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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 1523
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Genuine Acceptance (2009-08-26)
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 acceptance: People wonder, if acceptance makes us…
Guided Meditation: Center of Now - with Body Scan (2011-02-16)
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)
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 fullness of our loving. This talk explores the genesis o…
Heart Meditation: Letting Go of Judgment (2015-09-05) (retreat)
Heart Meditation: Letting Go of Judgment (2015-09-05) (retreat)
Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09)
Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09) - If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain is a fear based belief. Until these beliefs are brought …
Meditation: Simplicity of Presence (2015-09-09)
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 her email list.
Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02)
Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02) - When stressed, we often react with looping fear-thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause harm to ourselves and/or others. This talk offers three inter…
Meditation - Cultivating an Intimate Presence (2015-09-02)
Meditation - Cultivating an Intimate Presence (2015-09-02)
Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation:“Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease”when you join her email list.
Awakening from the Trance - Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26)
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 avoid direct contact with raw feelings. The result …
Meditation: Opening to the Sea of Presence (2015-08-26)
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 you join her email list.
Transforming Two Fears: FOF and FOMO (2015-08-19)
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 fear of missing out (FOMO). This talk explores ho…
Meditation: Touching Peace (2015-08-19)
Meditation: Touching Peace (2015-08-19) - (uses the image of a smile as a supportive technique)
Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” when you jo…
Meditation: "Smile Meditation" (2010-07-07)
Meditation: "Smile Meditation" (2010-07-07) - posted to podcast from Tara's website by popular demand!
Radical Acceptance Revisited (2015-08-12)
Radical Acceptance Revisited (2015-08-12) - One of the truths we most regularly forget is that if we are at war with ourselves, we can’t feel love and connection with our world. This talk looks at th…
Meditation - The Sky-like Mind (2015-08-12)
Meditation - The Sky-like Mind (2015-08-12) - listening and discovering the sky-like mind that is our true home.
The Sacred Art of Listening (2015-08-05)
The Sacred Art of Listening (2015-08-05) - Deep listening - the kind of listening that brings intimacy and understanding—takes intentional practice. This talk looks at the societal and inner obstacle…
Meditation: Relaxing, Breathing, Opening (2015-08-05)
Meditation: Relaxing, Breathing, Opening (2015-08-05)
Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” when you join her email list.
The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Working with Attachments and Addictions (2015-07-29)
The Realm of Hungry Ghosts (2015-07-29) - In Buddhist cosmology, the torment of intense desire that can never really be satisfied is depicted as the realm of Hungry Ghosts. This talk explores the att…
"Coming Back" - Meditation Instructions with Q and A (from retreat) (2015-06-26)
"Coming Back" - Meditation Instructions with Q and A (from retreat) (2015-06-26) - A special recording from the first morning of the 2015 IMCW Women's Retreat that offers further guidance and address…
Meditation - Relaxing Back into Wakeful Openness (2015-07-22)
Meditation - Relaxing Back into Wakeful Openness (2015-07-22) -
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