#8: Sharon Salzberg
Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris
English - April 13, 2016 03:00 - 56 minutes - ★★★★★ - 11.1K ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness mental health meditation dan harris mindfulness dharma Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is part of a small group of people who helped bring meditation over from Asia to the United States. Growing up in New York City, Salzberg had a traumatic childhood and was a sophomore in college when an Asian philosophy class she chose sort of on a whim led her to find a personal and positive connection with Buddhist teachings and practices. Today, she is a meditation teacher, the cofounder of Insight Meditation Society and the author of nine books, including best-sellers "Lovingkindness," "Real Happiness" and "Real Happiness at Work." Salzberg sat down with Dan Harris to talk about her personal history, her meditation practice and her advice to beginners looking to start practicing.