Frank Ostaseski is a meditation teacher who cofounded the Zen Hospice Project. In 2004, he went on to create the Metta Institute to provide innovative educational programs and professional training to foster compassionate, mindfulness-based care.
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Interviews
Lean In to Love 

In this interview with Barry Boyce, beloved teacher Frank Ostaseski shares how his years of mindfulness supported him after a series of strokes transformed his life. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski and Barry Boyce
  • December 21, 2021
embracing uncertainty
Fearless Open-Hearted Awareness
How Embracing Uncertainty Leads To Fulfillment 

When we hone our attention to the subtleties of impermanence that are inherent in every breath, we step into our lives with integrity, compassion, forgiveness, and love. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski
  • May 25, 2021
becoming more curious
Fearless Open-Hearted Awareness
Becoming More Curious and Less Critical 

Meditation practice isn’t about transformation. It’s about learning how to get to know our lives more intimately and compassionately. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski
  • April 5, 2021
cultivating fierce open receptivity
Fearless Open-Hearted Awareness
Cultivating Fierce Open Receptivity 

Being receptive to all parts of life—good, bad, neutral—introduces more choice into our lives. When we welcome everything we are less likely to rush to judgement and more likely to be informed by life. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski
  • April 5, 2021
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Anxiety
A Meditation for Opening Up 

Openness is a quality of being that helps us give space to things. Explore this meditation practice to let go of the familiar and become aware of spaciousness. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski
  • November 21, 2018
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Difficult Experiences & Emotions
Go Toward What Hurts 

Frank Ostaseski shares experiences from his decades working with dying people and those who are dealing with the death of loved ones. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski
  • July 5, 2017
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