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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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    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.8 • 1K Ratings

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.

    Disarming Our Hearts - Part 1

    Disarming Our Hearts - Part 1

    If we realized how profoundly our chronic judgment creates separation and blocks the flow of love, we’d dedicate more deeply to disarming our hearts. Drawing on practices from the Bodhisattva path, these two talks explore the process of disarming—bridging divides with those close in, and opening our hearts to those at a distance who we consider a ‘bad other” or enemy. As we cultivate the capacity for true disarming, we experience a growing sense of belonging, Oneness and the freedom of an awakened heart.

    • 58 min
    Meditation: Body and Spirit

    Meditation: Body and Spirit

    As we relax and awaken through our physical body, we discover the formless dimension of awareness or spirit that permeates all of life. This meditation includes a poem, "the spirit likes to dress up," from Mary Oliver.

    • 19 min
    Three Blessings in Spiritual Life – Part 3: A Mirror

    Three Blessings in Spiritual Life – Part 3: A Mirror

    This 3- part series explores three capacities we all have, that when cultivated, bring spiritual awakening and serve the healing of our world. Drawing on an ancient teaching story from India, we explore together the power of a forgiving heart, the inner fire that expresses as courage and dedication, and the inquiry of “who am I” that reveals our deepest nature. The three qualities often described as the essence of awareness: wakeful, open, tender.”

    • 57 min
    Meditation: Listening to Life

    Meditation: Listening to Life

    The attitude of meditation is one of engaged listening – a relaxed, receptive yet intimate attention. This meditation explores how we can listen to sounds, listen to and feel sensations, and then relax back into the ocean of awareness that includes and perceives the changing waves. In this relaxing back, we realize the peace and freedom of inhabiting our wholeness and essence.

    • 18 min
    Three Blessings in Spiritual Life – Part 2: Inner Fire

    Three Blessings in Spiritual Life – Part 2: Inner Fire

    This 3- part series explores three capacities we all have, that when cultivated, bring spiritual awakening and serve the healing of our world. Drawing on an ancient teaching story from India, we explore together the power of a forgiving heart, the inner fire that expresses as courage and dedication, and the inquiry of “who am I” that reveals our deepest nature.

    • 47 min
    Meditation: Reconnecting to Silence and Presence

    Meditation: Reconnecting to Silence and Presence

    Only in silence and presence do we realign with what matters to our hearts. This simple practice of arriving in an embodied awareness supports us in touching the grounds of true transformation and healing. It closes with a powerful poem by Gunilla Norris, “Sharing Silence.”

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
1K Ratings

1K Ratings

Professor Braveheart ,

Really good

The guided meditations are the best.

I have been meditating for many years and mostly avoid guided meditations. Tara Brach does them beautifully. Her strength of practice, compassion and humanity shine through.
100% recommended

LindaAnnaL ,

Lifechanging & mindblowing

This podcast is a real gem and a fountain of knowledge for those who are on a journey of healing and self-discovery. So very grateful to Tara for giving the world access to this podcast. The work that Tara does is truly incredible!

Colin j carter ,

Legend

An incredible person beyond what I can say in words. Thank you

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