Tara Brach

Tara Brach
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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.

  1. Short Talk and Meditation: Saying “Yes” to Our Life (11:23 min.)

    1 DAY AGO

    Short Talk and Meditation: Saying “Yes” to Our Life (11:23 min.)

    Our habitual ways of avoiding pain keep us from experiencing intimacy with our inner life and with each other. This short talk and guided meditation offers instruction in saying “yes” to the life we encounter. As we release resistance, we discover the creativity, wisdom and love that express our truest nature (a reflection from the archives). Listen to the full talk: Saying “Yes” – Meeting Your Edge and Softening.

    12 min
  2. Trusting Who We Are (retreat talk)

    2 DAYS AGO

    Trusting Who We Are (retreat talk)

    When we are suffering, we are believing something untrue - usually a limiting story about who we are. This talk explores the roots of our self-doubts, and the teachings and practices that remind us of our basic goodness - the loving awareness that is our source (given at the Fall 2019 IMCW 7-Day Silent Retreat - 2019-11-06).

    1h 1m
  3. Revolutionary Love: A Conversation with Tara Brach & Valarie Kaur

    19 DEC

    Revolutionary Love: A Conversation with Tara Brach & Valarie Kaur

    In a divided, reactive, and violent world, how do we embrace love and joy? How do we genuinely include our opponents in our hearts? What gives us the courage to bring our whole being into serving and savoring? And what is our vision for a new world?   In this fresh and profoundly relevant conversation, Tara Brach and Valarie Kaur explore the challenges and potential of these turbulent times. Valarie, a Sikh activist, filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, and author, shares insights from her powerful books, including See No Stranger and her recent works, World of Wonder and Sage Warrior. Together, Tara and Valarie reflect on: How Revolutionary Love can be a guide in times of division and despair. Valarie’s ancestral teachings on surviving apocalyptic times with courage. The role of joy, music, and community in building resilience and connection. Forgiveness, reconciliation, and transforming anger into meaningful action. Visioning a new world while staying rooted in hope, presence, and love.   Learn more about Valarie and the Revolutionary Love project at www.revolutionarylove.org .

    58 min
  4. Meditation: Breath by Breath – Inviting Relaxation and Ease

    19 DEC

    Meditation: Breath by Breath – Inviting Relaxation and Ease

    This meditation invites relaxation and ease. We begin with a long deep breathing that helps calm the body and mind. Then we release tensions that might be held in the body, and settle our attention in a receptive way with the breath. The intention is to discover the relaxed wakefulness that expresses our natural being.

    17 min
  5. Part 2: A Heart that is Ready for Anything - The Gateway of Equanimity

    12 DEC

    Part 2: A Heart that is Ready for Anything - The Gateway of Equanimity

    In a world where the pace and magnitude of change is beyond anything ever experienced by humans, we are being called to cultivate the qualities of calm, inner balance and a steady, wise heart. These two talks look at the conditioning that fuels our emotional reactivity, and the practices that cultivate equanimity, resilience and a full, openhearted presence. We dedicate to these practices for the sake of our own freedom, and the wellbeing of all beings.

    49 min
  6. Guided Meditation: Opening to the Sea of Presence (19:53 min.)

    12 DEC

    Guided Meditation: Opening to the Sea of Presence (19:53 min.)

    When our body and mind is relaxed, we become filled with a very awake, dynamic quality of presence. This meditation guides us in relaxing, opening our senses and resting in the vastness and inherent freedom of our own natural awareness.

    20 min
  7. A Heart that is Ready for Anything- The Gateway of Equanimity - Part I

    6 DEC

    A Heart that is Ready for Anything- The Gateway of Equanimity - Part I

    In a world where the pace and magnitude of change is beyond anything ever experienced by humans, we are being called to cultivate the qualities of calm, inner balance and a steady, wise heart. These two talks look at the conditioning that fuels our emotional reactivity, and the practices that cultivate equanimity, resilience and a full, openhearted presence. We dedicate to these practices for the sake of our own freedom, and the wellbeing of all beings.

    45 min
  8. Meditation: Relaxing Back into Full Presence

    6 DEC

    Meditation: Relaxing Back into Full Presence

    This guided practice begins with a conscious breath that relaxes the body and mind, and then a body scan to awaken to the aliveness of the present moment. We then open into the natural awareness that includes the changing flow of sounds, feelings and sensations, and practice “relaxing back” when the mind gets lost in thought.

    23 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Tara Brach
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2024
  • Episodes
    1.5K
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Tara Brach - All rights reserved
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