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Matthew Brensilver

Matthew Brensilver

Matthew Brensilver, MSW, PhD teaches retreats at the Insight Retreat Center, Spirit Rock and other Buddhist centers. He was previously program director for Mindful Schools and for more than a decade, was a core teacher at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Matthew worked as a clinical social worker, serving severely and persistently mentally ill adults and adolescents. He subsequently earned a PhD from the Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at USC where he was a Provost’s Fellow. His dissertation examined the mechanisms of risk and resilience in maltreated adolescents in a large, longitudinal study in South Los Angeles. Before committing to teach meditation full-time, he spent years doing research on addiction pharmacotherapy at the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine. Each summer, he lectures at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center on the intersections between mindfulness, science and psychotherapy. He serves on the Board of Directors at Spirit Rock. Matthew is the co-author of two books about meditation during adolescence and continues to be interested in the unfolding dialogue between Buddhism and science.

Matthew Brensilver, MSW, PhD teaches retreats at the Insight Retreat Center, Spirit Rock and other Buddhist centers. He was previously program director for Mindful Schools and for more than a...Read more

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Guided Meditation: Self and Willfulness Matthew Brensilver 2024.06.05 29:36 29:36
2024.06.05
Dharmette: Reflections on words from Ajahn Sucitto Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.29 16:38 16:38
2024.05.29
Guided Meditation: Tranquility Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.29 26:55 26:55
2024.05.29
Dharmette: Cruising Altitude and Upheaval Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.22 15:41 15:41
2024.05.22
Guided Meditation: Goodnight Moon Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.22 29:10 29:10
2024.05.22
Overconfidence As A Defilement Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.19 41:10 41:10
2024.05.19
Dharmette: Coming Home and Leaving Home Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.08 12:29 12:29
2024.05.08
Guided Meditation: The Breath and Awareness don't depend on you Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.08 30:01 30:01
2024.05.08
Dharmette: Fear and Language Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.01 14:33 14:33
2024.05.01
Guided Meditation: Awareness and Effortlessness Matthew Brensilver 2024.05.01 30:47 30:47
2024.05.01
Dharmette: Reflections on a RJ Davidson Quote Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.24 15:47 15:47
2024.04.24
Guided Meditation: Language as Safety Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.24 28:29 28:29
2024.04.24
Dharmette: The Clinging Before Clinging Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.17 14:21 14:21
2024.04.17
Guided Meditation: Attention, Effort, Choice and Selfing Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.17 30:46 30:46
2024.04.17
Dharmette: Becoming Unintimidated by Suffering Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.10 13:44 13:44
2024.04.10
Guided Meditation: Aperture, Vividness, Stability, Effort Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.10 29:56 29:56
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Dharmette: New Questions Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.03 14:24 14:24
2024.04.03
Guided Meditation: What's Already Here? Matthew Brensilver 2024.04.03 28:16 28:16
2024.04.03
Dharmette: Faith in Letting Go (5 of 5) Matthew Brensilver 2024.03.15 14:47 14:47
2024.03.15
Guided Meditation: Faith in Silence Matthew Brensilver 2024.03.15 29:13 29:13
2024.03.15
Dharmette: Faith in Ourselves (4 of 5) Matthew Brensilver 2024.03.14 13:13 13:13
2024.03.14
Guided Meditation: Lightly Guided Meditation Matthew Brensilver 2024.03.14 30:36 30:36
2024.03.14
Dharmette: Faith in Love (3 of 5) Matthew Brensilver 2024.03.13 14:33 14:33
2024.03.13
Guided Meditation: Attention as Prayer Matthew Brensilver 2024.03.13 30:40 30:40
2024.03.13
Dharmette: Emerging From Doubt Matthew Brensilver 2024.03.12 13:06 13:06
2024.03.12

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