Heather Martin http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org Insight Meditation Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:57:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Copyright © Heather Martin 2011 rodhouse@gmail.com (Heather Martin) rodhouse@gmail.com (Heather Martin) 1440 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Heather Martin http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org 144 144 Insight Meditation Teacher living on Salt Spring Island British Columbia. She is the guiding teacher for the Salt Spring Vipassana Community (ssivipassana.org), the Victoria B.C. Vipassana community (victoriavipassana.org) and the sanghas in Bellingham, WA (bellinghaminsight.org) and on Samish Island, WA. Heather Martin Heather Martin rodhouse@gmail.com no no Experienced Student Retreat March 2013 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=323 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=323#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:46:20 +0000 brucemacrae http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=323 A week-long retreat was held on Salt Spring Island in March. Heather Martin and Kate Dresher were the teachers. Some of the audio talks from this retreat are available at this link.  Click on the title then here.  Talks

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=323 0 Cloud Mountain 2012 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=318 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=318#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:55:52 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=318 Heather Martin September 2012

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=318 0 0:00:01 Heather Martin September 2012 Heather Martin September 2012 rodhouse@gmail.com no no Port Townsand – October 2012 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=316 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=316#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:53:14 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=316 Heather Martin – Port Townsand – October 2012

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=316 0 0:00:01 Heather Martin – Port Townsand – October 2012 Heather Martin – Port Townsand – October 2012 rodhouse@gmail.com no no Freedom from Struggle: Vipassana http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=308 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=308#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:29:51 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=308 Continue reading →]]> Having discussed the importance of delight and concentration in practice, Heather explores in this talk how we develop a sense of allowing.  Allowing is an attitude that accommodates whatever is happening in the world.  Because both our minds and our hearts are open, our lives become more responsive and less directive.

Heather explains that, in Buddhist thought, things are as they are because of a multitude of interdependent conditions—everything is caused by everything else.  She clarifies that allowing or accepting life as it happens is not the same as foregoing all discernment; instead, we are encouraged to understand and accept what is happening so we can act from a place of clarity and wisdom.  Heather ends the talk by discussing the pros and cons of each of the three modes of meditation:  heartening, concentration and Vipassana practice.

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=308 0 0:00:01 Having discussed the importance of delight and concentration in practice, Heather explores in this talk how we develop a sense of allowing.  Allowing is an attitude that accommodates whatever is happening in the world.  Because both our minds and ou[...] Having discussed the importance of delight and concentration in practice, Heather explores in this talk how we develop a sense of allowing.  Allowing is an attitude that accommodates whatever is happening in the world.  Because both our minds and our hearts are open, our lives become more responsive and less directive. Heather explains that, in Buddhist thought, things are as they are because of a multitude of interdependent conditions—everything is caused by everything else.  She clarifies that allowing or accepting life as it happens is not the same as foregoing all discernment; instead, we are encouraged to understand and accept what is happening so we can act from a place of clarity and wisdom.  Heather ends the talk by discussing the pros and cons of each of the three modes of meditation:  heartening, concentration and Vipassana practice. Edmonton rodhouse@gmail.com no no Concentration Understood as Relaxation http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=305 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=305#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:27:56 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=305 Continue reading →]]> Talk given by Heather in Edmonton – Spring 2012

Drawing on personal experience, images, and the history of the Buddha, Heather explores concentration practice.  She shares how her early experiences of meditation were infused with a sense of striving and a need to dominate her thoughts.  Over time, Heather has come to see the connection between delight and a more collected, relaxed and concentrated mind.  Heather suggests that when the mind is encouraged and unified, insight is more possible.  With time and practise, we are able to observe the stories that unfold in our mind and watch our reactions without getting pulled into the drama of our thoughts.  Through meditation we see that we create our own states of happiness or distress through our reaction and relationship to our thoughts.

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=305 0 0:56:29 Talk given by Heather in Edmonton – Spring 2012 Drawing on personal experience, images, and the history of the Buddha, Heather explores concentration practice.  She shares how her early experiences of meditation were infused with a sense of st[...] Talk given by Heather in Edmonton – Spring 2012 Drawing on personal experience, images, and the history of the Buddha, Heather explores concentration practice.  She shares how her early experiences of meditation were infused with a sense of striving and a need to dominate her thoughts.  Over time, Heather has come to see the connection between delight and a more collected, relaxed and concentrated mind.  Heather suggests that when the mind is encouraged and unified, insight is more possible.  With time and practise, we are able to observe the stories that unfold in our mind and watch our reactions without getting pulled into the drama of our thoughts.  Through meditation we see that we create our own states of happiness or distress through our reaction and relationship to our thoughts. Edmonton rodhouse@gmail.com no no Rest in Natural Great Peace: Calming the Exhausted Mind http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=301 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=301#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:24:21 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=301 Continue reading →]]> Talk by Heather in Edmonton – Spring 2012

In this talk, the first of three given at a retreat in Edmonton, Heather discusses how our perspective creates our relationship to the world.  Typically, our minds are taken up with attempts to manipulate our external circumstances in an effort to maintain a stable happiness.  This approach, while not wrong, is ultimately ineffective.  As an alternative, Heather suggests that through meditation we can develop an ability to ‘zoom out’; to cultivate a more expansive view that releases us from our relentless self concerns.  Heather also introduces three modes of meditation practiced by the Buddha, paying particular attention to the importance of gladdening our hearts and of knowing what inspires us to practise.

 

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=301 0 0:57:31 Talk by Heather in Edmonton – Spring 2012 In this talk, the first of three given at a retreat in Edmonton, Heather discusses how our perspective creates our relationship to the world.  Typically, our minds are taken up with attempts to manipul[...] Talk by Heather in Edmonton – Spring 2012 In this talk, the first of three given at a retreat in Edmonton, Heather discusses how our perspective creates our relationship to the world.  Typically, our minds are taken up with attempts to manipulate our external circumstances in an effort to maintain a stable happiness.  This approach, while not wrong, is ultimately ineffective.  As an alternative, Heather suggests that through meditation we can develop an ability to ‘zoom out’; to cultivate a more expansive view that releases us from our relentless self concerns.  Heather also introduces three modes of meditation practiced by the Buddha, paying particular attention to the importance of gladdening our hearts and of knowing what inspires us to practise.   Edmonton rodhouse@gmail.com no no How Doing this Changes Everything (The Shift that Happens) http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=298 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=298#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:17:32 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=298 Continue reading →]]> Talk by Heather Cloud Mountain – May 2012
Story of three life changing experiences (Seeing Hair in London, “What do you believe in?”, “Have you ever thought that it might be you?”). The change to seeing events as events rather than as things that happen to us. The shift away from a separate sense of self. The obsessions of the deluded mind stop being how we define ourselves. Getting to know ourselves. We can be there for the beauty. What nourishes us is the space between all the stuff.
]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=298 0 1:02:10 Talk by Heather Cloud Mountain – May 2012 Story of three life changing experiences (Seeing Hair in London, “What do you believe in?”, “Have you ever thought that it might be you?”). The change to seeing events as events[...] Talk by Heather Cloud Mountain – May 2012 Story of three life changing experiences (Seeing Hair in London, “What do you believe in?”, “Have you ever thought that it might be you?”). The change to seeing events as events rather than as things that happen to us. The shift away from a separate sense of self. The obsessions of the deluded mind stop being how we define ourselves. Getting to know ourselves. We can be there for the beauty. What nourishes us is the space between all the stuff. rodhouse@gmail.com no no Building From Knowledge to Wisdom http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=294 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=294#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:13:57 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=294 Continue reading →]]> Talk by Heather at Cloud Mountain -  May 2012
Wisdom sneaks up on us. Wisdom is when knowledge has been integrated. Awareness is bigger and behind the busy thinking small mind. Mindfulness is big mind looking at little mind. Mind is the beginning ogf all things. Small mind believes that it can solve all our problems with enough effort and/or think itself out of anything. We can use small mind without being used by it. By analogy, imagine zooming out with Google Earth.
]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=294 0 0:47:53 Talk by Heather at Cloud Mountain -  May 2012 Wisdom sneaks up on us. Wisdom is when knowledge has been integrated. Awareness is bigger and behind the busy thinking small mind. Mindfulness is big mind looking at little mind. Mind is the beginning og[...] Talk by Heather at Cloud Mountain -  May 2012 Wisdom sneaks up on us. Wisdom is when knowledge has been integrated. Awareness is bigger and behind the busy thinking small mind. Mindfulness is big mind looking at little mind. Mind is the beginning ogf all things. Small mind believes that it can solve all our problems with enough effort and/or think itself out of anything. We can use small mind without being used by it. By analogy, imagine zooming out with Google Earth. rodhouse@gmail.com no no Qigong Forms http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=291 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=291#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:55:43 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=291 Continue reading →]]> Dori Langevin leading participants in the Qigong forms that were taught to support mindfulness of the body.

  • Dispersal Swings
  • Standing Posture
  • Radiant Body Breath 1 & 2
  • Knee circles
  • Hip circles
  • Pulsing from the core
  • 3 Canters of breathing (mind, heart, hara)
  • Rainbow Dragonfly Spreads it’s wings
  • Spinal Qigong
    • Unstacking and restacking
    • Golden Globe
    • Spinal Twist —> Flying Motion
  • Rowing your boat and polishing the stone
  • Dragon turns it’s head in 4 directions

 

 

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=291 0 0:38:10 Dori Langevin leading participants in the Qigong forms that were taught to support mindfulness of the body. Dispersal Swings Standing Posture Radiant Body Breath 1 & 2 Knee circles Hip circles Pulsing from the core 3 Canters of breathing (mind,[...] Dori Langevin leading participants in the Qigong forms that were taught to support mindfulness of the body. Dispersal Swings Standing Posture Radiant Body Breath 1 & 2 Knee circles Hip circles Pulsing from the core 3 Canters of breathing (mind, heart, hara) Rainbow Dragonfly Spreads it’s wings Spinal Qigong Unstacking and restacking Golden Globe Spinal Twist —> Flying Motion Rowing your boat and polishing the stone Dragon turns it’s head in 4 directions     rodhouse@gmail.com no no Equinimity http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=289 http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=289#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:48:12 +0000 rod http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?p=289 Continue reading →]]> Talks by Heather Martin and Dori Langevin from a 10-day residential retreat March 23-April 1 at Camp Samish, south of Bellingham, WA.  The focus of the retreat was “the 10 perfections leading to awakening.” The 10 Perfections (paramis) offer a helpful framework for guiding Dharma practice in daily life and along the path to awakening.

Talk 8 Dori Langevin: Equanimity

 

 

]]> http://heathermartin.ssivipassana.org/?feed=rss2&p=289 0 0:00:01 Talks by Heather Martin and Dori Langevin from a 10-day residential retreat March 23-April 1 at Camp Samish, south of Bellingham, WA.  The focus of the retreat was “the 10 perfections leading to awakening.” The 10 Perfections (paramis) o[...] Talks by Heather Martin and Dori Langevin from a 10-day residential retreat March 23-April 1 at Camp Samish, south of Bellingham, WA.  The focus of the retreat was “the 10 perfections leading to awakening.” The 10 Perfections (paramis) offer a helpful framework for guiding Dharma practice in daily life and along the path to awakening. Talk 8 Dori Langevin: Equanimity     rodhouse@gmail.com no no