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Dec 2024
11m 47s

Short Talk and Meditation: Saying "Yes" ...

TARA BRACH
About this episode

Our habitual ways of avoiding pain keep us from experiencing intimacy with our inner life and with each other. This short talk and guided meditation offers instruction in saying "yes" to the life we encounter. As we release resistance, we discover the creativity, wisdom and love that express our truest nature (a reflection from the archives).

Listen to the full talk: Saying "Yes" – Meeting Your Edge and Softening. 

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