global affairs | January 09, 2026

Tara Brach - Age, Family, Bio

American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation who is best known as the co-founder of Cloud Sangha and the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program. She also founded the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC in 1998.  

Before Fame

She earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fielding Institute and completed a five-year Buddhist teacher training program at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

Trivia

She is the author of the books: "Radical Acceptance," "True Refuge," "Radical Compassion," and "Trusting the Gold."

Family Life

Her parents are Nancy and Bill Brach. She and her husband Jonathan Foust have a son named Narayan. 

Associated With

In June 2022, she was a guest on Waylon Lewis's Walk the Talk show.