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Radical Acceptance: Guided Meditations

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This two-CD set includes guided meditations to help you practice the powerful ideas presented in Tara Brach's book on Radical Acceptance. Of the many meditation CDs I've collected over the years, I think this set is my favorite. The tracks are: 1 - Vipassana (Mindfulness Meditation), 2 - The Power of Yes, 3 - Embracing Life with a Smile, 4 - Radical Acceptance of Pain, 5 - Tonglen - Transforming Suffering into Compassion, 5 - Cultivating a Forgiving Heart, 6 - Invoking Loving Presence in the Face of Difficulty (a version of Tonglen), 7 - Coming Home to Natural Presence, and 8 - Realizing Our True Nature: Self-Inquiry.

This CD is fantastic. I'm not usually into guided meditations but these are great. I must say there are a couple of the 8 or so, that I have not heard, but I assume they would be good based on the others. "The Power of Yes" may sound like a cheesy title, but don't let it throw you off. I listened to it, and proceeded to do a gigantic pile of work I had been avoiding on my table for some time. It is a very thought provoking presentation that can change your point of view about difficult situations, and "un-paralyze" you. The author is a buddhist based teacher, and I do practice buddhist meditation. That being said, they have only a few references based in that frame, and I think anyone from any other, non-buddhist background, could benefit from these meditations. I learned of them from a Christian friend, and he never even mentioned the buddhist factor.

Wanting to meditate, but finding my mind wandering in a million directions, these guided meditations keep me focused! Accepting my thoughts, rather then fighting them, works wonders.

Tara's voice is soothing, but not sticky sweet.

I'm new to mindfulness meditation and have purchased several different CDs but Tara Brach's is so accessible and you really feel that she's meeting you where you are and that you're understood and being led to experience each moment with compassion and without judgment. Her style is gentle but resolute. She exudes an admirable compassion for the human condition and you truly feel that you're being guided by the best possible person, with the most loving intentions and care for your well being and spiritual journey. You cannot go wrong with this purchase!

This has been my go-to CD when my mind won't slow down and it would be virtually impossible to clear it with simply meditative background music or sounds. I'm pretty new to this meditative practice and often will forget how much I need it until I'm so overwhelmed that I exhibit some very stressful behaviors! This CD helps me to corral my thinking and focus on the present and get to the state where I can then go fully into a quiet meditation.