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The CyberSangha PodcastThe Power of BeingEpisode 56 · Series 3 — A Year of Body, Speech & Mind
With Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
It’s human nature that we continually struggle to become — to become healthier, wealthier, more knowledgeable, more attractive, or better at what we do, feel, or think. But lasting happiness and joy arise not from becoming, but from our ability to be: to be completely present with whatever experiences life brings. In a live online broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides a meditation to help us connect with the power of being.
2026-02-1153 minThe CyberSangha PodcastThe Breath Within — How Breath Practices Awaken the Spirit and What Science Says About the BenefitsEpisode 56 · Series 3 — A Year of Body, Speech & Mind
With Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor, Paul Dallaghan, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
For millennia, yogis have made the breath an integral part of spiritual practice. Even the simple, intimate practice of breath awareness can help us to quickly silence thoughts, calm nerves, soothe anger, and dispel fear. In a live CyberSangha broadcast, invited presenters look at pranayama and other breath practices from Ashtanga, Tibetan, and other forms of yoga. The group will also share scientific interpretations of what goes on as we bring light to our sac...
2026-01-281h 10The CyberSangha PodcastThe Mind-Brain Debate: ‘Why Do We Have a Brain, Anyway?'Episode 55 · Series 3 — A Year of Body, Speech & Mind
With James Duffy, Charles Raison, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
If you’ve ever felt like you’ve lost your mind, you’re not alone — even top scientists remain uncertain of the mind’s location. Based on both contemplative science and anecdotal evidence from direct meditative experience, researchers are reconsidering the relationship between the brain and the mind. In a live online discussion, James Duffy, Charles Raison, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich discuss the role of the physical nervous system according to modern science and ancient Tibetan wisdom. The CyberSangha broadcast is...
2026-01-211h 13The CyberSangha PodcastBeyond Pain Mind: How to Know It, How to Heal ItEpisode 54 · Series 3 — A Year of Body, Speech & Mind
With Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Before we can experience the joy of recognizing our true nature — the larger sense of self that is open, spacious, and fully perfected — we must recognize our smaller self: the “pain mind” that is continually dominated by emotions, mental images, and scattered thoughts. In a live online broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explains the pain mind and teaches a meditation practice for healing and moving beyond it. This broadcast is part of “A Year of Body, Speech, and Mind,” a free 2021 online program of live teachings...
2026-01-141h 00The CyberSangha PodcastThe Breath of Life: Health Benefits of Breath Control in Yoga & MeditationEpisode 53 · Series 3 — A Year of Body, Speech & Mind
With Ruth Wolever, Richard Rosen, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Pranayama, or the ancient practice of breath control in yoga and other meditative traditions, plays a crucial role in linking body and mind. Modern research also suggests that certain breathing techniques can promote physical wellbeing, and perhaps even aid in preventing and managing lung ailments such as those associated with COVID-19. The fifth in a series of 2021 Science & Spirituality Dialogs on wellness of body, breath, and mind, this online broadcast is part of a free yearlong online program. Lea...
2026-01-101h 02The CyberSangha PodcastBeyond Pain Speech: How to Know It, How to Heal ItEpisode 52 · Series 3 — A Year of Body, Speech & Mind
With Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Are you voicing your words from a space of vibrant, open awareness? Or, from a place of pain? Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explains how to know when pain speech is active in you; how to connect with it; and ultimately, how to transcend it. This broadcast is part of “A Year of Body, Speech, and Mind,” a free 2021 online program of live teachings, practices, and science & spirituality dialogs. Learn more
2025-12-3140 minThe CyberSangha PodcastHow the Body Awakens: From Physical Relaxation to Embodied AwarenessEpisode 51 · Series 3 — A Year of Body, Speech & Mind
With Cyndi Lee · Dr. Jeff Dussek · Geshe Tenzin Wangyal · Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
This conversation brings together leaders in contemplative science, integrative medicine, and Tibetan meditation to explore how embodied awareness supports healing, resilience, and meaningful change in daily life. Through personal stories and grounded practice insights, the dialogue turns toward the body as a source of wisdom, the voice as a bridge between inner and outer worlds, and the mind as a space of openness, compassion, and creative response.
The guests reflect on pain, health, burnout, and be...
2025-12-251h 04The CyberSangha PodcastBeyond the Pain Body: How to Know It, How to Heal ItEpisode 50, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Our true self is an open, vibrant state of clear awareness. But whenever negative emotions are triggered in us, we tend to dissociate from who we truly are and to take on a ‘pain body,’ or pain-related identity. In a live Internet broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explains how to know when our pain body is active; how to connect with it; and ultimately, how to transcend it.
2025-12-1756 minThe CyberSangha PodcastEmotional Balance and Meditation: a Synergistic RelationshipEpisode 49, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Eve Ekman, Elisa Kozasa, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Meditation can contribute to our emotional health. At the same time, a level of emotional balance is necessary for us to move past our worries and agitation and rest deeply in meditation. In the third of a series of 2021 Science & Spirituality Dialogs, invited panelists explore the close relationship between emotional balance and meditation, and discuss how psychological interventions can complement meditation practice. The dialog is part of a free yearlong online program related to body, speech...
2025-12-111h 03The CyberSangha PodcastFinding Serenity Through SpaciousnessEpisode 48, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
As we deepen our familiarity with resting in a state of spacious awareness, the obstacles and obscurations of our habitual patterns naturally dissolve into the openness of our true nature and our positive qualities spontaneously arise. In a live Internet broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in resting deeply in awareness of inner spaciousness.
2025-12-0358 minThe CyberSangha PodcastThe Power of Silence & Warmth of the BreathEpisode 47, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offered a spontaneous online teaching and guided meditation as part of the Month of Speech. This broadcast is part of “A Year of Body, Speech, and Mind,” a free 2021 online program of live teachings, practices, and science & spirituality dialogs. Learn more
2025-11-0530 minThe CyberSangha PodcastHow Breath Carries Mind: Ins and Outs of Breathing in Yoga and MeditationEpisode 46, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Judith Simmer-Brown, Shirley Telles, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
In the second of a series of 2021 Science & Spirituality Dialogs on wellness of body, breath, and mind, invited panelists discuss the importance and benefits of focused breathing in contemplative practices such as yoga and Buddhist meditation. The dialog is part of a free yearlong online program related to body, speech, and mind. Learn more
2025-10-311h 03
Regenerative MindsetAwakening the Authentic Self: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche on Dream Consciousness, Healing, and the Bön PathIt is my deep honor to welcome Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, one of the few living masters of the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen tradition and founder of Ligmincha International, to this episode of Regenerative Mindset.Born to Tibetan refugee parents and entering monastic life at the age of 10, Rinpoche earned his Geshe degree, the equivalent of a Ph.D., after 11 years of rigorous study. For more than three decades, he has bridged the ancient teachings of Bön with the modern world, offering accessible practices that awaken awareness, deepen compassion, and heal the body-mind connection. His work no...
2025-10-3048 minThe CyberSangha PodcastMeditation in Motion: Benefits of Yoga and Other Movement-Based PracticesEpisode 45, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Lorenzo Cohen, Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
In the first of a series of 2021 Science & Spirituality Dialogs on wellness of body, breath, and mind, invited panelists discuss the mind-body connection in movement-based practices such as hatha yoga, kundalini yoga, and Tibetan yoga (tsa lung trul khor). How can such physical practices serve us in transforming our state of mind? How can the research inform our practice? The dialog is part of a free yearlong online program related to body, speech, and...
2025-10-231h 15The CyberSangha PodcastFinding Serenity Through StillnessEpisode 44, Series 3: "A Year of Body, Speech & Mind"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
What challenges are you facing right now? How well are you dealing with them? Whether you’re reacting in anger or accommodating your circumstances with serenity and joy, how you respond has everything to do with your sense of who you are. In a Facebook Live broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explains how to distinguish your “pain identity” from your genuine self, and guides a meditation to help you find more serenity through awareness of stillness of the body. He also discusses suggested “homework” for the we...
2025-10-171h 02The CyberSangha PodcastThe Flashlight, Floodlight & Juggler: Training Attention with MeditationEpisode 43, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life"
Featuring: David R. Vago, Ph.D., Amishi Jha, Ph.D., Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
Can we live more fully just by paying more attention? Our panelists discuss the science behind attention, how mindfulness can help us achieve our greatest potential and strategies for being more present in each moment. Using metaphors from Dr. Jha’s recent bestselling book, Peak Mind, the panelists will discuss three subsystems of attention: the flashlight (selective focus), floodlight (receptive attention), and juggler (executive functioning). They will also discu...
2025-10-091h 18The CyberSangha PodcastBalancing the Elements through the BreathEpisode 42, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life"
Featuring: Menpa Phuntsok Wangmo, Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul
Join us for the public premiere of a recorded science/spirituality dialog featuring Menpa Phuntsok Wangmo, Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and moderator Alejandro Chaoul. The talk was first presented to an in-person audience at the Serenity Ridge Retreat Center (plus private online audience) during Serenity Ridge Dialogues, October 2022.
Certain breathing practices, such as the tsa lung exercises of the Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition, can serve as...
2025-10-031h 27The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Speaking Your True VoiceEpisode 41, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
“Speech” refers here not only to the words we speak, but also to the energy carried by our voice and our breath. The teachings, discussions, and practices of this month explore using speech, mantra, other forms of sound, and/or breathing practices to support us to connect with the pure, unceasing awareness of our true nature. Through allowing our voice to rest in silence, we draw attention to inner silence and continue to release effort that separates us from being fully present. A door...
2025-09-2540 minThe CyberSangha PodcastMastering Living & Dying: What We Can Learn from Post-Death States of Advanced MeditatorsEpisode 40, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life"
Featuring: Leslie Eisenberg, Ph.D.; Tawni Tidwell, Ph.D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
We all aim to live well, but little is understood about how to die well. Our expert panelists discuss research into tukdam, a post-death meditative state in which the bodies of advanced meditation practitioners show delayed signs of decomposition for as many as three weeks or longer. What insights into the dying process can this research provide for both the dying and their support communities? What are its implications...
2025-09-171h 10The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Taking Clear, Positive ActionEpisode 39, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
“Body” refers here not only to our physical body and the tangible world around us, but also to our individual sense of identity as a human being. The teachings, discussions, and practices explored during the Month of the Body help us to connect to the door of the body, clearing obstacles to health and well-being through movement and stillness. Resting our awareness in the stillness of the body opens the door to the clear, open, unchanging experience of our true nature and awakens clea...
2025-09-1158 minThe CyberSangha PodcastChange Your Mind, Ease Your Pain: How Meditation Works to Relieve Pain & SufferingEpisode 38, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life
Featuring: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Even when pain is unavoidable, suffering is optional. The practices of both mindfulness and dzogchen are renowned for changing how we relate to psychological, emotional, and physical pain, thereby easing our pain-related suffering and even lessening or eliminating the pain itself. Our esteemed presenters all share a deep, abiding interest in easing pain through meditation practice and in the research supporting its effectiveness. The CyberSangha broadcast is part of the Month of the Mind in “Bring Body, Sp...
2025-09-031h 16The CyberSangha PodcastNatural Paths to LongevityEpisode 37, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life
Featuring: Mauricio Obón Dent, Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Does the value of exercise grow when we do it mindfully, purposefully? Is medicine more powerful when combined with mantra recitation and visualization? How can a lifestyle that prioritizes good nutrition, healthy sleep habits, and regular exercise prevent disease and enhance spiritual practice? Join us for this engaging dialog for answers and inspiration.
This dialog is built upon in a second dialogue from September 20, 2022, “Natural Paths to Well-Being.”
2025-08-271h 08The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Ripening the Conditions of the MindEpisode 36, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Mind refers here to our disturbing emotions and other distracted movements of the mind, as well as to the vast, open nature of mind — the source of all positive qualities — and the capacity to distinguish the difference. As we deepen our familiarity with resting deeply in a state of spacious awareness, the obstacles and obscurations of our habitual patterns naturally dissolve into the openness of our true nature, and our positive qualities spontaneously arise from this source to benefit others.
In advanc...
2025-08-201h 01The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Ripening the Conditions of SpeechEpisode 35, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Speech refers here not only to the words we speak, but also to the energy carried by our voice and our breath. The teachings, discussions, and practices of this month explore using speech, mantra, other forms of sound, and/or breathing practices to support us to connect with the pure, unceasing awareness of our true nature. Through allowing our voice to rest in silence, we draw attention to inner silence and continue to release effort that separates us from being fully present. A do...
2025-08-1350 minThe CyberSangha PodcastNatural Paths to Well-BeingEpisode 34, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D.; Wenli Liu, M.D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
What are the latest trends in natural wellness modalities? How effective are they, really? How important is the mind-body-spirit connection to well-being and longevity? Our knowledgeable panelists explore topics ranging from wellness retreats and intermittent fasting to Blue Zones projects — built environments that that support an active, high-quality lifestyle among community members.
This engaging dialog builds on the June 28, 2022, CyberSangha conversation, “Natural Paths to Longevity.”
2025-08-061h 11The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Ripening the Conditions of the BodyEpisode 33, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
“Body” refers here not only to our physical body and the tangible world around us, but also to our individual sense of identity as a human being. The teachings, discussions, and practices explored during the Month of the Body help us to connect to the door of the body, clearing obstacles to health and well-being through movement and stillness. Resting our awareness in the stillness of the body opens the door to the clear, open, unchanging experience of our true nature and awakens clear...
2025-07-2351 minThe CyberSangha PodcastTurning to the Present Moment: How Mindfulness Can Loosen an Inflexible MindsetEpisode 32, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Wendy Hasenkamp and Adam Hanley, Geshe YongDong, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich.
As we make our way through life, each of us forms a unique perspective of the world and of our place in it. Having a simplified outlook tends to make our day go more smoothly and efficiently — until the world inevitably shifts around us, and our predictable responses no longer serve us. Research suggests that being attuned to the present moment can help us respond more accurately and fluidly to the challenges we face. Our panelists enga...
2025-07-161h 09The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Clearing Obstacles of the MindEpisode 31, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Mind refers to our disturbing emotions and other distracted movements of the mind, as well as to the vast, open nature of mind — the source of all positive qualities — and the capacity to distinguish the difference. As we deepen our familiarity with resting in a state of spacious awareness, the obstacles and obscurations of our habitual patterns naturally dissolve into the openness of our true nature and our positive qualities spontaneously arise from this source to benefit others.
In advance of his te...
2025-07-0940 minThe CyberSangha PodcastAs We Live & Breathe: The Breath as Active Ingredient in Yoga TherapyEpisode 30, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Laura Schmalzl, Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
About one in five U.S. adults practices some form of yoga. An ancient Indian practice with asanas (body postures) and pranayama (breathing practices), yoga is well known for its many health benefits. Just how do yoga-based practices help us to think more clearly, balance our emotions, and improve our bodily awareness? Can we view the breath as one of yoga’s active ingredients? Invited presenters draw on their clinical and academic expertise and their ex...
2025-07-021h 07The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Clearing Obstacles to Positive SpeechEpisode 29, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Speech refers not only to the words we speak, but also to the energy carried by our voice and our breath. The teachings, discussions, and practices of this month explore using speech, mantra, other forms of sound, and/or breathing practices to support us to connect with the pure, unceasing awareness of our true nature. Through allowing our voice to rest in silence, we draw attention to inner silence and continue to release effort that separates us from being fully present. A doorway to...
2025-06-2555 minThe CyberSangha PodcastRealizing Your Full Potential: Clearing Obstacles to Positive ActionEpisode 28, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
“Body” refers here not only to our physical body and the tangible world around us, but also to our individual sense of identity as a human being. The teachings, discussions, and practices explored during the Month of the Body help us to connect to the door of the body, clearing obstacles to health and well-being through movement and stillness. Resting our awareness in the stillness of the body opens the door to the clear, open, unchanging experience of our true nature and awakens clear...
2025-06-1856 minThe CyberSangha PodcastCan Virtual Reality Support Your Meditation Practice?Episode 27, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.”
Featuring: Sid Desai, Dr. Linda Carlson, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Dr. Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
As the digital technology of virtual reality (VR) becomes more available, carefully designed VR programs have the potential to change states of mind and attitude. The immersive nature of VR may be one of the solutions to support people in their meditation and mindfulness practices. It may help users to focus, or shift their attention, but there has been little research in the use of virtual reality as a therapeutic tool. Dr. Carlson and Si...
2025-06-111h 06The CyberSangha PodcastRealizing the Power of Boundless CreativityEpisode 26, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Our true nature is pure, spacious awareness. The more familiar we are with this spaciousness of mind, the closer we are to the source of spontaneous creativity. In a live internet broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche teaches and guides a meditation that helps us to rest in the vast openness within, let go of any negative sense of identity that limits our true potential, and realize our innate power to benefit ourselves and our world through boundless creativity.
2025-06-0354 minThe CyberSangha PodcastBiocognition and Breath: Cultivating Health and LongevityEpisode 25, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.”
Featuring: Mario Martinez, Willa Blythe Baker, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Do cultural beliefs affect how your body manifests? Do some subconscious cultural mindsets actually contribute to addiction, obesity, and poor health, even more so than genetics? In mindful breath practice we experience, and science documents, healthy changes in mind and body. Supported by breath, we can cultivate a sense of joy and recognize our inner connectedness. We know this sense of belonging leads to longer life. What other factors can unlock the biocognitive(mind/body/cul...
2025-05-281h 09The CyberSangha PodcastMeet the Director of “Broken Wings”Episode 24, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.”
Featuring: film director Shenpenn Khymsar, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and host Jhama Lhamo.
Meet Shenpenn Khymsar, director of Broken Wings, the first Bollywood feature film directed by a Tibetan and the first feature to come out of Darjeeling in the Indian/International cinema world. Inspired by true events, it’s a tragic love story set in the post-1986 Gorkhaland agitation in Darjeeling, India. The film can be viewed in theaters throughout India (and later Nepal) beginning Friday, April 29, 2022; and will be released on streaming platforms by fall 2022. Produced by Mo...
2025-05-2151 minThe CyberSangha PodcastRealizing the Power of Your True VoiceEpisode 23, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.”
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Resting our voice in silence is a doorway to deep inner peace. It allows the light of pure awareness to dawn in us, and helps us to realize our true voice. In a live internet broadcast, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche teaches and guides a meditation that helps us to connect with that true voice and to realize its power to help us communicate more clearly and effectively.
2025-05-1457 minThe CyberSangha PodcastEmbodied Emotions: New Pathways to FreedomEpisode 22, Series 2: "Bring Body, Speech & Mind to Life.”
Featuring: Eve Ekman, Bessel van der Kolk, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
Presenters and hosts delve into trauma and emotions and how the body keeps score by affecting the very perception through which an individual meets life. The panel presented differing understandings on how trauma can be healed and why.
Eve Ekman draws from her work on a Dalai Lama-supported project to increase emotion awareness through an online Atlas of Emotions and her recent research on the meditation practice of working with difficult emot...
2025-05-071h 09The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing the Suffering Me, Cultivating the Freedom of Being No OneEpisode 21, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In a live online teaching and guided meditation, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting our “pain identity” — the mistaken sense of self who continually suffers — with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to realizing the liberating truth of no-self. The broadcast marks the start of Month 12 in Rinpoche’s yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all!
2025-04-301h 03The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Apathy, Cultivating Joyful EngagementEpisode 20, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any sense of apathy we may be experiencing with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to fuller, more joyful engagement in life. The broadcast marks the start of Month 11 in Rinpoche’s yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all!
In his teaching, Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of facing challenges, cultivating joyful engagement, and paying attention to our emotions. He also touches on our potent...
2025-04-2354 minThe CyberSangha PodcastAwareness as Medicine: The Best Cure for Burnout Is Here, Within UsEpisode 19, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Nikki Mirghafori, Paul Condon, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich.
It’s one thing to be fatigued. It’s another to be exhausted. When we put too much effort over time into thinking, speaking, or doing, at some point we can cross the line into irritability, extreme fatigue, even burnout. We may lose the ability to concentrate or remember, and our motivation for engaging in what we love most. Excessive fatigue can lead to headaches, digestive problems, or illness from a weakened immune system. How much effort is too much? Befo...
2025-04-161h 07The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Exhaustion, Cultivating Resting with AwarenessEpisode 18, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any sense of exhaustion or burnout we may be experiencing with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to abiding deeply and restfully in open awareness. The broadcast marks the start of Month 10 in Rinpoche’s yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all!
In advance of the broadcast Rinpoche encourages creating a bit of space for meditation in your house — in a quiet, peaceful location...
2025-04-0945 minThe CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Pride, Cultivating PeaceEpisode 17, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any pride we may be experiencing with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways to our inherently peaceful nature. The broadcast marks the start of Month 9 in Rinpoche’s yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all!
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 warmt...
2025-04-0237 minThe CyberSangha PodcastSpaciously Being Human: Transforming Jealousy into OpennessEpisode 16, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
Jealousy is said to be one of the fundamental afflictions of human beings according to the Tibetan Bön and Buddhist traditions. Constantly comparing ourselves to others and wanting what others have leaves us perpetually dissatisfied, competitive, stressed, and exhausted. How can we acknowledge and accommodate our own jealousy such that it can shift or transform on its own? Are there positive ways in which we can channel the energy of jealousy into being of b...
2025-03-2655 minThe CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Jealousy, Cultivating OpennessEpisode 15, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
You might compare yourself with another or feel that another’s success reveals your own failure. You might feel bitter or unpleasantly competitive. Perhaps you find yourself thinking, “How come they got it and I didn’t?” In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any jealousy we are experiencing in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing the pathways to our inherently spacious nature. The broadcast marks the start of Month 8 in Rinpoche’s yearlong program, “Embracing Li...
2025-03-191h 01The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Fear, Cultivating ConfidenceEpisode 14, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
When you are caught in fear, you can feel small, uncertain, unsafe, ungrounded. You might be afraid of what will happen. You lack trust. You might find yourself thinking, “I will never be able to do that.” In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any fear we are experiencing in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of confidence that are inherent to our true nature. The broadcast marks the start of Mont...
2025-03-1231 minThe CyberSangha PodcastChoosing Wisdom: Discovering Joy in Difficult TruthsEpisode 13, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Emily McRae, Ph.D.; Margaret Plews-Ogan, M.D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
“Truth is always joyful, though the journey to the truth may be painful,” writes Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Why do some people thrive when facing adversity while others struggle immensely? How can we use difficult challenges as a catalyst for positive transformation? This lively dialogue will explore the notions of wisdom and ignorance from the perspective of Tibetan Buddhist and Bön spirituality, alongside Western philosophical, physiological, psychological systems, looking at what these...
2025-03-061h 00The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Ignorance, Cultivating WisdomEpisode 12, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
When caught in ignorance you can feel deeply disconnected, unsure, uncertain, lost. You may feel you are not fully present, not at home in yourself. You doubt yourself and others and feel ill at ease. In a live online teaching, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche guides us in meeting any ignorance we are experiencing in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of wisdom that are inherent to our true nature. The broadcast marks the start of Month 6 in...
2025-02-2634 minThe CyberSangha PodcastFierce Love: Honoring and Transforming AngerEpisode 11, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Robert Thurman, Ph.D.; Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
How do we balance the importance of honoring anger when it arises and not feeding it in a way that causes harm? Is it possible to separate out the wisdom aspects of anger, such as boundary-setting and clear-seeing, from its destructive side? What does it mean to transform anger into love, on a practical level? This lively dialogue will explore working with the energy of anger from the perspective of Tibetan...
2025-02-181h 12The CyberSangha PodcastProfiles in Generosity: Sharing Loving-Kindness through Organ DonationEpisode 10, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Marina and Bob Felix, Larissa Scherbatow, Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy, Erick Rinner, and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
Our panelists share with host Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche two very personal stories of organ donation as an expression of selfless love and generosity. Last February Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy of Lhasa, China, offered one of her kidneys to her partner, Erick Rinner. Larissa Scherbatow of North Carolina donated a kidney in 2013 to her daughter, Marina Felix. Marina’s husband, Bob, joins us in this inspiring discussion of uncertainty, challenge, giving, and acceptance.
This co...
2025-02-1244 minThe CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Anger, Cultivating LoveEpisode 9, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a live online teaching as we begin Month 5 of his yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all! Our focus this month is on meeting any anger we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of loving-kindness that are inherent to us.
In advance of the broadcast Rinpoche encourages creating a bit of space for meditation in your house — in a quiet, peaceful locati...
2025-02-0544 minThe CyberSangha PodcastThe Spirit of Generosity: To Give from the Heart, First Learn to Let GoEpisode 8, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Roshi Joan Halifax, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and Alejandro Chaoul-Reich
To be truly generous of spirit, we must loosen our attachments — not only to what we are giving, but also to our expectations for an outcome. What is the true meaning of generosity? How can we know if it’s spontaneous or effortful? What are the benefits of giving from the heart? Are there healthier forms of attachment or detachment? Our esteemed panelists discuss the how’s and why’s of living a compassionate, generous life, through to life’s e...
2025-01-2952 minThe CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Attachment, Cultivating GenerosityEpisode 7, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Join Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a live online teaching as we begin Month 4 of his yearlong program, “Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion.” Free and open to all! Our focus this month is on meeting any sense of attachment we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of generosity that are inherent to us.
In advance of the broadcast Rinpoche encourages creating a bit of space for meditation in your house — in a quiet...
2025-01-2244 minThe CyberSangha PodcastSpacious Embrace: When Feeling Lonely, Find the Friend WithinEpisode 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...
2025-01-151h 02The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Loneliness, Cultivating ConnectionEpisode 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 quie...
2025-01-0846 minThe CyberSangha PodcastBreaking the Cycle of Anxiety: Finding Calm Within the StormEpisode 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 l...
2025-01-011h 03The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Anxiety, Cultivating CalmnessEpisode 3, Series 1: "Embracing Life with Wisdom & Compassion"
Featuring: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Our focus this month is on meeting any anxiety we may experience in our body, speech, and mind with openness and warmth, clearing and opening the pathways of calmness that are inherent to us.
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2024-12-2543 minThe CyberSangha PodcastLife Beyond Depression: Finding Healing & Wholeness Through MeditationEpisode 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...
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The CyberSangha PodcastEmbracing Depression, Cultivating JoyEpisode 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 F...
2024-11-241h 07
BhumiDel parloteo al silencio¡Cómo nos cuesta el silencio! El silencio es como un lienzo en blanco en donde suena el ruido que llevamos dentro.
Hoy especialmente quiero proponerte que tomes la píldora del silencio cuando sientas que tu parloteo está desatado y sigues machucando las palabras para avivar el fuego de tu malestar. Cállate aunque tengas razón. Cállate por un ratico y respira. Cállate para percibir el silencio qué hay entre las grietas del sonido.
Existe una práctica muy útil que se relaciona con el silencio y sus bondades. En el Budismo Bön se reco...
2021-04-0510 min