The Backyard Buddhist Podcast
Welcome to the Backyard Buddhist Podcast. I am Ronn Pawo McLane I have been meditating since I was thirteen years old. I have been teaching meditation for over fifteen years. I also practice Buddhist principles and serve as a teacher, mentor and spiritual friend to many. I have always been driven to find the practical thread for utilizing ancient wisdom in everyday life. So join me as we discuss how to bring these ideas into our own Backyards in search of peace and harmony for ourselves and all other beings. I am so very curious about other peoples practices on similar journeys and look forward to chatting with guest about their journeys.
Episodes

Monday Apr 15, 2024
Guided Meditation For Simple Awareness
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Meditation is about sharpening your sense of awareness. Over time our conscious awareness gets dulled down and we form attachments to the distractions in our lives instead of the ease of being in the flow of the present moment. Join Ronn Pawo McLane in this skillfully guided meditation to help retrain your attention to your presence.

Monday Apr 15, 2024
Embracing Community - A Guided Meditation For Gay Men
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Welcome to the "Embracing Community" guided meditation, designed specifically for gay men on their journey of building intentional and supportive communities. This meditation will help you cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and a deep sense of connection as you embark on this transformative journey. Find a comfortable position, close your eyes, and let us begin. Join Ronn Pawo McLane on this Gentle Journey in Cultivating relationships in your Queer Community.

Monday Apr 15, 2024
Cultivating Gay Friendships & Relationships - Guided Meditation
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
This meditation is designed to help you visualize and manifest your ideal friendships and relationships within the gay community. By cultivating a clear vision and connecting with the energy of what you desire, you can attract and nurture fulfilling connections. Join Ronn Pawo McLane on this gentle journey in the cultivation of great relationships.

Friday Apr 14, 2023
Cultivating Compassion Meditation: A Practice for Positive Change
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
In this guided meditation, host Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane leads listeners through a journey of self-discovery and compassion. The meditation begins with a body scan and relaxation exercise to release tension and create a calm and peaceful state of mind.
From there, Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane guides listeners through a process of cultivating compassion, starting with ourselves and extending to others. Through visualizations and focused breathing, we are invited to recognize and offer love, kindness, and understanding to ourselves and those around us.
With each breath, the compassionate light within us grows stronger, illuminating our hearts and minds and bringing us closer to a state of connection and wholeness. Through this practice, we are reminded that even small acts of compassion can bring positive change to ourselves and the world around us.
Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner, this guided meditation offers a powerful tool for cultivating compassion and promoting positive change in your life. Listen to it regularly and let the power of compassion transform you from within.

Friday Apr 14, 2023
The Power of Compassion: How One Small Act Can Change the World
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
In this episode of the Backyard Buddhist Podcast, host Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane explores the transformative power of compassion. In today's world of polarization and division, it can be easy to feel disconnected and hopeless. But, as Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane reminds us, even a small act of compassion can have a profound impact on the world around us.
Throughout the episode, Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane shares practical tips for cultivating compassion, including showing kindness to ourselves, practicing active listening, and volunteering our time. He also shares a true story of how one compassionate conversation saved a life and how regular practice of compassion can bring positive change to our own lives and those around us.
In addition, Ngakpa Ronn Pawo McLane brings a touch of humor to the episode with a funny anecdote that demonstrates the power of compassion in action.
This episode is an approachable and relatable exploration of how we can all make a difference through simple acts of compassion. Whether you are new to the concept or looking to deepen your understanding, this episode of the Backyard Buddhist Podcast offers practical advice and inspiration to help you cultivate compassion in your daily life

Friday Jan 06, 2023
Meditation: Focusing Your Attention To Find Ease
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Attentive awareness is the first solid skill that you can learn and sharpen to help ease your mind when you are feeling restless, stressed, or upset. Use this meditation again and again to help you to practice short periods of focused attention where ease is the outcome. The more you do it the easier it becomes. Breath, relax, center, and smile this is your time to be.

Monday May 16, 2022
Guided Meditation For Easing The Mind
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Explore this Meditation to help ease your mind when you are experiencing difficulty. Supporting your mental well-being through this mindful practice.

Monday May 16, 2022
Using Meditation For Mental Well-Being
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Feelings of being overwhelmed, nervous, anxious, dread, resentment, and anger are all indicators that our Mental Well-Being is off the tracks. Through meditation I have been able to find the common threads for supporting my own well-being. Meditation may not be a cure-all but it is a damn good start.

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Guided Meditation: ”Simply Noticing The Breath”
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
In this short meditation with Ronn Pawo McLane we focus on noticing the breath to help retrain our attention to be here in the present moment. Practice this a often as needed grounding yourself in this present moment, no matter what is happening around you.

Sunday Apr 24, 2022
”Noticing Leads You to Enlightenment”
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
I am back and excited to share with you a new season of The Backyard Buddhist Podcast. In this episode let's talk about enlightenment. What is it and how do we get there? Make it simple and cut to the chase! It is your innate right and ability. Go For it!
If you'd like to be on the new season of the BYB to talk about your practice email me directly at urgyenpawo@gmail.com

Meditate with Ronn Pawo McLane
Meditation is one of the most powerful and practical things you can ever learn. It's surprisingly simple - you can do it anywhere, any time and you will see instantaneous benefits. It is as simple as paying attention to your own breath wherever you are. Nobody even needs to know that you are doing it and suddenly you find yourself calming down and more focused. Check out www.cultivatemeditation.com