Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

For episode 192, Sharon welcomes Cecilia Loving to the Metta Hour to speak about Diversity, Inclusion, and embodied Lovingkindness. Cecilia is an award-winning speaker, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion thought leader, consultant, and author. Her work focuses on restorative justice, storytelling, inclusive leadership, racial inclusion, mindfulness, and well-being. She is the Senior V...

For episode 191 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with scholar, researcher, and author, Alexander Gardner. Content Warning – This interview includes conversation about suicide. If you are having thoughts of suicide – whether or not you are in crisis – you can find free support & resources via the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/ Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterH...

For episode 190 of the Metta Hour, Sharon welcomes Dr. Barbara Fredrickson. Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:  betterhelp.com/metta Dr. Barbara Fredrickson is a Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC-Chapel Hill. Barbara is the director of the...

For episode 189, Sharon welcomes Dr. Simran Jeet Singh to the Metta Hour to speak about the Sikh philosophy of love and service.  Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:  betterhelp.com/metta Simran is the Executive Director of the Inclusive America Project at the Aspen Institute. Recog...

For episode 188 of the Metta Hour podcast, Jason Garner joins Sharon to talk about life, practice, finding meaning, and refuge. Jason is a spiritual seeker, author, and previously a Fortune 500 company executive. He spent the first 37 years of his life working his way up from flea market parking attendant to CEO of Global Music at Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter. After several si...

Sharon welcomes Dr. Galit Atlas for Episode 187 of the Metta Hour. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:  betterhelp.com/metta Galit is an author, psychoanalyst, and clinical assistant professor at New York University. She has published numerous articles and book chapters that focus primarily on gen...

Stephen Cope and Sharon Salzberg come together in Metta Hour to discuss dharma and the shared struggles of humanity. In this episode Sharon and Stephen talk about: How Stephen arrived at Kripalu Center Stephen's new book The Bhagavad Gita Dharma and Sacred Vocation Times of Struggle Loving Kindness vs. Hatred and Anger Yoga and Compassion Guided meditation Today's podcast is brought to you by Bett...

Sharon welcomes social justice educator, yoga teacher, and author Jacoby Ballard to the Metta Hour for Episode 185. Jacoby has taught Queer and Trans Yoga since 2006. In 2008, he Co-Founded the Third Root Community Health Center in Brooklyn as a healing and social justice space. His first book, “A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation,”  was released in 2021 from North Atlantic Bo...

Author and speaker Agapi Stassinopoulos joins Sharon for a conversation on the Metta Hour Podcast Episode 184. Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:  betterhelp.com/metta Agapi Stassinopoulos is the author of “Wake Up to the Joy of You” and “Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom...

Performer, author, and storyteller Joél Leon returns to the Metta Hour Podcast for Episode 183. Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:  betterhelp.com/metta Born and raised in the Bronx, Joél writes and tells stories for Black people. Specializing in moderating and leading conversations surround...

Author and Psychotherapist Mark Epstein, M.D. returns to the Metta Hour Podcast for Episode 182. Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist:  betterhelp.com/metta A longtime friend and colleague, Mark and Sharon first met in 1974 at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, CO. Mark is a psychiatrist in priva...

Sharon welcomes Pastor, author, and theologian Nadia Bolz-Weber to the Metta Hour Podcast for Episode 181. Nadia is an ordained Lutheran Pastor and the founder of the House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, Colorado. She is the creator and host of The Confessional Podcast, which invites guests to share stories about times that they were at their worst, and is executive produced by our friend...

Rhonda V. Magee returns to the Metta Hour Podcast for episode 180. Rhonda is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and has spent more than twenty years exploring the intersections of anti-racist education, social justice, and contemplative practices. A Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, Rhonda is a global Keynote Speaker, mindfulness teacher, practice innovator, storyteller, an...

For episode 179 of the Metta Hour Sharon speaks with Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher, Margaret Cullen. Margaret Cullen is a licensed psychotherapist and was one of the first to become a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher. For over 25 years, she has pioneered secular contemplative programs for various populations, developing and teaching contemplative i...

For episode 178 of the Metta Hour, Sharon welcomes her friend and colleague, Omid Safi. In this conversation, Sharon and Omid discuss the nature of Radical Love and the many forms that love can take outside of romantic bonds. Omid also shares some of the factors and practices that support greater access to states of Radical Love. They contemplate what Rumi would do in a pandemic and what it looks...

For episode 177 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Bonnie Pitman. In this episode, Bonnie shares about her work in the art world and how she sees art as a doorway to contemplative practice. She and Sharon talk about how differently art is looked at in Eastern culture and what role suffering has to play in the creation of art. They discuss the history of Bonnie’s “Do Something New” initiative an...

For episode 176 of the Metta Hour, Sharon is joined by Neal Allen and Anne Lamott. In this conversation, Neal shares his impetus for writing Shapes of Truth  and how the book played a role in his first date with his now-wife, Annie Lamott. The three converse about the different ways they define the term and the experience of God or the divine, and how that interfaces with daily life. The epis...

For episode 175 of the Metta Hour, Sharon welcomes Christiane Wolf, MD, Ph. D., for a conversation about chronic pain. Christiane Wolf is a physician, meditation teacher, and author. She is the author of the May 2021 release, Outsmart Your Pain: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Help You Leave Chronic Pain Behind , and is a senior teacher at InsightLA in Los Angeles. She is also the lead consulta...

For episode 174 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph. D. Scott is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist exploring the mind, creativity, and the depths of human potential. He is the founder and director of the  Center for the Science of Human Potential  and the author of several books, including “ Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization .” Sco...

In celebration of the paperback book release of Sharon's latest book, Real Change, in November of 2021, the Metta Hour is releasing an anthology of interviews exploring the themes from the book. These interviews originally aired in 2019 and 2020, with Sharon speaking to various folks about the intersection of mindfulness and loving kindness practice with social action. For the sixth and...

For episode 172 of the Metta Hour, we bring you a special memorial episode in honor of Bell Hooks. This episode features Sharon in conversation with bell and was originally released in May of 2017 as part of the Real Love Podcast Series. We’re re-releasing it now to honor bell's legacy and teaching after her recent passing in December of 2021. Bell hooks is the pen name of Gloria Jean Watkins - a...

In celebration of the paperback book release of Sharon's latest book, Real Change, in November of 2021, the Metta Hour is releasing an anthology of interviews exploring the themes from the book. The paperback edition of Real Change is now available! Order Here In celebration of the paperback book release of Sharon's latest book, Real Change, in Novemberof 2021, the Metta Hour is releasin...

In celebration of the paperback book release of Sharon's latest book, Real Change, in November of 2021, the Metta Hour is releasing an anthology of interviews exploring the themes from the book. These interviews originally aired on the podcast in 2020, with Sharon speaking to different meditation teachers and activists about the intersection of mindfulness and lovingkindness practice wit...

In celebration of the paperback book release of Sharon's latest book, Real Change, in November of 2021, the Metta Hour is releasing an anthology of interviews exploring the themes from the book. The paperback edition of  Real Change  is now available!  Order Here These interviews originally aired on the podcast in 2019 and 2020, with Sharon speaking to different meditation...

In celebration of the paperback book release of Sharon's latest book, Real Change, in November of 2021, the Metta Hour is releasing an anthology of interviews exploring the themes from the book. These interviews originally aired on the podcast in 2020, with Sharon speaking to various folks about the intersection of mindfulness and lovingkindness practice with social action. For Episode T...