In this talk, Trudy explores the relationship between desire and the dharma, inviting us to meet our longings with mindfulness and honesty. Through personal stories, she reflects on the deeper yearning beneath desire—a call toward connection, authenticity, and the sacred.

Trudy and Jack give the keynote dharma talk for the Five Keys to the Complete Path of Mindfulness Course from Lion’s Roar.

In this talk and meditation, Trudy guides a mindful exploration of emotions—inviting us to name, feel, and release them with gentle awareness. Through grounding in the body and breath, she shows how presence transforms reactivity into understanding and restores calm to the heart.

In this talk, Trudy reflects on how a recent health challenge deepened her trust in the Dharma. She shares how mindfulness and gratitude can transform pain into peace, reminding us that even in difficulty, awareness opens the way to acceptance, freedom, and the simple grace of being alive.

In this talk and meditation, Trudy introduces the Brahmaviharas—love, compassion, joy, and equanimity—as pathways to emotional healing and wholeness. Through gentle reflection and a guided loving-kindness meditation, she invites us to soften self-criticism, nurture inner joy, and extend warmth to every part of ourselves, carrying that kindness into daily life.

In this talk, Trudy explores mindfulness of breathing as a doorway to presence and awakening. She encourages a gentle, flexible approach—inviting curiosity about the breath, compassion for ourselves, and openness to practices that nourish awareness, from seated breathing to mindful walking.

From Trudy’s dharma talk and meditation on the topic of mindful presence as the necessary ground of compassion and care. Recorded for Sangha Live on April 21, 2024.

Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA recorded on 3/31/24 with Trudy and Jack. Meditation followed by dharma talk.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy reflects on how mindfulness and the Noble Eightfold Path can help us navigate suffering, drawing from her own recovery and the Buddha’s teachings on pain and compassion. She emphasizes the power of gratitude, spiritual friendship, and the courage to stand up for justice as essential parts of the path.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy and Jack lead a meditation, emphasizing mindfulness, beginner’s mind, and the liberating power of attention.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy and Jack explore how mindful presence can bring healing and renewal to both body and spirit.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 9/24/23 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 9/3/23 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 8/27/23 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 7/30/23 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 7/2/23 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 3/5/23 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 4/24/22 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 4/24/22 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 4/24/22 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.