Tara Brach Meditation: Touching Peace (23:12 min.)
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Apr 29, 2026 A guided practice for calming anxiety through long, counted breaths and a gentle body scan. Short, soothing techniques teach resting in open awareness and welcoming difficult feelings with kindness. A brief practice of an inner smile and breathing into tension creates soft release. The session closes with a read poem that invites surrender and trust in a larger field of awareness.
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Use Long Deep Counting Breath To Release Tension
- Breathe long and deep using counted inhales and exhales to relax the body and mind.
- Tara Brach guides counting to five on the in- and out-breath, filling the chest and releasing tension repeatedly for grounding and calm.
Soften The Face With A Breathed Smile
- Soften facial muscles by directing breath-based attention to the eyes and mouth to ease tension.
- Tara invites sensing the eyes smiling and letting a slight smile spread through the lips while exhaling to release tightness.
Scan The Body With Breathed Attention
- Move breathing attention through the heart, shoulders, arms, belly and legs, releasing tightness on each exhale.
- She systematically brings awareness to each area and instructs softening and letting go with the out-breath.