Compact discs.

Disc 1. (67 min.) -- Session 1: The suffering of self aversion. -- Introduction (49 sec.) ; Relating to the anxiety of imperfection (8 min., 47 sec.) ; The root of suffering (9 min., 36 sec.) ; Fleeing from the face of shame (8 min., 55 sec.) ; Strategies of judgment and conformity (9 min., 24 sec.) ; Awakening from your substitute life (5 min., 4 sec.) ; Mindfulness and love (3 min., 20 sec.) ; A meditation on welcoming the guests (3 min., 37 sec.) -- Session 2: Becoming intimate with your inner life. -- Introduction (41 sec.) ; Taking a sacred pause (6 min., 17 sec.) ; Befriending the inner life (5 min., 55 sec.) ; A mediation on beginner's mind (4 min., 36 sec.).

Disc 2. (61 min.) -- Session 2: Becoming with your inner life continued. -- Introduction (24 sec.) ; The gradual process of intimacy (6 min., 39 sec.) ; Recognizing your mental stories (5 min., 36 sec.) ; A meditation on relaxing resistance (5 min.) ; Saying yes to your feelings (5 min., 11 sec.) ; Embodied awareness (5 min., 15 sec.) ; A meditation on befriending experience (4 min., 40 sec.) -- Session 3: Embracing the demon deities. -- Introduction (42 sec.) ; Facing the demons wisely (4 min., 41 sec.) ; The two qualities of awareness (6 min., 4 sec.) ; Sensing space and connecting with experience (9 min., 51 sec.) ; Remembering love (6 min., 56 sec.).

Disc 3. (69 min.) -- Session 3: Embracing the demon deities continued. -- Introduction (24 sec.) ; Tonglen: extending the circle of compassion (5 min., 39 sec.) ; The essence of spiritual reparenting (4 min., 22 sec.) ; A meditation on caring presence (10 min., 49 sec.) -- Session 4: The field of belonging. -- Introduction (42 sec.) ; Belonging to the whole world (5 min.) ; Healing with our fellow beings (6 min., 10 sec.) ; The power of connectedness (7 min., 57 sec.) ; The love you long for is everywhere (5 min., 41 sec.) ; A meditation on touching the ground (6 min., 16 sec.) ; The Bodhisattva path (9 min., 14 sec.) ; A meditation on being with what is true (7 min., 25 sec.).

Instructed by the author.

Dr. Tara Brach shows how feelings of shame and unworthiness are the source of many problems in relationships, careers, creative endeavors, and in spiritual unfolding. With insights from both Eastern contemplative traditions and Western psychotherapies, Dr. Brach guides listeners through a program of meditations and skills.