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Radical compassion : learning to love yourself and your world with the practice of RAIN / Tara Brach.

By: Brach, Tara [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London, UK : Rider Books, 2020Copyright date: ©2019Description: xxiii, 257 pages : 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781846045660 (paperback); 1846045665 (paperback).Subject(s): Meditation | Compassion | Self-realization | Self-actualization (Psychology)DDC classification: 158.12
Contents:
Guided reflections, meditations, and remembrances -- Preface: loving ourselves into healing -- RAIN creates a clearing -- RAIN says yes to life -- RAIN reveals your true self -- Releasing negative self-beliefs -- Freeing yourself from shame -- Awakening from the grip of fear -- Discovering your deepest longing -- A forgiving RAIN -- Seeing the goodness -- The RAIN of compassion -- Four remembrances.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

'A powerful book that will free you from shame, fear, and negative self-beliefs. You will feel wiser, happier, and kinder after reading it' Haemin Sunim

World-renowned meditation teacher Tara Brach shares a simple four-step practice to awaken compassion and release the grip of painful emotions:

R ecognize
A llow
I nvestigate
N urture

Heartfelt and deeply practical, Radical Compassion teaches us to find healing and freedom through the sources of love, courage and deep wisdom alive within us all.

' Radical Compassion lays out a path of straightforward, accessible practices grounded in both modern brain science and ancient wisdom ... a masterpiece' Rick Hanson

'This book is a treasure from one of the most spiritual teachers of our time' Kristin Neff

Guided reflections, meditations, and remembrances -- Preface: loving ourselves into healing -- RAIN creates a clearing -- RAIN says yes to life -- RAIN reveals your true self -- Releasing negative self-beliefs -- Freeing yourself from shame -- Awakening from the grip of fear -- Discovering your deepest longing -- A forgiving RAIN -- Seeing the goodness -- The RAIN of compassion -- Four remembrances.

MTU Cork Module PSYC8013 - Core reading.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Library Journal Review

One of America's most popular mindfulness instructors (her podcast is downloaded over a million and a half times a month), Brach explains how we can all get ahead by following the meditation practice called RAIN (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture). Personal stories from her students and Brach herself show how RAIN helps one deal with trauma and loss.

Publishers Weekly Review

Mindfulness teacher Brach (True Refuge) presents a straightforward approach to living with more presence and compassion in this easy-to-follow guide. Continuing the lessons explored in her earlier works, Brach advocates for mindfulness as a means of releasing emotional suffering that keeps one "disconnected from the whole of reality" and from "living true to ourselves." The specific meditation practice she offers is called RAIN--recognize, allow, investigate, and non-identification--and, after 15 years of her practice, Brach explains a new twist: swapping out non-identification for "nurture," or practices that "directly awaken self-compassion." Brach unpacks painful emotions such as shame, guilt, anger, and self-doubt with clarity, and provides meditation exercises and prompts to help readers fully incorporate the RAIN system. While her approach is grounded in Buddhist meditation practices, she includes illuminating stories from a range of cultures and spiritual traditions, while anecdotes from the lives of Brach and her students, guided meditations, and q&as help define the concepts in practical terms. Anyone hoping to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and advice for easing the burden of negative emotions will find this to be a helpful resource. (Dec.)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tara Brach is a clinical psychologist, an internationally known teacher of mindfulness meditation, and the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. She is the bestselling author of Radical Acceptance , Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold , and her weekly podcasted talk and meditations are downloaded by over 3 million people each month. Tara is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences where she discusses the role of mindfulness in emotional healing and spiritual awakening. She leads accredited workshops for mental health professionals interested in integrating meditation into the practice of psychotherapy. She lives in Great Falls, Virginia with her husband and dog.