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
Feb 21, 2015 • 18min
2015-02-18 - Meditation: Body Scan - Living Presence
2015-02-18 - Meditation: Body Scan - Living Presence
Feb 21, 2015 • 11min
2015-02-18 - Meditation: Body Scan - Living Presence - 11 minutes
2015-02-18 - Meditation: Body Scan - Living Presence - 11 minutes
Feb 14, 2015 • 53min
2015-02-11 - Part 1: Basic Elements of Meditation Practice
2015-02-11 - Part 1: Basic Elements of Meditation Practice - This two-part series offers a clear and fresh understanding of practices that cultivate mindful awareness. The first class examines our attitude towards practice and gives guidance on posture, establishing an anchor for attention, and learning to concentrate and collect the mind - “coming back.” The second class focuses on the practice of mindfulness - “being here,” and the component qualities of clear recognition and an allowing non-judgmental presence.
Feb 14, 2015 • 19min
2015-02-11 - Meditation - Coming Back to the Breath
2015-02-11 - Meditation - Coming Back to the Breath
Feb 8, 2015 • 33min
2014-12-31-Retreat Meditation - Forgiving Ourselves and Others
2014-12-31-Retreat Meditation - Forgiving Ourselves and Others - Instruction and guided heart forgiveness practice from the 2014 IMCW New Year's Retreat.
Jan 30, 2015 • 52min
2015-01-28 - Inhabiting Our Bodies with Presence
2015-01-28 - Inhabiting Our Bodies with Presence - Our conditioning is to pull away from our physical experience when it is difficult. When we regularly dissociate, we are removed from the source of our power, intuition and capacity to love in a full way. This talk looks at the ways we leave our body and the path of homecoming to living loving presence.
Jan 30, 2015 • 27min
2015-01-28 - Meditation: Living Presence
2015-01-28 - Meditation: Living Presence
Jan 24, 2015 • 55min
2015-01-21 - Listening to the Calling of Our Hearts
2015-01-21 - Listening to the Calling of Our Hearts - In any moment, our intention - what we are energetically wanting - shapes our life experience. While our deepest intention may be to realize and live from loving awareness, we are often driven by egoic fear and grasping. This talk explores how mindfulness can recognize our prevailing intention, and by staying present, kind and accepting, we can reconnect with the deeper longings that carry us to awakening and freedom.
Jan 24, 2015 • 27min
2015-01-21 - Meditation: Awake Space - Relaxing Back Into Awareness
2015-01-21 - Meditation: Awake Space - Relaxing Back Into Awareness
Jan 17, 2015 • 57min
2015-01-14 Refuge in Loving Relationship
2015-01-14 Refuge in Loving Relationship - Bringing presence to our relationships reveals our connectedness and essential Oneness. This talk explores two domains of this awakening with others: Realizing our shared vulnerability - that we’re in it together - and recognizing the inherent goodness or sacredness that lives through everyone.
