Self-Kindness
in Difficult Times

In stressed and uncertain times, it’s easy to lose touch with our own hearts — to turn against ourselves and feel more separate from each other and from our world. In this short video, Tara shares how we can meet fear, judgment, and overwhelm with a tender, awake presence, and rediscover our innate goodness and belonging.

In this free teaching you’ll explore:

• Why stress and emotional reactivity so often turn into self-blame

   

• How lovingkindness (metta) can quiet the brain’s habit of seeing ourselves as separate and threatened

   

• A simple self-kindness practice you can use whenever you feel “off” or harsh toward yourself

   

• How unplugging from the “firehose of trouble” in the news and social media helps us reconnect with courage, presence, and care

   

• A guided meditation to soften the heart and remember the goodness in yourself and the world

Our habits of attention shape the atmosphere we live in. When we’re always tracking what’s wrong, fear and judgment become the default. This short teaching offers a different path—one of self-kindness, connection, and steady, awake presence—so you can meet your own life, and our hurting world, with more wisdom and love.

In this free video, you’ll receive a brief talk and guided meditation you can return to whenever you feel off-center or hard on yourself.