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Countdown Reason # 29: True Refuge

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Tara Brach's new book, True Refuge, is out today! Tara is part of my journey in The Last Best Cure; I tell the story of how she helped me in Chapter 17: "Psychotherapy on Steroids"

In my own search for The Last Best Cure, I knew that if I wanted to gain a state of mind that was healing for my body and cells — and reclaim joy — I needed help. The best help on the planet. Tara Brach, one of the most gifted insight meditation teachers on the planet, came into my life at just the right moment. She gave me insights into healing my psyche that helped me to rescue my brain when I thought I was at an impossible impasse. She taught me that we all can. I can’t wait for you to read about how (check out Chapter 17: “Psychotherapy on Steroids” when The Last Best Cure hits bookstores in 29 days).

But right now, I want to talk about Tara’s new book, True Refuge, which arrives in bookstores everywhere today. Tara is a genius at showing that “beneath the turbulence” of our overactive thoughts and painful emotions there exists a profound stillness, “a silent awareness capable of limitless love.” Tara calls this “our true refuge.” And it’s available to every one of us, at any moment, anywhere. In True Refuge, Tara shares her own unfolding journey, gives us the gift of extraordinary guided meditations, and shares stories of people who have found strength and balance during the kinds of great struggles and life challenges we all face at some point or another.

Download it, buy it, read her book. Replace the inner turbulence with your own inner true refuge.

Watch her video at: http://www.tarabrach.com/truerefuge.html.

 

 

 

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About the Author

Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning science journalist and speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience and human emotion. Her books include Girls on the Brink, Childhood Disruptedand The Angel and the Assassin. Her newest book, The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal, is available wherever books are sold. 

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