Bob Stahl's Dharma Talks
at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Bob Stahl
Is a long-time practitioner of insight meditation, lived in a Buddhist monastery for over eight years. He has a PhD in Philosophy and Religion with a specialization in Buddhist Studies, and now directs Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in six Bay Area medical centers. Bob studied with the renowned Burmese masters Taungpulu Kaba-Aye Sayadaw, Hlaing Tet Sayadaw, Dr. Rina Sircar and Pokokhu Sayadaw, and has experience with 32 parts of the body, 4 elements and charnel ground meditations.
Bob has completed training with Jon Kabat-Zinn and is a certified mindfulness-based stress reduction teacher having been certified by UMass Medical Center.
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2025-10-07
1st Morning Talk and Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-09-22
32 Parts Chanting (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2012-04-13
32 Parts Continued and 4 Noble Truths
2009-09-25
32 Parts of the Body
2017-09-21
32 Parts of the Body - Guided Meditation 4: Large Intestine, Small Intestine, S…
2017-09-20
32 Parts of the Body : Guided Meditation 1 - Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth…
2008-10-04
32 Parts Of The Body And The Heart Of The Buddha's Feelings
2008-10-02
32 Parts Of The Body Chant
2014-09-21
32 Parts of the Body Chant
2016-09-24
32 Parts of the Body Chant
2019-09-21
32 Parts of the Body Chant (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2011-09-25
32 Parts of the Body Meditation
2011-09-26
32 Parts of the Body Meditation, Group 3
2014-09-16
A Legacy of Kindness
2015-06-26
A Magnificent Moment
2025-10-12
Afternoon Meditation Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-09-16
Bob Stahl and Steve Flowers: Mindfulness as Medicine: An Approach to Stress Red…
2021-02-10
Brahma Vihara teaching on Mudita - Appreciative Joy
2013-09-17
Chanting - Part 1 -- Body Parts Instructions
2013-09-20
Counter-intuitive Dhamma and the Eightfold Path
2018-09-18
Day 1 PM Sit w/ Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-09-18
Day 2 Meditation on Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth and Skin (Retreat at Spi…
2019-05-15
Day 5 Morning Sitting with Instructions: Reconciliation and Loving-kindness (Re…
2011-09-28
Day 6 Morning Instructions
2012-04-11
Death, Hindrances, 32 Body Parts
2013-03-02
Exploration of the 1st Precept of Non-Harming, co-taught by Richard Shankman
2015-09-18
Facebook Dharma
2011-09-24
Flesh Eating Dhamma
2019-09-20
Freedom in the Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-09-19
Guided Meditation AM Day 2: Head, Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin (Retreat …
2018-09-20
Guided Meditation Day 3 PM - Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces…
2019-09-19
Guided Meditation on Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces, Brain …
2013-09-18
Guided Meditation on the 32 Body Parts: Part 3
2013-09-20
Guided Meditation on the 32 Parts of Body Meditation
2015-09-19
Guided Meditation on the Elements
2014-06-24
Guided Morning Instructions
2013-09-16
Hindrances and Introduction to 32 Parts of the Body
2019-12-07
Honoring All Life: Exploring the First Precept of Non-Harming
2010-11-05
How the Dharma Saved My Life
2018-09-18
Inspiration & Intro to the 32 Parts of the Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-09-21
Instructional Practice: Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, Skin
2016-09-22
Instructional Practice: Large Intestines, Small Intestines, Stomach, Feces, Bra…
2024-02-01
Instructions on Open Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2015-09-15
Listening to the Heavenly Messengers and we have a Body! 32 Parts!
2025-10-14
Lovingkindness and Making Peace with Life (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-10-30
Meditation as Medicine (MBSR): An Approach to Stress Reduction, Chronic Pain an…
2016-01-30
Meditation as Medicine with Bob Stahl and Steve Flowers
2010-08-21
Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 1
2010-08-21
Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 2
2010-08-21
Meditation as Medicine, A Day of Teachings with Steve Flowers, Part 3
2017-09-24
Meditation as Medicine: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - Part 1
2017-09-24
Meditation as Medicine: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - Part 2
2015-09-16
Meditation Instruction on Head Hair, Body Hair, Nails, Teeth, and Skin.
2024-01-18
Meditation instructions on the body.
2021-02-07
Meditation Instructions on the Mindfulness of Emotions
2011-09-27
Meditation on the 5th Group of 32 Parts of the Body
2012-10-05
Metta & Reconciliation
2024-01-27
Mindfulness of the Body and Developing Kind Attending (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2025-10-11
Morning Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2011-09-25
Morning Instructions, Day 2
2012-10-04
Oh,The Places You'll Go
2014-09-17
Part 1 on 32 Parts of the Body
2014-09-18
Part 4 on 32 Parts of the Body
2011-09-25
Q&A after Morning Instructions
2011-09-28
Question and Answer with Bob Stahl and Marcy Reynolds
2025-10-02
Talk: How to practice the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation. Meditation: Head Hai…
2025-10-03
Talk: The 5 Hindrances and wise ways to support practice. Meditation: Heart, Li…
2025-10-04
Talk: Why we practice the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation. Meditation: Bile, Ph…
2019-05-14
The Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness of Death (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2010-11-02
The Fathom Long Body
2021-02-06
The Heart of the Dhamma
2009-09-29
The Journey of the Heart
2017-09-22
The Liberating Teachings of the Dharma
2012-10-06
The Misconception of Self
2014-09-19
The Path to Peace
2018-09-21
The Path to Peace (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2008-10-02
The Path Within 32 Parts Of The Body
2016-09-23
The Shared World
2021-02-03
The Story of Lovingkindness/Metta
2009-01-23
Turning Into The Skid
2009-09-27
Turning into the Skid
2025-10-10
Two Wings of a Bird: Concentration and Insight (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2024-01-17
White brings us to practice: the heavenly messengers
2013-09-18
Who Suffers and who is Free
2024-01-30
Why Are We Practicing? (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2016-09-20
Within This Fathom Long Body
2017-09-19
Within This Fathom Long Body (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2019-09-17
Within This Fathom Long Body: An Introduction to the 32 Parts of the Body Medit…
2019-05-12
Working Wisely with Challenges of Practice and Life and Death (Retreat at Spiri…
2014-06-23
Working with the Five Hindrances and How the Dhamma Informs Mindfulness Based A…
2011-09-27
Worm Dhamma
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2008-09-30
Standing Firm in That Which You Are: Mindfulness of the Body
2009-01-20
Essential Dharma
2009-09-23
Standing firm in that which you are: Mindfulness of the body
2010-11-01
Mindfulness of the Body
2011-09-23
Standing Firm in That Which You Are: Mindfulness of the Body
2012-04-10
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2012-10-02
The Dharma of Aging
2013-09-14
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2014-06-22
Mindfulness Facilitators Retreat
2014-09-15
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2015-06-22
Mindfulness Facilitators Retreat
2015-09-14
Finding Freedom in the Body
2016-09-19
Finding Freedom in the Body: Mindfulness of the Body as a Gateway to Liberation
2017-09-18
Finding Freedom in the Body
2018-09-17
Finding Freedom in the Body
2019-05-10
Maranasati: Contemplating Death, Awakening to Life
2019-09-16
Finding Freedom in the Body
2021-02-01
February Insight Meditation Retreat: A Retreat for Experienced Students with Ja…
2024-01-10
January Metta 2024
2024-01-18
Finding Freedom through Insight Meditation
2024-01-26
Insight Meditation Retreat: The Direct Path
2025-10-01
Buddha’s Teachings on the Body: The 32 Parts Practice
2025-10-06
Concentration and Insight Meditation Retreat (270R25)
