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Full Body Awareness: The Importance of Relaxation (and a reflection on anxiety its status quo in modern society)

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Spring 2010 Shamatha Retreat

B. Alan Wallace
20 Apr 2010 – 11 Jun 2010
Thanyapura Mind Centre, Phuket, Thailand

This is Dr. Alan Wallace’s teachings from the Spring 2010 Shamatha Retreat in the wonderful Phuket International Academy Mind Centre.

This podcast feed was 100% created and updated by us (his students here in Phuket) so we can share Alan’s diamond-sharp teachings.

This podcast was created live every day during the retreat in 2010.

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B. Alan Wallace, 09 May 2010

This session was the first of the meditations with less spoken guidance. However, Alan made up for it with the great introduction and outro!

The talks are based on the importance of looking for genuine happiness, focusing on the more and more common condition of “General Anxiety,” (or reality-based anxiety) its causes, and how society is depending on more and more brain drugs to band-aid the symptoms. The outro is particularly enriching; it details how a cooperation between the Pharmaceutical Industry (which can be absolutely necessary), Psychiatrists (talk treatment), and Dharma could work in synergy towards a real focus on healing the mind on all levels.

This local photo is courtesy of Daniela.

Last but certainly not least, happy mothers day weekend! We love you and miss you mothers!

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