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Chas DiCapua's Dharma Talks at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center
Chas DiCapua
Chas DiCapua is currently the Insight Meditation Society's Resident Teacher, and has offered meditation since 1998. He is interested in how each person can fully and uniquely manifest the dharma. He teaches regularly at sitting groups and centers close to IMS.
2026-10-06 Big Sky Mind 39:29
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Guided meditation on accessing the mind's natural spaciousness and radiance.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Meditation, Nature, and Awakening
2026-10-05 Nutriment 38:48
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What is Good Food for the heart and what is not. Understanding the importance of what we feed the heart with,
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Meditation, Nature, and Awakening
2026-10-04 Mindfulness of Thoughts 38:08
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Being mindful of when thoughts are present and when they are not present. Noticing their ephemeral, changing nature. Finding stillness amidst thoughts.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Meditation, Nature, and Awakening
2026-10-03 Thoughts: what they are and how to practice with them 39:55
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Exploring thoughts not as their content, but as the phenomena that they are. Practices to realize their insubstantial and unsatisfactory nature.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Meditation, Nature, and Awakening
2026-10-02 Morning Instructions on Body 41:05
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Exploring the tactile and fine energy aspects of the body. Being mindful of the body sitting and body breathing with a narrow and wide attentions.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Meditation, Nature, and Awakening
2026-10-01 Body 39:16
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Mindfulness of the body, and the role it plays in various aspects of the practice.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Meditation, Nature, and Awakening
2019-09-22 Emotions 36:04
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Understanding the place of emotions in daily life and the part they play in the development of the eightfold path.
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center :  Meditation, Nature and Awareness

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