These six audio practices accompany The Luminous Self—a guide to self-remembrance with practices, meditations, and self-inquiry questions inspired by yoga and Tantra to help you connect with your inner wisdom, remember your wholeness, and live with clarity and compassion—by the bestselling author of Radiant Rest.

02 Do And Don’t Practice

Breathing Meditation from Sharon Salzberg's, "Real Happiness"

Breathing Meditation

Grief is one of the heart’s natural responses to loss. When we grieve we allow ourselves to feel the truth of our pain, the measure of betrayal or tragedy in our life. By our willingness to mourn, we slowly acknowledge, integrate, and accept the truth of our losses. Sometimes the best way to let go is to simply grieve.

It takes courage to grieve, to honor the pain we carry. We can grieve in tears or in meditative silence, in prayer or in song. In touching the pain of recent and long-held griefs, we come face to face with our genuine human vulnerability, with helplessness and hopelessness. These are the storm clouds of the heart.

Meditation On Grief - Jack Kornfield

Meditation - Relaxing, Smiling, Being Here - TaraBrach

The most basic truths we forget, and one is this: if we don't love ourselves, we can't love life. In the most basic way, attending to and embracing our inner life reveals the nature of reality. This talk looks at the genesis of self-aversions and several pathways that open us to the loving presence that is our source. (from 2015 IMCW Spring Retreat)

Loving Yourself Into Freedom - TaraBrach (retreat talk)

In this meditative practice, you will take time to reflect inwardly,
with kindness and with courage, on how and when you are 
living true to yourself. When you live fully and honestly,
it can change your life and all around you.

Being True To Yourself - Jack Kornfield

Waves arise naturally on the surface of the vast ocean without troubling its depth. This meditation is an invitation to make your mind like the vast ocean.

Mind Like Ocean - Jack Kornfield

Somatic Descent

Somatic Descent: Complete Practice

Introduction to Guided Practices V and VI

Introduction to Guided Practice III

Guided Practice I-B (Earth Descent)

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Introduction to Guided Practices V and VI

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