Jonathan Foust Podcasts

This talk explores how to amplify self-awareness and see more clearly into what is true. You’ll learn how you tend to get locked into certain perspectives and explore a profound ‘technology’ for deconstructing thoughts and beliefs. Asking the right questions can point your attention beyond the lens of your perspective to see with greater clarity wh…

This talk explores the possibility of ‘problems’ as profound opportunities for growth and expansion. You’ll learn the importance of equanimity, cultivating convergent and divergent thinking and deep investigation into the nature of attachment and the nature of self.

This talk explores the power of shifting your perspective. You’ll learn about the power of active investigation, how asking a particular question can create a shift in your viewpoint and perhaps the most radical shift of all, contemplating death as your personal advisor.

This talk explores how you can draw on mindfulness when you encounter sticky and problematic situations. You’ll learn about the radical act of pausing, how ‘reframing’ helps you shift out of your linear, rational mind and how reflecting on karma - cause and effect - can help you access states of awareness that can open new doorways.…

This talk explores how you can use your body as a tuning fork to make decisions. You’ll learn what gets in the way of good decisions, the power of pausing and tapping into the observer and a technique for making decisions that calls on the wisdom of the body to give you feedback as to what is possible.…

This talk explores the importance of cultivating somatic awareness and offers a model for practice. You’ll learn about the importance of intention, what it means to cultivate the body as a friend and ally and you’ll get to try on a model for practice.

This talk explores the power of somatic inquiry. You’ll learn how awareness of the body can be a means for steadying the mind as well as developing your capacity to be the non-judging observer. You’ll learn how you can develop your awareness of the ‘felt sense’ inside as powerful tuning fork for intuitive inquiry.…

This talk explores the ‘how to’ of inner listening. You’ll learn the essentials of the practice, the importance of formulating the right question and explore a model for your practice.

This talk explores the optimal conditions for inner listening and investigation. You’ll learn about the power of sincere heart, seven faculties of mind required to be fully present and some cautionary words on the altered states that can arise in practice.

This talk explores what it means to cultivate the ‘knowing faculty” of mind. You’ll learn what gets in the way of true knowing, what we discover when we examine what arises out of the moment and how to turn attention toward “the one who knows.”

This talk explores the power of questions in your life. You’ll learn how questions have evolved consciousness through the human experience and how inquiry, when applied correctly, can help you see more clearly into the nature of reality and to the nature of the self.

After settling into a posture of inner balance, you’ll be guided to opening awareness to the senses, turning your attention to the inner experience and focusing on feeling from the inside. You’ll explore an effortless quality of feeling and noticing, letting your awareness open into spacious presence.…

This talk explores the power of the RAIN practice. You learn how to explore and potentially convert the most challenging situations into new possibilities. I walk you through the steps and offer some reflections to help you internalize the practice.

This talk explores the power of looking for the good in yourself and others. You’ll learn about what these teaching say about cultivating a generous heart, how being a well-wisher to all can shift your consciousness, some of the challenges and pitfalls of this practice and a contemplation on one act of generosity you might take on.…

This talk explores the power of looking for the good in yourself and others. You’ll learn about what these teaching say about cultivating a generous heart, how being a well-wisher to all can shift your consciousness, some of the challenges and pitfalls of this practice and a contemplation on one act of generosity you might take on.…

This talk explores the doorways to moving from fear and pain to a sense of ease and freedom. You’ll learn how the conditioned self is dedicated to survival and self-preservation, the role of pain in waking up, how embodied presence opens new doorways to freedom and some thoughts on how to be present in these tumultuous times.…

In this interview we discuss Rachel’s recent book: Open: Love, Liberation and Non-Monogamy We explore the some of the pitfalls that occur in open relationships, the practices that have helped her in her personal exploration and her advice for those exploring relationships in these more open and fluid times. Rachel Krantz is a journalist and one of …

This talk, from the Fall 2011 IMCW vipassana retreat, explores the art of letting go. You’ll learn about the art of renunciation with practical examples, suggestions and teachings through the ages.

This talk explores new possibilities that can arise with mindful intention. You’ll learn about the potency of ‘getting real’ with your life, assessing what’s truly working and what is not. When you can do this and embrace the reality of impermanence, you can tap into a greater sense of aliveness and passion. You can find Jonathan’s 2021 Annual Revi…

This talk explores tips and best practices for the five elements of your meditation practice. You’ll learn how to use the elements of relaxation, concentration, mindfulness, investigation and surrender in ways that can bring you balance and ultimately help you let go in to new states of awareness.

This talk explores how to skillfully navigate the law of cause and affect. You’ll learn about the power of remembering impermanence, the power of remembering karma, how to skillfully reflect on your intentions and actions and what it means to be free from karma.

This talk explores some of the ways technology can help you be more mindful and more awake in your life. You’ll learn how technology helped bring mindfulness to the west, how technology can rot your brain and how you can match technology with your intention to deepen your practice and see more clearly into the nature of reality. Here are some of th…

This talk explores the transformative power of gratitude and appreciation. You’ll learn about the nature of the selfish self, how gratitude can expand your capacity to work with challenges and point you toward the nature of reality itself.

This talk explores what it means to surrender in your practice and in your life. You’ll learn about the skillful use of willful practice as well as the transformational aspects of consciously surrendering to presence, to your path and to reality itself.

This talk explores Tracy’s experiences following the guidance outlined in “The Mind Illuminated,” by John Yates and working with his teacher, Oded Raz. You’ll learn about the challenges Tracy experienced in this dedicated undertaking, his perspective on small and big insights and how the heart awakens through seeing ever-more clearly in the nature …

This talk is from the fifth day of 2021 Fall IMCW Vipassana Retreat. You’ll learn how meditation increases your sensitivity to how you hold on, how the intention to let go can set in motion a process that brings you in direct contact with the mystery — and how letting go and letting be are required to wake up to the nature of reality.…