Sharon Salzberg

 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

For episode 151 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Dr. Will Van Derveer MD and Keith Kurlander, MA, LPC. Will and Keith are Co-Founders of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, which teaches mental health providers how to recognize and resolve Read More

For episode 150 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Karen Stewart. Karen is a Mental Health Psychosocial Support Specialist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over thirty years of working in a wide variety of mental health settings. Ten Read More

In episode 149 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Tim Desmond. Tim is a psychotherapist, author, Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Antioch University New England, and student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He is the founder of Peer Collective Read More

For episode 148 of the Metta Hour, Sharon celebrates the 45th anniversary of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusett . Founded by Sharon, Joseph Goldstein, and Jack Kornfield on February 14th, 1975, this year marks 45 years since IMS opened doors to the Read More

For episode 147 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with her longtime friends and colleagues Rameshwar Das and Roshi Joan Halifax Ph.D. about the new book, “Being Ram Dass.” This intimate conversation begins with Rameshwar Das and Roshi reflect on Read More