Episode 3: Sharon Salzberg

In this episode of the Organizational Mindfulness Podcast, you’ll hear from one of the most famous names in mindfulness, Sharon Salzerg.

In this conversation, we talk with Sharon about about how organizations can adopt a culture of mindfulness and what motivates employees to begin practice in the first place.

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer and industry leader, a world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. As one of the first to bring meditation and mindfulness into mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, her relatable, demystifying approach has inspired generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers.

Sharon is co-founder of world renowned The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of eleven books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, her seminal work, Lovingkindness, and her newest book, Real Change: Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the World, released in September of 2020 from Flatiron Books. Sharon's secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings is 

Her podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed over 3 million downloads and features interviews with the top leaders and thinkers of the mindfulness movement and beyond. Sharon's writing can be found on Medium, On Being, the Maria Shriver blog, and Huffington Post.

Her latest book (as of the time of this writing), Real Change is available Fall 2021.

The Organization Mindfulness Podcast  is presented by the Institute for Organization Mindfulness and hosted by mindfulness coach Brett Hill.