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.
1471 episodes transcribedAwakening Beyond Self (2015-10-21) - Suffering is our call to deepen attention and discover the truth of who we are beyond the identity of a separate,...
Meditation: Letting Life Be As It Is (2015-10-21)
Ten-Minute Basic Meditation Practice (from the first morning instructions at the 2015 IMCW fall retreat) (2015-10-10)
(Retreat talk) Freeing Ourselves by Loving Ourselves (2015-10-11) - In this human realm, healing and spiritual realization are rooted in awakening a l...
Retreat Meditation: Radiant Empty Heart (2015-10-15) - an open focus meditation given at the 2015 IMCW Fall 7-day Residential Retreat
Trusting Ourselves, Trusting Life (2015-10-07) - How can we trust in basic goodness when we encounter so much greed and violence within and around us?...
Meditation: Relaxing Back into Presence (2015-10-07) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” when yo...
The Sacred Pause (2015-09-30) - When we are lost in the trance of doing, our lives are on automatic, and contracted by sense that something’s wrong or...
Meditation: Opening to the Mystery (2015-09-30)
Genuine Acceptance (2009-08-26) - a favorite from 2009Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about...
Guided Meditation: Center of Now - with Body Scan (2011-02-16) - a favorite meditation from 2011. Includes chanting "AH."
Letting Go of Judgment (retreat talk) (2015-09-05) - The scales of judgment confine us in a limited sense of self, they restrict the depth and fullnes...
Heart Meditation: Letting Go of Judgment (2015-09-05) (retreat)
Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09) - If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain is a fe...
Meditation: Simplicity of Presence (2015-09-09) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation:“Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease”when you join...
Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02) - When stressed, we often react with looping fear-thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause harm to ours...
Meditation - Cultivating an Intimate Presence (2015-09-02) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation:“Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease”whe...
Awakening from the Trance - Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26) - When physical or emotional pain is too much, our conditioning is to pull away and av...
Meditation: Opening to the Sea of Presence (2015-08-26) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation:“Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease”when y...
Transforming Two Fears: FOF and FOMO (2015-08-19) - There are two common fears that can block us from our full potential - fear of failure (FOF), and...
