Author Archive | Sharon Salzberg

 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

 For episode 153 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with mindfulness teacher and author, Scott Shute. Scott is the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn and blends his lifelong practice and passion with his practical leadership and operations Read More

For episode 152 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with Dani Shapiro. Dani is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Inheritance, published in January 2019 by Knopf. Her other books include the memoirs “Hourglass,” “Still Writing,” Read More