Drawn from Tara’s book, Radical Compassion (2020), these three talks explore how the RAIN practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) awakens the active, embodied caring that heals and frees our hearts. Through the framework of this practice, we look at how we can reconnect with the gold of our true nature, navigating life’s challenges with mindfulness and love.

In Part 3, Tara explores:

• How the RAIN practice fosters compassion and connection by dismantling barriers to belonging.
• The three primary blocks to compassion: self-centered attention, creating a "bad other," and fear of overwhelm.
• How "stealth metta" and the mantra "We are friends" can soften our habitual biases and awaken kindness.
• The transformative power of seeing the "goodness behind the mask" in ourselves and others.
• The practice of Tonglen - breathing in suffering and breathing out care, to transform pain into a source of strength and connection.

Our habit is to try to manage our experience from a mental control tower. This meditation awakens us through the body, and then invites us to rest in that vast presence that includes the changing flow of life. When we inhabit that openness, there’s a natural arising of peace, wakefulness and tenderness.

Drawn from Tara’s book, Radical Compassion (2020), these three talks explore how the RAIN practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) awakens the active, embodied caring that heals and frees our hearts. Through the framework of this practice, we look at how we can reconnect with the gold of our true nature, navigating life’s challenges with mindfulness and love.

In Part 2, Tara explores:

• How unmet needs and emotional reactivity block authentic connection in relationships.
• The "limbic controller" and its strategies, such as blame, avoidance, and pretending, that create distance in relationships.
• The transformative power of the RAIN practice in healing relational patterns and fostering deeper intimacy.
• The importance of recognizing the "goodness behind the mask" in ourselves and others to bridge separation.
• Stories and reflections that illustrate the healing potential of Radical Compassion in even the most challenging relationships.