Susan Piver

A great shift happens in our meditation practice when we stop chasing and start receiving.

Meditation isn’t about getting somewhere—it’s about learning how to rest in the space where love, insight, and creativity arrive on their own.

New episode is live. This week, I offer a guided meditation and explore what it really means to not "try" to meditate. Rather than exerting effort or resisting, meditation invites us to let go and rest in a state of receptivity.

Enjoy wherever you listen to podcasts.

I’ll be guiding a session at the Contemplative Enneagram Summit this weekend, exploring how mindful attention reveals our inner patterns. Join me Nov 9, 2–3:15 PM ET, alongside many wonderful teachers.
https://contemplativeenneagramsummit.com/referral/CES/PS9xbYFvAguoXfLO

Honored to be teaching at the Contemplative Enneagram Summit alongside teachers I deeply admire. I’ll explore how meditative awareness and enneagram insight free us from old stories—Nov 9, 2–3:15 PM ET. Hope to see you there!
https://contemplativeenneagramsummit.com/referral/CES/PS9xbYFvAguoXfLO

Meditation isn’t self-help—it’s a spiritual path. In the OHP teacher training, we go beyond mindfulness to honor its roots in ritual, lineage, and Buddhist wisdom. Early Bird pricing ends today. Training begins Jan 17. Join us. https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/

New episode: the sixth and final pāramitā—prajna, or wisdom—the one beyond words. I talk about the Middle Way, emptiness, and how awareness—not knowledge—is true wisdom. Plus, I share a favorite recording: Coltrane & Hartman’s My One and Only Love. Listen wherever you get podcasts.

I’m honored to join the Contemplative Enneagram Summit — I’ll be speaking on how attention is love and how the enneagram can open our hearts to others and ourselves. 

My session is on November 9th, from 2:00 to 3:15 PM ET — I hope you’ll join me.

Not sure why you're drawn to this? Trust it. You don’t need a clear reason—just a sense that it’s time. This training will meet you there with wisdom, structure, and community. Starts Jan 17. Early Bird pricing through Oct 31. https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/

I’m speaking at the How to Live a Good Human Life summit, Oct 23–27. Join me and 14 other teachers to explore belonging, courage, and living with an open heart. 

Register for free here: https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-live-a-good-human-life-summit-registration/#a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731

Meditation isn’t about calming down — it’s about waking up.

In the new Buddhism Beyond Belief episode, I explore what’s lost when practice becomes a life hack — touching on the enneagram, the nature of mind, and how true practice opens us to the world.

Listen anywhere you get podcasts.

Want to share meditation as a spiritual practice? The OHP Meditation Teacher Training returns Jan 2026. Join a free info session Oct 25 at 12pm ET to learn more: https://openheartproject.com/event/free-info-session-meditation-teacher-training-2026/

Inexplicable Magic starts tomorrow.

This 4-week course isn’t about escaping life—it’s about meeting it fully, with sanity, courage, and compassion.

For those who want more than stress relief—who want to live like it matters.

Sign up here: https://openheartproject.com/inexplicable-magic-fall-2025/

Still waiting for your mind to quiet down to meditate? You don’t have to. Thoughts aren’t the enemy. Curious about a grounded approach to meditation? Info session for our 2026 training is Oct 25: https://openheartproject.com/event/free-info-session-meditation-teacher-training-2026/

New podcast episode: I share how the Enneagram and BuddhaDharma shaped my path—and why they still ground me when compassion feels distant. I also play a song that breaks my heart every time.

When meditation is more than self-help, it becomes something deeper—something magical.

Inexplicable Magic is a 4-week course in the real purpose of practice. Starts Oct 21.

Join us: https://openheartproject.com/inexplicable-magic-fall-2025/

Excited to join How to Live a Good Human Life, a free online summit of 15 teachers from Oct 23–27. I’ll speak on Day 5 about how empathy and presence can transform relationships. https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-live-a-good-human-life-summit-registration/#a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731

Meditation isn’t just on the cushion.

Inexplicable Magic is a 4-week course for the householder mystic—practice that includes grief, dishes, and daily life.

Enrollment is open. Sign up here: https://openheartproject.com/inexplicable-magic-fall-2025/

In this new episode, I share a personal story (involving live music, drugs, and a deep realization), and explore how meditation helps us drop the tug-of-war between hope and fear. 

Enjoy wherever you listen to podcasts.

Meditation can stir big feelings—grief, anger, fear. That’s normal. You don’t have to sit through it. Pause, move, drink water, call a friend. That is practice. We teach trauma-aware, choice-based meditation. Training begins Jan 2026: https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/

The world is loud—but you can shape how you meet it.

Inexplicable Magic is a 4-week course on turning meditation into strength and everyday power.

Join the free info session tomorrow at 6pm ET: https://openheartproject.com/event/meditation-for-mystics-a-free-info-session/

So much harm comes from running from sorrow. As practitioners, we turn toward it—to stay open.

Inexplicable Magic is a 4-week course in meeting pain with presence. Starts Oct 21.

Sign up here: https://openheartproject.com/inexplicable-magic-fall-2025/

Enrollment is open for Inexplicable Magic, my fall course starting Oct 21.

This 4-week journey isn’t about staying calm—it’s about staying awake in the chaos, with compassion & courage.

Learn more here: https://openheartproject.com/inexplicable-magic-fall-2025/

The Open Heart Project Meditation Teacher Training opens Jan 17. It’s not about perfecting technique—it’s about deepening your own path and guiding others with wisdom and compassion. Space limited to 50 students. Applications now open: https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/

Wondering if a teacher could support your meditation path? This episode explores 3 Buddhist approaches and how they shape the teacher’s role. I also share why I follow the Vajrayana path.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Inexplicable Magic is my new fall course.
Over 4 weeks, we’ll explore ritual, community, and the deep remembering of your intuition and heart.

Join the free info session on Oct 7 at 6pm ET: https://openheartproject.com/event/meditation-for-mystics-a-free-info-session/

New episode live today:
What if meditation wasn’t just something you do—but a way you live? 

In this episode of Buddhism Beyond Belief, I explore the fifth paramita: meditative absorption—and how to carry your practice off the cushion and into your life.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

This week I’m away, so I’m sharing a rebroadcast of our very first episode: On Meditation: An Uncommon View. This one’s close to my heart, and I’m excited to share it again with fresh ears.

Enjoy wherever you listen to podcasts.

It was a pleasure to speak with Stacy Mayer on her podcast, Women Changing Leadership. We talked about one of my favorite topics: the enneagram. You can find this talk wherever you enjoy podcasts.

New episode’s out: the Paramita of Exertion.

Not the grind. Not the push.

True exertion is spacious—staying open, curious, present.

Life flows when we let go.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

New episode on the Paramita of Patience:

I once chased down a driver who cut me off to confront them—until I saw a scared young woman and a crying baby.

In that moment, my anger vanished.

Patience isn’t passive. It’s seeing the person, not the threat.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.