Trudy talks to Dan Harris about a Buddhist secret for calm, energy, and handling obnoxious people.

Emilía sits down with leading dharma teacher and psychotherapist Trudy Goodman for an open and honest conversation about how mindfulness can support us through the real challenges of life.

In this talk, Trudy reflects on devotion, compassion, and the sacred woven through everyday life. Sharing personal stories—including her daughter’s near-death experience—she explores how mindfulness, gratitude, and presence can transform suffering into reverence, inviting us to recognize the sacred in all things.

Trudy and Jack celebrate their 80th birthdays at a fundraising event for Insight LA.

Using the five Buddhist hindrances, Trudy suggests a compassionate return to mindfulness of the senses.

In an article published in Spirituality & Health in August 2025, Trudy discusses the bodhisattva vows with her cousin, the writer Myra Goodman.

Opening our hearts in practice, Trudy Goodman takes us through her Jellyroll meditation to encourage the expansion of metta from the self to others.

Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman shares how we can alleviate suffering by holding both universal and personal truths in our awareness.

Trudy and Jack discuss “Disruption and Human Relationships with Wisdom 2.0 Founder Soren Gordhamer.

Explaining Virya, the effort factor of enlightenment, meditation teacher Trudy Goodman explores the courage it takes to trust in our practice and to mindfully face the five hindrances.

Trudy Goodman and Lienchi Tran explore wise view—the first step on the Eightfold Path—as the foundation for spiritual understanding. They discuss cultural perspectives, community, and mindfulness in daily life, offering insights on letting go, seeing clearly, and living fully in the present moment

This guided meditation and talk invite mindful awareness of our thoughts—seeing them come and go without getting caught. With simple practices like loving-kindness and gentle noting, we learn to quiet distraction, soften emotional reactions, and rest in the natural harmony of mind and body.

In this talk, Trudy explores the five hindrances in meditation as natural parts of the path rather than obstacles. Through awareness of our senses and states of mind, she shows how mindfulness transforms difficulty into clarity, reminding us—through powerful stories—of life’s preciousness and our capacity to love fully.

In this session, Trudy explores the Brahmaviharas, beginning with the practice of metta, or loving-kindness. She shares its timeless roots and healing power, guiding participants through a heart-opening visualization to awaken self-compassion and gently expand goodwill to all beings—even those who challenge us.

In this guided meditation, Trudy Goodman invites us to return to presence through the simple rhythm of breath and movement. Blending seated and walking practice, she encourages a gentle awareness of body and mind—each step and sensation becoming a doorway to steadiness, ease, and connection with the earth.

In this time of global uncertainty, Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman call us to rise with fierce compassion and become Bodhisattvas of the Great Turning.

In this Dharma talk and meditation, Trudy honors mothers and caregivers as everyday Bodhisattvas—embodying compassion through service, love, and resilience. Weaving poetry, reflection, and Buddhist insight, she invites us to nurture ourselves as we care for others, drawing strength from Mother Earth and the timeless wisdom of the feminine heart.

A special Sunday Sitting Group at InsightLA led by founder Trudy Goodman and her husband Jack Kornfield. Jack led a guided meditation emphasizing presence and gratitude, and Trudy discussed the importance of community and mindfulness during challenging times.

In an article published in Lion’s Roar in January 2025, Trudy discusses insights she took away from a near-death experience.

Psychotherapist and dharma teacher Trudy Goodman unpacks the root causes of anxiety in this article published in November 2024.