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Equanimity In Changing Times - Volume 2

Di Martine Genicot

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Welcome, and thank you for being here. It’s good to be back with you. If you joined the first volume, you may already be familiar with grounding yourself in the breath and discovering a sense of inner stability. In this series, we explore the core pairs of the Worldly Winds: pleasure and pain, praise and blame, gain and loss. While the traditional teachings also include fame and disgrace, we do not address them here because in our daily lives these are often simply louder versions of praise and blame. As we observe them, we begin to notice that these winds are always moving. Sometimes they feel gentle, sometimes strong. You’ll be guided to notice how they affect the body, the mind, and the heart — and to return, again and again, to a steady, centered presence. This is the heart of equanimity: not avoiding life’s changes, but learning to meet them with balance, clarity, and calm.

Martine Genicot

Nice, France

Martine Genicot is a meditation and yoga teacher with many years of practice in France and the United States. Trained in yoga and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), she has deepened her practice through retreats at Plum Village in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. ...

Lezione 1

The Eight Winds Of Life

In this first session of Volume 2, we begin exploring the Eight Worldly Winds, starting with the foundation of equanimity. Through the metaphor of a sailboat on a wide lake, we practice noticing the movement of life — the winds that push and pull — while staying steady at the center. In this session, you will explore your body as the frame, your breath as the sail, and your awareness as the compass, supporting you to remain steady and navigate life with calm and balance.

Lezione 2

Equanimity With Pleasure And Pain

In this session, we explore the first pair of the Eight Worldly Winds: pleasure and pain. These experiences arise in the body as ease, discomfort, warmth, tension, or restlessness. Through guided meditation, we learn to stay present with sensations as they are, noticing tendencies to cling to pleasure or resist discomfort. By practicing softening and openness, we discover it is possible to meet even intense sensations with balance, care, and awareness. This practice invites us to relate to pleasure and pain with steadiness, kindness, and presence.

Lezione 3

Equanimity With Praise And Blame

In this session, we turn our attention to the mind — to thoughts and emotions. We explore the social winds of life: praise and blame. Thoughts and emotions can arise like weather in the sky, sometimes clear and bright, sometimes cloudy or stormy. Equanimity is remembering that you are the sky, not the weather. Through meditation, we practice noticing these social winds as they appear, change, and pass, cultivating an inner steadiness that is not shaken by others’ words.

Lezione 4

Equanimity With Gain And Loss

In this session, we explore the winds of Gain and Loss — the social and material changes in life, from successes and achievements to setbacks and endings. Life is always moving: what comes will eventually leave. Equanimity is the wisdom of the open hand, allowing us to receive what arises without clinging, and release without collapsing. Through meditation, we practice staying steady as these changes unfold, noticing the impulses to hold on or resist, and cultivating a calm presence that remains open to the flow of life.

Lezione 5

The Great Equanimity

In this final session, we bring together all the Eight Worldly Winds: pleasure and pain, praise and blame, gain and loss. We explore how steadiness in the body, mind, and heart allows us to cultivate a calm, open presence that naturally extends to others. Through guided meditation, we practice resting in inner steadiness, observing the movement of life without grasping or resisting, and discovering how equanimity naturally gives rise to compassion.

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