…this talk explores three approaches to relating to fear with a mindful and compassionate presence. https://youtu.be/S9W_478GNrw The flute meditation at the end of the talk is given by Akal Dev….
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Fear and Love
Only when we face our fears can we discover the freedom to love without holding back. This talk looks at how unprocessed fear contracts our body, heart and mind, and…
Worrier Pose: Finding Freedom from the Body of Fear (retreat talk)
While fear is a natural part of our make up, many of us suffering when the “on” button gets jammed. This talk looks at how our fears generate habitual patterns…
Short Talk and Guided Meditation: Bringing RAIN to Fear (13:32 min.)
In this practice we explore how the mindfulness and compassion of RAIN can free us from the grip of fear. This is an excerpt from the full talk: Facing Pandemic…
Worrier Pose – Finding Freedom from the Body of Fear (retreat talk)
While fear is a natural part of our make up, many of us suffering when the “on” button gets jammed. This talk looks at how our fears generate habitual patterns…
Meditation: Befriending Fear with RAIN (15 min.)
…compassion of RAIN, our awareness and wisdom awaken. This RAIN meditation will guide you in unhooking from anxiety and fear, offering a pathway to inner transformation and a fearless heart….
Fear of Aging: Finding Freedom in this Impermanent World – Part 1
While it’s natural to have fears of what’s ahead, when we learn to face the inevitability of change and loss without resistance, we discover true peace and freedom in the…
Fear of Aging: Finding Freedom in this Impermanent World – Part 2
While it’s natural to have fears of what’s ahead, when we learn to face the inevitability of change and loss without resistance, we discover true peace and freedom in the…
Sacred Fertilizer: The Portal of Fear (Retreat Talk)
Bringing presence to the contraction of fear is a universal part of spiritual awakening. This talk explores two interrelated pathways of opening to and transforming fear. …from the Fall 2014…
Nourishing Our Spirit in Times of Collective Fear
Nourishing Our Spirit in Times of Collective Fear – We are living with the threat of increasing, dramatic suffering around the globe. This talk looks at the direct ways our…
Homecoming to Your True Nature: Awakening Beyond the Separate, Fearful Self
Homecoming to Your True Nature: Awakening beyond the separate, fearful self. Most of us unconsciously identify as a separate, threatened, deficient self. This talk shines a light on this conditioning…
Tara Talks: Catching Fear Thoughts (3:49 min. video)
Unless we recognize it, fear thinking can take over our lives. This brief talk points to the power of these thoughts, and the importance of cultivating mindfulness of them. Listen…
Transcript: Healing Trauma – The Light Shines Through the Broken Places
…to explore tonight is how we work with a more painful kind of trance that occurs when it is being driven by strong fear or trauma. It feels like a…
Article: Awakening From the Trance of Unworthiness
…become trapped in workaholism—an endless striving to accomplish—and we overconsume to numb the persistent presence of fear. In the most fundamental way, the fear of deficiency prevents us from being…
Blog: FAQ for Meditation
…experience a vast range of emotions—some quite pleasant and others quite challenging. You can bring the two wings of mindfulness—sincere interest and kind attention—to fear; recognize and name it “fear,…
Article: The Power of Radical Acceptance: Healing Trauma through the Integration of Buddhist Meditation and Psychotherapy
…wide range of situations, many non-threatening, may activate the alarmingly high levels of pain and fear stored in our body. Our partner might raise her voice in irritation, and the…
Blog: Loosening the Grip of Core and Limiting Beliefs
…grip of these beliefs by training ourselves to recognize the fear-thinking in our minds. In the moments of mindfully noting fear thoughts (you can mentally whisper “fear-thinking”) there is a…
The Trance of Fear 1
Meditation: Meeting Fear with a Healing Breath (22:59 min.)
This meditation guides us through a relaxing body scan and then explores how we can allow the breath to calm our body and bring peace to our heart….