Group Chanting
2015-05-02
Guided Compassion Meditation (2) with Standing Meditation in a Circle
2017-04-16
Guided Compassion with Equanimity Meditation
2021-03-04
Guided Meditation
2026-01-09
Guided Meditation
2026-07-31
Guided Meditation - Mettā for the Neutral Person
2023-01-09
Guided Meditation - Building Steadiness, Finding Nourishment
2020-12-30
Guided Meditation - The Five Elements
2018-05-19
Guided Meditation 2 - Mindfulness with Feelings
2018-05-21
Guided Meditation 4 - Mindfulness with Contemplation of Impermanence
2020-07-09
Guided Meditation on appreciation, compassion and kindness
2017-04-16
Guided Meditation on Sympathetic Joy Pt 2
2017-04-17
Guided Meditation on the Four Directions, Above & Below
2024-12-31
Guided Mindful Movement, Sitting Meditation
2024-12-30
Guided Mindful Movement, Sitting Meditation, Some Music
2024-01-08
Guided Movement & Instructions - Summing Up Instructions So Far; Using Anchor w…
2024-01-08
Guided Movement & Meditation - Resting & Aliveness
2024-01-09
Guided Movement; Cultivating Mettā with Inner Smile & Sun Imagery
2017-07-17
In Praise of the Peaceful Heart
2025-03-05
Instructions - Inclining to Samadhi
2026-07-31
Instructions - Intro to Vedana (Feeling Tone)
2025-03-02
Instructions - Meeting the Hindrances with our Practice
2026-07-29
Instructions - Phone Ceremony & Mantra; Mindfulness of Body - Guided Meditation
2023-02-21
Instructions - Radiating Mettā in All Directions
2023-02-19
Instructions - Steadying Attention, Meeting Physical Discomfort & Hindrances w …
2019-02-03
Instructions - The Four Elements
2026-08-02
Instructions - Undirected Attention or 'Choiceless Awareness'
2022-09-05
Instructions -Reflections on Finding the Spaciousness of Awareness, & Guided Me…
2022-04-06
Instructions & Guided Meditation
2024-09-05
Instructions & Guided Meditation - Big Mind
2024-09-03
Instructions & Guided Meditation - Placing Thoughts into the Womb of Awareness
2024-08-31
Instructions & Guided Meditation - Steadying the Wandering Mind
2022-09-03
Instructions & Guided Meditation, Walking Instructions
2022-04-07
Instructions & Lightly Guided Meditation
2025-01-01
Instructions & Meditation
2023-01-12
Instructions and Guided Meditation
2026-07-29
Intro & Guided Meditation - Mettā for the Easy Person
2015-05-02
Intro to Compassion, Guided Compassion Meditation
2015-05-03
Intro to Mudita
2021-03-06
Jaya reads out offerings from retreatants, and then leads a silent meditation.
2020-07-09
Joint Reflections on the Brahma Viharas
2014-05-03
Karuna - Reflections and Practice
2025-03-03
Lightly Guided Med - Suffusing Our Practice w Metta
2016-02-25
Loving Kindness
2021-09-07
Loving Kindness (Metta) Practice - Radiating to the Ten Directions
2024-01-10
Loving Kindness & the Abandoning of Ill Will; The Chant of Mettā
2018-05-18
Meditation Instructions 1 - Mindfulness with Breath and Body
2018-05-20
Meditation Instructions 3 - Mindfulness with the Mind
2019-05-04
Meditation Instructions and Guidance - Imbuing Attention with Kindness
2023-01-10
Metta Guidance & Meditation - Establishing a Field of Metta to Receive All Thin…
2023-01-13
Mindful Movement and Guided Meditation
2023-01-08
Mindful Movement, Guided Meditation on Supports for Resting
2019-02-02
Morning Instructions
2022-06-21
Morning Instructions
2022-06-23
Morning Instructions
2026-01-08
Morning Instructions
2026-01-11
Morning Instructions
2026-04-30
Morning Instructions & Guided Meditation
2026-05-02
Morning Instructions: Taking Care of What It Is We Are Cultivating - Letting G…
2021-03-04
Morning Practice
2021-03-06
Morning Practice
2024-01-11
Movement & Meditation - Lightly Guided Mettā Practice
2014-05-04
Mudita - Reflections and Practice
2023-12-31
New Years Eve - Celebrating, Pausing, Silence & the Beauty of Darkness
2017-10-16
Non-Identification
2017-05-20
Noticing Feeling Tones
2020-07-06
Opening Session
2026-01-07
Opening Talk for the Retreat
2026-07-28
Opening Talk for the Retreat
2021-08-04
Practice Instructions and Guided Meditation
2017-04-15
Practising the 4 Brahma Viharas, Understanding, Dwelling, Radiating & Cultivati…
2023-12-30
Qi Gong Practice; Walking Meditation Guidance
2023-12-31
Qi Gong Session; Guided Meditation
2024-04-28
Radiating Mettā - Instructions & Guided Meditation
2024-01-01
Radiating the Boundless Qualities; Chanting
2017-10-14
Reactivity & Response
2019-05-06
Reflection - Equanimity as Seeing with Compassion, Guided Meditation
2022-06-24
Reflections and Guided Meditation on Equanimity
2021-08-05
Reflections on Anatta (non-self)
2022-09-03
Reflections on Bowing, Chanting & Kuan Yin.
2024-08-31
Reflections on Heart Practices
2023-12-29
Reflections; Chanting (Resting Deeply)
2022-09-02
Retreat Opening
2019-04-28
Self Compassion
2025-03-06
Short Reflections; Unguided Meditation
2024-01-07
Sila Parami - Caring for Self & Other with Ethical Conduct
2017-04-16
Sympathetic Joy Practice, Guided Meditation
2018-09-02
Taking Care of the Mind
2026-03-27
Talk - Joy - It's Value & Role in Our Practice
2024-09-02
Talk - Knowing & Unknowing - The Wisdom of Uncertainty
2026-03-25
Talk - Mindfulness of Body and Qi Gong
2026-01-10
Talk - Patience & Resolve (Khanti & Aditthana Paramis)
2021-08-05
Teachings and Guided Meditation
2021-08-06
Teachings and Guided Meditation
2015-05-03
The Brahma Viharas
2018-05-18
The Buddha's Teaching on Mindfulness of Breathing
2017-09-25
Wisdom - Some Reflections
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2014-05-02
Return to the Boundless Heart
2015-05-01
Return to the Boundless Heart
2015-05-22
The Joy of Awakening
2016-02-23
Meditation and Mindfulness in Daily Life
2017-04-14
Freeing Your Heart, Embracing Your Life
2017-05-19
Awakening Here and Now
2017-07-14
Being in This World
2017-09-22
Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation - MBCT & MBSR Foundations
2017-10-13
Insight Meditation & Qi Gong
2018-05-17
Awakening, Breath by Breath
2018-05-25
Freeing Your Mind, Embracing Your Life
2018-08-31
Mindfulness Beyond the Eight Week Course
2019-02-01
Origins and Applications of Mindfulness - MBCT MBSR Foundations
2019-04-26
Self Compassion and the Courageous Heart
2019-05-03
Abiding with a Heart Imbued with Love
2020-07-06
Practising Wisdom and Compassion in Turbulent Times - Online Retreat
2020-12-29
New Year's Retreat 2020
2021-03-03
Stillness Moving - The Play of Opposites
2021-08-03
Inside-outside: the mystery of I, me, mine
2022-04-04
Stillness Moving: The Play of Opposites
2022-06-20
Creative, Living Dharma: practising with the similes of the Buddha
2022-09-02
Encountering the Practice of the Heart
2023-01-07
Rest and Renewal
2023-02-17
Liberation Through Loving Awareness
2023-12-28
New Year Retreat
2024-01-06
Rest and Renewal
2024-04-26
Mettā in Motion - Insight Meditation & Qigong
2024-08-30
Practices of the Heart
2024-12-28
New Year Retreat
2025-02-28
Radical Freedom, Wise Response
2026-01-07
Rest & Renewal
2026-02-22
A Path Made By Walking - Looking Back at Long-term Practice (online)
2026-03-24
Energy, Embodiment & Insight - An Insight Meditation & Qi Gong Retreat
2026-04-28
A Path for Here & Now
2026-07-28
Exploring Five Inner Strengths
