Sharon Salzberg

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.

A Compassion Practice for Opening the Heart
A 15-minute meditation that begins by imagining yourself surrounded by a circle of the most loving beings, making generous offerings of love and goodwill to you. Read more
  • Jan 26,2023
  • Sharon Salzberg
Guided Meditation: Notice How Sadness, Loneliness, and Anger Show Up in Your Body
Instead of trying to make difficult emotions change or go away, you can simply tune in to how they show up in your body, and see how they’re always changing on their own. Read more
  • Jan 3,2023
  • Sharon Salzberg
A Guided Meditation for Navigating Difficult Emotions
From self-blame to fear, it’s easy to get tangled up with sticky emotions. Sharon Salzberg helps us create space around our emotions by tuning in to our breath. Read more
  • Apr 26,2022
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Finding Peace in Challenging Times with Sharon Salzberg
This is a practice for difficult times like ours—one of conflict, frustration, and uncertainty. Read more
  • Jan 21,2022
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Sharon Salzberg on Why Love Will Drive Out Hate
Meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg takes an honest look at the pain and heartsickness in the United States and offers a few words of hope. Read more
  • Jan 19,2022
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3 Simple Ways to Pay Attention
Practicing meditation doesn’t involve a whole new set of tools. It works so well, Sharon Salzberg says, because it enhances life skills we already have. Read more
  • Nov 23,2021
  • Sharon Salzberg
A Practice to Welcome Gratitude with Sharon Salzberg
This practice, from Sharon Salzberg’s book Real Change, opens a doorway in your heart to gratitude and receiving happiness. Read more
  • Jan 21,2022
  • Sharon Salzberg
Guided Meditation: Offering Loving-Kindness to Yourself and Others
Loving-kindness expert Sharon Salzberg guides an 8-minute meditation for wishing everyone around us well—including ourselves. Read more
  • Jan 19,2022
  • Sharon Salzberg
A Simple Meditation to Connect With Loving-Kindness, from Sharon Salzberg
This classic loving-kindness meditation can help you to awaken to how connected we all are. You don’t have to like everybody, or agree with everything they do—but you can open up to the possibility of caring for them, because our lives are inextricably linked. Read more
  • Jan 19,2022
  • Sharon Salzberg
The Gift of Loving-Kindness
World-renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg reveals that we don’t have to make anything happen while practicing loving-kindness. With time, you’ll notice its benefits. Read more
  • Jan 19,2022
  • Sharon Salzberg