Tara Brach
Tara Brach
Tara Brach, Ph.D is an internationally known meditation teacher and author of bestselling Radical Acceptance and True Refuge. Tara shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices. The podcast addresses the value of mindfulness meditation and self-compassion in relieving emotional suffering, serving spiritual awakening and bringing healing to our world.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 30, 2015 • 19min
Meditation: Letting Life Be (from 2010-09-22)
Meditation: Letting Life Be (from 2010-09-22) - Tara is teaching retreat this week, so wanted to share this meditation from 2010 with you.
Dec 28, 2015 • 6min
Meditation: Seeing the Goodness (2015-12-23) (6:11 min)
Meditation: Seeing the Goodness (2015-12-23) (6:11 min) - When we focus on what we appreciate in others, our very attention helps allow that person to shine (a practice meditation from the end of the "Secret Beauty - Solstice talk").
Dec 27, 2015 • 5min
Reflection: Learning to Stay (2015-12-23) (4:30 min)
Reflection: Learning to Stay (2015-12-23) (4:30 min) - We open the door to healing by bringing a mindful and kind attention to inner vulnerability and fear (from "Secret Beauty - Solstice talk).
Dec 26, 2015 • 42min
Secret Beauty - Solstice Talk (2015-12-23)
Secret Beauty - Solstice Talk (2015-12-23) - This solstice talk explores two pathways to realizing the Secret Beauty that is our essence. One is through the compassion that arises when we stay with vulnerability and suffering, and the other is through love that arises as we learn to see the goodness that shines through all beings. Your support enables us to continue to offer these talks freely. If you value them, I hope you will consider offering a donation at this time at www.tarabrach.com/donation/. With thanks and love, Tara
Dec 25, 2015 • 23min
Meditation: Awaken to HeartSpace (2015-12-23)
Meditation: Awaken to HeartSpace (2015-12-23) - Awaken to HeartSpace, the open awareness that is intrinsically tender and wakeful, and discover how to experience this life from the domain of heart.
Dec 22, 2015 • 11min
Meditation: The RAIN of Self-Compassion (2015-12-16)
This meditation is included at the end of the RAIN of Self-Compassion talk. This talk explores three key features of the trance of unworthiness and introduces this guided meditation based on a new version of the acronym RAIN that awakens self-compassion and de-conditions the suffering of being at war with ourselves. To listen to the complete talk, go to: The RAIN of Self-Compassion.
Dec 17, 2015 • 56min
The RAIN of Self-Compassion (2015-12-16)
This talk explores three key features of the trance of unworthiness and introduces a guided meditation based on a new version of the acronym RAIN that awakens self-compassion and de-conditions the suffering of being at war with ourselves.
Dec 17, 2015 • 22min
Meditation: Aliveness, Space and Awareness (2015-12-16)
This practice includes a body scan that opens into experience of continuous space, filled with the light of awareness. Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” when you join her email list.
Dec 12, 2015 • 58min
Desire: A Current of Homecoming (2015-12-09)
Desire: A Current of Homecoming (2015-12-09) - Desire is intrinsic to our aliveness, yet when we have unmet needs, it can possess us. This talk explores how to relax open the grip of wanting and heal the suffering of addiction. You will learn how to bring mindfulness and compassion to the roots of desire, and be carried home to open loving presence. “Recovery is also about spirit – about dealing with that ‘hole in the soul’ … so how does this hole get filled and become holy space?” Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” when you join her email list.
Dec 11, 2015 • 14min
Meditation: Calming and Opening (2015-12-09)
Meditation: Calming and Opening (2015-12-09) - This meditation guides us in collecting and quieting the mind with the breath, and then relaxing all effort, and simply resting in what is. Free download of Tara's new 10 min meditation: "Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease" when you join her email list.
