Tara Brach
Tara Brach (born May 17, 1953) is a American psychologist and expert on Buddhist meditation. She is also the founder and senior teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, a spiritual community that teaches and practices Vipassana meditation. This group's Wednesday night meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, which is taught by Dr. Brach, regularly attracts hundreds of people per week.[1] She has worked with Jack Kornfield and other Vipassana meditation experts.[2] Brach also teaches Buddhist meditation at many meditation and yoga centers in the United States and Canada including Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, the Kripalu Center,[3] and the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.[4]
A clinical psychologist, she has taught on 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. Brach is a peace activist, and an engaged Buddhist. She founded the Washington, DC Buddhist Peace Fellowship.[5] which is a subsidiary of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.
Brach presently resides in Virginia with her husband, Jonathan Foust, who is also a yoga and meditation teacher.
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[edit] Educational and professional background
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.
She helped evolve 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.[6] She now holds conferences at conference centers such as Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in conjunction with Kornfield.[7]
[edit] Bibliography
- Brach, Tara (2003). Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-80167-8.
- Brach, Tara. "A More Perfect Union". Yoga Journal. http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/1364?print=1.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Adelman, Ken (May 1, 2005). "What I've learned: Tara Brach". Washingtonian. http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/1795.html. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ Publishers Weekly Review Publisher's Weekly review of Radical Acceptance Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "Tara Brach". Kripalu.org. Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. http://www.kripalu.org/presenter/V0000792/. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "Tara Brach, PhD". Eomega.org. Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc. http://eomega.org/omega/faculty/viewProfile/78719a6bfd2525e39fc2e2a81fdd770d/. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship About Us Page
- ^ "Community Dharma Leader 4 Program". Spiritrock.org. Spirit Rock Meditation Center. http://www.spiritrock.org/page.aspx?pid=288. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "The Gifts of Buddhist & Western Psychology". Eomega.org. Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc. http://eomega.org/omega/dc/kornfield/. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
[edit] Further reading
- Rugle, Loreen (February 2004). "Chasing – It's not just about the money: Clinical reflections". The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues (10). http://www.austgamingcouncil.org.au/images/pdf/eLibrary/2377.pdf.
- Weekend staff (September 1, 2011). "Adults can head back to school and learn, too". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/adults-can-head-back-to-school-and-learn-too/2011/08/16/gIQANouFuJ_print.html. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Tara Brach's Insight Meditation Center of Washington Biography
- Brach Interview With Tami Simon, Founder of Sounds True (podcast)
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