Blog: Notes on Healing and Awakening
Blog: Shifting from Blame to Love: 3 Practices for a Wise Heart
Evolution has rigged all of us with a negativity bias—a survival-driven habit to scan for what’s wrong and to fixate on it. In contemporary society, a pervasive target is our own...
Transcript: The Sacred Pause
~~ A Talk Given by Tara Brach, PhD on September 30, 2015 Listen and watch: The Sacred Pause Download in PDF: The Sacred Pause (PDF) Namaste and welcome. I was moved by a NPR...
Blog: Looking Through the Eyes of Another – Transforming Separation into Shared Consciousness
Looking Through the Eyes of Another: Transforming Separation into Shared Consciousness I often talk about how suffering arises from the unseen, unfelt parts of ourselves. Only...
Blog: What You Practice Grows Stronger: Choosing Joy to De-Condition Our Negativity Bias
What You Practice Grows Stronger:Choosing Joy to De-Condition Our Negativity Bias Some years back, I was talking with a woman in our community. She was a breast cancer survivor...
Blog: When the News Makes Us Miserable: Remembering a Fuller Presence and Larger Truth
When the News Makes Us Miserable: Remembering a Fuller Presence and Larger Truth People ask me regularly about how spiritual practice can guide us in responding to the state of...
Blog: A Heart That Is Ready for Anything
A Heart That Is Ready for Anything ~ When the Buddha was dying, he gave a final message to his beloved attendant Ananda, and to generations to come: “Be a lamp unto yourself, be...
Transcript: Darkness of the Womb: Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering
~ a talk by Tara Brach presented on January 25, 2017 Listen and watch: Darkness of the Womb – Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering Download transcript – now available in PDF....
Guided Reflection: Recognizing the Trance of Unworthiness
Recognizing the beliefs and fears that sustain the trance of unworthiness is the beginning of freedom. You might find it useful to pause for a few minutes to consider the parts...
Transcript: Healing Trauma – The Light Shines Through the Broken Places
~ a talk by Tara Brach presented on March 08, 2017 Listen to and watch: Healing Trauma: The Light Shines Through the Broken Places Download transcript – now available in PDF....
Blog: Discovering the Gold – Remembering Our True Nature by Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion
Discovering the Gold: Remembering Our True Nature by Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion I remember when I was on a book tour for Radical Acceptance, one of the places I...
Blog: Soul Recovery: Healing the Shame of Trauma
In Shamanistic cultures, it is believed that when a person is traumatized, their soul leaves their body as a way to protect itself from intolerable pain. In a process known as...
Transcript: Taking ‘The Exquisite Risk’: An Undefended Heart – Transcription
~ a talk by Tara Brach presented on March 22, 2017 Listen and watch: Taking 'The Exquisite Risk': An Undefended Heart Download transcript – now available in PDF. One of the...
Blog: The Freedom of Yes – Allowing Life to be Just as It Is
I often quote the psychologist Carl Rogers, who said, “It wasn’t until I accepted myself, just as I was, that I was free to change.” In other words, this acceptance — this...
Blog: Where Does It Hurt? Healing the Wounds of Severed Belonging
I recently heard about a man who attempted to sneak his pet turtle onto a flight by placing it between two buns and wrapping it in a KFC wrapper. When he was discovered, he told...
Blog: The Space Between Stories: Evolving Consciousness
The Space Between Stories: Evolving Consciousness ~ These days we are seeing all around us a lot of turbulence, inner and outer. The tendency when we get stirred up – and this is...
Guidelines: Introducing Meditation Practices to Psychotherapy Clients ~ Tara Brach Meditation practices increase mindfulness and openheartedness in daily life. They can also...
Blog: How to Start a Mindfulness Meditation Group
• How to Start a Mindfulness Meditation Group (PDF) - Mindfulness meditation groups are a wonderful way of connecting with others to share and deepen your meditation practice....
Transcript: Fear as a Pathway to Loving Presence – Night Travelers (retreat talk)
~ a talk by Tara Brach presented on May 8, 2016 Listen and watch: tarabrach.com/fear-pathway-loving-presence/ Even if you feel like your mind has been wondering all over the...
Transcript: Love is Always Loving You
• View or download the transcript (PDF) of "Love is Always Loving You" (transcription services by: www.gmrtranscription.com) • Listen to the audio of "Love is Always Loving You"...
Blog: FAQ for Meditation
Download the Meditation FAQ ( in PDF) ~ Establishing a Practice ~ How do I start a period of meditation practice? It’s helpful to begin by settling yourself and calling to mind...
Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness
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