David Nichtern, founder of Dharma Moon , is a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years. He was one of the initial American students of renowned meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States in 1970. He is also a business consultant with companies creating a variety of offerings integrating meditation in a larger health and well-being context – including Goldman Sachs, Journey Meditation, Creative Live, True Nature Meditation (Tokyo), Balanced Athlete, The Center for Health & Healing, Om Births, and Kobre & Kim law firm among others. He has been featured in The New York Times, FOX News, Netflix's The Midnight Gospel, Huffington Post, The Buddhist Geeks podcast, Duncan Trussell Family Hour Podcast, Pete Holmes' You Made it Weird Podcast, and many others. David is the author
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Ep. 67 – Building Resilience Through Dharma Practice with Trudy Goodman *Reupload*
Aug 1, 20261h 9m
Honoring both psychological and spiritual work, Trudy Goodman explores how she built resilience through years of dharma practice. Join Dharma Moon for two, free online talks: How To Make a Living Teaching Meditation and Key Elements of Teaching Mindfulness Meditation In this week’s episode, Trudy and David explore: Trudy’s voiceover work on The Midnight Gospel , playing ‘Trudy the Love Barbarian’ How meditation and dharma practice strengthen resilience Both Trudy and David’s work in Buddhist Psychology Looking inwards through both therapy and mindfulness The three personality types within Buddhist Psychology: deluded, greedy, and aversive Hitting the “jackpot”: Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman’s love story Reflecting on life as an answered prayer and Trudy’s upcoming memoir “To come back to resilience, I really credit the dharma. I think through meditation and dharma practice, we open our consciousness, our hearts, our awareness.” –Trudy Goodman Join Dharma Moon this fall to learn about The Business of Teaching Meditation . About Trudy Goodman: Trudy Goodman, PH.D., is the founding teacher of InsightLA and cofounder of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. She has taught at universities and retreat centers worldwide for over 40 years. Trudy has trained in Insight meditation and Zen since 1973, holds a graduate degree in developmental psychology from Harvard, and was one of the first teachers of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn. She is a senior Buddhist teacher in the U.S., a faculty member at Blue Spirit Costa Rica and a psychotherapist who is widely known for her role as the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series "Midnight Gospel”. Trudy is a contributing author: Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness (Springer, 2008); Compassion and Wisdom in Psychotherapy, (Guilford Press, 2011); Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, (Guilford Press, 2013). Learn more about Trudy at TrudyGoodman.com . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Ep. 66– Total Eclipse of the Mind with Andrew Holecek
Jul 7, 20261h 20m
Contemplative Scholar Andrew Holecek joins David Nichtern to delve into the powerful practices of dark retreat, bardo yoga, and dream yoga. Grab a copy of Andrew’s book, Total Eclipse of the Mind , to discover more about the power of darkness for creativity, healing, and transformation. In this episode, Andrew and David explore: An inquiry into the nature of mind and reality How asking questions is much more important than having answers Going into dark retreat and practicing bardo yoga Entering spiritual teachings as if immersing into a different realm The Buddha as the ultimate lucid dreamer Dream interpretation and liminal dreaming for insights into the self Working mindfully with artificial intelligence The balancing principle that darkness represents Becoming sensitive to other beings and archetypes when in dark retreat Join Dharma Moon to learn about The Business of Teaching Meditation About Andrew Holecek: Andrew Holecek is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner in Tibetan Buddhism and other nondual wisdom traditions. He is the Resident Contemplative Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, and a research consultant for the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Northwestern University. His work involves studies on dream yoga and the practice of dark retreat. Dr. Holecek is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the author of nine books, and a concert pianist. He has completed the Tibetan Buddhist three-year retreat and is a frequent subject in scientific studies on meditation and lucid dreaming. His work integrates ancient wisdom traditions with contemporary perspectives, aiming to help individuals navigate spiritual challenges and end-of-life experiences. He is currently writing two books on dark retreat. Holecek holds degrees in classical music, biology, and a doctorate in dental surgery. Learn about his upcoming retreat events . “I have died so many times with psychedelic experiences, with extended meditations; I’ve been doing dark retreat for 30 years. This is what dark retreat is largely about; it’s fundamentally a bardo yoga designed to bring about highly concordant experiences with the death process.” –Andrew Holecek See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Ep. 65 – Dealing with Perfectionism with M.J. Schwartz
Jun 19, 20261h 1m
M.J. Schwartz explores how to meet perfectionism with mindfulness and heal the cultural messages that keep us striving for impossible standards. Help us celebrate 10 years of Be Here Now Network and support the next chapter of Ram Dass Here and Now. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar through June 30. Learn more and give here: BHNN 10th Birthday Fundraiser In this episode, David and M.J. chat about: M.J.’s introduction to mindfulness and meditation How mindfulness was incorporated into M.J.’s work as a doula and midwife Learning how to wisely deal with perfectionism Healthy striving versus tethering our identity to a certain result How childhood parentification can lead to adult perfectionism Other-oriented perfectionism and criticizing those who do not meet our expectations Picking up perfectionism from the world around us Perfectionism’s role in eating disorders and the obsession with body size in our culture Synchronizing the mind and body Join Dharma Moon’s for their Body of Meditation Training or learn about The Business of Teaching Meditation About M.J. Schwartz: M.J. Schwartz is the founder of Studio138 Family Yoga and Mindfulness. Having started practicing yoga and mindfulness at age twelve, M.J. is passionate about sharing these modalities with families of all stages and configurations. As a parent and grandparent themselves, they understand the nuances of a practice that evolves alongside life's many changes. M.J. holds a B.A. in psychology from Smith College, where they studied perfectionism with a leading researcher in the field, along with certifications in mindfulness, yoga, and Intuitive Eating. Before returning to school in midlife, they worked as a doula, childbirth educator, and midwife, and continue to teach pregnancy and postpartum classes that blend mindfulness with evidence-based information. Check out M.J. on Substack . “Other-oriented perfectionism goes hand in glove with self-oriented perfectionism. If a parent is hyper-perfectionistic, there is a chance that they are then very hard on their children.“ –M.J. Schwartz See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
<p>With both insight and vulnerability, Author Annette Knopp explores how our earliest attachment experiences shape the way we love, relate, and walk in this world.</p><p>Help us celebrate 10 years of Be Here Now Network and preserve the complete Ram Dass Here and Now archive. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar through June 30. Give here: BHNN 10th Birthday Fundraiser</p><p>In this episode, David and Annette chat about:</p>Connecting to our own personal experiences within a creative processThe intersection of healing and liberationAnnette’s journey through complex post-traumatic stress disorderHow our unhealed parental projections create issues wi...
Ep. 63 –The Art of War for Modern Life with Jim Gimian
May 26, 20261h 14mS0
<p>Scholar of The Art of War, Jim Gimian, shares how we can relate constructively to conflict and win without fighting.</p><p>In this episode, David and Jim have a conversation about:</p>The classic Chinese text, The Art of War, by Sun TzuThe refined wisdom of understanding conflict ‘Taking Whole’: the concept of winning without fighting How leaders (and all people) can learn from The Art of WarPast conflicts, karma, and vicious coincidence Being present for the opportunities that arrive Letting phenomena play rather than counteracting How the brain is hard-wired for bias and prediction Tapping into our natural co...
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