Live from Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Trudy Goodman offers insight on skillfully working with the breath by infusing mindfulness with lovingkindness.

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This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Buddhist teacher Trudy Goodman discusses:

• Keeping the breath company with our attention from start to finish
• The breath as a rudder to navigate our inner experience
• Staying attuned and connected to the movement of the breath
• Finding safety and relaxation in our breath
• Alternative practices for those with asthma or other breathing concerns
• Studying the birth and death of experience
• How the Buddha practiced mindfulness of breath during his great awakening
• Feeling the breath within the breath
• Returning to the breath when our attention strays

This recording was originally published on Dharmaseed

About Trudy Goodman:

Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats and workshops worldwide.

Learn more about Trudy’s offerings at trudygoodman.com

“We’re really looking at and studying the birth and death of experience, how a breath arises, moves, and passes away.” – Trudy Goodman

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