00:03: Sean introduces Fiona Brandon

03:31: Weaving together contemplative practices and psychotherapy

06:20: Overview of today’s talk 

07:56: An encouragement to practice

08:53: The importance of building metacognition, the internal witness 

10:27: Meditation practice: Mindful sensitivity

28:23: Sharing our experience with the meditation

31:45: Case study: Demonstrating explicit and implicit mindful sensitivity 

43:30: Acting as the auxiliary metacognitive muscle for someone else 

52:14: Question: What do you do when someone is not ready to be with their strong emotions? 

57:07: Writing exercise: What happens for you when you’re guiding or working with someone who is experiencing emotional reactivity?

1:01:53: Sharing experience with the writing activity

1:06:17: Meditation practice: Tonglen

1:17:04: Experiences with and questions about tonglen meditation

1:19:14: Case study: Implicit ways to use tonglen, even for those with no meditation experience

1:31:21: The benefits of tonglen meditation

1:37:36: Question: Where does shame fit in here? 

1:44:23: Letting ourselves be touched by the people we are helping

1:51:09: Where can we learn more about tonglen?

Resources:
- FionaBrandon.com
- Tonglen with Tara Brach
- Tonglen with Pema Chodron