Wednesday Wake-Up with Gregory Maloof

1/5/22 -Mindful Mornings: The Power of Rituals

In this week's episode, Gregory chats about why morning is an ideal time to practice mindfulness meditation, how we progress from intention to habit to awakening, how to create a new habit, and how keeping commitments can bring a host of other positive changes to our lives.

 

Articles, Resources & Source Material on Morning Routines 

https://www.nami.org/blogs/nami-blog/august-2017/the-power-of-a-morning-routine

 

https://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-wiest/2015/10/the-psychology-of-daily-routine-7-reasons-why-people-who-do-the-same-things-each-day-tend-to-be-happier-than-those-who-chase-adventure/

 

https://myva360.com/blog/10-science-backed-benefits-of-a-morning-routine

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6378489/

 

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

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12/22/21 - Part 2: Cultivating Jhana - The Road to Equanimity

Gregory chats about samadhi, Jhana factors, what it takes to create one-pointedness and why the Buddha said that the concentration part of the path was integral to his awakening. 

To view handout from this talk click here: Jhana Handout

 

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE

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12/15/21 - Part 1 Intro to Jhana: The Food of the Gods

In this week's podcast, Gregory gives an introduction and orientation to Jhana practice.

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

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Vedanā Part 3: Taking the Last Offramp

What does it mean to live within the middle path?  Gregory chats about what lies in the middle of self-indulgence and extreme renunciation practices, and how to find the sweet spot of doing our most skillful spiritual work.

 

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

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11/17/21 - Vedanā Part 2: Restaurants and Restrooms

Gregory continues his discussion of how to use Vedanā to cultivate an understanding of how clinging and craving arises, and gain liberating wisdom from your own cycles of attachment and aversion.

 

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE

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11/10/21 - Finding Bigfoot: Using Vedanā for Liberation

Vedanā is often translated as "feeling" or "sensation".  What does Vedanā have to do with clinging and suffering and how can mindfulness of feelings contribute to our liberation? Gregory does a deep dive into Vedanā and its importance in today's talk.

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE

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10/22/21 - Transforming “Us Vs Them” into “We” Using Wise Speech

Dharma Teacher, Compassionate Communication expert, and Transformation Coach Doyle Banks guests today on Wednesday Wake-Up.  Diffuse conflict and try out some wise speech tips and tricks from today's episode.

 

Gregory's fall daylong retreat is open for registration!  Come join us for Anicca! Thriving in the Flow of Change, Saturday November 6th, 9 am - 4 pm PST Online.  Can't make the live retreat?  No worries!  All participants will receive a self-paced recorded course after the event.  REGISTER NOW

 

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE

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10/13/21 - The Wandering Mind

The mind likes to think about things, it craves mental stimulation.  In order to mature in meditation practice, we must befriend the process of stilling the mind.  How much time does the mind spend (on average) wandering?  Why does the mind wander to the past or the future in meditation?  How do we transcend boredom? In today’s episode, Gregory talks about how to work with the wandering mind, and how to use the natural tendencies of the mind to focus on things that are skillful.

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE

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10/6/21 - The Struggle IS the Practice

We're gonna have "the talk".  In this episode, we're going to discuss the "P" word - Practice.  Why do we struggle to establish a meditation practice?  Even the Buddha himself after enlightenment had to be convinced by a Deva to teach.  So, why is it a struggle and why do we do it?  Gregory breaks it down in this episode.

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE

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9/29/21 - Anicca: Understanding and Flowing with Change

Why is change so challenging?  How can we befriend change and suffer less from it?  From Buddhist insights to the neuroscience, Gregory offers fresh perspectives to thrive in spite of change.

ABOUT HOST GREGORY MALOOF

Gregory Maloof is a western Dharma teacher from the Ruth Denison lineage.

If you have been receiving benefit and want to support Gregory Maloof as a teacher directly, please donate HERE

Follow Gregory on Instagram @gregorymaloofdharma

To learn about retreats, news, and classes first, CLICK HERE to keep in touch and get on the Wednesday Wake-Up mailing list.  

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