Smile at Fear: A Retreat with Pema Chodron on Discovering Your Radiant Self-Confidence Audiobook (Free)

We all have fears, but when we look closely at them, we discover that behind each dread resides a simple concern with ourselves. We’re scared to check out our habitual varieties of considering and behaving because we might not necessarily like what we see. Ironically it really is this concern with honest self-reflection that continues us trapped in patterns of stress and discontentment. This is a vision for moving beyond this most basic dread to discover the innate bravery, trust, and joy that reside at the core of our becoming. In this documented retreat, Pema Chödrön stocks teachings inspired from the publication Smile at Fear, which was compiled by her teacher Chögyam Trungpa. She, and her teaching associate, Carolyn Rose Gimian, also talk about practices they received from Trungpa Rinpoche for courageously conference ourselves in the present moment, including:

• The Windhorse Practice: a three-step deep breathing on awakening self-confidence

• Spiritual Warrior schooling for meeting lifestyle with courage and compassion

• Meditation teaching for calming your brain and developing concentration