stream yoga + meditation
Video Library
Enjoy videos of guided meditations and yoga classes filmed at Stream Yoga + Meditation. These recordings are offered freely, for the benefit of all living beings. If you find are inspired to support the teacher(s) and our community, you can make a donation (dana) by interac email transfer to hello@gentlydownthestream.org or by PayPal at paypal.me/streamyoga or using the donation button.
“Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.”
–Buddha
Calming our Anxiety with Compassion
Find some immediate relief from anxiety, fear, worry or despair with this 16-min guided meditation practice. The first step in calming our anxiety is turning towards it, pausing, taking some deep breaths and beginning to investigate the experience. Anxiety is like a storm — it arises when the causes and conditions for it have accumulated. It’s not personal, it’s not permanent, and it can be dispersed and dispelled with compassion.
Heather Fenton combines 20+ years of Buddhist meditation training (both Mahayana and Theravada) with a lifelong interest in mental health and western psychology. Heather teaches with warmth, compassion and humour, offering practical and down to earth instruction that is rooted in ancient tradition.
You are invited to sit with Heather weekly on Wednesdays 7-8:30pm ET (Toronto/New York) in person or on zoom at our Insight for Living sessions.
Yoga and Mindful Movement at Stream
Please enjoy this selection of recordings from our Stream teachers:
Bedtime Flow with Meaghan
Wind down for sleep with this 18-min bedtime yoga flow with Meaghan Scott.
Hatha Flow with Amanda
Move into your evening with a calm mind and relaxed body with this easy going yoga practice with Amanda, which will support you to let go of tension, honour your day and prepare for a deep, restful sleep.
Good Morning Flow
Get up and go with this Good Morning Flow. Enjoy a 15-minute Hatha Yoga Flow class with Meaghan Scott.
Viniyoga for the Upper Back and Shoulders
Enjoy a 60-min Viniyoga class targeting the upper back and shoulders with Oda Lindner.
The Freshness of this Moment
A 30-min guided meditation with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Includes concentration and open awareness practice.
Yoga in the Dahlias
Enjoy drone footage of Meaghan Scott leading a yoga class at Feeder Flower Farms in Wainfleet, Ontario.
Insight for Living
Insight for Living is a regular Wednesday evening class at Stream Yoga + Meditation, Port Colborne, led by Heather Finlayson Fenton. These weekly insight (vipassana) meditation sessions are designed to help you start and/or support a regular at-home meditation practice, and to learn or gain confidence with mindfulness habits that can transform your life. Suitable for new or experienced meditators.
The support of a community (sangha) of meditators is a key feature of our path to ‘awakening’ or ‘liberation.’ Benefits include: connection with others, accountability, shared wisdom, being inspired or inspiring others. Our Stream sangha has been meeting regularly on Wednesday evenings since March 2018.
If you are interested in attending, the sessions are Wednesday evenings and you can book (in person or online/zoom) through our Classes page. Although there is a fee associated with attending, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. If you need support, please ask.
We also take time for half-day, full-day and weekend retreats. Check our Workshops + Retreats page for upcoming events.
Insight for Living | Immeasurable Lovingkindness
Recorded Wednesday, March 16, 2022. A guided meditation and dharma talk with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Begins with a 35-minute guided meditation on lovingkindness, the dharma talk starts at (35:18).
Insight for Living | Lovingkindness: Affection for the conventional Self and Others
Recorded (AUDIO ONLY) Wednesday, February 9, 2022. A guided meditation and dharma talk with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Begins with a 30-minute guided meditation, the dharma talk (including a reading of the Karaniya Metta Sutta: The Discourse on Loving-kindness) starts at 35 mins.
Insight for Living | Mindful Generosity (dāna pāramī)
Recorded Wednesday, March 20, 2021. A guided meditation and dharma talk with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Begins with a 25-minute guided meditation, the dharma talk starts at (27:45).
Insight for Living | Generosity and the Path
Recorded Wednesday, March 31, 2021. A guided meditation and dharma talk with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Begins with a 25-minute guided meditation, the dharma talk starts at (27:50).
Lovingkindness Series
Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (Metta) for Self
A 10-min guided meditation with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Includes settling into the breath and body, and lovingkindness (metta) towards ourselves.
Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (Metta) for Benefactor
A 10-min guided meditation with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Includes settling into the breath and body, and lovingkindness (metta) towards a benefactor. A ‘benefactor’ is someone who has benefited us, cared for us or shown us great kindness. We recognize and cultivate the natural gratitude and love that arises when we think of this kindness.
Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (Metta) for Friend
A 10-min guided meditation with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Begins with settling into the breath and body, and lovingkindness (metta) towards self. Then we include a friend (someone for whom we have natural affection), and we send our friend love and good-will while imaging they are peaceful, content, healthy, happy.
Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (Metta) for Stranger
A 10-min guided meditation with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Begins with settling into the breath and body, and lovingkindness (metta) towards self. Then we send goodwill and love to a stranger (someone for whom we have no particular feeling for/about, neither positive nor negative).
Guided Lovingkindness Meditation (Metta) for Enemy
A 10-min guided meditation with Heather Finlayson Fenton. Begins with settling into the breath and body, and lovingkindness (metta) towards self. Then we send goodwill and love to a difficult person or enemy (someone with whom we have difficulties — maybe someone we feel judgemental or critical about, or who we feel judges or criticizes us).
Audio Dharma
021 No Coming, No Going
In this 20-minute guided meditation, we explore our interdependent nature. We are deeply and intimately connected with the earth, with the air we breath, with all beings and phenomena.
020 Resting in Awareness
In this 30-minute guided meditation, we will land in the body and breath, consider our intention for our practice and then settle into ‘bare’ awareness.
019 A Simple Breathing Meditation
Find a comfortable seat and allow your body and mind to begin to relax. In this 20-minute meditation, we will place our attention on the breath at three places, starting with the tip of the nose, then we will move into the chest at the level of the heart, and finally...
018 Letting the Mind Settle
This guided meditation was recorded Wednesday, May 15, 2019, as a part of the "Resting in Wisdom" 8-week meditation series. 018 Guided Meditation Letting the Mind Settle 15-May-2019
017 Clearly Knowing Day Retreat
These guided meditations and dharma talks were recorded Saturday, March 23, 2019, as a part of the "Clearly Knowing" day-long meditation retreat, held here at Stream Yoga + Meditation. Sessions were lead by Jacqueline Gilbey, who joined us from Arrive Yoga &...
016 Loving Even Our Fears
This guided meditation and dharma talk were recorded Wednesday, March 20, 2019, as a part of the "Clarity of Heart" 8-week meditation series. The talk is shorter than usual, as this was the evening that Julie Boyse joined us to guide the practice of chanting the...
015 Notice the Breath
This guided meditation and dharma talk were recorded Wednesday, March 6, 2019, as a part of the "Clarity of Heart" 8-week meditation series. 015A Opening Guided Meditation 6-Mar-2019015B Dharma Talk Notice the Breath 6-Mar-2019
014 This is Not My Self
These guided meditations and dharma talk were recorded Wednesday, February 27, 2019, as a part of the "Beginner's Mind" 8-week meditation series. 014A Opening Guided Meditation 27-Feb-2019014B Dharma Talk This is Not My Self 27-Feb-2019014C Closing Guided Meditation...
013 Be Good to Yourself
These instructions and guided meditation were recorded Friday, February 15, 2019, as a part of the "Be Good to Yourself Self-Care Workshop," an evening of heart-opening yoga, followed by guided lovingkindness (metta) and nourishing vegetarian food. “Self-care is never...
012 Clearing Obstacles to Meditation
This dharma talk (+ discussion) and guided meditation were recorded Wednesday, February 13, 2019, as a part of the "Beginner's Mind" 8-week meditation series. After having to cancel two previous Wednesday evening sessions due to difficult winter weather, we had a...
011 Begin Again Retreat | Saturday Evening Dharma Talk
This dharma talk was recorded the evening of Saturday, January 19, 2019, during the Begin Again Weekend Meditation Retreat, held Jan 17 – 20, 2019 at Jericho House, Port Colborne, with Jill Davey + Heather Fenton. 011 Dharma Talk Saturday Evening Begin Again...
010 Begin Again Retreat | Saturday Afternoon Guided Meditation
This guided meditation was recorded on the afternoon of Saturday, January 19, 2019, during the Begin Again Weekend Meditation Retreat, held Jan 17 – 20, 2019 at Jericho House, Port Colborne, with Jill Davey + Heather Fenton. 010 Guided Meditation Saturday Afternoon...
009 Begin Again Retreat | Saturday Morning Instructions
These instructions were recorded on the morning of Saturday, January 19, 2019, during the Begin Again Weekend Meditation Retreat, held Jan 17 – 20, 2019 at Jericho House, Port Colborne, with Jill Davey + Heather Fenton. 009 Morning Instruction Begin Again...
008 Begin Again Retreat | Friday Evening Dharma Talk
This dharma talk was recorded the evening of Friday, January 18, 2019, during the Begin Again Weekend Meditation Retreat, held Jan 17 – 20, 2019 at Jericho House, Port Colborne, with Jill Davey + Heather Fenton. 008 Dharma Talk Friday Evening Begin Again...
007 Begin Again Retreat | Friday Afternoon Guided Meditation
This guided meditation was recorded on the afternoon of Friday, January 18, 2019, during the Begin Again Weekend Meditation Retreat, held Jan 17 – 20, 2019 at Jericho House, Port Colborne, with Jill Davey + Heather Fenton. 007 Guided Meditation Friday Afternoon Begin...
006 Begin Again Retreat | Friday Morning Instructions
These instructions were recorded on the morning of Friday, January 18, 2019, during the Begin Again Weekend Meditation Retreat, held Jan 17 – 20, 2019 at Jericho House, Port Colborne, with Jill Davey + Heather Fenton. 006A Morning Instructions Begin Again...
005 Begin Again Retreat | Opening Talk
This opening talk and guided meditation were recorded Thursday, January 17, 2019, on the opening evening of the Begin Again Weekend Meditation Retreat, held Jan 17 – 20, 2019 at Jericho House, Port Colborne, with Jill Davey + Heather Fenton. 005A Opening Talk...
004 What is True
This guided meditation and dharma talk were recorded Wednesday, January 16, 2019, as a part of the "Beginner's Mind" 8-week meditation series. 004A Guided Meditation 16-Jan-2019004B Dharma Talk What is True 16-Jan-2019
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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