

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.
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Aug 9, 2014 • 56min
2014-08-06 - Part 2 - Trusting Your Basic Goodness
2014-08-06 - Part 2 - Trusting Your Basic Goodness - This talk continues the exploration of what causes our distrust of ourselves, others and life, and the pathways to realizing and trusting who we are. We explore the steps of awakening from limiting beliefs, dissolving the resistance to direct embodied presence, and discovering the space and tenderness - the formless dimension - that is indivisible and whole.

Aug 9, 2014 • 27min
2014-08-06-Meditation: Entrusting Yourself to the Waves
2014-08-06-Meditation: Entrusting Yourself to the Waves

Aug 2, 2014 • 55min
2014-07-30 - Part 1 - Basic Trust
2014-07-30 - Part 1 - Basic Trust - One of the expressions of an awakened heart-mind is a basic trust in reality. These talks explore the severed belonging that gives rise to mistrust, and two primary pathways to realizing and trusting the indivisible field of loving awareness that is our source.

Aug 2, 2014 • 25min
Meditation: Embodied Awareness
2014-07-30 Meditation: Embodied Awareness

Jul 25, 2014 • 51min
An Evening of Inquiry
2014-07-23 - An Evening of Inquiry - In this class, Tara offered a guided meditation, some brief words on connecting with the felt sense of our experience, and opened the class to questions.

Jul 25, 2014 • 26min
Meditation: Coming Home to Your Breath
2014-07-23 - Meditation: Coming Home to Your Breath

Jul 12, 2014 • 49min
Nourishing a Liberating Intention
2014-07-09 - Nourishing a Liberating Intention - The Buddha taught that this entire world arises out of the tip of intention. Intentions can arise from an egoic wants and fears, and they can arise from the wisdom of our heart that is calling us home. This talk explores the qualities that signify a liberating intention and how, by bringing presence to our current intention, we uncover the purity and power of our hearts true aspiration.

Jul 12, 2014 • 28min
Guided Meditation: Awake, Relaxed and Open
2014-07-09 - Guided Meditation: Awake, Relaxed and Open

Jul 4, 2014 • 51min
Blessings of Soul Recognition
2014-07-02 Blessings of Soul Recognition - We live under an enchantment that has us see ourselves and each other as separate egoic entities. This talk draws on an Arthurian legend and explores the pathways of presence that enable us to see past the mask - our own, others - and recognize the spirit that shines through these temporary incarnations.

Jul 4, 2014 • 23min
Guided Meditation: Relaxing Back
2014-07-02 Guided Meditation: Relaxing Back