Sharon Salzberg is a meditation teacher and New York Times best-selling author. She is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and has played a crucial role in bringing Asian meditation practices to the West. Sharon has been a student of meditation since 1971, guiding retreats worldwide since 1974. She is a weekly columnist for On Being, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and the author of many books including Real Happiness, Lovingkindness, and Real Change.
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The Key to a Mindful Work Life 

This expert Q&A with Sharon Salzberg, Janice Marturano, and Barry Boyce explores the role mindfulness plays in taking leadership, measuring success, and preventing burnout. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg, Barry Boyce, and Janice Marturano
  • September 20, 2018
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Practice Self-Compassion with Forgiveness 

We cannot force ourselves to move on from a painful situation — expecting forgiveness to be quick and voluntary can have negative effects. Explore this mindfulness practice for creating space for ourselves to forgive. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg
  • July 12, 2018
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Calm
How to Recognize Your Inner Critic 

There's a tiny voice in the back of our minds that plays off our greatest anxieties, giving its dialogue an addictive quality. Here is a guided meditation to help loosen the grip of problematic thought loops that keep us mired in self-criticism. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg
  • May 3, 2018
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Love Everyone 

Sharon Salzberg on how we can extend our hearts to every single person—not just the people we know or like, and not just when we’re feeling good. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg
  • August 1, 2017
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