Learning to nurture your inner light

Trusting the Gold

'One of the leaders in the world of meditation' Forbes 
 
'Tara Brach has an uncanny ability to home in precisely on what we need in the moment, so we can meet that need from within' Kristin Neff 
 
Within us all live an innate goodness, our gold, that often gets covered over as we navigate the challenges of daily life. In this beautifully illustrated gift book, beloved meditation teacher Tara Brach shares personal stories and valuable practices to release layers of doubts and fears and allow the light of your natural loving awareness to shine freely.

The meditation guru and podcast superstar

Tara Brach is an internationally renowned teacher of mindfulness, meditation, emotional healing and spiritual awakening. She is the author of Radical Acceptance and Trusting the Gold, and her weekly podcasted talk and meditation is downloaded by over 3 million people each month. Tara is the senior teacher and founder of Insight Meditation Center of Washington, DC. She lives in Great Falls, VA with her husband and dog.

'One of the leaders in the world of meditation' Forbes 
 
'Tara Brach has an uncanny ability to home in precisely on what we need in the moment, so we can meet that need from within' Kristin Neff 
 
Even when we cannot see the gold, the light and love of our true nature cannot be dimmed, tarnished, or erased 
 
Within us all is an innate purity, our gold, that we too often to learn to hide and doubt as we navigate the troubles of daily life. We lose touch with our innocence, creativity and tender hearts as we seek the approval of others and determine our self-worth based on the judgements of those around us. 
 
In this beautifully illustrated book, beloved meditation teacher and author Tara Brach teaches us how to uncover our gold and let our true nature shine out with love, kindness and spirit. Tara reveals how we can strip back the layers of doubt and fear that hold us back and learn to trust the pure awareness, love and basic goodness that live deep in our hearts.

Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

Radical Compassion

Through a blend of Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices, Tara Brach reveals how the practice of RAIN can help us heal.

Tara Brach’s four-step RAIN meditation can be an integral part of anyone’s mindfulness practice. RAIN helps us uncover the states of love, self-care, forgiveness, compassion, and tenderness we each are capable of. It is a useful and elegant system, and Radical Compassion is a beautifully written book.

Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of Real Happiness and Lovingkindness

Radical Compassion lays out a path of straightforward, accessible practices grounded in both modern brain science and ancient wisdom—with the soul and depth you’d expect from a world-class meditation teacher and psychologist. A masterpiece.

Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Resilient and Hardwiring Happiness

A powerful book that will free you from shame, fear, and negative self-beliefs. You will feel wiser, happier, and kinder after reading it.

Haemin Sunim, author of Love for Imperfect Things and The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

Tara Brach has an uncanny ability to home in precisely on what we need in the moment, so we can meet that need from within. She teaches a simple but life-changing practice to bring presence and compassion to any moment of shame or longing or struggle, transforming our pain into love. This book is a treasure from one of the most important spiritual teachers of our time.

Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

In this magnificent synthesis of her important teachings in cultivating compassion in our everyday lives, Tara Brach offers us a life-changing tool to open our awareness with love and healing. This important book is as practical as it is profound, a deep and lasting gift for us all.

Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence and Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human

'A powerful book that will free you from shame, fear, and negative self-beliefs. You will feel wiser, happier, and kinder after reading it' Haemin Sunim 
 
World-renowned meditation teacher Tara Brach shares a simple four-step practice to awaken compassion and release the grip of painful emotions: 
 
Recognize 
Allow 
Investigate 
Nurture 
 
Heartfelt and deeply practical, Radical Compassion teaches us to find healing and freedom through the sources of love, courage and deep wisdom alive within us all. 
 
'Radical Compassion lays out a path of straightforward, accessible practices grounded in both modern brain science and ancient wisdom ... a masterpiece' Rick Hanson 
 
'This book is a treasure from one of the most spiritual teachers of our time' Kristin Neff

Tara Brach

I use Tara's meditations and she has changed my life, perhaps, more profoundly than anybody in my life

Maria Popova, Writer, Creator of The Marginalian

An excellent book. I've recommended it to many, many people

Tim Ferriss, Podcaster and Bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week

An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties, and to step lightly yet firmly on the path of understanding and compassion

Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame

'An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties' &ndash; Thich Nhat Hanh 
 
'An excellent book. I've recommended it to many, many people' &ndash; Tim Ferriss, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week 
 
In the 20th Anniversary Edition of her seminal work Radical Acceptance, renowned meditation and mindfulness teacher Tara Brach offers us a path to freedom. 
 
A brand new introduction focuses on Brach's deepened understanding in an ever-changing world. An additional chapter - 'The RAIN of Compassion' - offers meditation for realisation and belonging. RAIN, which stands for Recognize, Allow, Investigate and Nurture, was introduced in Brach's Radical Compassion. 
 
Drawing on personal stories, Buddhist teachings and guided meditations, Tara leads us to trust our innate goodness. She reveals how we can develop the balance of clear-sightedness and compassion, heal fear and shame and build loving, authentic relationships. 
 
'I use Tara's meditations and she has changed my life, perhaps more profoundly than anybody' - Maria Popova

Tara Brach

Praise for Radical Acceptance

I use Tara's meditations and she has changed my life, perhaps, more profoundly than anybody in my life

An excellent book. I've recommended it to many, many people

An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties, and to step lightly yet firmly on the path of understanding and compassion

I use Tara's meditations and she has changed my life, perhaps, more profoundly than anybody in my life

An excellent book. I've recommended it to many, many people

An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties, and to step lightly yet firmly on the path of understanding and compassion

I use Tara's meditations and she has changed my life, perhaps, more profoundly than anybody in my life

An excellent book. I've recommended it to many, many people

An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties, and to step lightly yet firmly on the path of understanding and compassion

Books by Tara Brach

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