Tara Brach Meditation: Living Presence (21:35 min.)
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May 6, 2026 A guided body scan that wakes the senses and invites gentle attention to breath, face, throat, heart, belly and pelvis. Listens to sounds with open awareness while learning to relax around thoughts. Explores the contrast between changing sensations and the background of formless presence. Encourages kindness, fresh starts, and noticing how attention drifts.
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Begin Meditation By Breathing Into The Heart
- Breathe into the heart and set a sincere intention for your meditation practice.
- Tara Brach guides sensing a smile in the eyes and chest to open receptivity and settle attention from the start.
Use An Internal Smile To Shift Body And Mind
- Soften facial muscles and generate an internal smile to shift physiology and attention.
- Tara instructs lifting the outer eye corners, smoothing the brow, and feeling aliveness around the eyes and mouth.
Scan Downward And Release Physical Holding
- Scan downward and relax tension by bringing awareness to shoulders, hands, and throat.
- She recommends letting shoulders fall, softening the hands, and noticing energy pulsing in these regions.