Tara Brach, Ph.D is an internationally known meditation teacher and author of bestselling Radical Acceptance and True Refuge. Tara shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices. The podcast addresses the value of mindfulness meditation and self-compassion in relieving emotional suffering, serving spiritual awakening and bringing healing to our world.
Episodes
Spiritual Reparenting
Jun 25, 2026 · 56 min
Meditation: Awakening an Intimate Presence (21 min)
Jun 24, 2026 · 21 min
Widening the Circles of Care
Jun 18, 2026 · 1h 2m
Meditation: Mindful Body Scan (10:06 min.)
Jun 17, 2026 · 10 min
Waking Up from the Victim Trance
Jun 11, 2026 · 1h 1m
Meditation: Relaxing Back into the Mystery (18:48 min.)
Jun 10, 2026 · 18 min
Living with a Courageous Heart: Tami Simon in Conversation with Tara Brach
Jun 4, 2026 · 1h 3m
Meditation: A Listening Presence | Tara Brach
Jun 3, 2026 · 20 min
Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love, Part 4 - Equanimity
May 29, 2026 · 52 min
Meditation: The Space and Aliveness of Presence (22:25 min)
May 28, 2026 · 22 min
Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love, Part 3 – Joy
May 21, 2026 · 53 min
Meditation: The Heartspace Where All is Welcome (19:02 min.)
May 20, 2026 · 19 min
Meditation: Awareness is Our Home (22:07 min.)
May 15, 2026 · 22 min
Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love, Part 2: Compassion
May 14, 2026 · 54 min
Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love, Part 1 - Lovingkindness
May 7, 2026 · 59 min
Meditation: Living Presence (21:35 min.)
May 6, 2026 · 21 min
Flourishing in an Unraveling World: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Richard Davidson
May 1, 2026 · 1h 7m
Meditation: Touching Peace (23:12 min.)
Apr 29, 2026 · 23 min
The Honesty Challenge - Getting More Truthful with Ourselves and Our World
Apr 23, 2026 · 53 min
Meditation: Vipassana - The Practice of Seeing Clearly (18:31 min.)
Apr 22, 2026 · 18 min
Compassion in Times of Conflict—a Conversation with Tara, Paul Gilbert, and Rick Hanson
Apr 16, 2026 · 1h 3m
Meditation: Widening Rings of Being (20:26 min.)
Apr 15, 2026 · 20 min
This Messy, Gorgeous Love—a Conversation with Tara and Devon and Nico Hase
Apr 9, 2026 · 1h 13m
Meditation: Embodying Loving Awareness (19:42 min.)
Apr 8, 2026 · 19 min
Your Awake Heart Is Calling You: Healing Separation and Returning to Loving Presence
Apr 3, 2026 · 56 min
Meditation: Listening to our Heart (22:52 min)
Apr 1, 2026 · 22 min
Love-Based Activism: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Mohsen Mahdawi - Part II
Mar 26, 2026 · 52 min
Meditation: A Witnessing, Kind Presence (20:21 min)
Mar 25, 2026 · 20 min
Love-Based Activism: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Mohsen Mahdawi - Part I
Mar 19, 2026 · 33 min
Meditation: The Pathway of Deep Listening (21:16 min)
Mar 18, 2026 · 21 min
The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening - Part 2
Mar 12, 2026 · 57 min
Meditation: Embodied Awareness (18 min.)
Mar 11, 2026 · 18 min
The Power of Inquiry in Spiritual Awakening - Part 1
Mar 5, 2026 · 56 min
Meditation: Inhabiting Awake Awareness (21:49)
Mar 4, 2026 · 21 min
Fear as a Pathway to Loving Presence - Night Travelers
Feb 26, 2026 · 1h 5m
Meditation: Know That You're Here (19:38 min)
Feb 25, 2026 · 19 min
The Bodhisattva Path—Nurturing the River of Caring
Feb 19, 2026 · 51 min
Meditation: Vipassana – Opening Our Hearts to Life as It Is (20 min.)
Feb 18, 2026 · 20 min
Letting go of Controlling: The Path of Freedom, Part 2
Feb 12, 2026 · 1h 4m
Meditation: A Welcoming Heartspace (18:27 min)
Feb 12, 2026 · 18 min
Letting go of Controlling: The Path of Freedom, Part 1
Feb 5, 2026 · 1h 0m
Meditation: Relaxed and Alert (20:43 min.)
Feb 4, 2026 · 20 min
3 Degrees Friendlier: Small Shifts That Transform Everything
Jan 29, 2026 · 52 min
Meditation: Befriending Your Inner Life (18:33 min.)
Jan 28, 2026 · 18 min
Meditation: Receiving Life in Open, Awake Awareness (20:34 min.)
Jan 21, 2026 · 20 min
How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 2
Jan 21, 2026 · 58 min
How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 1
Jan 15, 2026 · 49 min
Meditation: Awakening Our Full Aliveness (21:30 min.)
Jan 14, 2026 · 21 min
Coming Home to True Refuge | Finding Peace Through Awareness, Truth, and Love
Jan 8, 2026 · 1h 3m
Meditation: Energy and Source (19:35 min)
Jan 8, 2026 · 19 min