Explore recent Island Dharma sessions, revisit older recordings, and follow the threads of practice through talks, books, and trusted outside resources.
Start with the most recent public teaching, then browse the growing library of past talks below.
Cheryl Fraser explores impermanence, clinging, and the stories we tell about change, with guided breath meditation and practical ways to meet everyday frustrations with more curiosity and compassion.
Browse recent public talks and revisit themes that support your ongoing practice.
Open awareness reframes disturbance as a doorway to steadiness, keeping calm and compassionate as thoughts rise and fade. It contrasts non-object-focused practice with concentration, translating cushion calm into real life with four-minute,
Emotion is physiology plus story, reframing daily reactions. Noticing chest tension, tracing thoughts, and heart-focused breathing helps set compassionate boundaries and translate insight into relationships—with a 30-minute home meditation.
Patience is active dharma: the breath and the pause turn impulses into steadiness and compassionate discernment. Pausing before speaking yields kinder, more ethical choices grounded in the Six Perfections.
Impermanence and not-self loosen the grip of a fixed ego, reframing life as happening for us and softening ego-driven reactivity. A practical takeaway: observe the breath to stay present and respond with calm in daily relationships.
These earlier recordings remain part of the Island Dharma archive and are kept available alongside newer teachings.
Keep exploring with Island Dharma's broader collection of books, recordings, and trusted outside resources.
Browse public videos and recordings on the Island Dharma YouTube channel.
Watch a short Valentine's Day Dharma Talk with Trudy Goodman and Dr. Cheryl Fraser at InsightLA.
Listen to free Dharma talks online through the DharmaSeed archive.
Cheryl's book, Buddha's Bedroom: The Mindful Loving Path to Sexual Passion & Lifelong Intimacy, is available through Chapters and Amazon.ca.
Books by Cheryl's teachers, Lama Mark Webber and Namgyal Rinpoche, are also available from Bodhi Publishing.