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Practice talk recorded at Deer Park Monastery on Sunday November 13, 2022, by OI member Nicole Dunn.

Practice talk by OI member Nicole Dunn. August 14th, 2022. Location: inaugural day of mindfulness at Empty Mountain. emptymountain.org

Practice talk by Nicole Dunn, written and recorded at Deer Park Monastery, March 2022.

Practice talk by OI member Nicole Dunn on the importance of cultivating joy. Written & recorded while on retreat at Deer Park Monastery, November 2021.

Practice talk on the nature of goodness by Order of Interbeing member Nicole Dunn. Recorded at home (laid up with a mending broken ankle) for the hopeful benefit of others on Monday August 30th, 2021.

Practice talk by OI member Nicole Dunn, in Thich Nhat Hahn's Plum Village Tradition on the topic thread of Gratitude. To read along or instead, please visit my blog post here: https://goingoutwordsandinwords.wordpress.com/2021/06/19/gratitude-2-0/

Original song written and performed by Mike & Nicole Dunn, recorded at Deer Park Monastery, January 2021.

Reflections and percolations on the topic thread: Cultivating Joy. By OI member Nicole Dunn, in the Plum Village mindfulness tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Recorded at Deer Park Monastery on Wednesday December 9th, 2020.

My analogy of how I practice working with emotions that range on the spectrum from uncomfortable to challenging to difficult to extremely overwhelming.

On making it a practice to cultivate joy.

Lessons on practicing how to sit in meditation while a nearby squirrel is vocalizing some kind of urgent message.

Inspired by the Five Earth Touchings in the Plum Village Tradition with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, I recently wrote my own version while on retreat at Deer Park Monastery. Also included are a brief intro & instructions on how to do prostrations. I hope you enjoy this nourishing practice as much as I do!

Original - and newest - spoken word piece by Nicole Dunn, written in October 2017.