Tara Brach

Reflection: RAIN - Entering the Wilderness (2016-03-09)

12 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: RAIN - Entering the Wilderness (2016-03-09) - This short reflection, guided by the acronym RAIN, engages mindfulness and compassion as we ...

Meditation: Embodied Awareness (2016-03-09)

11 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Embodied Awareness (2016-03-09) - This meditation reconnects us to the vibratory aliveness of our bodies, and the space of awareness that ...

Bodhichitta - The Awakened Heart - Part 2 (2016-03-02)

05 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Bodhichitta - The Awakened Heart - Part 2 (2016-03-02) While the brightness and warmth of our hearts is always here, like the sun when blocked by clo...

Meditation: Awakening the Heart - Giving and Receiving Loving Blessings (2016-03-02)

05 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Awakening the Heart - Giving and Receiving Loving Blessings (2016-03-02) - Our hearts awaken as we express and receive love in an embodie...

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Open Wakefulness (2016-03-02)

04 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Open Wakefulness (2016-03-02) - This meditation begins by relaxing through the body, and connecting with inner alivenes...

Bodhichitta - The Awakened Heart - Part 1 (2016-02-24)

27 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Bodhichitta - The Awakened Heart - Part 1 (2016-02-24) - While the brightness and warmth of our hearts is always here, like the sun when blocked by cl...

Meditation: Blessings of Love (2016-02-24)

27 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Blessings of Love (2016-02-24) - A blessing is whatever reminds us of the sacred loving presence that shines through all of us. This medit...

Meditation: The Center of Now (2016-02-24)

27 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Center of Now (2016-02-24) - The portal to presence is awakening through the body from the inside out, and then opening to include sou...

The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening - Part 2 (2016-02-17)

20 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening - Part 2 (2016-02-17) - In spiritual life, inquiry arises from our deep yearning to understand reality, an...

Meditation: Embodied Awareness (2016-02-17)

19 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This guided meditation includes a full body scan, and the recognition of the formless awareness that includes and is source of all experience. By reco...

Reflection: The Power of Inquiry - Untangling Emotional Tangles (2016-02-10)

13 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Reflection: The Power of Inquiry - Untangling Emotional Tangles (2016-02-10) - This short meditation helps us get unstuck from emotional difficulty wi...

The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening - Part 1 (2016-02-10)

13 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening (2016-02-10) - Parts I and II - In spiritual life, inquiry arises from our deep yearning to understand rea...

Meditation: Inhabiting Awake Awareness with Intro (2016-02-10)

12 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Inhabiting Awake Awareness with Intro (2016-02-10) - This meditation begins with collecting attention with the breath, and awakens us to t...

Meditation: Inhabiting Awake Awareness

12 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Inhabiting Awake Awareness(2016-02-10) - This meditation begins with collecting attention with the breath, and awakens us to the experienc...

Three Attitudes that Nourish a Liberating Practice (2016-02-03)

05 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Three Attitudes that Nourish a Liberating Practice (2016-02-03) -  A key spiritual inquiry is, “In this moment, what most serves awakening?” Rath...

Meditation - Space, Aliveness and Letting Be (2016-02-03)

05 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation - Space, Aliveness and Letting Be (2016-02-03) - This practice guides us into the openness of awareness, and then invites a deep resting, a...

Part 2: Three Blessings on the Journey

28 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2: Three Blessings on the Journey - Drawing on a wonderful teaching story from the Upanishads, these two talks explore the role of forgiveness, i...

Meditation: Center of Now (2012-02-01)

28 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Center of Now (2012-02-01) - Tara is on retreat, so asked for a meditation from the archives to be posted.

Part 1: Three Blessings on the Journey

22 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1: Three Blessings on the Journey - Drawing on a wonderful teaching story from the Upanishads, these two talks explore the role of forgiveness, i...

Morning Meditation Instruction with Question and Response (retreat)(14 min)

22 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Meditation Instruction with Question and Response (retreat) (2015-12-29) - "Discover what’s happening here, beyond the veil of thinking.” ...

Widening the Circles of Compassion (retreat talk) (2015-12-31)

15 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Widening the Circles of Compassion (retreat talk) (2015-12-31) - The archetypal figure of the Bodhisattva ("awakening being") reflects our potential t...

Meditation: RAIN of Compassion (retreat) (2015-12-29)

15 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: RAIN of Compassion (retreat) (2015-12-29) - This new version of the acronym RAIN is a powerful way of bringing compassion to the life with...

Gateways of Remembrance: The Three Refuges (2016-01-06)

09 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Gateways of Remembrance: The Three Refuges (2016-01-06) - This talk explores the traditional refuges of awareness (buddha nature), truth (dharma) and ...

Meditation: Relaxing Open (2016-01-06)

07 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing Open (2016-01-06) Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure an...

The Power of Mindful Investigation (from 2010-09-22)

30 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Mindful Investigation (from 2010-09-22) - We each have a deep interest in reality–in understanding what is true and who we are. In Budd...

Meditation: Letting Life Be (from 2010-09-22)

30 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Letting Life Be (from 2010-09-22) - Tara is teaching retreat this week, so wanted to share this meditation from 2010 with you.

Meditation: Seeing the Goodness (2015-12-23) (6:11 min)

28 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Seeing the Goodness (2015-12-23) (6:11 min) - When we focus on what we appreciate in others, our very attention helps allow that person to...

Reflection: Learning to Stay (2015-12-23) (4:30 min)

27 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Reflection: Learning to Stay (2015-12-23) (4:30 min) - We open the door to healing by bringing a mindful and kind attention to inner vulnerability and...

Secret Beauty - Solstice Talk (2015-12-23)

26 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Beauty - Solstice Talk (2015-12-23) - This solstice talk explores two pathways to realizing the Secret Beauty that is our essence. One is throu...

Meditation: Awaken to HeartSpace (2015-12-23)

25 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Awaken to HeartSpace (2015-12-23) - Awaken to HeartSpace, the open awareness that is intrinsically tender and wakeful, and discover how to...

Meditation: The RAIN of Self-Compassion (2015-12-16)

22 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This meditation is included at the end of the RAIN of Self-Compassion talk. This talk explores three key features of the trance of unworthiness and in...

The RAIN of Self-Compassion (2015-12-16)

17 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This talk explores three key features of the trance of unworthiness and introduces a guided meditation based on a new version of the acronym RAIN that...

Meditation: Aliveness, Space and Awareness (2015-12-16)

17 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This practice includes a body scan that opens into experience of continuous space, filled with the light of awareness. Free download of Tara’s new ...

Desire: A Current of Homecoming (2015-12-09)

12 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Desire: A Current of Homecoming (2015-12-09) - Desire is intrinsic to our aliveness, yet when we have unmet needs, it can possess us. This talk explor...

Meditation: Calming and Opening (2015-12-09)

11 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Calming and Opening (2015-12-09) - This meditation guides us in collecting and quieting the mind with the breath, and then relaxing all ef...

Meditation: Choosing Living Presence

03 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” when you join her email list.

Loving Life, Loving Earth

03 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

With prayers for the Paris Climate talks: What will it take to have us collectively awaken to the suffering of our earth and respond? This talk looks ...

Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love (2015-11-25)

28 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love - Thanksgiving 2015 (2015-11-25) - Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully...

Meditation: Awake and Open Awareness (2015-11-25)

28 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Awake and Open Awareness (2015-11-25) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” whe...

Meditation: Awake and Open Awareness (with Oms) (2015-11-25)

28 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Awake and Open Awareness (with community chanting Om's) (2015-11-25) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathin...

Heart Meditation: Loving Presence (from retreat)(2015-10-12)

22 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Heart Meditation: Loving Presence (from retreat)(2015-10-12) - Scanning the body, filling it with the image of a smile, meditation continues with lovi...

Part 2: Awakening through Anger - The U-Turn to Freedom (2015-11-18)

20 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2: Awakening through Anger - The U-Turn to Freedom (2015-11-18) - While we have strong conditioning to react to aggression with more aggression, ...

Instructions on Working with Trauma - Q and A from Retreat (2015-04-20)

20 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Instructions on Working with Trauma - Q and A from Retreat (2015-04-20) - a short segment that includes a message on working with trauma as part of a ...

Part 1: Awakening through Anger - The U-Turn to Freedom (2015-11-11)

13 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Awakening through Anger - The U-Turn to Freedom (2015-11-11) - Anger is naturally triggered when we feel an obstacle to meeting our needs. How do we h...

Meditation: The Heartspace That is Home (2015-11-11)

13 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Heartspace That is Home (2015-11-11) - This meditation awakens attention to the space of awareness, and then explores how this awake a...

Compass of Our Heart (2015-11-04)

06 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Compass of Our Heart (2015-11-04) - All of our actions, our entire life experience, arises from the energy of intention.  While it’s natural that o...

2015-10-10-Morning-Instruction-and-Meditation (from retreat)

05 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

2015-10-10-Morning-Instruction-and-Meditation (from the IMCW fall residential retreat) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Br...

Relating Wisely with Imperfection (2015-10-28)

30 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Relating Wisely with Imperfection (2015-10-28) - Our survival brain reacts to perceived imperfection with aversion and anxiety, and if we are habituat...

Meditation: A Healing Breath (2015-10-28)

30 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: A Healing Breath (2015-10-28) - This meditation introduces a simple breathing practice that brings relaxation and inner ease.

Awakening Beyond Self (2015-10-21)

24 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Awakening Beyond Self (2015-10-21) - Suffering is our call to deepen attention and discover the truth of who we are beyond the identity of a separate,...

Meditation: Letting Life Be As It Is (2015-10-21)

24 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Letting Life Be As It Is (2015-10-21)

Ten-Minute Basic Meditation Practice (from retreat) (2015-10-10)

20 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ten-Minute Basic Meditation Practice (from the first morning instructions at the 2015 IMCW fall retreat) (2015-10-10)

Freeing Ourselves by Loving Ourselves (retreat talk) (2015-10-11)

18 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

(Retreat talk) Freeing Ourselves by Loving Ourselves (2015-10-11) - In this human realm, healing and spiritual realization are rooted in awakening a l...

Retreat Meditation: Radiant Empty Heart (2015-10-15)

17 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Retreat Meditation: Radiant Empty Heart (2015-10-15) - an open focus meditation given at the 2015 IMCW Fall 7-day Residential Retreat

Trusting Ourselves, Trusting Life (2015-10-07)

09 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Trusting Ourselves, Trusting Life (2015-10-07) - How can we trust in basic goodness when we encounter so much greed and violence within and around us?...

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Presence (2015-10-07)

08 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Presence (2015-10-07) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease” ...

The Sacred Pause (2015-09-30)

03 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Sacred Pause (2015-09-30) - When we are lost in the trance of doing, our lives are on automatic, and contracted by sense that something’s wrong ...

Meditation: Opening to the Mystery (2015-09-30)

02 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Opening to the Mystery (2015-09-30)

Genuine Acceptance (2009-08-26)

25 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Guided Meditation: Center of Now - with Body Scan (2011-02-16)

25 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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)

18 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 fullnes...

Heart Meditation: Letting Go of Judgment (2015-09-05) (retreat)

18 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Heart Meditation: Letting Go of Judgment (2015-09-05) (retreat)

Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09)

11 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Releasing Limiting Beliefs (2015-09-09) - If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain i...

Meditation: Simplicity of Presence (2015-09-09)

11 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Simplicity of Presence (2015-09-09) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation:“Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease”when yo...

Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02)

03 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Learning to Respond, Not React (2015-09-02) - When stressed, we often react with looping fear-thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause harm to ours...

Meditation - Cultivating an Intimate Presence (2015-09-02)

03 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation - Cultivating an Intimate Presence (2015-09-02) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation:“Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Eas...

Awakening from the Trance - Embracing Unlived Life (2015-08-26)

29 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 av...

Meditation: Opening to the Sea of Presence (2015-08-26)

29 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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”...

Transforming Two Fears: FOF and FOMO (2015-08-19)

21 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Meditation: Touching Peace (2015-08-19)

21 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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: “...

Meditation: "Smile Meditation" (2010-07-07)

18 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: "Smile Meditation" (2010-07-07) - posted to podcast from Tara's website by popular demand! 

Radical Acceptance Revisited (2015-08-12)

14 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Meditation - The Sky-like Mind (2015-08-12)

14 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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)

07 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Sacred Art of Listening (2015-08-05) - Deep listening - the kind of listening that brings intimacy and understanding—takes intentional practice....

Meditation: Relaxing, Breathing, Opening (2015-08-05)

06 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing, Breathing, Opening (2015-08-05) Free download of Tara’s new 10 min meditation: “Mindful Breathing: Finding Calm and Ease”...

The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Working with Attachments and Addictions (2015-07-29)

02 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

"Coming Back" - Meditation Instructions with Q and A (from retreat) (2015-06-26)

31 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

"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...

Meditation - Relaxing Back into Wakeful Openness (2015-07-22)

24 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation - Relaxing Back into Wakeful Openness (2015-07-22) - Your support enables us to continue to offer these talks freely. If you value them, I...

That Bird Got My Wings (2015-07-22)

24 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

That Bird Got My Wings (2015-07-22) - This talk looks at how we are imprisoned by a limited sense of who we are, and how the wings of mindfulness and ...

Unfolding of the Sacred Feminine (retreat) (2015-06-26)

17 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Unfolding of the Sacred Feminine (retreat) (2015-06-26) - The sacred feminine expresses the qualities of heart that emerge as we open beyond identifyi...

Heart Meditation: Three Domains of Forgiveness (retreat) (2015-06-27)

17 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Heart Meditation: Three Domains of Forgiveness (retreat) (2015-06-27) - Instruction and guided heart meditation on forgiveness from the 2015 IMCW Wome...

The Dance with Pain (2015-07-08)

11 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Dance with Pain (2015-07-08) - “Pain is inevitable and suffering is optional.”  In this talk Tara explores the difference between pain and su...

Meditation: Presence, Breath, Full Aliveness (2015-07-08)

11 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Presence, Breath, Full Aliveness (2015-07-08)

Part 2: Devotional Practices (2015-07-01)

03 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2: Devotional Practices (2015-07-01) - The sacred feminine expresses the realization of our belonging, our innate interdependence with all of lif...

Meditation: Relaxing into the Flow (2015-07-01)

03 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing into the Flow (2015-07-01)

Part 1: Devotional Practices (2015-06-24)

25 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1: Devotional Practices (2015-06-24) - The sacred feminine expresses the realization of our belonging, our innate interdependence with all of lif...

Beloved Community (2015-06-17)

19 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Beloved Community (2015-06-17) - Martin Luther King’s term, “Beloved Community,” points to our potential for living together with love, justice ...

Meditation: Relaxing Open into Full Presence (2015-06-17)

19 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing Open into Full Presence (2015-06-17) - Please support this podcast by donating at www.tarabrach.com. Your donations allow us to c...

Part 2: Beyond the Fear Body (2015-06-10)

14 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2: Beyond the Fear Body (2015-06-10) - A central part of spiritual awakening is recognizing and befriending fear, and in the tender intensity of ...

Meditation: Resting in Knowing (2015-06-10)

14 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Resting in Knowing (2015-06-10)

Part 1: Beyond the Fear Body (2015-06-03)

06 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1: Beyond the Fear Body (2015-06-03) - A central part of spiritual awakening is recognizing and befriending fear, and in the tender intensity of ...

Meditation - Relaxing Open into Presence (2015-06-03)

06 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation - Relaxing Open into Presence (2015-06-03) - "...re-relaxing... sensing in your body what might let go a little bit more right now."

The Two Wings of Awareness (2015-05-27)

29 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Two Wings of Awareness (2015-05-27) - The two wings of understanding and love awaken as we learn to recognize what is here in the present moment, ...

Meditation - Living Presence (2015-05-27)

29 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation - Living Presence (2015-05-27)

Part 2: Impermanence - Awakening Through Insecurity (2015-05-20)

23 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2: Impermanence - Awakening Through Insecurity (2015-05-20) - From the view of the separate self, this existence is inherently uncertain, and we ...

Meditation: Entering the Flow (2015-05-20)

23 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Guided Meditation: Entering the Flow (2015-05-20) - "Letting go over and over into this changing flow - the river of aliveness."

Part 1: Impermanence - Awakening Through Insecurity (2015-05-13)

15 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1: Impermanence - Awakening Through Insecurity (2015-05-13) - From the view of the separate self, this existence is inherently uncertain, and we ...

Meditation: Opening to the Flow (2015-05-13)

15 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Opening to the Flow (2015-05-13)

Namaste - Seeing the Sacred that Lives through All Beings (2015-04-23)

09 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

(retreat talk) Namaste - Seeing the Sacred that Lives through All Beings (2015-04-23) - The trance of separation is part of our evolutionary heritage,...

Meditation: Forgiving Ourselves and Others (2015-04-19)

09 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Forgiving Ourselves and Others (2015-04-19) - a guided heart practice from the 2015 IMCW Spring Retreat