59 min
Talk
Mirabai Starr on mysticism for everyone | The Spiritual Life Podcast
A podcast conversation on making mystical texts accessible beyond specialist circles.
About the teacher
Mirabai Starr
Mirabai Starr is best known for her acclaimed modern translations of Christian mystics including St. John of the Cross and Teresa of Ávila, work that combines scholarly translation with a personal, often devotional voice. Her broader teaching draws on Jewish and Sufi sources as well, reflecting an explicitly interfaith approach to contemplative practice.
She leads retreats through 2026 including sessions in Bacalar, Mexico, Esalen, Siena Retreat Center and Kripalu, alongside online immersions and her Holy Lament membership programme and Mystical Memoir writing retreats.
“Mystics seem to have no shame about contradicting themselves left and right. They blithely proclaim that the cure for pain is in the pain itself and that the cry of longing is the sigh of merging.”Mirabai Starr
Upcoming events
Meet Mirabai Starr in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
05NOV
Awakening Soul 2026
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States · Retreat
See event pageRetreat
02DEC
Ram Dass Legacy Retreat: Open Your Heart in Paradise
Napili, Hawaii, United States · Retreat
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Show 6 past gatherings
13OCT
God of Love: Greg Boyle in Conversation with Mirabai
Los Angeles, California, United States · Talk
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25SEP
Finding the Sacred at the Heart of the Ordinary
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States · Retreat
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23SEP
Mirabai Starr Visits Alignment
Online · Online talk
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19SEP
God of Love with Mirabai Starr
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · Evening talk
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10SEP
Writing with the Mystics
Taos, New Mexico, United States · Workshop
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31JUL
How to Live So You Can Die Without Fear
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · Talk
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Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
4 min
Meditation
Divine Feminine Blessing | 3-Minute Meditation with Mirabai Starr
A short guided meditation drawing on the Divine Feminine within the Christian mystical tradition.
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Recordings from Mirabai Starr.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this teacher publishes them on.
Mirabai StarrChristian mysticism
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Ordinary Mysticism with Mirabai Starr
Mirabai Starr as a guest on Returning with Rebecca Campbell.
From the podcast Returning with Rebecca Campbell
Path
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Prayer & contemplation
Christian mysticism
Silence, prayer and direct experience within the mystical traditions of Christianity.
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