Josh & Terry Summers
218 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 126 ratingsCreative and functional approach to the spiritual path, weaving insights and practices from Yin Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and ancient wisdom traditions
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Episodes
Chas DiCapua | A Practice For Now
April 12, 2024 18:40I am delighted to welcome Insight Meditation teacher Chas DiCapua on the podcast to discuss a wide-range of topics, exploring how the dharma can help us meet the tragedies of […]
Seed Selection | Dharma Talk
April 09, 2024 16:23Originally recorded on April 8, 2024, in this dharma talk, Josh offers ways for you to create your own mantra to use with any bead-based form of meditation practice. A […]
Beads and Seeds | Dharma Talk
April 03, 2024 17:55Originally recorded on April 1, 2024, in this talk, Josh reflects on his history with bead-based practices, ie. mala mantra, and suggests ways of beginning to integrate this practice into […]
Why Train Online | Qi Chat with Terry + Josh
March 05, 2024 15:14In this Qi Chat, Terry and Josh discuss some of the ways that an online yoga training is a far better educational experience than the in-person training. We talk about […]
Wrong Chord Right | Dharma Talk
March 04, 2024 18:04Originally recorded on March 4, 2023, I share Herbie Hancock’s story of playing a “wrong chord” during a Miles Davis solo, and what Hancock learned about music and life from […]
Tending the Temple | Talk + Guided Meditation
February 26, 2024 17:42Originally recorded on February 26, 2024, I offer ways of tending to your external and internal environment for establishing conditions conducive to simplicity, contentment and calm. Practice is life, without […]
Massage, Lymph + Qi Flow | Qi Chats with Josh + Terry
February 25, 2024 13:34On the podcast this week, Terry and I sat down to discuss our experience of integrating massage and Gua Sha into our yoga and pranayama practice routine. A Gua Sha […]
Meeting the Meta-Crisis with Amiel Handelsman
February 22, 2024 13:59Until I spoke with Amiel Handelsman, I had mistakenly thought that the term “meta-crisis” referred to the overarching sense that the world is in a massive crisis of overlapping calamities, […]
The Challenge of Pausing | Dharma Talk + Prompt
February 21, 2024 17:11On the phone recently, a friend shared a comment from their therapist: “Until you stay in the same place for three years, you’re never going to address and heal your […]
The Yang of Qi Cultivation | Qi Chats with Terry + Josh
February 16, 2024 16:15Qi Chats is a new series within the Everyday Sublime podcast where Terry and Josh answer your questions and discuss the elements of cultivating Qi. In this first episode of […]
The Heart of Human Conflict | Dharma Talk
February 12, 2024 18:05Originally recorded on February 12, 2024, Josh shares a dharma talk that weaves reflections on cancer, the psychology of tribalism, cognitive bias and the invaluable role of practicing pauses to […]
The Bitter-Sweetness of Waking Up with Greg Burdulis
February 06, 2024 19:36Greg Burdulis, a former Buddhist monk, leads you to be calmer, happier, and kinder. He listens, questions, teaches, and trains. He works with individuals and couples using somatics, Buddhism, and […]
Anatomy of a Cookie Monster | A Dharma Story
February 05, 2024 20:43Recently, one of my sisters and nieces visited us in Maine from Brooklyn, New York. It was a wonderful visit, but on the second day, Uncle Josh ate his niece’s […]
Crossing the Floods | Dharma Talk
January 17, 2024 16:40Originally recorded on January 15, 2024, in this dharma reflection, Josh introduces the Buddha’s metaphor of “crossing the flood to the other shore,” as a way of articulating the process […]
A Christmas Tale | Dharma Story
December 23, 2023 14:33Recorded on December 18, 2023, Josh shares a Christmas story that weaves the humor of family dysfunction with the spirit of healing, repairing and caring for all valuable relationships in […]
Winter’s Essence | Talk + Workshop
December 05, 2023 18:12Recorded live on December 4, 2023, Josh reflects on the spiritual essence of winter as manifest in nature and within his family of origin, and how the season of winter […]
Oren Jay Sofer | Your Heart Was Made For This
November 20, 2023 18:05I welcome Insight Meditation and communication teacher, Oren Jay Sofer, back to Everyday Sublime, to discuss his new book: Your Heart Was Made For This – Contemplative Practices for Meeting […]
Chasing Phantoms | Dharma Talk
November 14, 2023 19:10In this talk, recorded on November 13, 2023, I share a small collection of personal vignettes in which my senses deceive me, creating emotional convictions that are ultimately inaccurate. I […]
Miles Sherts | Conscious Communication
November 08, 2023 19:59In this episode, I speak with Insight Meditation teacher and communication coach, Miles Sherts, about his approach to “conscious communication.” This is one of the most elegant approaches to generative […]
Nancy Van Dyken | Everyday Narcissism
October 31, 2023 16:56In this episode, I am joined by psychotherapist and author Nancy Van Dyken whose book, Everyday Narcissism – Yours, Mine, and Ours, sheds some fascinating light on this ubiquitous condition […]
Rodney Smith | The Heart’s Completion
October 18, 2023 18:45In this special episode, I am honored to be joined by my first – and most significant – dharma teacher, Rodney Smith. Rodney spent several years as a Buddhist monk […]
Cultivating the Spirit of Wisdom | Dharma Talk
October 08, 2023 12:34We’re sharing the first talk of our new training: Refining Metal | The Wisdom of Qi Cultivation. Josh reflects on the question: How do we cultivate wisdom in our practice? […]
Sharpening Knives | Dharma Talk + Guided Meditation
September 27, 2023 19:37Like sharpening a knife, training awareness to see clearly involves a number of skills that refine over the course of practice. In this talk, I share some of my favorite […]
Gathering Shen | Dharma Talk
September 18, 2023 15:38In this episode, I am excited to share an introductory talk about our second module in our Yin Yoga + Qi Cultivation training: Refining Metal | The Wisdom of Qi […]
Sketches of Fall | Yin Trainings + Classes
September 05, 2023 16:00Recorded on August 14, 2023, I give an upcoming preview of new Yin Yoga classes and training Terry and I will be offering in Fall ‘23. Yin Yoga + Qi […]
Back Seat Meditation | Dharma Talk with Josh
August 11, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 45.3 MB"Yesterday's insights are like yesterday's fish, unrefrigerated." - Larry Rosenberg The post Back Seat Meditation | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
From Captive to Captivated | Dharma Talk with Josh
August 03, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes - 45.3 MBWithin the dream state, unless we're lucid, we tend to be held captive by the content of the dream. But in waking up, we open to the possibility of being captivated by experience. - Josh Summers The post From Captive to Captivated | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Zhuang Zi's Butterfly Dream | Dharma Talk with Josh
July 27, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"I, Zhuang Zi, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhuang Zi. Soon, I awakened and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man." - Zhuang Zi The post Zhuang Zi’s Butterfly Dream | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Mindfulness of Breathing and Beyond | Talk and Guided Meditation with Josh
July 21, 2022 16:30 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"Mindfulness is remembering how to observe the mind's attention as it moves moment-to-moment and remembering what to do with any arising phenomena!" - Bhante Vimalaramsi The post Mindfulness of Breathing and Beyond | Talk and Guided Meditation with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
From the Pit of the Belly | Short Reflection with Josh
July 12, 2022 15:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"You must realize that the center of the universe is the pit of your belly." - Harada-roshi The post From the Pit of the Belly | Short Reflection with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Ballast in the Storm | Short Reflection with Josh
June 28, 2022 16:30 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"We can and must, each of us, individually, be a ballast, a reminder of what is good and right, of peace and justice, of supporting the environment, of trusting in individual experiences, voices, choices and stories." - Nadia Colburn The post Ballast in the Storm | Short Reflection from Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Bahiya's Burning Doubt | Short Reflection with Josh
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"Then, Bahiya, you should train yourself thus: In reference to the seen, there will only be the seen. In reference to the heard, only the heard. In reference to the sensed, only the sensed. In reference to the cognized, only the cognized. That is how you should train yourself." - Buddha The post Bahiya’s Burning Doubt | Short Reflection with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
The Yin-Yang Heart | Dharma Talk with Josh
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower of happiness grow. There can be no lotus flower without the mud." --Thich Nhat Hanh The post The Yin-Yang Heart | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Compassion Amidst Crisis | Dharma Talk with Josh
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"It is not billionaires or technology that will save us, but instead a 'vitalist mass movement,' driven by human spirit that may actually be magical enough to change hearts and minds across the world." - Amitav Ghosh The post Compassion Amidst Crisis | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Deracialization and Antiracism | Amiel Handelsman
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 120 MB"Racial essentialism keeps racism alive. The more entrenched racial categories are in the public mind, the easier it is for white power advocates to use them for their own nefarious purposes--and for the rest of us to slip into old stereotypes and cognitive biases." - Amiel Handelsman The post Deracialization and Antiracism | Amiel Handelsman appeared first on Josh Summers.
Deracializing Consciousness | Dharma Talk with Josh
May 24, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"Because, as the first line of the Dhammapada says, 'All that we are is the result of what we have thought,' the transformation of 'sociological and psychological structures' must take place initially in our own minds - and those of others - if we truly hope to address the root cause of social suffering." - Charles Johnson The post Deracializing Consciousness | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Enlightening Shadows | Dharma Talk with Josh
May 17, 2022 12:30 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"And if he were forcibly dragged up the steep and rugged ascent and not let go till he had been dragged out [of the cave] into the sunlight, the process would be a painful one, to which he would much object, and when he emerged into the light his eyes would be so dazzled by the glare of it that he wouldn't be able to see a single one of the things he was now told were real." - Plato, "The Republic" The post Enlightening Shadows | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Culture Shock of Self | Dharma Talk with Josh
May 09, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MBIn becoming aware of our conditioning, we can then practice ways of creatively establishing more skillful habits of relationship and engagement. - Josh Summers The post Culture Shock of Self | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
An Ancient City | Dharma Talk with Josh
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MB"I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is: wise view, wise intention, wise speech, wise action, wise livelihood, wise effort, wise mindfulness and wise stillness." - The Buddha The post An Ancient City | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
On self-Fragility | Dharma Talk with Josh
April 25, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 66.9 MBIn awakening to our conditioning, just like the Buddha, we can creatively collaborate with new forms of conditioning informed by compassion and wisdom. - Josh Summers The post On self-Fragility | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Functional Mushrooms for Functional Health | Alex Dorr
April 21, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 120 MB"We share over 50% of our DNA with fungi. We're more closely related to fungi than plants." - Alex Dorr The post Functional Mushrooms for Functional Health | Alex Door appeared first on Josh Summers.
Seeing and Freeing Patterns | Dharma Talk with Josh
April 15, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 65.8 MBWith time, practice will reveal our unresolved wounds that are still wound within the conditions of original trauma. - Josh Summers The post Seeing and Freeing Patterns | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Rooted For Wind | Dharma Talk with Josh
April 11, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 58.5 MBThe conscientious young monk Meditating three years alone Can no longer be moved By the four worldly winds. - from fictional Zen story told by Ajahn Brahm The post Rooted For Wind | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
An Empty Cup | Dharma Talk with Josh
April 04, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 60.3 MBLike this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup? - Zen Master Nan-in The post An Empty Cup | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Questioning Compassion | Dharma Talk with Josh
March 29, 2022 10:30 - 42 minutes - 60.3 MBEven as a mother protects with her life her child, her only child, so with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings. - Buddha (from the Metta Sutta) The post Questioning Compassion | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Race, Jazz and Healing | Greg Thomas
March 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBWhen we shift from being subject to a racial worldview to looking at it as an object; when we are able to see how it works and work to not racialize ourselves or others... now we're getting to where we can start to actually get off that karmic cycle. - Greg Thomas The post Race, Jazz and Healing | Greg Thomas appeared first on Josh Summers.
Compassionate Inquiry | Dharma Talk with Josh
March 22, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 60.3 MBThe Buddha spoke of sati (mindfulness) and sampajanna (clear comprehension) as the twin aspects of awareness that nurture wisdom and compassion. Mindfulness and clear comprehension suggest the relationship between deep listening and deep understanding. - Josh Summers The post Compassionate Inquiry | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Compassionate Alignment | Dharma Talk with Josh
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 71 MBReal compassion includes wisdom and so it makes judgments of care and concern: it says some things are good, and some things are bad, and I will choose to act only on those things that are informed by wisdom and care. - Ken Wilber The post Compassionate Alignment | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Compassionate Receptivity | Dharma Talk with Josh
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 71.7 MBThe three intentions of compassionate RAIN (receptivity, alignment, inquiry, and negotiation): May I create the conditions for this energy or part of me to feel safe, to feel heard, and to feel integrated. - Josh Summers The post Compassionate Receptivity | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.
Listening Like Water | Dharma Talk with Josh
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 71.7 MBTrauma - any experience that cannot be integrated at the time of its occurrence - causes parts of oneself to freeze, like blocks of ice. These frozen parts evolve to keep us safe, but in their frozen state they alienate us from flowing with life. - Josh Summers The post Listening Like Water | Dharma Talk with Josh appeared first on Josh Summers.