In this talk, we explore how the language of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Buddhist meditation both point toward the same inner truth — the natural wisdom that arises when the mind is no longer entangled in struggle. Through the lens of the 8 C’s of Self and the Seven Factors of Awakening, we explore how qualities like calmness, curiosity, and compassion support the mind in unblending from parts and returning to balance.
Prompt: What is a moment/memory where you felt fully present and tapped into your true Self (your buddha nature)?
Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Awakening and Authentic Self.
Group Date: 10/14/2025
In this talk, we explore how the language of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Buddhist meditation both point toward the same inner truth — the natural wisdom that arises when the mind is no longer entangled in struggle. Through the lens of the 8 C’s of Self and the Seven Factors of Awakening, we explore how qualities like calmness, curiosity, and compassion support the mind in unblending from parts and returning to balance.
Prompt: What is a moment/memory where you felt fully present and tapped into your true Self (your buddha nature)?
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Awakening and Authentic Self
Group Date: 10/14/2025
This week we are focused on befriending our "protector" parts with compassion using the lens of Buddhist practice, specifically karuna (compassion) and upekkha (equanimity). The practice involves learning to relate to your inner parts with balance and wisdom, understanding that they arise from a place of care, not harm. By turning towards these parts instead of pushing them away, they can relax, allowing their energy to be redirected toward wholeness.
Prompt: What is a part of your personality that has been more active recently? Round 2!
Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Befriending Parts With Compassion.
Group Date: 10/07/2025
This week we are focused on befriending our "protector" parts with compassion using the lens of Buddhist practice, specifically karuna (compassion) and upekkha (equanimity). The practice involves learning to relate to your inner parts with balance and wisdom, understanding that they arise from a place of care, not harm. By turning towards these parts instead of pushing them away, they can relax, allowing their energy to be redirected toward wholeness.
Prompt: What is a part of your personality that has been more active recently? Round 2!
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Befriending Parts With Compassion.
Group Date: 10/07/2025
In this talk we explore how Buddhist meditation and modern psychology work to recognize the many sides within us such as the critic, the caretaker, the worrier, and the dreamer. We look at how the Buddha taught not self as a way to see thoughts, feelings, and sensations as changing processes rather than fixed identity. We also touch on Internal Family Systems which shows how protective and vulnerable parts arise for a reason and how a compassionate self can relate to them with care. Together these perspectives reveal that our parts are not enemies but guides and when met with curiosity and compassion they lead us back toward wholeness.
Prompt: What is a part of your personality that has been more active recently?
Talk segment that complements the sitting portion on Multiplicity Within.
Group Date: 9/30/2025
In this talk we explore how Buddhist meditation and modern psychology work to recognize the many sides within us such as the critic, the caretaker, the worrier, and the dreamer. We look at how the Buddha taught not self as a way to see thoughts, feelings, and sensations as changing processes rather than fixed identity. We also touch on Internal Family Systems which shows how protective and vulnerable parts arise for a reason and how a compassionate self can relate to them with care. Together these perspectives reveal that our parts are not enemies but guides and when met with curiosity and compassion they lead us back toward wholeness.
Prompt: What is a part of your personality that has been more active recently?
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Multiplicity Within.
Group Date: 9/30/2025
This week Olivia reflects on change through the lens of the Fall Equinox and the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence. Together we’ll explore why change can feel so difficult, how clinging or control leads to suffering, and what it means to meet each moment with awareness and choice. By practicing with impermanence—on and off the cushion—we open space for growth, freedom, and possibility.
Prompt: What is a change that is currently impacting you and how are you responding to it?
Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Change.
Group Date: 9/23/2025
This week Olivia reflects on change through the lens of the Fall Equinox and the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence. Together we’ll explore why change can feel so difficult, how clinging or control leads to suffering, and what it means to meet each moment with awareness and choice. By practicing with impermanence—on and off the cushion—we open space for growth, freedom, and possibility.
Prompt: What is a change that is currently impacting you and how are you responding to it?
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Change.
Group Date: 9/23/2025
In this final step of our Interpersonal Dialogue series, Olivia leads us in exploring Holding with Compassion — an active practice of presence, boundaries, and care. Meeting difficulty with compassion builds trust and prevents burnout, while opening the possibility of shared awakening. Compassion frees both self and other, reminding us that liberation arises together through love and presence.
Prompt: Think of a person, place, or thing that makes you feel safe and what about it feels compassionately?
Talk segment that complements the sit portion on Holding with Compassion.
Group Date: 8/26/2025
In this talk, we explore what it really means to speak the truth with mindfulness and compassion. Words can feel limited, yet they also hold immense power to heal or harm, connect or divide. Drawing on the practice of Insight Dialogue and the Buddha’s teaching on Wise Speech, we reflect on the challenge and liberation of honest communication, the fears and people-pleasing habits that often hold us back, and the freedom that comes with congruency and authenticity.
Prompt: Where do you fall on the scale where one side is people pleasing and the other side is saying it how it fucking is (*loving kindness honesty)?
Talking segment that complements the sit portion on Speaking the Truth.
Group Date: 8/19/2025
In this talk, we explore what it really means to speak the truth with mindfulness and compassion. Words can feel limited, yet they also hold immense power to heal or harm, connect or divide. Drawing on the practice of Insight Dialogue and the Buddha’s teaching on Wise Speech, we reflect on the challenge and liberation of honest communication, the fears and people-pleasing habits that often hold us back, and the freedom that comes with congruency and authenticity.
Prompt: Where do you fall on the scale where one side is people pleasing and the other side is saying it how it fucking is (*loving kindness honesty)?
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Speaking the Truth.
Group Date: 8/19/2025
This talk explores attuning to connection as a practice of relational mindfulness, moving from inner awareness toward presence with another person in real time. Grounded in the dharma teachings of mutuality, interbeing, and dependent origination, we highlight how awakening is nurtured through community and the ways our lives are deeply interwoven.
Prompt: What is a place that makes you feel small but deeply connected?
Talk segment that complements the sitting portion on Attuning to Connection.
Group Date: 8/12/2025
This talk explores attuning to connection as a practice of relational mindfulness, moving from inner awareness toward presence with another person in real time. Grounded in the dharma teachings of mutuality, interbeing, and dependent origination, we highlight how awakening is nurtured through community and the ways our lives are deeply interwoven.
Prompt: What is a place that makes you feel small but deeply connected?
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Attuning to Connection.
Group Date: 8/12/2025
This week, Olivia explores mudita—the practice of sympathetic joy—and how it helps us celebrate the happiness of others without diminishing our own. We reflect on why joy can feel scarce or complicated, especially during Pride Month, and how mudita offers a path to connection and abundance. Joy is not a limited resource—it grows when shared.
Prompt: What is the most recent video or event that sparked immediate joy in your life?
Talking segment that complements the sit portion on Joy.
Group Date: 6/24/2025
This week, Olivia explores mudita—the practice of sympathetic joy—and how it helps us celebrate the happiness of others without diminishing our own. We reflect on why joy can feel scarce or complicated, especially during Pride Month, and how mudita offers a path to connection and abundance. Joy is not a limited resource—it grows when shared.
Prompt: What is the most recent video or event that sparked immediate joy in your life?
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Joy.
Group Date: 6/24/2025
This week, Olivia reflects on karuṇā—the practice of compassion—as a way to meet suffering with care. Compassion helps us stay open without collapsing, especially during Pride Month when both joy and grief may surface.
Prompt: What is a helpful boundary you have?
Talking segment that complements the sit portion on Compassion.
Group Date: 6/10/2025
This week, Olivia reflects on karuṇā—the practice of compassion—as a way to meet suffering with care. Compassion helps us stay open without collapsing, especially during Pride Month when both joy and grief may surface.
Prompt: What is a helpful boundary you have?
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Compassion.
Group Date: 6/10/2025
This week, Olivia discusses mettā, or loving-kindness, as a radical practice of care that supports both personal healing and collective liberation—especially during Pride Month. She reflects on how mettā invites us to meet suffering with unconditional friendliness, even when it feels unfamiliar or hard, and explores the challenges many of us face when directing compassion toward ourselves.
Prompt: What evokes your heart? Could be a song, person, etc.
Talking segment that complements the sit portion on Metta.
Group Date: 6/03/2025
This week, Olivia discusses mettā, or loving-kindness, as a radical practice of care that supports both personal healing and collective liberation—especially during Pride Month. She reflects on how mettā invites us to meet suffering with unconditional friendliness, even when it feels unfamiliar or hard, and explores the challenges many of us face when directing compassion toward ourselves.
Prompt: What evokes your heart? Could be a song, person, etc.
Sitting segment that complements the talk portion on Metta.
Group Date: 6/03/2025
In this talk, we explore how anxiety—rooted in future thinking and inner pressure—can be met not with resistance, but with stillness and compassionate presence. Drawing on early Buddhist teachings and the insight of Yong Oh, we look at how restlessness and worry obstruct clarity and how samādhi, or collectedness of mind, offers a healing alternative.
Rather than shaming or fixing anxiety, we’re invited to meet it gently—to slow down, listen, and release the inner struggle. Stillness, in this view, becomes a radical act of love and faith.
Prompt: What has the most plays in your anxiety "jukebox"? What events, behaviors, actions, or whatever consistently bring up a feeling of anxiety for you?
Talking segment that complements the sit portion on Anxiety and Stillness.
Group Date: 5/27/2025
