
Tara Brach
Tara Brach has been practicing and teaching meditation since 1975, as well as leading workshops and meditation retreats at centers throughout North America and Europe. She has a PhD in clinical psychology, is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW), and is the author of Radical Acceptance, True Refuge, Radical Compassion, and Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness (Sounds True 2021).

Tara Brach and Konda Mason on plant-based eating

Training Wheels
Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach think qualified meditation teachers are needed now more than ever, so they’re building a global community and curriculum to help

Tara Brach on Overcoming Divisions
The greatest gift we can give each other is to be a mirror of goodness.

The Boundary of Our Freedom
How unconditional acceptance can lower the walls in our heart and let the light shine through.

Meditating on Whiteness
How can we examine our own role in perpetuating racism—and deepen our commitment to save all lives?

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A True Taste of Peace
We can learn to let go of our negative conceptions of ourselves when we realize that they’re real but not true.

Escaping the Meditation Guilt Trip
You don’t have to wallow in self-judgment to hold yourself to a higher standard. Tara Brach explains why.

Finding True Refuge
A mindfulness tool that offers support for working with difficult emotions
Tara Brach Video Teachings
In this two-part talk originally given at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington this past September, Tara Brach discusses embodiment and disembodiment, describing our bodies as “portals of awakening.” Weaving together fables, quotes, and her own…

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