Welcome dear friend, So honored that you have taken the time to visit. For those who do not know me, my name is Trudy and I’ve been practicing mindfulness meditation for many years. Sitting in stillness has helped me sustain joy through all the ups and downs of life. On this site you’ll find an abundance of… Continue reading
Jaune Evans is a senior priest practicing with Everyday Zen Foundation, leader of Heart of Compassion Sangha in Pt. Reyes, CA. She is a student of Zen teacher and poet Zoketsu Norman Fischer, and the Executive Director of the Tamapais Trust, supporting Indigenous-led initiatives worldwide. I met Jaune for the first time in 1991 when she was… Continue reading
Gratitude Dharma Talk, 11/22/20
From the continued acceleration of our rapidly evolving information age arises a perplexing dilemma — the technology that connects us also drives us apart from each other and our own complete experience of self. On Monday 11/16, Jack Kornfield, Trudy Goodman, and The Center for Humane Technology co-founders Tristan Harris and Randy Fernando discussed the… Continue reading
Truth Dharma Talk, 11/15/20
What a tense, roller-coaster of an election week this has been! And what a vivid illustration of how the mind reacts wildly to what it wants – and doesn’t want. However you voted, for me, it was a Tuesday night of tears from not getting what I wanted, followed by elation – time to get… Continue reading
Fear & Danger Dharma talk, 11/1/20
Embodied Practice Dharma Talk, 10/25/20
Yesterday I taught at the Embodiment Conference, wearing my “I VOTED” sticker. In the chat thread, I saw ‘thanks for voting’ and ‘prayers for America’ from some of the international participants. At this time in our world, maybe you, too, are longing for connection and cooperation, for economic, racial and planetary justice. Some of us… Continue reading
In this conversation, Trudy and Love4Live founder Jason Garner discuss caring for our bodies in stressful times. Includes a powerful guided meditation of lovingkindness for our bodies.
Many of you met my beloved cousin Myra Goodman when she taught with me at InsightLA and we shared practices from her new book, Quest for Eternal Sunshine, A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey from Darkness to Light. Now Myra is spearheading an initiative called Circles of Light, a daily meditation practice to connect people who are… Continue reading