Tara Brach

Cultivating a Courageous Heart - Part 2

How do we keep our hearts open when our world is filled with fear, anger, uncertainty and division? Tara continues our exploration of how mindfulness and compassion can

Meditation: Calling on Loving Presence (19:05 min.)

In this guided meditation, Tara Brach invites us to discover the healing power of calling on loving presence—a practice of taking refuge in compassion, opening to our dee

Cultivating a Courageous Heart – Part 1

How do we keep our hearts open when our world is filled with fear, anger, uncertainty and division? In Part 1 of Cultivating a Courageous Heart, we explore how mindfuln

Meditation: Everything Belongs (20:31 min.)

In this guided meditation, we explore the freedom that comes from allowing our experience to be just as it is. Beginning with the breath and a gentle body scan, we soften

The Healing Power of Imagination: Transform Yourself and the World, Part 2

What becomes possible when we learn to imagine from presence rather than fear? In Part 2 of this series, Tara explores spiritual imagination as a powerful capacity for

Meditation: Alert Inner Stillness (20:34 Min.)

Behind the changing sounds, sensations, feelings and thoughts is an alert inner stillness that is purely aware. This meditation begins with accessing the receptivity of a

The Healing Power of Imagination: Transform Yourself and the World, Part 1

What becomes possible when we learn to imagine from presence rather than fear? In Part 1 of this series, Tara explores spiritual imagination as a powerful capacity for

Meditation: Embodied Metta (20:07 min.)

In this guided meditation, Tara Brach invites us into an embodied practice of metta—loving-kindness—awakening a felt sense of openness, warmth and care throughout the bod

Pathways to Trusting the Gold

What would it mean to truly trust the goodness that lives within you? In this talk, Tara Brach explores what she calls "trusting the gold"—awakening from the stories of

Meditation: Resting in Reality (24 min)

In this guided meditation, Tara Brach invites us to relax out of the thinking mind and return to the living presence of the moment. Through a gentle body scan, awareness

The Wise Heart of Radical Acceptance

What would your life be like if you were no longer at war with your imperfections? In this talk, Tara explores Radical Acceptance as a pathway out of self-judgment, sha

Meditation: Aware and Alive (20 min.)

Just as a cup is full with water, this body is filled with awareness. As we sense the awareness inside the body, and the awareness that listens to sounds beyond the body,

Ask Me Anything, Part 3: Tara Answers Questions on Forgiveness, Injustice & Compassionate Parenting

How do we keep our hearts open when we've been deeply hurt? How do we respond to injustice without becoming consumed by anger? And how can we love without trying to contr

Meditation: Inner Refuge of Calm (20:25 min.)

In this guided meditation, we explore the possibility of finding an inner refuge of calm—a presence that can hold whatever is moving through our lives. Beginning with

Ask Me Anything: Questions & Responses with Tara - Part II

How do we return to presence when we're overwhelmed? How do we heal the trance of unworthiness, navigate difficult relationships, set healthy boundaries—and find compassi

Meditation: Basic Body Scan (20 min.)

In this guided body scan meditation, we explore a simple and nourishing pathway into presence—awakening awareness through the living sensations of the body. Beginning w

A Path with Joy — A conversation between Tara Brach and James Baraz

How much joy do you experience in your life? Joy is part of our natural human capacity—along with the grief, fear, and sorrow that arise in response to the losses and suf

Meditation: Relax into Happiness (19:38 min.)

What if happiness is not something we need to create or strive for, but something we discover when we soften and let go? In this guided meditation, we awaken through th

Listening to the Song: The Transformative Power of Deep Listening - Part 2

What becomes possible when we truly listen—to ourselves, to one another and to the life around us? In part 2 of this two-part series, we'll continue to explore listenin

Meditation: Embodying Acceptance and Care (16:05 min.)

In this guided meditation, we cultivate an embodied sense of acceptance, kindness and care—learning to meet each moment with a friendly, allowing presence. Beginning wi