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People have also told me I have the face for podcasting too. :D

 

We use anchor to distribute our casts as it can do transfer to most services as well as stats and a few other things like letting people leave voice messages for us. 

 

Spotify doesn't play ads during podcasts so its good there. I'm not sure of the other platforms like apple but assume its the same. 

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Jason Member

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Hi Everyone,

I put together this excel file with as many scripts as I could find in these threads. I'm sure some are missing but there's still a lot in here. What I really needed was a list I could sort by length for when I have limited time

I have some listed as "N" (no) which is usually based on the amount of background noise (I know, I know, it's good practice to try and relax with background noise but in one case it was a low battery chirp from a smoke detector - my kryptonite!!).

Some are listed as Y or YY, where YY is YESYES, meaning I really liked it. YMMV.

ST_Relaxation_Scripts.xlsx

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Kit_L Shoshin

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16 hours ago, Jason said:

in one case it was a low battery chirp from a smoke detector - my kryptonite!!)

Can you tell me which one this was? I have high frequency hearing loss, so probably will not have heard it! Sincere thanks for doing this.

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@Kit_L, I’ll go through them this weekend and report back. I hope I didn’t come across as too negative or unappreciative. I’m grateful that you’ve made these available to everyone, and I’ve used them A LOT. I’ve found it helpful to notate which ones I don’t want to return to so I’m not guessing which one to listen to.  
I should also point out that I’ve only listened to about half so far. Choosing mainly based on length of the script. 

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15 hours ago, Jason said:

I hope I didn’t come across as too negative or unappreciative.

Not at all! I am grateful when anyone helps or contributes to what we are all doing.

And I can tell you from long personal experience that occasionally doing one of the longer practices will yield gold. I am fully aware of the mindset which says, "I don't have time to do a long practice today"; I'll do a short one", but that is just a thought after all. And what all of the work that we're doing is in service of is learning how the thoughts that we have are not an accurate mapping of reality. The longer practices help to see more clearly.

Thank you for doing this.

Nathan Shoshin

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On 12/12/2024 at 3:07 AM, Jason said:

I put together this excel file with as many scripts as I could find in these threads.

Thank you!

Just a suggestion: If you have a Google account, you can import this to Google Sheets and make it publicly viewable (or editable, if you like). Not everyone has Excel, so this will make the document much more accessible. Or if you'd like I can do it for you.

If @Kit_L is interested, perhaps we can make the list of relaxation audios on the website a bit more user-friendly, with durations, or possibly even a sort/search function.

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Kit_L Shoshin

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@Nathan: 

On 12/14/2024 at 4:42 AM, Nathan said:

perhaps we can make the list of relaxation audios on the website a bit more user-friendly, with durations, or possibly even a sort/search function.

I have wanted to do this for years, but it will mean I have to listen to each of the recordings and listen to myself... not my favourite thing! Let me start with the Praxis recording, and I will note the overall intention and the comprising elements, as well as the duration. It will take a while, but it definitely needs doing. I will start today. @Nathan—let's use this thread to store this information, too, while we assemble this and then we can decide what form of it can go back to the ST site. Thanks for this.

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So, the list begins (unformatted):

Praxis Retreat: “Working with Anger” (17:13) 

  meditation can be done in any position
  three sighs
  no controlling; feel the breathing
  right palm faces ceiling; slow closing of the fingers and thumb
  once fist is made, feel where you felt angry last time
  relaxing is letting go
  feel the R arm/hand resting on the floor
  feel body moulding to floor
  back to movements we call breathing
  feeling hot/cold, wet/dry re. breathing sensations
  move awareness to L heel
  meeting points between body and floor
  moving the body slowly, to increase feeling
  move awareness to face and head
  holding small second attention on tummy
  feel the floor holding the body
  watching yourself from above
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Relevant Posts:

  1. “Taking care”, “mindfulness”, and “being angry, for two or three heartbeats”
  2. Where does tension come from?
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Note re. above post: I would like to indent the elements (what is being done or being pointed to in the recordings) to make that clearer, but can't see how to do this without adding bullets or numbers. 

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17 hours ago, Kit_L said:

Note re. above post: I would like to indent the elements (what is being done or being pointed to in the recordings) to make that clearer, but can't see how to do this without adding bullets or numbers.

I edited your post and added a code block to indent. If this is what you meant, you should be able to edit and see what it looks like there!

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I won’t take up too much space on this vital thread, other than to say thank you @Jason for re-organising this list. (Thanks you also and primarily to @Kit_L for the generosity in recording and sharing in the first place). I have used these recordings on and off for a couple of years. I need to commit to the three lunar cycles Kit speaks of and really ingrain the habit. 
 

Can you also advise, can these files be downloaded to my phone to play offline too? This is something that I have wanted for a while. 
 

Cheers

Simon

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On 1/15/2025 at 2:56 AM, SiW said:

Can you also advise, can these files be downloaded to my phone to play offline too? This is something that I have wanted for a while. 

Yes, they can. They are ordinary MP3 files. How you get them onto your phone will depend on your model, technological prowess, etc. If nothing else, you can play them in your mobile browser, but downloading them would be preferred, since that will save bandwidth (which is good not only for Kit, but for you and the environment). If you are not sure how to download files to your phone, or play them, perhaps it would be easiest to install VLC media player, which is free and available for all devices. VLC can open and save the MP3s for you. Let us know if you need help figuring it out.

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> Yes, they can. They are ordinary MP3 files. How you get them onto your phone will depend on your model, technological prowess, etc. If nothing else, you can play them in your mobile browser, but downloading them would be preferred, since that will save bandwidth (which is good not only for Kit, but for you and the environment). If you are not sure how to download files to your phone, or play them, perhaps it would be easiest to install VLC media player, which is free and available for all devices. VLC can open and save the MP3s for you. Let us know if you need help figuring it out.

Though I work in tech, I'm probably the last person to suggest building an (mobile) app. But sometimes, I have the thought that having an app for ST could expand its reach and just be overall more convenient if the app contained all the LRP (lying relaxation practice) scripts and easy way to navigate/view the stretching follow along. Personally, I don't necessarily "need it" (along with many other tech savvy people on the forum) but for others, can see benefit.

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@Matt Chung, the VLC player is a GREAT suggestion! Thank you! Great point about it being better for the environment to download the files rather than stream them each time. I would not have considered that had you not mentioned it.  

 

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Nathan Shoshin

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Posting an updated version of the list of links since my previous post is now too old to edit.   

Descriptions link to the relevant post.

Praksis Retreat, NSW 2022

Greenwell Point Stretch Therapy Teacher Intensive 2016

Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary 2015

Bandar Utama Buddhist Society 2016

"The following is a unique collection of the full audio of four exercises sessions Kit presented at BUBS prior to the 45 minute sitting session. Their focus is the first satipatthana (there are four; the first foundation of mindfulness is the body). Kit approaches all the exercises presented from this perspective, and the cueing includes pointers on what to look for in the mind’s reactions to what is happening in the body – what you find might surprise you. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time recordings of this nature have been made public. Each session is about 90-minutes long."

London ITS 2015

Govinda Valley "Touching Awakening" 2014

BONUS: Govinda Valley Bell Ring Tone

Govinda Valley "Four Postures of Meditation" 2013

Sydney ITS 2014

Adelaide ITS 2014

Driftwood ITS 2013 (Link 2) (Link 3)

Driftwood Stretch Teacher Workshop 2013

C'ville 2013

Atlanta (Studio Lotus) 2013

York UK 2013

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Sydney Teacher Training 2012

C'ville 2011 (Link 2) 

The following are scripts with no associated forum post.

Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary 2016

Melbourne ITS 2017

Greenwell Point Into the Stretch 2017

Greenwell Point ST Teacher Intensive Part A 2017

Singapore ITS 2017

London ST Teacher Intensive Part A 2017

London DITS 2017

London ITS 2017

Perth ITS 2018

Adelaide ITS 2018

Brisbane ITS 2018

Melbourne ITS 2018

Melbourne DITS 2018

London ITS August 2018

London DITS 2018

London ITS September 2018

London ST Teacher Intensive Part A 2018

Greenwell Point ST Teacher Intensive Part A 2018

Cairns ITS 2018

Greenwell Point ITS 2019

Greenwell Point DITS 2019

Greenwell Point ST Teacher Intensive Part A 2019

Oaks Flat, NSW Public Class 2020 

The following are studio recordings.

Overcome Neck & Back Pain (Chapter 10) Relaxation Script

Stretching & Pregnancy Relaxation Scripts

Seated Meditations

Sleep Preparations

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