Tara Brach

Spiritual Reparenting (2016-12-07) – When we are not sufficiently nurtured in childhood, we are inclined toward anxiety, depression, addiction and other forms of suffering. In a deep way, we do not feel at home with others, and are disconnected from ou…

Meditation – Relaxing Back into Living Presence (2016-12-07) – When we are lost in thoughts our mind contracts, our body tightens and we disconnect from true openheartedness. The pathway home is through “relaxing back” and reopening our attention to ou…

Trusting the Gold (retreat talk)(2016-11-10) – When we are unaware of the emotions and beliefs that shape our experience, we are in a trance characterized by an identity as a separate, incomplete self. Trance obscures the awareness and love that is our…

Heart Meditation: Taking in the Goodness (2016-11-05) (from the IMCW Fall Retreat) – Rumi said, “Whenever some kindness comes to you, turn that way – toward the source of kindness.” This meditation guides us to look for the source of loving and to turn…

Heart Meditation: Taking in the Goodness (2016-11-05) (from the IMCW Fall Retreat) – Rumi said, “Whenever some kindness comes to you, turn that way – toward the source of kindness.” This meditation guides us to look for the source of loving and to turn…

“Play a Greater Part” – Bodhisattva for our Times – Part 2 (2016-11-23) – During scary and uncertain times, the habitual reflex is to try to find ground by creating stories about what’s happening and hardening into us-them blame. This only perpetuates …

Meditation: Vipassana – 20 min – Opening Our Hearts to Life as It Is (2016-11-23) – This meditation awakens the senses with a mindful scanning of the body, establishes an anchor for presence, and invites us to arrive again and again, deepening the path…

“Play a Greater Part” – Bodhisattva for Our Times – Pt1 (2016-11-16) – During scary and uncertain times, the habitual reflex is to try to find ground by creating stories about what’s happening and hardening into us-them blame. This only perpetuates the…

Meditation: Vipassana (Mindfulness or Insight) – A gift of meditation is learning to open to life just how it is, with awake awareness. This meditation guides us in establishing an embodied presence, and collecting the attention with mindfulness of the…

The Wings of Awakening – Self-Honesty and Love (retreat talk) (2016-11-06) – We evolve our consciousness by bringing a clear and kind attention to the tangles of suffering. This talk explores how the “second arrow” of self-judgment imprisons us in emot…

Starting a Meditation – and No Bell at the End (2016-11-05) – Given in the early morning on the first day of retreat, this recording can settle you into a meditation of any length. There is no bell at the end, so you can make your session as long or sh…

Starting a Meditation – and No Bell at the End (2016-11-05) – Given in the early morning on the first day of retreat, this recording can settle you into a meditation of any length. There is no bell at the end, so you can make your session as long or sh…