Author Archive | Sharon Salzberg

For episode 163 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with Vlada Bortnik. Vlada is co-founder and CEO of Marco Polo, the popular video communication app that so many have relied on in this past year and a half of Read More

For episode 162 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Zainab Salbi. Zainab is a humanitarian, author, and chief awareness officer of Find Center, a platform for personal development and growth. Oprah Winfrey has named her one of the 25 Read More

For episode 161 of the Metta Hour, Sharon is in conversation with Buddhist teacher and author Pamela Weiss. Pamela is among the few Buddhist teachers authorized to teach in two traditions—Zen and Theravada. She is the only layperson in the Read More

 For Episode 160 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Gala Narezo. Gala is a mother, artist, educator, and consultant whose work focuses on weaving awareness and reflection into all aspects of life. As a meditator for over 20 Read More

For episode 159 Kristin Neff returns to the Metta Hour to talk about her new book, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. Kristin is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion Read More

 For episode 158 of the Metta hour, Sharon is joined by Michael Schauch. Michael is a mountaineer, entrepreneur, and author. With early success as an entrepreneur at age 15 and over 20 years of global financial investment experience, Michael Read More

 For episode 157 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with meditator, writer, and speaker, Diego Perez. Widely known by his pen name Yung Pueblo, Diego’s practice of Vipassana meditation has given him a deeper understanding of liberation and Read More

 For episode 156 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with friend and colleague Tara Brach, PhD. Tara has been practicing and teaching meditation since 1975, as well as leading workshops and meditation retreats at centers throughout North America Read More

For episode 155 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Mark Nepo. Mark is an author, poet, and spiritual teacher with over 40 years of teaching experience. He has published twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestseller The Book Read More

For episode 154 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Tami Simon. Tami is the founder of Sounds True, a multimedia company which has produced over 3,000 titles and been nominated twice for the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing Read More