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Phillip Moffitt

Phillip Moffitt is a Buddhist meditation teacher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has taught Theravada Buddhism for over 25 years and served as co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center from 2010 to 2018. Phillip is an honorary co-founder and the creator of the practice method that is the focus of the nonprofit organization Dharma Ground, which offers online retreats and classes integrating the Nine Bodies map of consciousness and the Theravada Insight Meditation tradition.

 

Phillip is also the founder and president of Life Balance Institute, a nonprofit organization devoted to supporting individuals in developing the skills to live a values-based life with an emphasis on how to skillfully make major life transitions.

 

He is the author of three books: Awakening through the Nine Bodies, Emotional Chaos to Clarity, and Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering. He has written numerous articles about practicing the dharma in daily life for both Buddhist and yoga magazines. Many of these articles, as well as recordings of Phillip’s dharma talks, can be found on his website Dharma Wisdom.

Phillip Moffitt, guest teacher, Seattle Insight

All Talks

Day 2 Second Afternoon Sit and Reflection (December 7, 2025) – Link
Day 2 Afternoon Walking Instructions (December 7, 2025) – Link
Day 2 First Afternoon Sit (Renunciations and Arriving) (December 7, 2025) – Link
Day 2 Second Morning Sit (December 7, 2025) – Link
Day 2 Remarks After Walking (December 7, 2025) – Link
Day 2 Morning Walking Instructions (December 7, 2025) – Link
Day 2 First Morning Sit (December 7, 2025) – Link
Day 1 Second Afternoon Sit (December 6, 2025) – Link
Day 1 Afternoon Walking Instructions (December 6, 2025) – Link
Day 1 First Afternoon Sit (December 6, 2025) – Link
Day 1 Renunciations (December 6, 2025) – Link
Day 1 Refuges and Second Morning Sit (December 6, 2025) – Link
Day 1 Morning Walking Instructions (December 6, 2025) – Link
Day 1 First Morning Sit (December 6, 2025) – Link
Day 1 Intro and Teaching (December 6, 2025) – Link
Liberating the Ego: Humility, Dignity, and Integrity (December 5, 2025) – Link
Day 2 Closing with Metta (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 2 Second Afternoon Sit (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 2 Afternoon Walking Instructions (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 2 First Afternoon Sit (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 2 Second Morning Sit (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 2 Morning Walking Instructions (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 2 First Morning Sit (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 2 Intro and Teaching (December 8, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Closing (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Second Afternoon Sit (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Second Afternoon Walking Instructions (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Afternoon Teaching (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 First Afternoon Walking Instructions (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 First Afternoon Sit (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Third Morning Sit (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Second Morning Walking Instructions (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Second Morning Sit (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 First Morning Walking Instructions (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 First Morning Sit (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Three Renunciations (December 7, 2024) – Link
Day 1 Intro and Teaching (December 7, 2024) – Link
Naturally Arising Clarity: A Path of Practice (December 6, 2024) – Link
Day 2 Afternoon Teaching and Closing Guided Meditation (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 Afternoon Walking Practice Guidance (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 Afternoon Guided Meditation (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 Afternoon Movement (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 Third Morning Guided Meditation and Preview of Afternoon (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 Second Morning Guided Meditation and Walking Practice Guidance (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 Second Morning Teaching (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 First Morning Guided Meditation and Walking Practice Guidance (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 2 First Morning Teaching (December 3, 2023) – Link
Day 1 Afternoon Radiating Metta Practice (December 2, 2023) – Link
Day 1 Afternoon Guided Meditation and Walking Practice Guidance (December 2, 2023) – Link
Day 1 Second Morning Guided Meditation (December 2, 2023) – Link
Day 1 Second Morning Teaching and Walking Practice Guidance (December 2, 2023) – Link
Day 1 Retreat Vows (December 2, 2023) – Link
Day 1 Morning Walking Practice Guidance (December 2, 2023) – Link
Day 1 First Morning Guided Meditation (December 2, 2023) – Link
Day 1 Intro and Teaching (December 2, 2023) – Link
Finding Delight in Practice (December 1, 2023) – Link
Day 2 afternoon sit (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 afternoon walking instructions (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 afternoon talk (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 second morning sit (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 second morning walking instructions (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 metta practice (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 first morning walking instructions (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 first morning sit (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 2 introduction (December 4, 2022) – Link
Day 1 second afternoon sit (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 afternoon remarks after walking (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 afternoon talk (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 first afternoon sit (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 lunch instructions (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 third morning sit (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 second morning walking instructions (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 second morning sit (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 first morning walking instructions (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 first morning sit (December 3, 2022) – Link
Day 1 introduction (December 3, 2022) – Link
Dharma Insight that Leads to Inner and Outer Change (December 2, 2022) – Link
Day 2 late afternoon guided meditation (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 afternoon walking practice instructions (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 early afternoon guided meditation (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 afternoon short talk (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 late morning guided meditation (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 late morning short talk (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 late morning walking practice instructions (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 mid-morning guided meditation (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 early morning walking practice instructions (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 morning short talk on walking practice (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 early morning short talk (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 2 early morning guided meditation (December 5, 2021) – Link
Day 1 late afternoon guided meditation (December 4, 2021) – Link
Day 1 afternoon walking practice instructions (December 4, 2021) – Link
Day 1 early afternoon guided meditation (December 4, 2021) – Link
Day 1 late morning walking practice instructions (December 4, 2021) – Link
Day 1 morning short talk and guided meditation (December 4, 2021) – Link
Day 1 early morning walking practice instructions (December 4, 2021) – Link
Day 1 intro to practice and guided meditation (December 4, 2021) – Link
How does one establish availability to life? (December 3, 2021) – Link
Day 3 afternoon walking instructions (December 6, 2020) – Link
Day 3 afternoon guided meditation (December 6, 2020) – Link
Day 3 second morning walking instructions (December 6, 2020) – Link
Day 3 second morning guided meditation (December 6, 2020) – Link
Day 3 first morning walking instructions (December 6, 2020) – Link
Day 3 first morning guided meditation (December 6, 2020) – Link
Day 2 afternoon teaching (December 5, 2020) – Link
Day 2 afternoon guided meditation (December 5, 2020) – Link
Day 2 second morning walking instructions (December 5, 2020) – Link
Day 2 morning guided meditation (December 5, 2020) – Link
Day 2 first morning walking instructions (December 5, 2020) – Link
Day 2 introduction and guided meditation (December 5, 2020) – Link
Day 1 afternoon teaching (December 4, 2020) – Link
Day 1 afternoon movement practice (December 4, 2020) – Link
Day 1 afternoon guided meditation (December 4, 2020) – Link
Day 1 second morning walking instructions (December 4, 2020) – Link
Day 1 morning guided meditation (December 4, 2020) – Link
Day 1 first morning walking instructions (December 4, 2020) – Link
Day 1 opening teaching (December 4, 2020) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 2, Part 4 of 4) (December 8, 2019) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 2, Part 3 of 4) (December 8, 2019) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 2, Part 2 of 4) (December 8, 2019) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 2, Part 1 of 4) (December 8, 2019) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 1, Part 4 of 4) (December 7, 2019) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 1, Part 3 of 4) (December 7, 2019) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 1, Part 2 of 4) (December 7, 2019) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (Day 1, Part 1 of 4) (December 7, 2019) – Link
The Gap: When Reactivity Arises from Loss of Mindfulness (guided meditation) (December 6, 2019) – Link
The Gap: When Reactivity Arises from Loss of Mindfulness (December 6, 2019) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 2 of 2, Part 3 of 3) (December 9, 2018) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 2 of 2, Part 2 of 3) (December 9, 2018) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 2 of 2, Part 1 of 3) (December 9, 2018) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 1 of 2, Part 5 of 5) (December 8, 2018) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 1 of 2, Part 4 of 5) (December 8, 2018) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 1 of 2, Part 3 of 5) (December 8, 2018) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 1 of 2, Part 2 of 5) (December 8, 2018) – Link
Stillness and Movement (Day 1 of 2, Part 1 of 5) (December 8, 2018) – Link
Awakening Through the Nine Bodies: An Introduction (December 1, 2017) – Link
The Four Qualities Needed for Mindfulness (December 2, 2016) – Link
The Role of Body in the Subtle Structure of Mindfulness Teachings (December 4, 2015) – Link
Carrying the Gold for Another: The Three Wholesome Exchanges (December 5, 2014) – Link
Emotional Chaos to Clarity (Day 2) (December 2, 2012) – Link
Emotional Chaos to Clarity (Day 1) (December 1, 2012) – Link
Patience and Persistence (November 30, 2012) – Link
Bringing Mindfulness and Wisdom to Changes and Transitions (Day 2) (December 4, 2011) – Link
Bringing Mindfulness and Wisdom to Changes and Transitions (Day 1) (December 3, 2011) – Link
Experience vs. Your Interpretation (December 2, 2011) – Link
Living the Dharma in Daily Life (1 of 2) (December 6, 2009) – Link
Living the Dharma in Daily Life (2 of 2) (December 6, 2009) – Link
The Four Noble Truths as Practice (April 8, 2008) – Link

All Talk Series

Liberating the Ego: Humility, Dignity, and Integrity (December 5, 2025) – Link
Naturally Arising Clarity: A Path of Practice (December 6, 2024) – Link
Finding Delight in Practice (December 1, 2023) – Link
Dharma Insight that Leads to Inner and Outer Change (December 2, 2022) – Link
What Does It Mean to Be Available for Your Own Life? (December 4, 2021) – Link
Deepening Your Meditation Through Stillness and Movement: A Weekend of Practicing Meditation Utilizing the Elements (2020) (December 4, 2020) – Link
Unexamined Aspects of How You Live the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life (December 7, 2019) – Link
The Gap: When Reactivity Arises from Loss of Mindfulness (December 6, 2019) – Link
Stillness and Movement (2018) (December 8, 2018) – Link

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