Susan Piver
@spiver.bsky.social
Writer, Vajrayana Buddhism, Enneagram, music. NY Times best selling author. The Buddhist Enneagram. The Four Noble Truths of Love. Wisdom of a Broken Heart. Somerville. Austin. Pro-sanity.
New episode live today! It's a reminder that meditation isn’t a task or strategy but a simple, profound spiritual practice whose real effects appear off the cushion. I explore practice as ritual, 3 steps that keep it sacred, a story from a Rockies retreat, and music from Otis Rush.
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New episode live today! It's a reminder that meditation isn’t a task or strategy but a simple, profound spiritual practice whose real effects appear off the cushion. I explore practice as ritual, 3 steps that keep it sacred, a story from a Rockies retreat, and music from Otis Rush.
Right speech invites us to pause and speak from clarity, honesty, and care. Meditation helps us notice our intentions so our words come from steadiness, not reactivity. Hear the full talk by subscribing to my free Monday Meditation newsletter: openheartproject.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Right speech invites us to pause and speak from clarity, honesty, and care. Meditation helps us notice our intentions so our words come from steadiness, not reactivity. Hear the full talk by subscribing to my free Monday Meditation newsletter: openheartproject.com
Northeast friends: craving a winter retreat close to home? Join me at Kripalu Nov 30–Dec 5, 2025 for Inexplicable Magic: Meditation & the Path of the Mystic: https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/inexplicable-magic-meditation-and-path-mystic
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Northeast friends: craving a winter retreat close to home? Join me at Kripalu Nov 30–Dec 5, 2025 for Inexplicable Magic: Meditation & the Path of the Mystic: https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/inexplicable-magic-meditation-and-path-mystic
What makes this Meditation Teacher Training different? It’s live, personal, and rooted in real connection. We meet weekly to practice, reflect, and learn to teach with skill and confidence. Starts Jan 17. Register here: https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What makes this Meditation Teacher Training different? It’s live, personal, and rooted in real connection. We meet weekly to practice, reflect, and learn to teach with skill and confidence. Starts Jan 17. Register here: https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/
New episode of Buddhism Beyond Belief is out now.
I explore what truly deepens our spiritual path—not complex practices, but simple acts of awareness.
I share the Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person, stories of loss and warriorship, and end with Toni Price’s “Swim Away.”
I explore what truly deepens our spiritual path—not complex practices, but simple acts of awareness.
I share the Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person, stories of loss and warriorship, and end with Toni Price’s “Swim Away.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New episode of Buddhism Beyond Belief is out now.
I explore what truly deepens our spiritual path—not complex practices, but simple acts of awareness.
I share the Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person, stories of loss and warriorship, and end with Toni Price’s “Swim Away.”
I explore what truly deepens our spiritual path—not complex practices, but simple acts of awareness.
I share the Seven Characteristics of a Dharmic Person, stories of loss and warriorship, and end with Toni Price’s “Swim Away.”
Stop trying to “try.”
Let go… and then let go again.
The things we long for — love, insight, creativity — they're not something we can chase. These are things we can only receive.
Meditation is how we learn to rest in the space of receiving.
Let go… and then let go again.
The things we long for — love, insight, creativity — they're not something we can chase. These are things we can only receive.
Meditation is how we learn to rest in the space of receiving.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Stop trying to “try.”
Let go… and then let go again.
The things we long for — love, insight, creativity — they're not something we can chase. These are things we can only receive.
Meditation is how we learn to rest in the space of receiving.
Let go… and then let go again.
The things we long for — love, insight, creativity — they're not something we can chase. These are things we can only receive.
Meditation is how we learn to rest in the space of receiving.
What happens when you teach meditation? You grow too. Guiding others deepens your own path and presence. The Open Heart Project’s Meditation Teacher Training returns for the first time in 2 years. Starts Jan 17. Limited spots. https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What happens when you teach meditation? You grow too. Guiding others deepens your own path and presence. The Open Heart Project’s Meditation Teacher Training returns for the first time in 2 years. Starts Jan 17. Limited spots. https://openheartproject.com/meditation-teacher-training-2026/
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.
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.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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.
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.
Enjoy wherever you listen to podcasts.
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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.
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
https://contemplativeenneagramsummit.com/referral/CES/PS9xbYFvAguoXfLO
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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
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
https://contemplativeenneagramsummit.com/referral/CES/PS9xbYFvAguoXfLO
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
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/
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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.
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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.
My session is on November 9th, from 2:00 to 3:15 PM ET — I hope you’ll join me.
October 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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.
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/
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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 href="/hashtag/a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731
Register for free here: https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-live-a-good-human-life-summit-registration/<a href="/hashtag/a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731
October 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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 href="/hashtag/a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731
Register for free here: https://www.lionsroar.com/how-to-live-a-good-human-life-summit-registration/<a href="/hashtag/a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#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.
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.
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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.
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/
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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/
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/
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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/
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/
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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.
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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/
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/
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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/
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 href="/hashtag/a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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 href="/hashtag/a_aid=affSPIV&a_bid=ecffa731" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#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/
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/
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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/
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.
Enjoy wherever you listen to podcasts.
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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.
Enjoy wherever you listen to podcasts.