In this talk, Trudy explores the relationship between desire and the dharma, inviting us to meet our longings with mindfulness and honesty. Through personal stories, she reflects on the deeper yearning beneath desire—a call toward connection, authenticity, and the sacred.

Trudy guides a meditation on Anapanasati—mindfulness of breathing. She invites us to rest with the breath as a steady companion, calming the mind and returning to presence with each inhale and exhale, like holding the gentle comfort of a familiar friend.

Trudy and Jack give the keynote dharma talk for the Five Keys to the Complete Path of Mindfulness Course from Lion’s Roar.

In this guided meditation, Trudy invites us to rest in the ever-present stillness beneath the mind’s activity—like the open sky behind passing clouds. Blending poetry, reflection, and gentle guidance, she explores how awareness naturally gives rise to love and how sincerity, not striving, deepens true practice.with the earth.

In this talk and meditation, Trudy guides a mindful exploration of emotions—inviting us to name, feel, and release them with gentle awareness. Through grounding in the body and breath, she shows how presence transforms reactivity into understanding and restores calm to the heart.

In this talk, Trudy reflects on how a recent health challenge deepened her trust in the Dharma. She shares how mindfulness and gratitude can transform pain into peace, reminding us that even in difficulty, awareness opens the way to acceptance, freedom, and the simple grace of being alive.

In this talk and meditation, Trudy introduces the Brahmaviharas—love, compassion, joy, and equanimity—as pathways to emotional healing and wholeness. Through gentle reflection and a guided loving-kindness meditation, she invites us to soften self-criticism, nurture inner joy, and extend warmth to every part of ourselves, carrying that kindness into daily life.

In this talk, Trudy explores mindfulness of breathing as a doorway to presence and awakening. She encourages a gentle, flexible approach—inviting curiosity about the breath, compassion for ourselves, and openness to practices that nourish awareness, from seated breathing to mindful walking.

From show notes: “In the conversation today we discuss her life, meditation, mindfulness, and her perspective on the famous Campbell quote, ‘Participate Joyfully in the sorrows of the world.’”

February 2024: {In her acceptance speech, Trudy} “reminded everyone of the precious gift of human life, telling stories of survival and emphasizing the need to cultivate gratitude, appreciation, and remembrance.”

Trudy and Michael Gervais have a conversation on the Finding Mastery podcast, recorded in March 2021.

Maria Shriver Sits Down with Trudy Goodman to discuss the secrets of living a joyful life.

From Trudy’s dharma talk and meditation on the topic of mindful presence as the necessary ground of compassion and care. Recorded for Sangha Live on April 21, 2024.

Trudy speaks with Sylvie Rokab about how presence and awareness can heal the disconnection of the digital age, inviting us to slow down and truly inhabit our daily moments as expressions of mindfulness itself.

Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA recorded on 3/31/24 with Trudy and Jack. Meditation followed by dharma talk.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy reflects on how mindfulness and the Noble Eightfold Path can help us navigate suffering, drawing from her own recovery and the Buddha’s teachings on pain and compassion. She emphasizes the power of gratitude, spiritual friendship, and the courage to stand up for justice as essential parts of the path.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy and Jack lead a meditation, emphasizing mindfulness, beginner’s mind, and the liberating power of attention.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy and Jack explore how mindful presence can bring healing and renewal to both body and spirit.

Vince Fakhoury Horn is joined by dharma teacher Trudy Goodman, founder of InsightLA, to share reflections on her beloved teacher, Seungsahn. Seungsahn Haengwon (Sungsan Haeng'weon Daeseonsa, August 1, 1927 – November 30, 2004), born Duk-In Lee, was a Korean Seon master of the Jogye Order and founder of the international Kwan Um School of Zen.

Wanna learn to transform your miserable Karma into wonderful Dharma? Sah is joined by Trudy Goodman, one of the senior Buddhist teachers in the U.S. and founder of InsightLA, to discuss an advanced view of Karma, modern takes on Dharma, and how to transform our views of the past with the nectar of forgiveness.