Tara Brach

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tara Brach (born May 17, 1953) is an American psychologist and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She set up an Insight Meditation Community in Washington, D.C., a "spiritual community" that teaches and practices Vipassana meditation. The group's Wednesday night meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, which is taught by Dr. Brach, is a large gathering of approximately 250-300 people.[1] [2] Brach's talks are downloaded freely nearly 1 million times each month.[3] She has worked with Jack Kornfield and other Vipassana meditation experts.[4] Brach also teaches about Buddhist meditation at many centers for meditation and yoga in the United States and Europe including Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, the Kripalu Center,[5] and the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.[6]

She has taught the application of Buddhist teachings to emotional healing.[1] In 2003, Brach authored Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha, which encapsulated Brach's application of Buddhist teachings such as mindfulness to the psychological process of accepting and healing trauma. In 2013, Brach wrote True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart, offering a practical guide to finding our inner sanctuary of peace and wisdom in the midst of difficulty. Brach is an engaged Buddhist.

Education

As an undergraduate at Clark University, Brach pursued a double major in psychology and political science.[7] Brach received a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California.[1] She wrote a dissertation analyzing how individuals with eating disorders can utilize meditation as a healing technique.

Career

She co-created the Community Dharma Leader 4 Program, that provides aspiring meditation teachers with a 2-year training regime that includes retreats and mentoring, at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.[8] She now holds conferences at conference centers such as Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in conjunction with Kornfield.[9]

She co-founded the Washington, DC Buddhist Peace Fellowship[10] which is a subsidiary of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

Personal life

Brach presently resides in Virginia with her husband, Jonathan Foust, also a yoga and meditation teacher. Brach was raised Unitarian.[11][12]

Publications

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Notes

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