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Devon Hase's Dharma Talks at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Devon Hase
devon hase has practiced intensively in the insight and vajrayana traditions since discovering meditation in 2000. After a decade of bringing mindfulness to high school and college classrooms, she entered several years of silent, solitary retreat in the mountains of Oregon. She now teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and the Forest Refuge, and serves as co-guiding teacher of the online dharma community Refuge of Belonging. Devon supports practitioners in both long and short retreats, as well as through personal mentoring, with an emphasis on relational practice and connection to the natural world. Along with her life partner, nico, she co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess and the forthcoming This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership (2026). Learn more at devonandnicohase.com.
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2023-10-10 Morning Guided Meditation on Vedana 61:13
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Instructions and teaching on the second foundation of mindfulness, which is Vedana (feeling tone, or hedonic valence). A description from the Satipatthana, guided meditation, and ending reflections.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Fall Insight 2023
2023-10-09 Equanimity and the Hindrances OR "Hello Little Nivarana", Evening Dharma Talk 54:48
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Teachings on the five hindrances and how to hold them with equanimity. Making friends with our beautiful monsters.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Fall Insight 2023
2023-06-01 Still Flowing Water: Reflections on Nature, Intimacy, and the Power of Accompaniment on the Path (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:16
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A talk on the characteristics of anicca and dukkha, with lots of stories about love and nature, fear and compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Awake in the Wild
2023-01-03 Working with Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:38
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Short talk and guided meditation on recognizing, allowing, investigating, and not identifying with strong emotions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2023-01-02 Questions and Answers about Home Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 65:28
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with Devon Hase, Tuere Sala
Tuere and Devon answered questions about going home and practicing in daily life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-12-31 An Appropriate Response (New Year's Eve Talk) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:00
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Dharma talk about Equanimity (tatramajjatata), Wise View (samma ditthi), and the teachings for a whole lifetime.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-12-30 Guided Meditation on Vedana (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:13
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A short talk and guided practice working with feeling tone.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-12-22 Choiceless Awareness and Big Sky Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 34:53
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A short overview of Satipatthana practice including choiceless awareness, followed by a guided big mind meditation with singing bowls.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
2022-12-21 Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 32:03
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Short talk explaining the four Brahma Viharas with images and similes, followed by a guided compassion practice for a suffering being and oneself.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
2022-12-20 Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 59:58
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Short talk and guided meditation, including RAINN
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light

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