Meditation: Awakening an Intimate Presence (2016-04-06) –
This guided meditation cultivates a relaxed, gentle presence with whatever expressions of life are arising in the moment. We begin by releasing and opening through the body, and then include al…
Tara Brach
Embodied Awareness – Pain and Living Fully – Part 3 (2016-03-30)
Embodied Awareness – Pain and Living Fully – Part 3 (2016-03-30) – The experiences we most value – feeling creative, loving, vital – require being awake in our bodies. Yet when faced with physical pain, our conditioning is to pull away from our bodies,…
Embodied Awareness – Pain and Living Fully – Part 3 (2016-03-30)
Embodied Awareness – Pain and Living Fully – Part 3 (2016-03-30) – The experiences we most value – feeling creative, loving, vital – require being awake in our bodies. Yet when faced with physical pain, our conditioning is to pull away from our bodies,…
Meditation: The Pathway of Deep Listening (2016-03-30)
Meditation: The Pathway of Deep Listening (2016-03-30) –
Listening is an ideal template for awareness itself – it is naturally receptive, open and awake. This meditation invites a deep listening to and feeling our lives, and opens us to the realizatio…
Meditation: The Pathway of Deep Listening (2016-03-30)
Meditation: The Pathway of Deep Listening (2016-03-30) –
Listening is an ideal template for awareness itself – it is naturally receptive, open and awake. This meditation invites a deep listening to and feeling our lives, and opens us to the realizatio…
Reflection: RAIN – A Guide for Embodied Presence (2013-03-23)
Reflection: RAIN – A Guide for Embodied Presence (from 2013-03-23) – We have deep conditioning to disconnect from our body’s awareness and, in so doing, leave the site of our creativity, love and vitality. This short meditation uses the acronym RAIN as…
Reflection: RAIN – A Guide for Embodied Presence (2013-03-23)
Reflection: RAIN – A Guide for Embodied Presence (from 2013-03-23) – We have deep conditioning to disconnect from our body’s awareness and, in so doing, leave the site of our creativity, love and vitality. This short meditation uses the acronym RAIN as…
Reflection: This Living Body – Our Portal to Freedom (2016-03-23)
Short Reflection: This Living Body – Our Portal to Freedom (2016-03-23) (12:15 min) –
Our habit is to leave home – the aliveness of our body – and seek happiness through avoiding unpleasantness and chasing after pleasure. This short talk and reflectio…
Reflection: This Living Body – Our Portal to Freedom (2016-03-23)
Short Reflection: This Living Body – Our Portal to Freedom (2016-03-23) (12:15 min) –
Our habit is to leave home – the aliveness of our body – and seek happiness through avoiding unpleasantness and chasing after pleasure. This short talk and reflectio…
Embodied Awareness – Embracing the Unlived Life – Part 2 (2016-03-23)
Embodied Awareness – Embracing the Unlived Life – Part 2 (2016-03-23) – When we disconnect from the aliveness of our body, we are in a trance that prevents us from living and loving fully. These two talks examine our habits of dissociation – including …
Embodied Awareness – Embracing the Unlived Life – Part 2 (2016-03-23)
Embodied Awareness – Embracing the Unlived Life – Part 2 (2016-03-23) – When we disconnect from the aliveness of our body, we are in a trance that prevents us from living and loving fully. These two talks examine our habits of dissociation – including …
Meditation: Living Presence (2016-03-23) (20:01 min)
Meditation: Living Presence (2016-03-23) (20:01 min) – The pathway to experiencing full aliveness and openheartedness is by awakening awareness throughout the body. This meditation begins by establishing a rhythmic inflow and outflow of the breath, in …
Meditation: Living Presence (2016-03-23) (20:01 min)
Meditation: Living Presence (2016-03-23) (20:01 min) – The pathway to experiencing full aliveness and openheartedness is by awakening awareness throughout the body. This meditation begins by establishing a rhythmic inflow and outflow of the breath, in …
Reflection: Awakening through Conflict (13 min)
Guided Reflection: Awakening through Conflict (from a talk given on 2014-04-23) – (13 min)
“We live in a field where our emotions are an open loop – we affect each other. When we’re with someone who’s blaming, we tighten. Anger makes us tighten. When …
Reflection: Awakening through Conflict (13 min)
Guided Reflection: Awakening through Conflict (from a talk given on 2014-04-23) – (13 min)
“We live in a field where our emotions are an open loop – we affect each other. When we’re with someone who’s blaming, we tighten. Anger makes us tighten. When …
Practical Dharma for Stressful Times (2016-03-16)
Practical Dharma for Stressful Times (2016-03-16) –
When we are caught in a stress reaction, we are in a trance that cuts us off from our creativity, full intelligence and capacity to be loving. This talk explores the flags of the stress-trance and th…
Practical Dharma for Stressful Times (2016-03-16)
Practical Dharma for Stressful Times (2016-03-16) –
When we are caught in a stress reaction, we are in a trance that cuts us off from our creativity, full intelligence and capacity to be loving. This talk explores the flags of the stress-trance and th…
Meditation: Touching Peace – with a Smile (2015-08-19)
Meditation: Touching Peace – with a Smile (2015-08-19) – Tara is traveling this week, so asked that this “smile meditation” be posted.
Meditation: Touching Peace – with a Smile (2015-08-19)
Meditation: Touching Peace – with a Smile (2015-08-19) – Tara is traveling this week, so asked that this “smile meditation” be posted.
Embodied Awareness – Embracing Unlived Life – Part 1 (2016-03-09)
Embodied Awareness – Embracing Unlived Life – Part 1 (2016-03-09)
When we disconnect from the aliveness of our body, we are in a trance that prevents us from living and loving fully. These two talks examine our habits of dissociation, and the sufferin…