Upcoming Teachings
February 2019
Weekly Meditation Class with Tara – Bethesda, MD (check schedule for visiting teachers)
Meditation class meets weekly with Tara ~ NOTE: visiting teacher dates: 2019: May 22 - Stephen Fulder; June 26 - Oren Jay Sofer This class includes 1/2 hour of Vipassana meditation instruction and guided meditation followed by an hour-long teaching talk. This is a large gathering of approximately 250 to 300. Beginners through advanced students…
Find out more »March 2019
6-week Online Course – Awakening Your Fearless Heart – Early Bird registration open (10% discount until March 11)
6-week Online Course: Awakening Your Fearless Heart - Tara Brach - Starts March 20 Link here to Early Bird registration - 10% off available until March 11. About the course: I’ve collaborated with my friends at NICABM in creating a program that will help you step out of the trance of fear, and out of…
Find out more »Friday Night & Saturday Workshop – The RAIN of Compassion – Bethesda, MD
The RAIN of Compassion: Friday Night & Saturday Workshop Using the acronym RAIN (Recognize-Allow-Investigate-Nurture), we will explore the healing and spiritual freedom that becomes possible as we learn to contact the vulnerability within ourselves and others, and respond with a loving heart. Our time together will include talks, meditations, paired (dyadic) practice and discussion, all…
Find out more »May 2019
Residential Weeklong Retreat – Intimacy with Life ~ Reisterstown, MD (wait list open)
Vipassana, or Buddhist Meditation, is a way of opening to life and seeing clearly the totality of one’s being and experience. The practice is based on cultivating a present-centered mindfulness, leading to an unfolding of our natural wisdom and compassion. The focus of this weeklong retreat is to enhance intimacy with ourselves and the world.…
Find out more »July 2019
Residential Weekend – Radical Acceptance – Omega Institute – Rhinebeck, NY
Radical Acceptance - Pathway of Emotional Healing & Spiritual Freedom We spend many moments in a trance of feeling separate from others, deficient, and afraid of failure. Yet we intuit a deeper potential—to embody the loving awareness that is our deepest nature. Join me, and explore how we can connect with our deepest wisdom and…
Find out more »October 2019
Residential Weekend – Radical Acceptance: Healing and Freeing our Hearts – Kripalu, West Stockbridge, MA
Stockbridge, MA – Radical Acceptance: Healing and Freeing our Hearts For everyone; no meditation experience required. One of the deepest forms of suffering in contemporary society is the pain of believing that “something is wrong with me.” Feeling that we are continually falling short is like a toxic gas we breathe, making it difficult to…
Find out more »Residential Weekend – Radical Acceptance: Healing and Freeing our Hearts – Kripalu, West Stockbridge, MA (APRIL IS SOLD OUT)
Stockbridge, MA – Radical Acceptance: Healing and Freeing our Hearts - APRIL IS SOLD OUT - REGISTER FOR FALL AT SAME LINK For everyone; no meditation experience required. One of the deepest forms of suffering in contemporary society is the pain of believing that “something is wrong with me.” Feeling that we are continually falling…
Find out more »November 2019
Residential Weeklong Retreat – Intimacy with Life – Reisterstown, MD, USA
Vipassana, or Buddhist Meditation, is a way of opening to life and seeing clearly the totality of one’s being and experience. The practice is based on cultivating a present-centered mindfulness, leading to an unfolding of our natural wisdom and compassion. The focus of this weeklong retreat is to enhance intimacy with ourselves and the world.…
Find out more »December 2019
Residential 5-Day New Year’s Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion – Reisterstown, MD
With Tara, Jonathan Foust, Konda Mason and guest teacher(s) ~ The New Year is a wonderful time to touch sacred presence and deepen our roots in spiritual life. In this silent retreat we will open our hearts and minds through practices of Vipassana (mindfulness meditation--both sitting and walking sessions), traditional heart meditations (metta), yoga (mindful…
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