Tara Brach Ph.D.

About

Tara Brach, Ph. D., is a clinical psychologist and popular teacher of Buddhist mindfulness (vipassana) meditation. She is founder and senior teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, and teaches meditation at centers throughout the United States and Europe. Tara has offered speeches and workshops for mental health practitioners at numerous professional conferences. These, along with her many audio talks and videos - freely available via her website - address the value of meditation in relieving emotional suffering and serving spiritual awakening. Dr. Brach is the author of Radical Acceptance (Bantam, 2003), True Refuge (Bantam, 2013) and Radical Compassion (Viking, 2019).

Books by Tara Brach Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Please, May I Be Kind?

When we are caught up in the busyness of our lives, how can we remember what truly matters?

Being a Mirror of Goodness

The medicine for our hurting world is love. Our loving becomes deeply healing when we see and reflect back the innate goodness of other beings.

Our World's Fear

Before the pandemic, we felt the reality of pain and loss, and we will continue to do so when this crisis has passed. What is the secret to transforming this suffering?

Radical Compassion in Challenging Times

This unfolding global crisis is toppling every routine, small and large, so it's been interesting in the last few days to ask, What really matters?

RAIN Dissolves Limiting Beliefs

One of the most life-changing realizations you can have is: "I don’t have to believe my thoughts."

Radical Self-Compassion

What does it mean to live true to yourself? Do you feel that your life is aligned with what matters to your heart? Are you living true to yourself—today? Right now?

Shifting from Blame to Love

When our conditioned negativity bias takes over, there are three ways of paying attention that help us awaken our full potential for natural presence and caring...

Nourishing Heartwood

A relationships can be a place of healing and awakening, a sacred refuge. What if we slowed down to look more deeply into each other’s hearts and mirror the goodness we find there?

What We Practice Grows Stronger

It is said that where attention goes, energy flows. Intentionally turning towards joy cultivates a pathway that uplifts our minds and undoes the evolutionary negativity bias...

When the News Makes Us Miserable

People all over the globe share the same longing for a more loving, just, and peaceful world. People everywhere are opening to the sense of our true belonging with all of life...