Tara Brach
TiNe i-ii
Adaptive
Status: Peer Reviewed
Miriam B. - September 21, 2026
Last Edited: September 21, 2026
Contributors: Peter J. Foy , Grace Sunderland
Tara Brach, Ph.D., is an American psychologist, author, and meditation teacher known for integrating Buddhist mindfulness practices with Western psychology. She founded the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C., in 1998 and has taught extensively on mindfulness, compassion, emotional healing, and spiritual awareness. Brach is best known for her books Radical Acceptance, True Refuge, and Radical Compassion, as well as Trusting the Gold. Her teachings frequently explore self-acceptance and the RAIN mindfulness practice.
ENERGETICS
STYLES
EMOTIONS
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SIGNAL DATA
Fi/Te
Ca-1 Taut Nasolabial Area:
Ca-2 Vertical Snarling Smiles:
Ca-3 Four Point Pulling:
Ca-4 Wobbling Lips:
Ca-5 Asymmetrical Smirks:
Ca-6 Sassy Movements:
Ca-7 Plateau Velocity:
Ca-8 Nasal-Breathy Voice:
Ca-9 Grasping Hands:
Ni/Se
Gr-1 Taut Preseptal Area:
Gr-2 Lax Pretarsal Area:
Gr-3 Taut Outer Edges:
Gr-4 Intense Scowling:
Gr-5 Pointed Eye Toggles:
Gr-6 Eye-Head Parallel Motion:
Gr-7 Grounding Effect:
Gr-8 Bodily Awareness:
Ti/Fe
Ms-1 Lax Nasolabial Area:
Ms-2 Horizontal Curtain Smiles:
Ms-3 Two Point Pulling:
Ms-4 Symmetrical Lips:
Ms-5 Emotional Neutralization:
Ms-6 Coordinated Movements:
Ms-7 Parabolic Velocity:
Ms-8 Laryngeal-Faint Voice:
Ms-9 Puppeteer Hands:
Ne/Si
Su-1 Lax Preseptal Area:
Su-2 Taut Pretarsal Area:
Su-3 Lax Outer Edges:
Su-4 Concerned Scowling:
Su-5 Brushstrokes Eye Toggles:
Su-6 Eye-Head Trailing Motions:
Su-7 Levity Effect:
Su-8 Quirky Skits:
Unguarded
Eu-1 Responsive Nodding:
Eu-2 Polite Smiling:
Eu-3 Bashful Body Movements:
Guarded
Eg-1 Upset Mouth Tension:
Eg-2 Assertive Pushing:
Eg-3 Stern Expressions:
Fallen Affect
FA-1 Fallen Affect:
MOTIFS
Being Present and Living in the MomentDetachment and Self-TranscendenceEastern PhilosophyEmotional Depth and IntrospectionGratitude PracticeHeart-Centered ListeningHuman InterconnectednessHuman PsychologyInner Work and Self-TransformationIntegration of Science and SpiritualityKindness and CompassionMental and Emotional HealthNo-self, Mindfulness and PresencePassion for Helping OthersSelf-Help and Personal GrowthSpiritual SeekingTeaching and EducationYoga and Meditation
SHADES
DEMOGRAPHICS
SIMILAR PEOPLE
QUOTES
“What is happening right now? and Can I be with this and regard it with kindness?”
“One of the truths we most regularly forget is that if we are at war with ourselves, we can’t feel love and connection with our world.”
“A moment of Radical Acceptance is a moment of genuine freedom.”
“The two parts of genuine acceptance — seeing clearly and holding our experience with compassion — are as interdependent as the two wings of a great bird.”