The CyberSangha Podcast

Episode 4, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"

Featuring: psychologist Ann Friedman, Ph.D.; researcher and thought leader Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.; Tibetan meditation master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.

We welcome you to join us online as experts from the realms of science and spirituality share their best practices for living with and healing from anxiety. Nearly everyone is familiar with the sense of tension, worry, and insecurity that anxiety brings. When severe, anxiety can limit our daily activities. What is its ultimate source? Can we prevent or limit the symptoms? Are we better off ignoring them, or going closer to them? What role can meditation play?

“As a psychologist, having panic attacks brought me to my knees,” says panelist Ann Friedman. “Today, I consider it one of the blessings of my life, allowing me to find mindfulness, which helped me eliminate the panic attacks and minimize my anxiety.”

Episode 5, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"

Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a live online teaching as we begin Month 3 of his new yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all! Our focus this month is on meeting any loneliness we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening a deeper, more fulfilling sense of connection to ourselves and others.

In advance of the broadcast Rinpoche encourages creating a bit of space for meditation in your house — in a quiet, peaceful location where you can feel some sense of warmth and connection to yourself. You might provide a comfortable cushion to sit on, and a candle or stick of incense. A supportive outer space can support your inner space during meditation.

Episode 6, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"

Featuring: Sharon Salzberg, Emily Lindsay, Ph.D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.

No matter how many friends we have on social media or how many people we are surrounded by, loneliness can be a constant companion. We may be yearning for a sense of support or connection, or feeling that we don’t quite fit in. We search for friendship, community, and intimacy, but what are we really seeking? Can meditation help us to feel more fulfilled and connected, even when we’re alone? Our panelists discuss the roots of loneliness from the perspectives of both science and spirituality.

Episode 2, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Norman Farb, Ph.D., Juanita Campbell Rasmus, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.

Depression can drain the color from life, often returning even after symptoms subside. In this episode, our expert panel explores:

• How to recognize depression
• The potential of meditation in easing symptoms
• Strategies for avoiding relapse during recovery
• Insights from scientific research, spirituality, and personal experience

Join us for this live online conversation as we navigate the journey beyond depression.

This content is for informational purposes only. Please consult medical professionals for physical or mental health concerns. Use headphones and avoid meditating while driving or operating machinery.

Learn more at CyberSangha.net or on the CyberSangha community app.

Episode 1, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"

Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

In this inaugural episode of the CyberSangha Podcast, join us for a transformative teaching, originally broadcast on March 3, 2023, as we begin our journey of "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion."

With the start of the Tibetan New Year, the focus of the month was on meeting any depression we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of joy that are inherent to us. Recordings of simultaneous interpretation are available in Spanish and French.

This content is for informational purposes only. Please consult medical professionals for physical or mental health concerns. Use headphones and avoid meditating while driving or operating machinery.

Learn more at CyberSangha.net or on the CyberSangha community app.