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Leslie Booker's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Leslie Booker
Booker is a heart - centered, spirit - driven lover of liberation and meditation teacher committed to creating a culture of belonging through her teaching and writing. She completed Spirit Rock’s 4 year Retreat Teacher Training in 2020, and shared the practices of yoga and mindfulness with New York City’s most vulnerable populations for over a decade. Booker has co - authored and contributed to several publications including the trauma - informed anthology Practicing Liberation and its accompanying workbook, for folks working towards social justice. She is a co-founder of the Yoga Service Council at Omega Institute and the Meditation Working Group of Occupy Wall Street. In 2020 she was invited to be a Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellow through Auburn Seminary and was voted by her peers as one of the 12 Powerful Women in the Mindfulness Movement. Booker moved to Philadelphia in August of 2020 to vote in a swing state, and currently serves as the Guiding Teacher of New York Insight.
2023-01-23 Dana and Caga: The Buddha's First Teachings 1:48:25
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2022-09-21 Bringing the Precepts into Life 63:01
Spirit Rock Meditation Center BIPOC Voices - Series
2022-09-02 Hindrances: An Origin Story (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:10
This classic talk on the hindrances dives into the story of the Buddha's awakening, and his interaction with Mara.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-09-01 Guided Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 31:06
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-08-28 Compassion in the Midst of a Culture of Dominance 59:09
Talk on Compassion and Guided Meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Loving Awareness: Meeting Reality with Wisdom and Kindness
2022-08-27 Experiencing the Body as Elements (retreat at Spirit Rock) 38:00
Morning Instructions on the first foundation of mindfulness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Loving Awareness: Meeting Reality with Wisdom and Kindness
2022-08-26 Meeting the Hindrances with Faith 45:05
Centering the faith as the antidote to doubt, this talk takes us on a journey from bright faith, verified faith to unshakeable faith.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Loving Awareness: Meeting Reality with Wisdom and Kindness
2022-05-01 Joy 59:18
Spirit Rock Meditation Center BIPOC Voices - Series
2022-03-07 Patience and Anger 32:34
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2022-02-20 Love and Compassion in the Midst of Dominance 52:24
Spirit Rock Meditation Center BIPOC Voices - Series

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