Sharon Salzberg

Educator, meditation teacher and Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society

Educator, meditation teacher and Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society.  Author of Real Happiness. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, and Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World, Her latest book, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, will be released on April 11, 2023.

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