Tara Brach is a leading western teacher of Buddhist meditation, emotional healing and spiritual awakening. She has practiced and taught meditation for over 35 years, with an emphasis on vipassana (mindfulness or insight) meditation. Tara is the senior teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. A clinical psychologist, Tara is author of Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha and the upcoming book, True Refuge--Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart (Bantam, 2013).  Find these, as well as her meditation CD Mindfulness Meditation: Nine Guided Practices to Awaken Presence and Open Your Heart on her products page.

Tara is nationally known for her skill in weaving western psychological wisdom with a range of meditative practices. Her approach emphasizes compassion for oneself and others; mindful presence and the direct realization and embodiment of natural awareness.

Tara teaches two regular classes in the DC area.

Wednesday evenings at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bethesda

Join Tara for a weekly talk and meditation period at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation.  For meeting time, directions and more information, view the calendar of upcoming IMCW classes.  For frequently asked questions about this class, visit our Wednesday night information page.

Monthly satsang at Carderock Swim Club in Montgomery County

Join Tara for a monthly meditation period followed by discussion and Q&A.  For more information, view the list of upcoming deepening practice classes.