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Book arrives January 26, 2027 in paperback and ebook formats!
“This book offers a humane and steady way of meeting the world.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of EAT, PRAY, LOVE
About The Book
Arriving in January 2027 is Sharon’s first-ever workbook, Living Lovingkindness Workbook: Transforming Fear and Judgment into Compassion and Purpose. This new book brings the transformative power of lovingkindness meditation to life, offering a remedy for fear, loneliness, anger, and alienation.
Sharon guides us in opening our hearts’ true potential by showing us how to move from intention to action, constriction to openness, and alienation to interconnection. She reminds us, “Our genuine, personal transformation isn’t a question of abstract appreciation for these ideas, but one of step-by-step bringing them to life.”
The workbook format provides an interactive experience for readers to explore and apply lovingkindness in new ways through fifty diverse practices, quizzes, reflections, writing prompts, stealth practices, and guided audio meditations. Crafted for different learning styles, these educational tools help integrate lovingkindness into daily life.
Whether you’re new to meditation or a longtime practitioner, the Living Lovingkindness Workbook is an invitation to loosen the tight grip of fear and anger so we can meet the world—and ourselves—with greater kindness and compassion.
"A vital resource for anyone needing to treat themselves more tenderly."
— Katherine May, bestselling author of Wintering
What Folks Say
Sharon Salzberg writes about lovingkindness with the rare authority of someone who has truly lived it. This book offers a humane and steady way of meeting the world. Sharon’s wisdom is clarifying and quietly transformative.
—Elizabeth Gilbert, NY Times bestselling author of EAT PRAY LOVE
“Truly helpful, incredibly clear, some of the best teachings on lovingkindness you will find. Sharon Salzberg is a national treasure.”
–Jack Kornfield, Author of A Path With Heart
“Full of nourishing prompts and meditations, this is a vital resource for anyone needing to treat themselves more tenderly.”
—Katherine May, bestselling author of Wintering
“Science suggests people who practice lovingkindness meditation can derive psychological, physiological, and even behavioral benefits. In essence, it is exactly what the world needs right now. My friend and teacher, Sharon Salzberg, has done more than anyone to promote this practice in the west. Buy this workbook. Engage with it. You’ll be better off. And so, by extension, will the world.”
—Dan Harris, Host of the 10% Happier Podcast
“This workbook will help you shift lovingkindness from an abstract concept to accessible, repeatable practice – benefiting us individually and collectively.”
— Reggie Hubbard, Yoga and Meditation Teacher
“Living Lovingkindness Workbook is a true gift. For decades, Sharon Salzberg has helped millions understand the power of lovingkindness and meditation through her books and retreats, but this workbook makes it easy for readers to practice and embody these teachings in daily life, cultivating lovingkindness not only for others, but for ourselves as well. This workbook is perhaps the closest thing to having Sharon personally by your side. With warmth, wisdom, and extraordinary clarity, she holds your hand as she helps you open your heart in ways that are both deeply healing and truly transformative.”
—Dr. Kristin Neff, author of Self-Compassion
“Sharon Salzberg has scooped lovingkindness out of the clouds and delivered it to our ordinary Tuesday afternoons with this hands-on, doable, warm, approachable, and fun workbook that is like a gym to stretch out your heart—but with absolutely no sweating.”
—Pete Holmes, comedian and host of the podcast You Made It Weird
“At a time when cynicism and division can feel overwhelming, Sharon Salzberg reminds us that compassion is a skill we can cultivate. This workbook offers practical, deeply transformative tools to turn fear and judgment into clarity, connection, and purpose. I’ve seen how essential these practices are for rewiring the habits of mind that keep us stuck in separation and for awakening a deep desire to alleviate suffering—our own and others’. In this moment of our shared history, lovingkindness is not a luxury. Rather, it is a requirement for healing ourselves and the world, and for centering our shared humanity even in the most difficult circumstances.”
—Anu Gupta, author of Breaking Bias
“Sharon Salzberg is one of the most important meditation teachers alive, and is undeniably the leading voice for lovingkindness meditation. In her new Living Lovingkindness Workbook, she offers a step-by-step course in lovingkindness, one that includes meditating, contemplating, and journaling, beginning with the power of truly setting intention and exploring our core values, and leads readers to developing the utterly crucial strength of living with an open and tender heart toward oneself and others. I’ll be gratefully recommending this to many people.”
—Ethan Nichtern, Author of Confidence
“Sharon Salzberg is a national treasure.”
— Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of A Path with Heart
