…her practice helped heal her relationship with her mother, helping her to be present with her, feel compassion, and in the end, to be with her at her death. http://www.youtube.com/embed/oDjCepFptMw…
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Intimacy with Life (Part 1)
Intimacy with Life – Awakening Love – Part 1B – The Buddha taught about four divine abodes–dwelling places of the awakened heart mind: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In this…
Intimacy with Life (Part 2)
Intimacy with Life – Awakening Love – Part 1A – The Buddha taught about four divine abodes–dwelling places of the awakened heart mind: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In this…
The Freedom of Yes
…when we’ve paused to recognize and allow this moment’s experience to be fully as it is, can we respond from our intelligence and compassion to prevent future suffering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAvo-H69yTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4f3771edsg…
Trance of the “Unreal Other”
…driven stereotypes. This talk explores the suffering of living in a trance that separates us from others, and how our practices of mindfulness and compassion enable us to experience what…
Releasing Limiting Beliefs
If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain is a fear based belief. Until these beliefs are brought into the light of compassionate…
Desire: A Current of Homecoming
…suffering of addiction. You will learn how to bring mindfulness and compassion to the roots of desire, and be carried home to open loving presence. “Recovery is also about spirit…
Blog: Working with Fear – article in Modern Maturity Magazine
…practice that helps me to do this. It’s called ‘Breathing Through.’ The first step is to imagine yourself breathing in, and allowing the pain of fear to pass through your…
Short Talk & Meditation: Forgiving and Freeing Our Hearts (36:53 min)
Forgiveness for others becomes possible when we’ve held our own being with great compassion. This short talk and guided meditation brings forth our most awake and tender presence as we…
Joy – Part 3 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love
…wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that…
Equanimity – Part 4 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love
…awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices…
From Head to Heart
…fear-driven thoughts and feelings. This talk explores the ways our practices of mindfulness, compassion and loving presence can guide us from addictive thinking to perceiving life with a wise heart….
Tara Talks – Guided Practice: When the Pain is Too Strong (5:47 min.)
When pain is intense, it is not always wise or compassionate to open to it directly. In this short video, Tara explores ways to work with pain when it feels…
Responding to Change with a Wise Heart
…shift from reacting to meeting impermanence with an allowing presence, and then responding to our circumstances with wisdom and compassion. Find more resources on change, impermanence, grief and loss at:…
After the RAIN (retreat talk)
This talk offers an in-depth exploration of RAIN, applying the wings of mindfulness and compassion to painful domains of trance. We bring special attention to the fruit of RAIN, the…
Evolving Beyond “Unreal Othering”
…and reveal our intrinsic belonging. Finally, we apply this to our own lives in a reflection that helps us respond to someone we have turned into “unreal other” with compassion…
Tara Talks
…of timeless and essential wisdom. They give us a “sacred pause” and help us bring more mindfulness, compassion and presence to our busy lives. Go to full length videos here….
Reflection: Learning to Stay (4:41 min.)
…is the first pathway. Learning to stay begins to open us to our secret beauty… to that tenderness… that compassion… or as Thomas Merton says, “To the divine that shines…
Part 1: Rewiring for Happiness and Freedom
…compassionate with yourself, that open and loving to others, that determined to give what is yours to give and to let in the energy and wonder of this world. Experience…
Navigating Conflict with a Wise Heart – Part 1
This series of talks offers guidance in transforming conflict into a portal for awakening your understanding, flexibility and compassion. We look at how to heal our own unmet needs and…