Author Archive | Sharon Salzberg

For the 99th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks will colleague and friend, Sebene Selassie. Sebene is a dharma teacher, writer, coach and consultant. She began studying Buddhism over 25 years ago and has an MA from the Read More

For episode 98 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon shares a conversation with Dr. Kristin Neff Ph.D. Dr. Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Neff is a pioneer in Read More

For the 97th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon shares a conversation about raising resilient children with Mark Bertin, MD & Christopher Willard, PsyD. Buzz words such as “thriving,” “resilience,” and “mindfulness” may fill headlines and sell books, but Read More

For the 96th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with Dr. Amishi Jha Ph.D. Amishi is a Neuroscientist, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami, and the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research Read More

For the 95th Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon converses with meditation teacher and author Gary Gach. Gary Gach has been meditating and writing for nearly 60 years, and published numerous magazines and anthologies. He is the author of Complete Idiot’s Guide Read More

For the 94th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon interviews Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush about their new book, Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Love and Dying. Recorded live at the 2018 “Open Your Heart in Paradise” Retreat Read More

For the 93rd episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon sits down with author and teacher Eddie Stern. Eddie is a yoga teacher from New York City who specializes in Ashtanga yoga and yoga therapy. His programs include the Urban Read More

For the 92nd episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with playwright Lynn Nottage for a live event was recorded at New York Insight in October of 2018. Lynn is two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, and the first Read More

 For episode 91 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with friend and author, Ellen Agler. Ellen serves as the CEO of the END Fund, a private philanthropic initiative working to see an end of the suffering caused by Read More

For Sharon’s 90th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, she speaks with longtime friend, Guy Armstrong. Guy Armstrong has practiced Insight Meditation for over 40 years, including training as a Buddhist monk in Thailand with Ajahn Buddhadasa. He began teaching Read More