A profound transformation can occur just by training your attention in awareness—a practice sweeping the country with its capacity to decrease stress, cultivate inner calm, and expand wisdom and creativity. Clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Brach has been at the forefront of mindfulness-based therapy since its inception, and here offers a traditional loving kindness meditation with a neurologically-based relaxation technique known as “smiling yoga.”

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This session is excerpted from Tara Brach’s 2-CD audio program Mindfulness Meditation.