Tara Brach
Episodes
Awakening from the Trance of Fear - Part 1 (2017-11-29)
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Awakening from the Trance of Fear - Part 1 (2017-11-29) - While fear is a natural and intelligent emotion, when fear goes on overdrive, we are in a tr...
Meditation: Breath by Breath (2017-11-29)
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Breath by Breath (2017-11-29) - Our breath can be a home base that allows us to meet life with a relaxed, wakeful presence. This meditatio...
A Grateful, Giving, Happy Heart (2017-11-22)
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A Grateful, Giving, Happy Heart (2017-11-22) - Gratitude is like breathing in - letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our worl...
Meditation: Relax Into Happiness (2017-11-22)
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Relax Into Happiness (2017-11-22) - Lama Gendun Rinpoche writes, "Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but it is ...
The Gift of Silence
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Gift of Silence ~ Through all spiritual traditions, there is a valuing of silence and stillness. When the mind has quieted, it becomes possible to...
Meditation: The Silence That is Listening
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: The Silence That is Listening - Listening to sounds is a powerful way to quiet the thinking mind and connect with the natural openness of ...
Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08)
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08) - When we bring a full presence to prayer, it becomes a powerful pathway of homecoming. This t...
Meditation: Relaxed Attentiveness (2017-11-08)
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Relaxed Attentiveness (2017-11-08) - The primary qualities of a healing and freeing presence are being alert, open and tender. This medita...
Accessing Innate Wisdom
04 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Accessing Innate Wisdom - Wisdom is an innate capacity, but often covered over by trance. This talk explores how we abandon ourselves as we busily see...
Reflection: Cultivating a Loving Heart (2017-08-30)
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Reflection: Cultivating a Loving Heart (2017-08-30) - Love is an innate capacity, and when we intentionally cultivate it, love shifts from a state to ...
Anger: Responding, Not Reacting (2017-10-25)
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anger: Responding, Not Reacting (2017-10-25) - Anger is natural, intelligent and necessary for surviving and flourishing. Yet when we are hooked by an...
Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2017-10-25)
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2017-10-25) - We arrive in presence through the gateway of the body, scanning through with awareness, and then resting...
Embodied Spirit - Mindfulness of the Body
21 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Embodied Spirit - Mindfulness of the Body ~ The Buddha taught that mindfulness of the body is a direct path to the realization of truth, to peace and ...
Meditation: Awakening Compassion with Tonglen
19 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our hearts awaken as we let ourselves be touched by the suffering within and around us. They shine as we respond with care to what has touched us. Thi...
River of Change - Part 2 - Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life (2017-10-11)
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
River of Change - Part 2 - Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life (2017-10-11) - These two talks look at how we relate to change - especially ...
Meditation: Present Heart (2017-10-11)
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Present Heart (2017-10-11) - We awaken a present heart by relaxing with the breath, and bringing the kindness of a smile into our bodily e...
River of Change - Part 1 - Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life (2017-10-04)
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
River of Change - Part 1 - Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life - These two talks look at how we relate to change - especially the notable c...
Meditation - Saying "Yes" to Life (2017-10-04)
05 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation - Saying "Yes" to Life - This meditation guides us in relaxing through the body, then opening to the changing river of experience. By conti...
Transforming Two Fears: FOF and FOMO
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Transforming Two Fears: FOF and FOMO - There are two common fears that can block us from our full potential – fear of failure (FOF), and fear of mis...
Meditation: Blessings of Love
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Blessings of Love - A blessing is whatever reminds us of the sacred loving presence that shines through all of us. This meditation is a tr...
From Dragons to Schmoos – Meeting Life with Compassionate Presence
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
From Dragons to Schmoos: Meeting Life with Compassionate Presence - The trance of unworthiness is sustained by our aversion to the dragons – the dif...
Meditation: Coming Home to Openhearted Awareness
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Coming Home to Openhearted Awareness - In daily life we often leave ourselves, get lost in thoughts, and cut off from a direct, openhearte...
Reflection: Transforming Suffering and Awakening the Heart
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Reflection: Transforming Suffering and Awakening the Heart - There is power and potential in a time of darkness to remind us of what we really cherish...
Trusting Your Basic Goodness - Part 2
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Trusting Your Basic Goodness - Part 2 - This talk continues the exploration of what causes our distrust of ourselves, others and life, and the pathway...
Meditation: Coming Home to Being
14 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Coming Home to Being - "What it's like to be here right now and listening to your heart… sensing the state of your heart? It might have ...
Basic Trust - Part 1
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Basic Trust - Part 1 - One of the expressions of an awakened heart-mind is a basic trust in reality. These talks explore the severed belonging that gi...
Meditation: Choosing Living Presence
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Choosing Living Presence - A meditation on being present with our living, breathing life (includes chanting the Om's - a favorite from Tar...
True Resilience: Part 2 - Awakening through All Circumstances (2017-08-30)
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
True Resilience: Part 2 - Awakening through All Circumstances - Spiritual resilience enables us to deepen compassion and wisdom as we navigate life's ...
Meditation: Present Heartspace
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Present Heartspace - This meditation establishes an embodied presence with the gentleness of a smile-down scan, then opens us to the heart...
Darkness of the Womb – Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Darkness of the Womb – Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering (from 2017-01-25) - We can either repeat old fear based patterns, or our suffering c...
30-Minute Meditation: Open Awareness - Relaxing Back into Presence
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
30-Minute Meditation: Open Awareness - Relaxing Back into Presence - This practice brings attention to the continuous space within and around the body...
True Resilience - Pt1 - Awakening through All Circumstances (2017-08-16)
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
True Resilience - Pt1 - Awakening through All Circumstances (2017-08-16) - Spiritual resilience enables us to deepen compassion and wisdom as we navig...
Meditation: Filling our Body with Love (2017-08-16)
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Filling our Body with Love (2017-08-16) - When we are fully awake, love shines through our entire body and being. This meditation awakens ...
Three Blessings in Spiritual Life - Part 3 - The Mirror (2017-08-09)
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Three Blessings in Spiritual Life - Part 3 - The Mirror - This 3-part series explores three capacities we all have, that when cultivated, bring spirit...
Meditation: Listening to Life (2017-08-09)
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Listening to Life (2017-08-09) - The attitude of meditation is one of engaged listening, a relaxed, receptive yet intimate attention. This...
Three Blessings in Spiritual Life - Part 2 - Inner Fire (2017-08-02)
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Three Blessings in Spiritual Life - Part 2 - Inner Fire - This 3- part series explores three capacities we all have, that when cultivated, bring spiri...
Meditation: Open Awareness - Relaxing Back into Presence (2017-08-02)
03 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Open Awareness - Relaxing Back into Presence - This practice brings attention to the continuous space within and around the body, and the ...
Three Blessings in Spiritual Life - Part I - (2017-07-26)
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Three Blessings in Spiritual Life - Part I - (2017-07-26) - This 3- part series explores three capacities we all have, that when cultivated, bring spi...
Meditation - Living Presence (2017-07-26)
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation - Living Presence (2017-07-26) - This practice uses the image and felt sense of a smile as we scan through the body, include sound and rela...
Love is Always Here (2017-07-19)
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Love is Always Here (2017-07-19) - One expression of suffering is forgetting that we are intrinsically lovable and worthy. This talk looks at the path...
Meditation: Relaxing into Sleep (no bell at end) (2017-07-19)
20 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Relaxing into Sleep (no bell at end) (2017-07-19) - This meditation can help us to access a relaxed attentiveness, or alternately, serve a...
Meditation - Relaxing into Presence (with bell) (2017-07-19)
20 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation - Relaxing into Presence or Sleep (2017-07-19) - This meditation can help us to access a relaxed attentiveness, or alternately, serve as ...
Radical Self-Honesty: The Joy of Getting Real
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our suffering arises from the unseen, unfelt, resisted parts of our psyche. This talk explores ways we can deepen self-honesty and reconnect to a whol...
Meditation: Relaxing with a Smile into Living Presence (15 min)
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Relaxing with a Smile into Living Presence (15 min) - This meditation guides us to awaken to sensation using the image of a smile and scan...
Meditation: Entering the Wilderness (2017-07-05) (6 min)
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Entering the Wilderness (2017-07-05) - We open to our full naturalness as we awaken the senses. This brief meditation guides us to open al...
Part 2: Refuge in the Wilderness - Coming Home to Embodied Presence
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: Refuge in the Wilderness – Coming Home to Embodied Presence - When we live from our mental control towers, we are in a trance that confines ...
Part 1: Refuge in the Wilderness - Coming Home to Embodied Presence (2017-06-28)
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1: Refuge in the Wilderness - Coming Home to Embodied Presence (2017-06-28) - When we live from our mental control towers, we are in a trance tha...
Meditation: Opening to Full Aliveness (2017-06-28)
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Opening to Full Aliveness (2017-06-28) - This meditation includes relaxing and awakening through the body, widening the lens to include so...
Stories that Imprison our Heart - Part 2 (2017-06-21)
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stories that Imprison our Heart - Part 2 (2017-06-21) - Our suffering arises from fear-based stories that are often outside our awareness. These inclu...
Meditation: Arriving in Embodied Presence (retreat) (2017-04-30)
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Arriving in Embodied Presence - This guided meditation instruction includes: 1 - Arriving in embodied presence with senses awake, 2 - Furt...
Stories that Imprison our Heart - Part 1 (2017-06-14)
17 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stories that Imprison our Heart - Part 1 (2017-06-14) - Our suffering arises from fear-based stories that are often outside our awareness. These inclu...
Meditation: Homecoming to Our Life Breath (2017-06-14)
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Homecoming to Our Life Breath - Perhaps the most universal place to collect and deepen attention is the breath. This meditation begins w...
Happiness is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias – Part 2 (2017-06-07)
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Happiness is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias – Part 2 - There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is acc...
Meditation: Home to Awake Awareness (2017-06-07)
08 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Home to Awake Awareness - This guided practice establishes a kind, friendly attention with the image and felt sense of a smile, and evokes...
Happiness is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias - Part 1 (2017-05-31)
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Happiness is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias - Part 1 - There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is acces...
Meditation: The Breath - Portal to Presence (2017-05-31)
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: The Breath - Portal to Presence - We start with breathing mindfully to collect and calm the body and mind. Then the attention opens to inc...
Instruction and Question-Response during Retreat (2017-05-02)
28 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Instruction and Question-Response during Retreat (2017-05-02) - Topics include individualizing your meditation practice, working with the "tangles," f...
The Reality of Change: Embracing this Living Dying World (2017-05-24)
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Reality of Change: Embracing this Living Dying World (2017-05-24) - The Reality of Change: Embracing this Living Dying World - Our true refuge is ...
Meditation: Opening to the River of Aliveness (2017-05-24)
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Opening to the River of Aliveness (2017-05-24) - This meditation guides us to awaken to sensation using the image of a smile and scanning ...
Radical-Compassion - Part 2 (2017-05-10)
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Radical-Compassion - Part 2 (2017-05-10) - Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits...
Instruction & Meditation: A Forgiving Heart (from retreat) (2017-05-02)
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Instruction & Meditation: A Forgiving Heart (2017-05-02) - A forgiving heart clears the way for giving and receiving love freely. This talk and medi...
Radical Compassion - Part 1 (retreat talk) (2017-04-30)
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Radical Compassion - Part 1 (retreat talk) (2017-04-30) - Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and f...
Meditation: Breathing Our Way to Peace and Freedom (2017-05-10)
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Breathing Our Way to Peace and Freedom (2017-05-10) - This meditation guides us in collecting attention with an intentional long deep brea...
Relaxing the Over-Controller - Part 2 (2017-05-03) (retreat talk)
06 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Relaxing the Over-Controller - Part 2 (2017-05-03) (retreat talk) - We all have conditioning to do what we can to protect and promote our wellbeing. O...
Meditation: Know That You're Here, Right Here (2017-04-29)
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Know That You're Here, Right Here (2017-04-29) - Given the first morning of the 2017 IMCW Spring Retreat, this meditation guides you throu...
Relaxing the Over-Controller - Part 1 (2017-04-26)
28 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Relaxing the Over-Controller - Part 1 (2017-04-26) - We all have conditioning to do what we can to protect and promote our wellbeing. Our suffering ...
Meditation: The Center of Now (2017-04-26)
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: The Center of Now (2017-04-26) - This meditation awakens our senses and then guides us to rest in the changing flow of experience. When th...
Ask the Friend for Love
21 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ask the Friend for Love - Prayer, when cultivated consciously, energizes and guides us on the spiritual path. This talk investigates the difference be...
Meditation: The Heartspace That is Home
20 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: The Heartspace That is Home - "No matter how far you've wandered, this heartspace - this awake tender awareness - is only a half-breath of...
Sure Heart's Release
15 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sure Heart's Release - (a favorite from 2015) - The pathway to our awakened heart includes deep recognition of our barriers to love, and as we open, t...
Guided Heart Meditation: Loving Presence - from Retreat
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Guided Heart Meditation: Loving Presence - This meditation introduces the loving-kindness (metta) heart practice. After brief instruction, it begins w...
Soul Recognition: The Practice of Namaste (2017-04-05)
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Soul Recognition: The Practice of Namaste (2017-04-05) - In our daily trance we experience ourselves and others through a filter of wants, fears, stor...
Meditation: Awakening through the Inner Body (2017-04-05)
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Awakening through the Inner Body (2017-04-05) - When we attune to the inner body, we discover a field of energy and aliveness that is the ...
Healing Addiction: De-conditioning the Hungry Ghosts (2017-03-22)
31 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Healing Addiction: De-conditioning the Hungry Ghosts (2017-03-22) - This talk examines the suffering that arises when due to unmet needs for love and ...
Meditation: Loving Presence - with smile body scan (2017-03-29)
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Loving Presence - with smile body scan (2017-03-29) - This guided meditation helps cultivate the heartspace that can hold our life with te...
Taking "The Exquisite Risk:" An Undefended Heart (2017-03-22)
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Taking "The Exquisite Risk": An Undefended Heart (2017-03-22) - Poet Mark Nepo uses the phrase "exquisite risk" to describe our willingness to be full...
Meditation: Relaxing Back into Full Presence (2017-03-22)
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Relaxing Back into Full Presence (2017-03-22) - This guided practice begins with a conscious breath that relaxes the body and mind, and th...
Reflection - The Compass of Our Heart (2017-03-15)
19 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Reflection - The Compass of Our Heart (2017-03-15) - When we are remembering our deepest intention in any situation, our lives become aligned, and we ...
Realizing Your Deepest Desires (2017-03-15)
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Realizing Your Deepest Desires (2017-03-15) - This talk differentiates between egoic intentions (driven by wants and fears), and our true aspiration (...
Meditation: Letting Thought Clouds Come and Go (2017-03-15)
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation - Letting Thought Clouds Come and Go (2017-03-15) - This meditation guides us through a body scan and into a relaxed, open presence. When w...
Healing Trauma: The Light Shines Through the Broken Places
10 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Healing Trauma: The Light Shines Through the Broken Places (2017-03-08) - Most of us have encountered trauma either in our own direct experience or wi...
Meditation - Getting Lost and Coming Back Here (2017-03-08)
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Getting Lost and Coming Back Here (2017-03-08) - This meditation establishes a sense of presence, of being Here, through a body scan and a...
Listening to the Song - Part 2 (2017-03-01)
04 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Listening to the Song - Part 2 (2017-03-01) - Listening is more than a communications skill, it is a capacity that awakens our awareness. As we learn ...
Meditation: A Sky-Like Mind (2017-03-01)
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: A Sky-Like Mind (2017-03-01) - This meditation begins with listening to sounds as a portal to spacious awareness. In addition to guiding a...
Listening to the Song - Part 1 (2017-02-22)
24 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Listening to the Song - Part 1 (2017-02-22) - Listening is more than a communications skill, it is a capacity that awakens our awareness. As we learn ...
Reflection: Heart Wisdom of Your Future Self
24 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Reflection: Heart Wisdom of Your Future Self - By connecting with your future self, this reflection guides you in accessing the deep wisdom and uncond...
Being Truthful (2017-02-15)
17 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Being Truthful (2017-02-15) - The grounds of happiness, loving relationships and a just and flourishing society is honesty. And yet our current times ...
Meditation - Sitting Like a Mountain (2017-02-15)
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation - Sitting Like a Mountain (2017-02-15) - Meditation can empower us as we learn to access our potential for stability, strength and openness...
Trusting Our Awakening Heart (2017-02-08)
11 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Trusting Our Awakening Heart (2017-02-08) - The more we trust that our awareness and heart are awakening, the more we find ease, grace and true empowe...
Meditation: At Home in the Moment (2017-02-08)
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: At Home in the Moment (2017-02-08) - This meditation cultivates a gentle, wakeful presence in the body, with the "smile down" and then gui...
Love, and Death - Retreat Talk (2016-12-29)
03 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Love, and Death - Retreat Talk (2016-12-29) - To live our lives fully, we need to embrace the natural unfolding of birthing and dying. Yet we are deep...
Retreat Meditation: A Liberating Awareness - Embodying Full Presence (2016-12-30)
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Retreat Meditation: A Liberating Awareness - Embodying Full Presence (2016-12-30) - This vipassana meditation establishes fertile grounds for presence...
Darkness of the Womb - Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering (2017-01-25)
27 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Darkness of the Womb - Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering (2017-01-25) - We can either repeat old fear based patterns, or our suffering can awak...
Meditation - The Return to Presence: Rest Your Mind In What Is (2017-01-25)
26 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation - The Return to Presence: Rest Your Mind In What Is (2017-01-25) - It's natural that our attention wanders, and the more we relax back, the...
Your Awake Heart Is Calling You (2017-01-18)
21 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Your Awake Heart Is Calling You (2017-01-18) - As individuals and societies, we are pulled by both the insecurity of our evolutionary past, and by our...
Meditation: Awakening Compassion (2016-11-23)
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Awakening Compassion with Tonglen - Our hearts awaken as we let ourselves be touched by the suffering within and around us. They shine as ...
Meditation: A Witnessing, Kind Presence (2017-01-18)
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: A Witnessing, Kind Presence (2017-01-18) - Starting with scanning through the body and awakening the senses, we then rest in presence, wit...
Dissolving Trance with RAIN (2017-01-11)
14 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dissolving Trance with RAIN (2017-01-11) - One of the pervasive expressions of trance is identifying with a limited and separate sense of self. This...
Meditation: Cultivating a Relaxed Attention (2017-01-11)
13 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Meditation: Cultivating a Relaxed Attention (2017-01-11) - In this meditation we engage a relaxed and alert attention by scanning through the body, op...
Heart Meditation: Awakening Loving Presence (2016-12-31)
12 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Heart Meditation: Awakening Loving Presence (2016-12-31) ~ We each have an intrinsic capacity for loving presence, and there are powerful ways of payi...