Meeting the Present Moment With Wisdom and Compassion

• Understand how mindfulness can transform relationships by shortening the "tails" of emotion and enhancing connection
• Break free from unrealistic spiritual expectations and develop a more compassionate, grounded approach to mindfulness
• Appreciate how mindfulness empowers us to stay engaged, avoid despair, and take meaningful action in the face of global and societal upheaval

Trudy Goodman, PhD, is a mindfulness meditation teacher, the founding teacher of InsightLA, and co-founder of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. She has taught at universities and retreat centers worldwide for over 40 years, including Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Big Bear Retreat Center, Insight Meditation Society, and others.
 
Dr. Goodman has trained in mindfulness and Zen since 1973, holds a graduate degree in developmental psychology from Harvard, and is one of the senior Buddhist teachers in the US. She is widely known for her role as the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series Midnight Gospel. Dr. Goodman is a contributing author to the Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness, and Compassion and Wisdom in Psychotherapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. Her websites are TrudyGoodman.com and InsightLA.org

10 minute guided meditation practice with Trudy Goodman