Tara Brach

Meditation: Dedicated to Maya Angelou - Being Home

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Dedicated to Maya Angelou - Being Home (2021-08-11) - This meditation cultivates a gentle, wakeful presence - arriving into our bodies and...

Taking 'The Exquisite Risk': An Undefended Heart

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Taking 'The Exquisite Risk': An Undefended Heart - Poet Mark Nepo uses the phrase "exquisite risk" to describe our willingness to be fully alive, open...

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Full Presence

05 Aug 2021

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...

Writing and Haiku as Spiritual Practice (Tara Brac Interviews Natalie Goldberg)

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Writing and Haiku as Spiritual Practice (Tara Brach Interviews Natalie Goldberg) -

Meditation: The Space of Loving Awareness

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Space of Loving Awareness - This meditation begins by guiding us through a scan: opening to inner space and aliveness, then to outer s...

The Power of Spiritual Hope

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Spiritual Hope (2021-07-21) - The openness to possibility is essential on a path of awakening and freedom. In this talk we explore what m...

Meditation: Nourishing Happiness with RAIN

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Nourishing Happiness with RAIN - While RAIN is regularly used for untangling suffering, it is also a powerful tool for deepening our acces...

Mindful Leadership: A Conversation between Tara Brach and Michelle Maldonado (2021-07-14)

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mindful Leadership: A Conversation between Tara Brach and Michelle Maldonado (2021-07-14) - The principles of mindful leadership are relevant for all ...

Meditation: Living Presence – with Body Scan (2021-07-15)

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Living Presence – with Body Scan (2021-07-15) - A key pathway to full presence is awakening through the body. This meditation guides us ...

Three Core Reminders for Spiritual Practice

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Three Core Reminders for Spiritual Practice - This talk explores three powerful ways you can direct your attention when you find yourself emotionally ...

Meditation: Relaxed and Alert

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxed and Alert (2021-07-07) - This meditation begins with a period of relaxing and collecting our attention with intentional long deep ...

Trusting the Gold: A Conversation - Tara Brach and Jonathan Foust

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trusting the Gold: A Conversation - Tara Brach and Jonathan Foust - In this interview-style conversation, Jonathan asks Tara questions about key theme...

Heart Meditation: Taking in the Goodness (2021-06-30)

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Heart Meditation: Taking in the Goodness (2021-06-30) - Taking in the Goodness: Rumi said, "Whenever some kindness comes to you, turn that way – tow...

Shifting from Limbic to Liberating Intention

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shifting from Limbic to Liberating Intention - Becoming conscious of our intentions is the first step to truly aligning our life with our heart. This ...

Meditation: The Heartspace of Gratitude

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Heartspace of Gratitude - When gratitude for our life arises, we enter the sacred space of an open heart. This meditation guides us in...

Fierce Self-Compassion - A conversation - Tara Brach & Kristin Neff

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fierce Self-Compassion - A conversation between Tara Brach and Kristin Neff - Kristin Neff is a pioneer in self-compassion research and a leader in br...

Meditation: The Heartspace Where All is Welcome (2021-06-16)

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Heartspace Where All is Welcome (2021-06-16) - This meditation scans through the body, and awakens attention to the open, inclusive aw...

Trusting the Gold - A Celebration of Tara's New Book, with guest, Rick Hanson

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trusting the Gold - A Celebration of Tara's New Book, with special guest, Rick Hanson - The essence of the spiritual path is realizing, trusting and l...

Meditation: The Presence Beyond Thoughts (2021-06-09)

12 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Presence Beyond Thoughts (2021-06-09) - We spend many life moments in a trance of thinking. This meditation awakens the senses through...

Meditation: Blessings of Love

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Blessings of Love - A blessing is whatever reminds us of the sacred loving presence that shines through all of us. The image of receiving ...

Part 2 - Being Embodied: Gateway to Aliveness and Spirit

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 - Being Embodied: Gateway to Aliveness and Spirit (2021-06-02) - All that we cherish—creativity, love, wisdom, realization—arises from an e...

Meditation: Inhabiting Our Body, Realizing Wholeness

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Inhabiting Our Body, Realizing Wholeness (2021-06-02) - Awakening awareness in the body is the portal to resting in boundless and dynamic ...

Part 1 - Being Embodied: Gateway to Aliveness and Spirit

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 - Being Embodied: Gateway to Aliveness and Spirit - All that we cherish—creativity, love, wisdom, realization—arises from an embodied prese...

Meditation: Embodied Spirit

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Embodied Spirit - Experiencing our aliveness through our senses is the gateway to resting in formless loving presence. This meditation gu...

Entering the Mystery

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John O'Donahue writes, "We are so busy managing our lives, we forget this great mystery we are involved in." This talk looks at the ways we pull away ...

Meditation: Yes to Life (2021-05-19)

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Yes to Life (2021-05-19) -  In the moments we release all resistance, we relax open to inhabit the fullness of our Being. This meditation...

Bridging the Divide: Learning to Tend and Befriend

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bridging the Divide: Learning to Tend and Befriend - One of the great sufferings facing us is the growing divide between humans with different views, ...

Meditation: Being Here for Life (2021-05-08)

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Being Here for Life (2021-05-08) - It's easy to race through our seasons and miss the mystery and preciousness of unfolding moments. This...

Three Dimensions of Conscious Prayer

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Three Dimensions of Conscious Prayer - Prayer can be a creative, vibrant and infinitely tender part of our spiritual awakening. This talk explores the...

Meditation: Letting Go into Living Presence (2021-05-05)

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Letting Go into Living Presence (2021-05-05) - We resist reality by tensing our body and contracting into thoughts. This meditation guides...

Méditation: Rencontrer la colère avec conscience (de-TaraBrach-traduite-par-Dominique-Fugère)

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Méditation: Rencontrer la colère avec conscience - (de-TaraBrach-traduite-par-Dominique-Fugère) - Lorsque notre colère est contenue avec conscienc...

Namaste: Honoring the Light in All Beings

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Namaste: Honoring the Light in All Beings - The ritual of Namaste - bowing to the sacred in ourselves and others - helps us live from the loving aware...

Meditation: From Head to Full Being (2021-04-28)

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: From Head to Full Being (2021-04-28) - When we are lost inside thoughts we lose connection with our heart, aliveness and spirit. This medi...

Belonging to the Earth

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Belonging to the Earth (2021-04-21) - As a species, forgetting our belonging to our larger body of Earth is causing suffering for this entire living w...

Meditation: Opening to Full Aliveness (2021-04-21)

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Opening to Full Aliveness (2021-04-21) - Our tension is a way of defending against the aliveness that is here and now. This meditation gui...

"Make Love of Your Self Perfect" - Retreat talk

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Make Love of Your Self Perfect" - retreat talk (2021-04-14) - Like a dense fog, chronic self -judgment blocks the light of our true nature. This talk...

Meditation: Coming Home with the Breath (2021-04-14)

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Coming Home with the Breath (2021-04-14) - This guided practice has a short period of relaxing the body, and establishes the breath as a h...

Radical Self-Honesty: The Joy of Getting Real

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Radical Self-Honesty: The Joy of Getting Real - Our suffering arises from the unseen, unfelt, resisted parts of our psyche. This talk explores ways we...

Meditation: Relaxing into Living Presence (2021-04-07)

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing into Living Presence (2021-04-07) - This meditation guides us to awaken to sensation using the image of a smile and scanning thro...

Part 2 - Fear of Aging: Finding Freedom in this Impermanent World

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 - Fear of Aging: Finding Freedom in this Impermanent World (2021-03-31) - While it's natural to have fears of what's ahead, when we learn to fa...

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Presence (2021-03-31)

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Presence (2021-03-31) - When we are stressed, our body and mind contract, and energetically we resist the life in the p...

Transforming Two Fears - FOF and FOMO (2021-03-24)

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Transforming Two Fears - FOF and FOMO (2021-03-24) - There are two common fears that can block us from our full potential - fear of failure (FOF), and...

Meditation: Embodying Loving Awareness (2021-03-24)

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Embodying Loving Awareness (2021-03-24) - Love is often abstract, and not fully alive. In this practice, with the supportive image and fel...

Fear of Aging - Finding Freedom in this Impermanent World – Part 1 (2021-03-17)

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fear of Aging - Finding Freedom in this Impermanent World – Part 1 (2021-03-17) - While it's natural to have fears of what's ahead, when we learn to...

Meditation: A Kind and Allowing Presence (2021-03-17)

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: A Kind and Allowing Presence (2021-03-17) - When we're stressed our hearts tighten and we try to control our life. This meditation guides ...

The Power of Deep Listening - Part 2 (2012-03-10)

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Deep Listening - Part 2 (2012-03-10) - Listening deeply is the gateway to realizing connection. It's what allows us to move through life ...

Meditation: Cultivating Deep Listening (2021-03-10)

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Cultivating Deep Listening (2021-03-10) - Deep listening expresses the purity and presence of our true nature. This meditation guides us t...

The Power of Deep Listening - Part 1 (2021-03-03)

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Deep Listening - Part 1 (2021-03-03) - Listening deeply is the gateway to realizing connection. It's what allows us to move through life ...

Meditation: Aliveness and Presence (2021-03-03)

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Aliveness and Presence (2021-03-03) - This meditation guides us to wake up our senses and full aliveness through a body scan, and then to ...

Namaste: Seeing the Truth of Who We Are (2021-02-24)

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Namaste: Seeing the Truth of Who We Are (2021-02-24) - A gift of evolving consciousness is the capacity to recognize and honor the sacred awareness th...

Meditation: Continuous Space Suffused with Awareness (2021-02-24)

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Continuous Space Suffused with Awareness (2021-02-24) - By learning to inhabit the body, we discover the space and aliveness that fills th...

Awakening Our Body's Awareness – Part 2 (2021-02-17)

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Awakening Our Body's Awareness – Part 2 (2021-02-17) - Mindful awareness of our bodies is a portal to full aliveness, wisdom and love. These two cla...

Meditation: A Welcoming Heartspace (2021-02-17)

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: A Welcoming Heartspace (2021-02-17) - Our pathway to peace and happiness is through opening, with tenderness, to our moment-to-moment expe...

The Superpower of Mindful Witnessing (2021-02-10)

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Superpower of Mindful Witnessing (2021-02-10) - The capacity to witness what is happening inside us with a non-judging attention allows us to resp...

Meditation: Being a Kind Witness (2021-02-10)

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Being a Kind Witness (2021-02-10) - Learning to witness what is going on inside us is the gateway to inner freedom and deep realization. T...

Awakening Our Body's Awareness – Part 1

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Awakening Our Body's Awareness - Part 1 - Mindful awareness of our bodies is a portal to full aliveness, wisdom and love. These two classes will explo...

Meditation: Homecoming with the Breath

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Homecoming with the Breath - This meditation focuses on the breath as an anchor for homecoming. We begin with an intentional breath (coher...

Spiritual Hope (2021-01-27)

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Spiritual Hope (2021-01-27) - Spiritual hope opens us to possibility and energizes us to manifest our potential for love and wisdom. In contrast to at...

Meditation: Sacred Presence (2021-01-23)

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Sacred Presence (2021-01-23) - This meditation guides us to wakefully relax with the changing flow of moment to moment experience. As we o...

Cultivating a Courageous Heart - Part 2 (2021-01-20)

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cultivating a Courageous Heart - Part 2 (2021-01-20) - In the face of violence, hatred and loss, how do we handle the reactivity we feel? Our own ange...

Meditation: Refuge of Living Presence (2021-01-30)

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Refuge of Living Presence (2021-01-30) - Our thoughts keep us removed from this living world. This guided practice invites us to open and ...

Cultivating a Courageous Heart - Part 1 (2020-01-13)

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cultivating a Courageous Heart - Part 1 (2020-01-13) - In the face of violence, hatred and loss, how do we handle the reactivity we feel? Our own ange...

Meditation: Reconnecting to Silence and Presence (2021-01-13)

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Reconnecting to Silence and Presence (2021-01-13) - Only in silence and presence do we realign with what matters to our hearts. This simpl...

The Three Refuges - Gateways to Awakening (2021-01-06)

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Three Refuges - Gateways to Awakening (2021-01-06) - We all seek refuge, a sense of safety or homecoming amidst the uncertainties of life. Our way...

Meditation: A Present Heart (2020-01-06)

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: A Present Heart (2020-01-06) - One translation of mindfulness, in Chinese, is "present heart." In this guided meditation we begin by awake...

Repairing Our Hearts - Healing with the RAIN of Compassion (2020-12-30)

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Repairing Our Hearts - Healing with the RAIN of Compassion (2020-12-30) - Living in a fear-based society fuels the trance of separation and unworthine...

Meditation: RAIN of Self-Compassion (2020-12-30)

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: RAIN of Self-Compassion (2020-12-30) - One of the great sufferings is turning on ourselves with judgment and/or self-aversion. This practi...

"Good Othering" – Helping Each Other Trust the Gold (2020-12-23)

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Good Othering" – Helping Each Other Trust the Gold (2020-12-23) - One of the great gifts we can offer is being a mirror of goodness, reminding one ...

Meditation: Meeting life with a Kind Presence (2020-12-23)

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Meeting life with a Kind Presence (2020-12-23) - This practice guides us to a receptive, kind presence by starting with listening, and mov...

Heart to Heart: A Conversation Between Dan Gottlieb and Tara Brach (2020-12-16)

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Heart to Heart: A Conversation Between Dan Gottlieb and Tara Brach (2020-12-16) - This very real and human interchange touches on pain, loss, love, gr...

Meditation: Coming Home to Heartspace (2020-12-16)

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Coming Home to Heartspace (2020-12-16) - Our pathway to our hearts is through presence. This meditation helps us awaken presence through o...

Remembering Our Belonging – Part 2 (2020-12-09)

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Remembering Our Belonging – Part 2 (2020-12-09) - Our deepest suffering comes from feelings of separation, and as a species, our great task is reali...

Meditation: Yes to Our Moments (2020-12-09)

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Yes to Our Moments (2020-12-09) - When we open without resistance to the changing flow of aliveness, we discover the formless presence tha...

Remembering Our Belonging, Part 1 (2020-12-02)

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Remembering Our Belonging, Part 1 (2020-12-02) - Our deepest suffering comes from feelings of separation, and as a species, our great task is realizin...

Meditation: Embodied Love (2020-12-02)

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Embodied Love (2020-12-02) - This meditation guides us through a scan, to awaken a healing and openhearted presence throughout our body. W...

Authentic Thanks Giving (2020-11-25)

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Authentic Thanks Giving (redux) - How do we awaken our natural capacities for gratitude and generosity? This talk explores the pathways of honest pres...

Meditation: Yes to Life (2020-11-25)

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Yes to Life (2020-11-25) - After relaxing our bodies and quieting our minds, this meditation guides us to open to the changing experience ...

The Stories that Empower Us: A Conversation between Tara Brach and Elizabeth Lesser (2020-11-18)

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Stories that Empower Us: A Conversation between Tara Brach and Elizabeth Lesser (2020-11-18) - Whether we know it or not, our daily lives take dir...

Meditation: The "Do No Harm and Take No S***" Practice, by Guest Elizabeth Lesser (2020-11-18)

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The "Do No Harm and Take No S***" Practice, by Guest Elizabeth Lesser (2020-11-18) - This practice - based on an ancient Buddhist meditati...

"Play a Greater Part" – Bodhisattva for Our Times

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Play a Greater Part" – Bodhisattva for Our Times - During scary and uncertain times, the habitual reflex is to try to find ground by creating stori...

Meditation: Vipassana – Opening Our Hearts to Life as It Is (2020-11-11)

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Vipassana – Opening Our Hearts to Life as It Is (2020-11-11). This meditation awakens the senses with a mindful scanning of the body, es...

Our Refuge of Heartspace (2020-11-04)

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our Refuge of Heartspace (2020-11-04) - Amidst the great emotional reactivity of our times, this talk looks at: How do we hold this? What will allow u...

Meditation: Refuge in Living Presence (2020-11-04)

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Refuge in Living Presence (2020-11-04) - This meditation guides us to rest in the aliveness of the changing stream of sensations, sounds a...

Change, Loss and Timeless Love (Part 2) (2020-10-28)

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Change, Loss and Timeless Love (Part 2) (2020-10-28) - Our capacity to live and love fully is entirely intertwined with how we relate to change and lo...

Instruction and Meditation: Pathway to Non-Doing Presence (2020-10-27)

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Instruction and Meditation: Pathway to Non-Doing Presence (2020-10-27) - While meditation begins with purposeful collecting of attention, it leads to ...

Meditation: Suffering and Compassion (2020-10-28)

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Suffering and Compassion (2020-10-28) - This brief meditation is a version of the Tibetan Tonglen practice: With the support of the breath...

Healing Racialized Trauma: A Conversation with Resmaa Menakem and Tara Brach (2020-10-21)

24 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Healing Racialized Trauma: A Conversation with Resmaa Menakem and Tara Brach (2020-10-21) - The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight,...

Meditation: Letting Life Live Through You (2020-10-21)

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Letting Life Live Through You (2020-10-21) - We unconsciously tense against the energetic life of the present moment. This meditation guid...

Change, Loss and Timeless Love (Part 1) (2020-10-14)

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Change, Loss and Timeless Love (Part 1) (2020-10-14) - Our capacity to live and love fully is entirely intertwined with how we relate to change and lo...

Meditation: Listening to Our Heart (2020-10-14)

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Listening to Our Heart (2020-10-14) - True listening arouses an open receptive presence that can be truly healing. This meditation awakens...

Meditation: Uprooting Limiting Beliefs with RAIN (2020-09-23)

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Uprooting Limiting Beliefs with RAIN - This short reflection guides us in using RAIN (recognize-allow-investigate-nurture) when we discove...

Meditation: Letting Go and Letting Be (2020-10-03)

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Letting Go and Letting Be(2020-10-03) - We leave presence by contracting into thoughts and resisting the changing flow of life. This medi...

Your Future Self: Turning Towards Your Awakened HeartMind

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your Future Self: Turning Towards Your Awakened HeartMind - Our lives are shaped by our evolutionary past – the fears and wants that arise from a se...

Equanimity: The Gifts of Non-Reactive Mindful Presence (2020-09-30)

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Equanimity: The Gifts of Non-Reactive Mindful Presence (2020-09-30) - If we want to bring our intelligence, creativity and love into our relationships...

Meditation: Pathway to Inner Peace (2020--09-30)

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Pathway to Inner Peace (2020--09-30) - "Peace is this moment without judgment," writes poet Dorothy Hunt, "this moment in the heart-space ...

Freedom from the Prison of Limiting Beliefs (2020-09-23)

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Freedom from the Prison of Limiting Beliefs (2020-09-23) - (dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg) - We suffer when we are caught in beliefs of our own or ...

Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2020-09-23)

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2020-09-23) - The movement from virtual reality – thoughts - to the awareness of sense-based reality is true homecom...

The Four Remembrances (2020-09-16)

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Four Remembrances (2020-09-16) - When we attune to the reality of impermanence and death, we remember what most matters to us. But in daily life w...

Meditation: Loving What Is (2020-09-12)

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Loving What Is (2020-09-12) - While we might not directly love what is, there is a pathway to this inner freedom. As we explore in this me...

Meditation: Loving What Is (2020-09-12)

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Loving What Is (2020-09-12) - While we might not directly love what is, there is a pathway to this inner freedom. As we explore in this me...