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Ep. 249 – Anu Gupta
24 september 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
For episode 249, Anu Gupta returns to the Metta Hour to speak about his new book, “Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From and - the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them.” Lees meer
Anu is an educator, lawyer, scientist, and the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, an education technology benefit corporation that trains professionals across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors to advance DEIB and wellness by breaking bias. His first book, “Breaking Bias” is now available from Hay House.
In this episode, Anu and Sharon discuss:
How Anu became interested in science
Anu’s childhood being marginalized
The Dalai Lama writing the foreword for Anu’s book
Why Anu chose to write a book
Working with Oprah & Isabel Wilkerson
Neuro-decolonization
Growth Mindset
Anu’s PRISM system
The neuroscience behind PRISM
The impact of lovingkindness meditation on Anu
Stereotypes: what they are and how they affect
The Night of Buddha’s enlightenment
Anu closes the conversation with a guided lovingkindness meditation. You can learn more about Anu’s work at Be More with Anu and get a copy of “Breaking Bias” on his website right here.
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Ep. 248 – Cortland Dahl
10 september 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
For episode 248, Cortland Dahl makes his first appearance on the Metta Hour to speak about his new book, “A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism: The Path of Awareness, Compassion, and Wisdom.” Lees meer
Cortland is a scientist, Buddhist scholar & translator, and meditation teacher. He is the co-founder of Tergar International, a global network of meditation centers, with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Cortland is also actively involved in scientific research on meditation and human flourishing at the Center for Healthy Minds.
In this conversation, Sharon and Cortland discuss:
What brought Cortland to spiritual practice
Eastern versus Western cultural conditioning
The Tibetan culture of being
Reclaiming the word “devotion”
Cortland learning the Tibetan language
The impetus for Cortland’s new book
The Dalai Lama’s first visit to IMS and North America
The Four Noble Truths
Cortland’s first encounter with Buddhism
Learning to take refuge
How long until we’re enlightened?
Nurturing our inspirations
Recreating ancient traditions in the 21st Century
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
The Center for Healthy Minds
Cortland closes the conversation with a guided meditation on Open Awareness. You can learn more about Cortland’s work and get a copy of “A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism” right here.
Learn more about Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar International right here and the Center for Healthy Minds right here.
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Ep. 247 – Fireside Chat with Joseph Goldstein
27 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 16 min
For episode 247, we are continuing the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour with guest Joseph Goldstein. Lees meer
This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by IMS Online, the fifth episode in this series. Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and lovingkindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, where he is on the guiding teachers’ Founders Council. In 1989, he helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Joseph first became interested in Buddhism as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand in 1965. Since 1967 he has studied and practiced different forms of Buddhist meditation under eminent teachers from India, Burma and Tibet. He is the author of many books, including Mindfulness and Insight Meditation.
In this conversation, Sharon and Joseph discuss:
The origin story of founding IMS
Sharon and Joseph’s first meeting in India
Joseph’s apartment in Boulder, CO
How Joseph found Munindra, his first serious teacher
What Joseph loves mosts about teaching
Joseph’s first lovingkindness intensive
Dipa Ma’s meditative life
What inspired Joseph most about Dipa Ma
Unifying confidence and humility in ourselves
Working with the inner critic when teaching
Learning how to say “I don’t know”
Dudjom Rinpoche and re-incarnation
Understanding the basis for our opinions
Early challenges in Joseph’s teaching
The popularization of meditation
What inspired Joseph to pursue Buddhism
Taking delight in being awake
Approaches for self-acceptance
Advice for new retreatants
You can learn more about Joseph’s work and many books right here and listen to his Insight Hour Podcast right here. Learn more about IMS Online right here.
Listen to Lily Cushman interview both Sharon and Joseph in Episode 199 of the Metta Hour right here or check-out some older conversations …
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Ep. 246 – Susan Cain
12 augustus 2024 · 57 min
For episode 246, Susan Cain makes her first appearance on the Metta Hour! Lees meer
Susan is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Quiet, and Bittersweet, which was also an Oprah Book Club selection. She has spent the last twenty years exploring a particular realm of human nature: the quiet, the sensitive, the thoughtful, the bittersweet. Susan’s record-smashing TED talks have been viewed over 50 million times and she the host of the Quiet Life online community.
In this conversation, Susan and Sharon discuss:
How Susan approaches writing
VIA character strength test
Does great art have to come from great pain
How suffering brings us together
Susan embracing her “differences”
The Quiet Life Community
Why sadness is a bridge to connection
The Dalai Lama the Darwinist
Moral elevation
Dipa Ma telling Sharon she would teach
Leonard Coen as Susan’s patron saint
Beauty in the broken world
Never be ashamed of your suffering
The history of the word “loser”
Susan learning Lovingkindness meditation
Lovingkindness and boundaries
Chocolate and Brussels sprouts
Susan closes the conversation with a guided reflection. You can join Susan’s Quiet Life Community right here.
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Ep. 245 – Fireside Chat with Guy Armstrong
29 juli 2024 · 1 uur 31 min
For episode 245, we are continuing the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour with guest Guy Armstrong. Lees meer
This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by IMS Online, the fourth episode in this series. Guy Armstrong has been leading insight meditation retreats since 1984 in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. His training included living as a monk for a year in the Thai forest lineage. Guy is a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council and a guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society and is the author of Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators from Wisdom Books.
In this conversation, Sharon and Guy discuss:
Guy’s first encounter with meditation
How Sharon reached her first retreat
The mystery of being drawn to practice
The three characteristics of existence
Guy’s introduction to Emptiness
Mahasi Sayadaw noting technique
Mental Noting Technique
Insights of anattā (Emptiness)
The path Guy has taken since 1976
The importance of relaxation
What advice Guy would give his younger self
Goenka’s directive to sit two-hours a day
Thai Buddhist monk Ajahn Buddhadasa
The year that Guy was a monk in Thailand
Burmese Theravāda monk, Pa Auk Sayadaw
The episode closes with some questions from the audience on Emptiness, Dzogchen practice, Tsoknyi Rinpoche Handshake practice, the spectrum of Emptiness, “where is mind,” and the Jhanas.
You can learn more about Guy’s work right here and get a copy of his book, Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators, right here. Learn more about IMS Online right here. Listen to Guy’s first episode on the Metta Hour, Episode 90, right here from 2019.
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Ep. 244 – Valerie Mason-John
15 juli 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
For episode 244 Valerie Mason-John makes their first appearance on the Metta Hour to speak about their new book, “First Aid Kit for the Mind: Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviors”. Lees meer
Valerie is a founding facilitator of Compassionate Inquiry and the author of eleven books, including the award-winning book, “Eight Step Recovery.” They are a co-founder of the training program, Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery, and work as a public speaker in the field of Mindfulness for Addiction and Trauma.
In this conversation, Valerie and Sharon discuss:
How lovingkindness saved Valerie’s life
How Valerie became the “Bully Doctor”
Valerie’s journey in recovery
The importance of community in recovery
Recovery Cafe
Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry
Thoughts are not facts
First-Aid Kit for the Mind
The breath is medicine
What is still true? What can we rely on?
Dharma: that which we can rely on
Thich Naht Hanh’s influence on Valerie
How to maintain mindfulness
The role of Storytelling in Valerie’s work
How story compounds addiction
Playwriting and poetry as social justice
Valerie closes the conversation with a guided meditation LOVE from their new book, First Aid Kit for the Mind. Learn more about Valarie’s work on their website right here.
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Ep. 243 – Fireside Chat with Tuere Sala
2 juli 2024 · 1 uur 33 min
For episode 243, we are continuing the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour with guest Tuere Sala. Lees meer
This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by IMS Online, the third episode in this series. Tuere Sala is a Guiding Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society and the founding teacher of the Capitol Hill Meditation Group. She is a retired prosecuting attorney who has practiced Vipassana meditation for over 30 years. Tuere has been teaching since 2010 and has a long history of assisting others in establishing and maintaining a daily practice. The conversation begins with a guided meditation from Tuere.
In this episode, Sharon and Tuere discuss:
What drew Tuere to the Dharma
Tuere’s work as a prosecutor
Finding steadiness without fixing things
How sangha supports practice
Spiritual practice is not just about fixing what we don’t like
Death is not a failure
Suffering as poetry
Sympathetic Joy
How gratitude cultivates energy
Tuere’s Christian faith
The three refuges
The effects of guilt in our lives
Tuere’s challenges with compassion
What Tuere’s practice looks like
The Thai Forrest Tradition
Sharon’s favorite Dharma quote
You can learn more about Tuere’s work on her website right here. Learn more about IMS Online right here.
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Ep. 242 – Emma Seppälä
19 juni 2024 · 1 uur 11 min
For episode 242, Emma Seppälä, Ph.D. returns to the Metta Hour to speak about her new book, “Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos.” Lees meer
Emma is a best-selling author, Yale lecturer, and international keynote speaker. She teaches executives at the Yale School of Management and is faculty director of the Yale School of Management’s Women’s Leadership Program. She is also the Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. A psychologist and research scientist by training, Emma’s expertise is the science of happiness, emotional intelligence, and social connection.
In this episode, Sharon and Emma discuss:
Emma’s definition of the word “Sovereign”
Self-loathing hiding out as self-criticism
The toxic relationship with ourselves
The myths of high-achievers
Sharon’s story of facing self-imposed beliefs
How Emma has worked with self-loathing
Emma’s first meditation experience
You have to name it to tame it
Internalizing the stories told about us
Awareness + courage
Emma’s definition of the term “self-compassion”
The disempowerment of shame
The research around lovingkindness
How intuition supports sovereignty
What research reveals about meditation
The science of happiness
Emma’s study of breath-work for veterans
Emma closes the conversation with a guided meditation. You can learn more about Emma’s work and get a copy of “Sovereign” on her website right here.
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Ep. 241 – Zindel Segal & Norman Farb
3 juni 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
For episode 242, Sharon speaks with psychologist Zindel Segal, PhD, and neuroscientist Norman Farb, PhD, about their new book, Better in Every Sense: How the New Science of Sensation Can Help You Reclaim Your Life. Lees meer
Zindel is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders, University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a clinical psychologist whose research examines the use of mindfulness meditation in promoting affect regulation skills in people suffering from a depressive and anxiety based disorder. Norm is an Associate Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga and studies the social neuroscience of the self and human emotion, with a focus on how biases in self-representation shape emotional reactions that determine well-being.
In this episode, Sharon, Zindel and Norm discuss:
How Norm came to this work
What inspired the new book, Better in Every Sense
Why people are languishing
The Default Mode Network versus Sensory Network
The positives of the “house of habit,” aka DMN
“Breaking Frame” to solve problems
Sense Foraging: shifting from thinking to sensing
The three steps in Sense Foraging
The role of equanimity in the Sensory Network
How Interoception relates to empathy
The conversation closes with a meditation breathing practice led by Zindel. You can learn more about Zindel and Norm’s book Better in Every Sense, right here. You can also check out Zindel’s first appearance on the Metta Hour Podcast from 2020 in Episode 144.
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Ep. 240 – Fireside Chat with Kamala Masters
22 mei 2024 · 1 uur 34 min
For episode 240, we are continuing the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour with Kamla Masters. Lees meer
This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by IMS Online, the second episode in this series. Kamala Masters is one of the founders and teachers of the Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui. She teaches retreats in the Theravada tradition at venues worldwide, including being a Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts. The conversation begins with a five-minute guided meditation from Kamala.
In this episode, Sharon and Kamala discuss:
How Kamala and Sharon first met
Kamala’s primary teachers and influences
Sharon’s first travel to India
How Kamala first found meditation
Munindra teaching Kamala a washing dishes meditation
Munindra’s way of breaking barriers for Sharon
How Sharon met Dipa Ma
How Sharon reparented herself with her teachers
Munindra’s directive to “try harder”
Distinctions in meditation methods
How Kamala started teaching
Sharing what their formal daily practice looks like today
How they were taught lovingkindness
Do people need a teacher?
How to practice the Ten Paramis
How to use mental noting
Working with physical ailments and pain
Perfectionism as a hindrance
You can learn more about Kamala’s work via the website for the Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui right here.
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Ep. 239 – Duncan Trussell and Raghu Markus
6 mei 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
For episode 239, Sharon chats with friends Duncan Trussell and Raghu Markus about their new audiobook Moving from the Movie of Me to the Movie of We. Lees meer
Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor. He is most known for his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. He produced and starred on the Netflix series The Midnight Gospel.
Raghu Markus spent two years in India with Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass. He has been involved in music and transformational media since the early 1970s. Currently, he is the Executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation and hosts the Mindrolling Podcast on the Be Here Now Network.
In this episode, Sharon, Duncan and Raghu discuss:
How the new book came to be
The healing is in the return
Self pre-occupation versus self-love
The guru in Duncan’s kids
Raghu’s parents meeting Neem Karoli Baba
How Duncan first met Ram Dass
Raghu and Duncan’s first hang
Finding the mother archetype
Wanting Jesus “with skin on”
Ram Dass the therapist
How to cultivate unconditionality
Getting real with ourselves
Duncan’s formal practice
“Remember Buddha Nature and your SS number” – RD
The conversation closes with a guided meditation by Ram Dass on Loving Awareness.
You can learn more about the new book Moving from the Movie of Me to the Movie of We right here.
Listen to Duncan’s podcast and check out his upcoming comedy events right here.
Listen to Raghu’s Mindrolling podcast right here.
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Ep. 238 – Lovingkindness Audiobook Excerpt
22 april 2024 · 35 min
For episode 238 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are releasing a special extended excerpt of the brand new Lovingkindness Audiobook, set for release by Shambhala on April 23rd, 2024. Lees meer
This thirty-minute excerpt includes the forward of the book, written and read by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the introduction of the book, read by Sharon and a portion of the first chapter, The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Lovingkindess was Sharon’s first book, originally released in 1995 in hardcover format. It is now available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.
To learn more about the book or get a copy, click here.
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Ep. 237 – Fireside Chat with Jack Kornfield
10 april 2024 · 1 uur 34 min
For episode 237, we are launching the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour. Lees meer
This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by IMS Online, the launch of this monthly series is a conversation between Sharon and Jack Kornfield. Jack trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. The conversation begins with a 10-minute guided meditation from Jack.
In this episode, Sharon and Jack discuss:
Jack’s experience with Thai Buddhist monk Ajahn Chah
The Buddha statue debate from the early days on IMS
Jack’s first book “Living Dharma”
Ajahn Chah’s teaching about the original mind
Realizing innate qualities versus developing them
The sign above the door at IMS
What languages Sharon and Jack learned in Asia
Sharon’s relationship with teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche
The role of study in one’s spiritual life
Dualistic versus non-dualistic teachings
The necessity of lovingkindness in their early teachings
Learning to accept help and support
Sharon’s experiences with Dipa Ma
Different teachers that Jack has pissed off
The conversation closes with a short sitting. You can learn more about Jack’s work right here and check out his new online course on the eight-fold path available right here.
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Ep. 236 – Sameet Kumar
26 maart 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
For episode 236, Sharon is in conversation with Sameet Kumar, Ph.D. Sameet is the clinical psychologist for the Memorial Cancer Institute. Lees meer
Sameet specializes in working with cancer patients and their caregivers. He is the author of Grieving Mindfully, The Mindful Path Through Worry and Rumination. He is part of a new anthology, coming out in May of 2024 from New Harbinger Publications, How to Grieve What We’ve Lost.
In this episode, Sharon and Sameet discuss:
How Sameet came to grief counseling
American culture’s denial of the first noble truth
The human experience of pain/pleasure
Grief is whatever it is to you
The non-existent timeline for grief
Widening the scope of what losses affect us
The tools of ACT, CBT and Mindfulness for grief
Sameet’s new anthology book
Dampening the grief stress response
Sameet’s support of COVID front-line workers
Working with add-ons
The role of Ram Dass in Sameet’s life
Sameet closes the conversation with a guided meditation on the refuge tree. You can learn more about Sameet’s work right here.
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Ep. 235 – Suneel Gupta
11 maart 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
For episode 235, Sharon speaks with Suneel Gupta. Lees meer
Suneel is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global documentary series. He studies leaders around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that lift our performance, deepen our state of well-being, and guide us further into our dharma. His latest book, “Everyday Dharma: Eight Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do” was released in the Fall of 2023 from Harper Collins.
In this episode, Suneel and Sharon discuss:
Suneel’s definition of dharma
How we express our core truth
Dr King’s Street Sweeper story
Suneel’s life path with failure
The wisdom of Suneel’s Grandfather
Suneel’s journey of identity as a brown-skinned man
Writing as a therapeutic form
Arrival fallacy
Eight pillars of Suneel’s book Everyday Dharma
The path is cyclical, not linear
Dharma as the bedrock on your life
How Suneel defines success
Asking what makes you come alive?
Howard Thurman’s wisdom
Tuning into space
Vulnerability promoting connection
Suneel closes the conversation with a short reading from his book. You can learn more about Suneel’s work and get a copy of Everyday Dharma on his website.
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Ep. 234 – Dan Harris
26 februari 2024 · 1 uur 14 min
For episode 234, Sharon speaks with author and podcast host, Dan Harris. Lees meer
Dan is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling memoir, 10% Happier, about a fidgety, skeptical news anchor who finds meditation. He’s also the host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast and the co-founder of the Ten Percent Happier meditation app. For 21 years, he worked at ABC News, where he anchored such shows as Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America.
In this episode, Dan and Sharon discuss:
The new edition of Ten Percent Happier
What has changed in the meditation space in the last decade
The line between cynicism to skepticism
The climate of despair and nihilism
Working with the inner critic
Dan’s drug-fueled panic attack on-air
Big life changes are not often a straight shot
Dan’s path finding meditation
The Jew-Bu movement towards Asia
The connection of Dan’s father and Joseph Goldstein’s family
Dan meeting Mark Epstein
The first time Sharon saw Birkenstocks
Dan’s first meditation retreat
How lovingkindness has affected Dan
“The Way of the Worrier” list from Ten Percent Happier
Dan’s son teaching lovingkindness meditation
Dan closes the conversation with a guided lovingkindness meditation. You can learn more about Dan’s work and get a copy of Ten Percent Happier, the newly reissued book on his website.
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Dr. Jenny Taitz
13 februari 2024 · 53 min
For episode 233, Dr. Jenny Taitz returns to the Metta Hour. Jenny is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. Lees meer
Jenny completed her fellowship in psychology at Yale University School of Medicine and achieved board certifications in cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. In addition to treating clients in her private therapy practice, LA CBT DBT, she is the author of How to Be Single and Happy and End Emotional Eating. Her new book, Stress Resets: How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes, is now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.
In this episode, Sharon and Jenny discuss:
Jenny’s new book, Stress Resets
Acute versus chronic stress
Learning how to put stress down
The distinction between stress and trauma
How stress affects the body
Preventing a stress snowball
Cultivating agency in dealing with stress
The role of acceptance in stress
Working with causes and conditions
Stress resets versus stress buffers
Emotions come in waves
Coherent breathing
Creating an anti-depressant lifestyle
Jenny closes the conversation with a guided mindfulness practice.
You can learn more about Jenny’s work and get a copy of her new book, Stress Resets, on her website.
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Ep. 232 – Cecilia B. Loving
29 januari 2024 · 59 min
For episode 232, Cecilia B. Loving returns to the Metta Hour. Cecilia is an award-winning speaker, belonging and inclusion thought leader, consultant and author, who serves as the Senior Vice President Head of DEI for PBS. Lees meer
Her work in restorative justice, storytelling, inclusive leadership, racial inclusion, mindfulness, and well-being helps redefine the importance of self-care and self-empowerment to create a positive and holistic environment for everyone. This is Cecilia’s second appearance on the Metta Hour. Her first appearance was in 2022 with Episode 192, which you can hear right here.
In this episode, Sharon and Cecilia discuss:
Cecilia’s new book, Connecting Through Circles
The concept of "connecting through circles"
How circles differ from other conversation
The necessity of belonging
The science that backs social bonding
The Ministry of Forgiveness
Desmond Tutu’s personal style
Empathy as a path to transformation
Moving beyond “Us” versus “them” mentality
Cecilia’s approach to DEI at PBS
The ripple affect of DEI in the world
Vicarious Trauma
Lovingkindness Meditation
Cecilia closes the conversation with a guided circle meditation. You can learn more about Cecilia’s work right here.
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Ep. 231 – Sharon Salzberg’s Meditative Story hosted by Rohan Gunatillake
15 januari 2024 · 38 min
For episode 231 of the Metta Hour, Sharon Salzberg shares the journey of her spiritual life with the host of Meditative Story, Rohan Gunatillake. Lees meer
This episode was originally aired on Meditative Story, a podcast that combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice – all surrounded by breathtaking and cinematic music. You can find Meditative Story on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Rohan Gunatillake is a writer, entrepreneur, and host of the podcast Meditative Story. By artfully crafting meditations to compliment each guest’s story, Rohan blends mindfulness with narrative to create a unique listening experience, encouraging listeners to use someone else’s transformative moment as the basis for their own. He’s also the founder of the best-selling app Buddhify, and author of Modern Mindfulness: How to Be More Relaxed, Focused, and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World.
In this immersive blast to the past, Sharon Salzberg reflects on:
Her first trip to India
How disappointments and discomforts can lead to self-discovery
Being kind to ourselves and allowing slip-ups to happen
The initial meeting of Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein
Goenka’s non-verbal advice to Sharon and how laughter can release fear and anger
Reorienting ourselves when we veer off course
This episode closes with a guided meditation. Visit meditativestory.com to find our more information about the Meditative Story Podcast and how you can subscribe for more stories like this one!
“It will take a while before I learn that the skillful response to feeling anger is to feel it, and then, even to take an interest in it. I don’t have to let it carry me into action that I may regret. I already feel the lesson that life is teaching me over and over again: we all face challenges. It’s how we become who we are. You don’t have to judge yourself all the time. Give yourself a break.” – Sharon Salzberg
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Ep. 230 – Roshi Joan Halifax
2 januari 2024 · 59 min
For episode 230 of the Metta Hour, Sharon sits down with her longtime friend, teacher and author, Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D. Lees meer
Roshi is a Buddhist teacher, the founder and head teacher of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, NM, a social activist, author, and in her early years was an anthropologist. She is also a pioneer in the field of end-of-life care. Some of her books include: The Human Encounter with Death (with Stanislav Grof) and her most recent, Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet, and the 2023 card deck from Shambala Publications, In a Moment, In a Breath.
In this episode, Sharon and Roshi discuss:
The impetus for Roshi’s new card deck
How Roshi came to contemplative practice
The impact of COVID on inner life
Deconstructing being a beginner
How the elements correlate to Roshi’s card deck
Grounding into the body
The nuanced work of caregivers
The Brahma Viharas
Equanimity as a form of inclusiveness
Using ideology to avoid feeling
Strong back, soft front
Not cultivating a mind of poverty
Radical Inclusion
Watering the good seeds
Ram Dass in his last years
Space and wisdom
Roshi closes the conversation with a short guided meditation on Ocean Mind.
To learn more about Roshi’s work, you can visit her website right here or the website for the Upaya Zen Center right here and get yourself a copy of her new card deck, In A Moment, In a Breath, right here.
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Ep. 229 – Jerry Colonna
11 december 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
For episode 229 of the Metta Hour, Sharon sits down with teacher, author, and CEO whisperer Jerry Colonna for his second appearance on the podcast to talk about his new book, Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong. Lees meer
Jerry is the CEO and co-founder of the executive coaching firm Reboot.io. A highly sought-after coach and speaker, he is also the author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up. For more than 20 years, he has used his experiences as a CEO, investor, journalist, college professor, and coach to help people lead with humanity, resilience, and equanimity. Please be aware this episode contains mention of sexual assault.
In this episode, Sharon and Jerry discuss:
Being a first responder to suffering
Being content in the face of suffering
How Jerry came to belonging as a book topic
Belonging as being at home in one’s existence
Being included, accepted, and celebrated
How to cultivate belonging as a skill
A new definition of leadership
How hungry ghosts affect leaders and communities
Free speech versus right speech
Jerry’s family history
How untold stories affect us
What propels reunion
Jerry closes the conversation with a reading of Poem 41 by bell hooks. To learn more about Jerry’s work, you can visit his website and get yourself a copy of his new book, Reunion, right here.
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In a world that often feels like it's teetering on the edge, it's not surprising that so many of us grapple with feelings of instability and overwhelm.
On Tuesday, December 19th, join acclaimed Buddhist meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Ethan Nichtern for a free online conversation on staying grounded, available, and engaged, even when the world is on fire.
Sharon and Ethan will also discuss the upcoming Dharma Moon Yearlong Buddhist Studies program and offer their insights on how studying Buddhism can help us show up more fully for ourselves and others during these challenging times.
Visit dharmamoon.com/event for more info and to reserve your …
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Ep. 228 – Mental Health Series with Richie Davidson, PhD
21 november 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
For episode 228 of the Metta Hour, we are continuing our Mental Health Series. In this series, Sharon sits down with different teachers, experts, and health advocates to explore and destigmatize mental health by applying the tools of Buddhist wisdom and spiritual practice. Lees meer
For this sixth episode of the series, Sharon speaks with Dr. Richie J. Davidson, PhD. Richie is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds. He is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. A friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama, he is a highly sought after expert and speaker, leading conversations on well-being on international stages such as the World Economic Forum, where he serves on the Global Council on Mental Health.
In this episode, Sharon and Richie discuss:
How Richie came to this path
Meeting Daniel Goleman and Ram Dass
How Danny Goleman brought Sharon to her first retreat
The term “Mental Health”
Innate Goodness
Believing in Growth Mindset
A vision of possibility for ourselves
The role of systemic oppression in mental well-being
Intergenerational Resilience
Richie’s four pillars of well-being
Personal mental hygiene
“The road to Lhasa goes up and down” – Mingyur Rinpoche
The value of community and teachers in mental health
Richie driving Mingyur Rinpoche
Contemplative Neuroscience
The Science of Flourishing Course
Richie’s new book project
The conversation closes with a guided meditation led by Richie. To learn more about Riche’s work or his different books, you can visit his website and check out the Center for Healthy Minds.
Join Richie’s upcoming course The Science of Flourishing: Well-Being Skills for Daily Life. Save 20% off the course using coupon code METTA20.
Mental Health Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call 988 or (800) 273-8255
Psychology Today Find a Mindfulness-Trained Therapist
Ac…
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Ep. 227 – Mental Health Series with Joe Loizzo
6 november 2023 · 1 uur 12 min
For episode 227 of the Metta Hour, we are continuing our Mental Health Series. In this series, Sharon sits down with different teachers, experts, and health advocates to explore and destigmatize mental health by applying the tools of Buddhist wisdom and spiritual practice. Lees meer
For this fifth episode of the series, Sharon speaks with psychiatrist, clinical researcher, and meditation scholar-teacher, Joe Loizzo, MD, PhD. Joe is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Columbia-trained Buddhist scholar with over forty years’ experience studying the beneficial effects of contemplative practices on healing, learning and development. He is an Assistant professor at Weill-Cornell Medical College, the founder of the educational non-profit Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science, and author of several books.
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In this episode, Sharon and Joe discuss:
The conflict in the Middle East
How Joe came into the field of Mental Health
How the field has evolved thus far
How events of the world affect the personal
Should mental health care plans include service?
How stigma around treatment is evolving
Contributing factors to the Mental Health Crisis in the U.S.
The impetus for founding Nalanda Institute
The role Joe played in Sharon’s early teaching
Eastern vs Western approach to psychology
The compassionate approach to the human condition
Learning to work with our minds is not a luxury
Where psychedelics fit in
The future of Mental Health
The conversation closes with a guided meditation led by Joe. To learn more about Joe’s work or his different books, you can visit his website.
If you would like to suggest a topic for this series, you can email admin@sharonsalzberg.com with your questions and suggestions.
Mental Health Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call 988 or (800) 273-8255
Psychology Today Find a Mi…
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Ep. 226 – Dan Harris, Finding Your Way
23 oktober 2023 · 52 min
For episode 226 of the Metta Hour, we’re bringing you an episode from the Ten Percent Happier Podcast in which Dan Harris interviews Sharon about her brand new book, “Finding Your Way.” Lees meer
You can get a copy of “Finding Your Way” in hardcover or ebook formats at our website.
Dan Harris is a former ABC News anchor who, after reporting all over the world, experienced an on-air panic attack while hosting Good Morning America. Despite initial misgivings, he turned to meditation and changed his life for the better. He is the author of the book “10% Happier,” a #1 New York Times bestseller, and the Ten Percent Happier podcast host.
In this conversation, Sharon and Dan discuss:
• The impetus for Sharon’s new book
• What Sharon means by “an authentic life”
• Learning to be your own BFF
• How the notion of self-love squares with the Buddhist notion of emptiness
• Why it can be harder to receive love and help than to give it
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Ep. 225 – Katherine May
9 oktober 2023 · 58 min
For episode 225 of the Metta Hour, Sharon welcomes New York Times bestselling author Katherine May. Lees meer
Click here to learn more about Sharon’s new book, Finding Your Way, available Oct 10th!
Katherine May is an internationally bestselling author and podcaster. Her most recent book, “Enchantment: Awakening Awe in an Anxious Age” was an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir “Wintering” was adapted as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week. Katherine’s podcast, How We Live Now, ranks in the top 1% worldwide, and she has been a guest presenter for On Being’s The Future of Hope series. Katherine lives with her husband, son, two cats, and a dog. She loves walking, sea-swimming, and pickling slightly unappealing things.
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In this conversation, Sharon and Katherine discuss:
Coming into contact with life
Learning to pay attention again
The way rushing hinders our attention
Not spending time in one paradigm at a time
Sharon’s favorite word
“Enchantment” following “Wintering” thematically
Challenging our assumptions
Human endeavors that inspire awe
Awe isn’t just about prettiness
Katherine’s experience learning meditation
The myth of a perfect mindfulness performance
The bigger picture balance in life
Blocks we can feel towards our pleasure and joy
Holding joy and pain simultaneously
How Interconnection expands us to the natural world
Katherine closes the session with a short reading from her book, “Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age,” now available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. You can visit her website to learn more about Katherine and hear her podcast.
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Ep. 224 – Susan Bauer-Wu
28 september 2023 · 54 min
For episode 224 of the Metta Hour, Sharon sits down with Susan Bauer-Wu to talk about her new book, A Future We Can Love: How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis with the Power of Our Hearts & Minds. Lees meer
Susan is an organizational leader, clinical scientist, and mindfulness teacher whose lifework has been dedicated to alleviating suffering and fostering well-being through contemplative wisdom. Susan is the president of the
Mind & Life Institute and deeply committed to the care of our planet and to policies and personal actions that will ensure a future we can love for our children and grandchildren.
In this conversation, Sharon and Susan discuss:
Susan’s early career in Healthcare
Authentic Presence & Compassion
How Susan connected to climate work
Interconnection means we’re the problem & solution
The genesis for Susan’s book, A Future We Can Love
The meeting of H.H. the Dalai Lama and Great Thunberg
The Dalai Lama’s history as a climate activist
How writing the book affected Susan
The science of climate feedback loops
How Buddhist teachings help us engage in climate change
Learning to metabolize difficult feelings
Being a Bodhisattva of the Environment
Susan’s vision for the future
Susan closes the session with a guided meditation and ecosattva vow. You can get a copy of Susan’s book A Future We Can Love, right here.
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Ep. 223 – Mental Health Series with Dr. Sará King
11 september 2023 · 1 uur 24 min
For episode 223 of the Metta Hour, we are continuing our Mental Health Series. Lees meer
In this series, Sharon sits down with different teachers, experts, and health advocates to explore and destigmatize mental health by applying the tools of Buddhist wisdom and spiritual practice. For this fourth episode of the series, Sharon speaks with neuroscientist, artist, and activist Dr. Sará King.
Sará is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Public Health at the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion in Human Health and Social Justice at UCSD. She is also the co-director of Mobius, a home for the development of Liberatory Technology, and the founder of MindHeart Collective. In 2022, she was also named one of the “10 Most Powerful Women in Mindfulness” by Mindful Magazine.
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In this conversation, Sharon and Sará discuss:
• Sará’s personal history that shaped her path
• The hope that Neuroplasticity offers
• How well-being is understood in neuroscience
• Sará’s definition of the term “social justice”
• Loving Awareness
• Growth versus fixed mindset
• The stories that are told about us
• The role of pain in Mental Health
• Sará’s Systems Based Awareness Map
• Cultivating system-based thinking
• Resilience building
• Post-Traumatic Growth
The conversation closes with a guided meditation led by Sará. To learn more about Sará’s work, you can visit her website.
Mental Health Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call 988 or (800) 273-8255
Psychology Today Find a Mindfulness-Trained Therapist
Active Peace Yoga with Reggie Hubbard
The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Mark Epstein Psychiatrist & Author with a Buddhist Lens
Nalanda Institute Contemplative Psychotherapy Program
Express Yourself Black Man Healing Community for Black Men
Option B Grief, Trauma and Loss Support
Black Boy…
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Ep. 222 – Real Life Series with Andrés Gonzalez, Ali and Atman Smith
28 augustus 2023 · 49 min
For episode 222 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are closing out the Real Life Series to celebrate Sharon’s new book by the same name, “Real Life.” Lees meer
This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Andrés Gonzalez, Ali, and Atman Smith, recorded for the Living An Authentic Life Summit.
Andy, Ali, and Atman co-founded the Holistic Life Foundation, a non-profit organization bringing yoga, meditation, and breath-work to thousands of at-risk kids in Baltimore schools since 2001. Their work has received wide national attention due to their remarkable results in public schools where suspension rates plummet and graduation rates skyrocket. Outside of the Holistic Life Foundation, Ali, Atman, and Andy also teach to diverse populations worldwide, including drug treatment centers, mental crisis facilities, homeless shelters, and Yoga, Wellness, and Mindfulness Festivals. Their first book, “Let Your Light Shine” was published in 2022 by Penguin Random House.
To learn more about Andy, Ali, and Atman’s work, you can visit the website for their book.
Real Life, the book that inspired this series, is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
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Ep. 221 – Real Life Series with Daisy Hernández
14 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
For episode 221 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing the Real Life Series in celebration of Sharon’s new book by the same name, “Real Life.” In this conversation, Sharon and Daisy Hernández speak about the emergence of equanimity on the spiritual path and the dawning of clarity. Lees meer
This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Daisy Hernández, recorded for the Living An Authentic Life Summit.
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Daisy Hernández is a Journalist, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Northwestern University and the author of The Kissing Bug, which won the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and was selected as an inaugural title for the National Book Foundation’s Science + Literature Program. Her memoir A Cup of Water Under My Bed won the IPPY Award for best coming-of-age memoir and Lambda Literary’s Dr. Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award.
To learn more about Daisy’s work, you can visit her website.
"Don’t sweat the small stuff. My mother used to say that, I guess. In Spanish, the equivalent to ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ is ‘No te ahogues en un vaso de agua’, literally, ‘don’t drown yourself in a cup of water.” – Daisy Hernández
Real Life, the book that inspired this series, is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
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Ep. 220 – Real Life Series with Mark Epstein
3 augustus 2023 · 59 min
For episode 220 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing the Real Life Series celebrating Sharon’s new book by the same name, “Real Life.” Lees meer
This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Mark Epstein, recorded for the Living An Authentic Life Summit.
Real Life, the book that inspired this series, is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
Mark Epstein is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, including Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, Going on Being, and his newest work The Trauma of Everyday Life. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University and is currently Clinical Assistant Professor in the Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York University.
To learn more about Mark’s work, you can visit his website.
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Ep. 219 – Real Life Series with Joél Leon
17 juli 2023 · 51 min
For episode 219 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing the Real Life Series celebrating Sharon’s new book by the same name, “Real Life.” Lees meer
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Joél Leon is a storyteller, performer, poet, musician, and author who proudly hails from The Bronx. He is an alumnus of the famed Creative Collective NYC Creative Class and has gone on to win The BCA Bronx Recognizes Its Own Award in Poetry. In addition, he has authored the acclaimed books - “Book About Things I Will Tell My Daughter” and “God Wears Durags, too.” Joél is currently a Creative Director at the New York Times’s T Brand Studio.
To learn more about Joél’s work, visit him on Instagram and other socials: @iamjoelleon
This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Duncan Trussell, recorded for the Living An Authentic Life Summit.
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Ep. 218 – Real Life Series with Valarie Kaur
10 juli 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
For episode 218 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing the Real Life Series celebrating Sharon’s new book by the same name, “Real Life.” Lees meer
This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Valarie Kaur, recorded for the Living An Authentic Life Summit.
Valarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, innovator, and best-selling author of “See No Stranger.” In Fall 2022, President Biden honored Valarie at the White House in the first-ever Uniters Ceremony, naming her as one of 16 leaders whose work is healing America. Her work has ignited a national movement to reclaim love as a force for justice.
Today, she leads the Revolutionary Love Project to inspire and equip people across America to build community.
To learn more about Valarie’s work, visit her website at valariekaur.com.
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Ep. 217 – Real Life Series with Dr. Gabor Maté
4 juli 2023 · 49 min
For episode 217 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing the Real Life Series celebrating Sharon’s new book by the same name, “Real Life.” This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Dr. Gabor Maté about states of contraction and how that relates to addiction. Recorded for the Living An Authentic Life Summit. Lees meer
Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and bestselling author. After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Gabor worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in over thirty languages, Gabor is sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship between stress and illness. His latest book, released in 2022, is titled the Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture.
In this conversation, Gabor and Sharon speak about states of contraction and how that relates to addiction.
To learn more about Gabor’s work, visit his website at drgabormate.com.
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Ep. 216 – Real Life Series with Duncan Trussell
27 juni 2023 · 1 uur
For episode 216 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing the Real Life Series celebrating Sharon’s new book by the same name, “Real Life.” In this conversation, Duncan and Sharon speak about states of contraction. How we get stuck there and how to find our way back to a place of openness and curiosity. Lees meer
This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Duncan Trussell, recorded for the Living An Authentic Life Summit.
Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, and actor. His popular podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, has been downloaded over 25 million times and is known for its blend of humor, fringe ideas, eclectic guests, and great interviews. The DTFH is the foundation for Duncan’s Netflix animated series,
The Midnight Gospel, which he co-created with Pendleton Ward in 2020. To learn more about Duncan’s work, visit his website at duncantrussell.com. This is Duncan’s first appearance on the Metta Hour Podcast.
Sharon's newest book, Real Life, is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
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Ep. 215 – Real Life Series with Courtney E. Martin
14 juni 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
For episode 215 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” In this conversation, Courtney and Sharon speak about expansion and the challenges and rewards of working for the common good. Lees meer
This conversation between Sharon and Courtney E. Martin was pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit.
Courtney E. Martin is the author of four books, most recently, Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter’s School, and a popular newsletter, Examined Family. She’s also the co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network, FRESH Speakers, and the Bay Area chapter of Integrated Schools, as well as the Storyteller-in-Residence at The Holding Co. She has written frequently for The New York Times, On Being, and other publications.
Sharon's newest book, Real Life, is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
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Ep. 214 – Mental Health Series with George Mumford
5 juni 2023 · 1 uur 10 min
For episode 214 of the Metta Hour, we continue our Mental Health Series with teacher and author George T. Mumford. Lees meer
In this series, Sharon is speaking with teachers, experts, and health advocates to explore and destigmatize mental health, applying the tools of Buddhist wisdom and spiritual practice. This multi-part series aires every other week in the coming months. In this episode, Sharon is joined by author and teacher George T. Mumford, a.k.a. The Mindfulness Performance Whisperer.
George Mumford is a highly acclaimed and leading expert in sports psychology & performance. Phil Jackson’s ‘Secret Weapon’ to winning eight NBA Championships. George is the author of “The Mindful Athlete” and his 2023 book, “Unlocked: Embrace Your Greatness, Find the Flow, Discover Success.” In this conversation, George and Sharon discuss:
• George’s mental health journey
• Looking at mental health as a spectrum
• The myth that mental illness is rare
• Transforming roadblocks into stepping stones
• The public stigma for athletes
• Learning how to relate to ourselves
• Every experience is valuable
• The inspiration for George’s new book
• Growth mindset versus fixed mindset
• Cultivating agency and empowerment
• Finding your flow state
• Working with failure
• George’s translation of Buddhist teachings
• Abiding in love in our growth
• George’s three cornerstones
The conversation closes with a guided meditation on awareness led by George. To learn more about George’s work, and to get a copy of his new book, Unlocked, you can visit his website at https://georgemumford.com/
Mental Health Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call 988 or (800) 273-8255
Psychology Today Find a Mindfulness-Trained Therapist
Active Peace Yoga with Reggie Hubbard
The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Mark Epstein Psychiatrist & Author with a Buddhist Lens
Nalanda Institute Contemplative Psychotherapy Program
Express Yourself Black Man Healing Community for Black Me…
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Ep. 213 - Real Life Series with Anu Gupta
29 mei 2023 · 1 uur
For episode 213 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Anu Gupta, pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit. Lees meer
Anu Gupta is a human rights lawyer, social scientist, educator, and the Founder of BE MORE with Anu. He has dedicated himself to finding solutions to bias through two decades of original research, fieldwork with diverse communities globally, and 10,000 hours of meditation practice. Anu has written and spoken extensively, including on the TED stage, the Oprah Conversation, Fast Company, and Newsweek. In this conversation, Sharon and Anu discuss the theme of contraction from Sharon’s new book, Real Life.
To learn more about Anu’s work, you can visit his website at bemorewithanu.com.
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Ep. 212 – Mental Health Series with Kimberly Brown
24 mei 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
For episode 212 of the Metta Hour, we continue our Mental Health Series with meditation teacher and author Kimberly Brown. Lees meer
In this series, Sharon is speaking with teachers, experts, and health advocates to explore and destigmatize mental health, applying the tools of Buddhist wisdom and spiritual practice. This multi-part series aires every other week in the coming months. In this episode, Sharon is joined by author and meditation teacher Kimberly Brown. Kim is a guide to the transformative power of compassion and love, interpreting traditional Buddhist techniques into accessible and relevant practices for modern life.
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Kimberly Brown is a meditation teacher and the author Steady, “Calm, and Brave” and “Navigating Grief And Loss,” both published by Prometheus Books. In this conversation, Kim and Sharon discuss:
• Kim’s first education about Mental Health
• Today’s Mental Health statistics
• Kim’s childhood belief something was wrong with her
• The year of being human
• The harmfulness of normative culture
• Taking apart stigma
• Kim’s training in Psychotherapy
• The healing connection of community
• Who’s your alley on this journey?
• Developing emotional intelligence
• How compassion affects mental health
• The inspiration for Kim’s new books
• Kim’s teachings on grief
• The necessity of courage to face ourselves
• Rituals that support grieving
The conversation closes with a guided meditation on awareness led by Kim. To learn more about Kim’s work, and to get a copy of her books you can visit her website at meditationwithheart.com
Mental Health Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call 988 or (800) 273-8255
Psychology Today Find a Mindfulness-Trained Therapist
Active Peace Yoga with Reggie Hubbard
The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Mark Epstein Psychiatrist & Author…
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Ep. 211 – Real Life Series with Sarah Ruhl
18 mei 2023 · 54 min
For episode 211 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are continuing a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” In this episode pulled, from the Living An Authentic Life Summit, Sharon and Sarah Ruhl speak about creativity as a spiritual practice and how it naturally emerges from our path. Lees meer
Sarah Ruhl is an award-winning American playwright, author, essayist, and professor. Her plays have been produced on Broadway, nationwide, and internationally. Among her most popular are
Eurydice (2003), The Clean House (2004), and In the Next Room (2009). Sarah is a 13P and New Dramatists member and won the MacArthur Fellowship in 2006. She teaches at Yale School of Drama and lives in Brooklyn with her family.
To learn more about Sarah’s work, you can visit her website at SarahRuhlPlaywright.com.
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Ep. 210 – Mental Health Series with Reggie Hubbard
10 mei 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
For episode 210 of the Metta Hour, we are beginning a special Mental Health Series! Lees meer
In this series, Sharon sits down with different teachers, experts, and health advocates to explore and destigmatize mental health. Applying the tools of Buddhist wisdom and spiritual practice, this multi-part series airs every other week for the coming months. For the inaugural episode of the series, Sharon speaks with teacher and activist, Reggie Hubbard.
Mental Health Resources
Psychology Today Website to fine a therapist with Mindfulness Training
The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman Colleague of Sharon’s
Mark Epstein Psychiatrist & Author with a Buddhist lens
Nalanda Institute Contemplative Psychotherapy Program
Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/metta
Reggie Hubbard is a certified yoga and meditation teacher and the founder/chief serving officer of Active Peace Yoga. He has taught Members of Congress, Congressional Staff, major labor unions, leading progressive organizations, and individuals from all walks of life the simple tools for managing stress and bringing peace to mind, body, and spirit. Outside of his teaching, Reggie has held many senior strategic and logistical roles across various fields, ranging from global marketing, digital and community organizing, government relations, international education to Presidential campaigning. Reggie’s life work sits at the intersection of bringing more peace and balance to activists; guiding the wellness community toward being more engaged, concerned citizens; and enhancing the well-being of all walks of life.
In this conversation, Sharon and Reggie discuss:
• Reggie’s path in mental health as a political activist
• The 1 in 5 statistics of mental illness
• Mental Illness isn’t a weakness
• How stoicism affects mental health
• The role of Toxic Masculinity in mental health
• The challenges that bl…
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Ep. 209 – Real Life Series with Parker Palmer
2 mei 2023 · 55 min
For episode 209 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we have the seventh episode in a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Parker Palmer, pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit. Lees meer
Real Life is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
Parker is a writer, speaker, and activist who focuses on education, community, leadership, spirituality, and social change issues. He is the founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal. He is the author of ten books—including several award-winning titles—that have sold nearly two million copies and been translated into ten languages. His work has touched the lives of millions of people worldwide, seeking to live more courageously and authentically while serving the human possibility. In this episode, Parker and Sharon speak about:
• Parker’s life path
• Having faith in wholeness
• Embracing our brokenness
• The emergence of the true self
• Keeping death before your eyes
• Solitude versus community
• Welcome to the human race
• Tapping into our authentic self
• Authenticity as an act of discernment
• How to impact the world around us
• Life as a Möbius Strip
• The opportunity of silence
• What draws Parker to certain poems
• Letting your heart speak
• Parker’s experience with depression
• Self-care doesn’t mean self-indulgence
• Community as a practice
The conversation closes with Parker sharing one of his poems,
“Harrowing.” To learn more about Parker’s work, you can visit his website. This is his first appearance on the Metta Hour Podcast.
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Ep. 208 – Real Life Series with Pete Holmes
26 april 2023 · 58 min
For episode 208 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we have the sixth episode in a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” Lees meer
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This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Pete Holmes, pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit. Pete is a comedian, writer, actor, cartoonist, podcast host, author, and spiritual seeker. His book, Comedy Sex God, explores his relationship with faith and comedy. His popular podcast, You Made It Weird, is a comedic exploration of the meaning of life, with guests ranging from Seth Rogen to Blake Griffin. As a comedian, Pete created and starred in the semi-autobiographical HBO show Crashing, which he executive produced alongside Judd Apatow. He is also an accomplished stand-up comedian with numerous television specials and late-night appearances.
Real Life is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
In this episode, Pete and Sharon speak about:
• Writing one’s biography
• Fame is an agreed-upon conceit
• Pete’s teacher Ram Dass
• Specialness addiction
• Pete’s experience facing his ego in his work
• Fame is something that happens in other people’s minds
• Franciscan teacher Richard Rohr
• Growing up as a fundamentalist Christian
• Pete’s experience with Hero’s Journey
• What is still true amidst immense challenges
• Pete’s motto: “What is This?”
• Letting go of specialness
• What matters when we die
• Pete’s first meeting with Ram Dass
• How do we love our neighbors when we don’t like them?
• Faith and despair
• The practice of “Yes, Thank-You.”
To learn more about Pete’s work, you can visit Pete's website
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Ep. 207 – Real Life Series: Book Launch with Dan Harris & JoAnna Hardy
19 april 2023 · 57 min
For episode 207 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are celebrating the release of Sharon’s new book, Real Life, with a recording of her virtual book launch event. Lees meer
Recorded on April 11, 2023, and hosted by the Insight Meditation Society’s Book Club, this event features a conversation with Sharon and JoAnna Hardy, moderated by Dan Harris.
Real Life is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
In this conversation, Sharon, JoAnna, and Dan speak about:
The impetus for the book, Real Life
How committed meditators can still be stuck
Where Sharon struggles with openness
Joanna’s journey with shame
The difference between guilt and shame
Handshake practice
Growth mindset versus fixed mindset
Joanna’s daily practice
Love taking the form of fierce compassionNavigating a meditation drought
The growing pains of learning new things
What role community plays in Real Life
Aging gracefully and staying open
What authentic living means to Sharon
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Ep. 206 – Real Life Series: Audiobook Excerpt Read by Sharon Salzberg
10 april 2023 · 1 uur
For episode 206 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we are releasing a special extended excerpt of the Real Life Audiobook. Lees meer
Read by Sharon, this hour-long excerpt includes the introduction of the book entitled “Introduction: Embarking on a Journey Together” and the first chapter, “From Constriction to Expansion.” The book Real Life is available April 11th, 2023 from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. To learn more about the book or get a copy, you can visit Sharon’s website here.
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Ep. 205 – Real Life Series with Sarah Jones
3 april 2023 · 49 min
For episode 205 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we have the third in a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Sarah Jones, pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit Lees meer
To learn more about Sarah’s work, you can visit her website. To hear this interview in it’s entirety, you can sign up for the Living an Authentic Life Summit right here, which runs online from March 29th – April 5th and is free to join.
Sarah is a Tony Award-winning solo performer, writer, comedian and activist. Sarah is mainly known for her multi-character one-person shows, including Broadway hit Bridge & Tunnel and the critically-acclaimed play Sell/Buy/Date, which inspired the film. In this conversation, Sarah and Sharon speak about:
• Sarah’s new film, “Sell/Buy/Date”
• Art expanding what seems possible
• The political nature of art
• The necessity of courage
• The impacts of covid
• Being able to give our all in life
• Sitting down and getting real
• An encounter with the Buddha in Washington Heights
• People make sense
• Tracing Sarah’s path from childhood
• Learning to hear our inner guidance
• Love is the most powerful force in the universe
“We live in a society that requires a certain kind of self-alienation, a competition, and a shutting off of the part of us that knows we are one among many.” – Sarah Jones
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Ep. 204 – Real Life Series with Zainab Salbi
27 maart 2023 · 49 min
For episode 204 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we have the second in a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Zainab Salbi, pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit. Lees meer
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Zainab is a humanitarian, author and journalist. Oprah Winfrey identified her as one of the 25 women changing the world to People Magazine and Foreign Policy Magazine called Zainab one of “100 Top Global Thinkers”. She is the co-founder for DaughtersforEarth.com, Chief Awareness Officer at FindCenter.com, and host of Redefined podcast. Zainab is also the author of several books, including the national bestseller Between Two Worlds.
To learn more about Zainab’s work, you can visit her website. To hear this interview in it’s entirety, you can sign up for the Living an Authentic Life Summit right here, which runs online from March 29th – April 2nd and is free to join: https://summit.wisdomforlife.life
In this conversation, Zainab and Sharon speak about:
• How Zainab came to her field
• Joy in the midst of wartime
• Inner turmoil in times of great success
• Zainab sitting first meditation retreat
• Facing our shame with love
• Issues that stem from not knowing our worth
• Zainab’s revelations in her brush with death
• The balance needed for caregiving
• Accepting the shadow of ourselves
• Seven rules for a happy day
• Zainab’s epiphany to tell her own story
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Ep. 203 - Real Life Series with Jon Kabat-Zinn
22 maart 2023 · 59 min
For episode 203 of the Metta Hour Podcast, we have the first in a special series celebrating Sharon’s new book, “Real Life.” Lees meer
This interview features a conversation between Sharon and Jon Kabat-Zinn, pulled from the Living An Authentic Life Summit. Jon is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, and its world-renown Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic. He is the author of 15 books, including the bestseller Full Catastrophe Living. His latest book published in 2023 is Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief: Practices to Reclaim Your Body and Your Life.
The conversation begins with Jon leading a guided meditation practice, followed by a dynamic interview in which Jon and Sharon discuss:
• Jon’s first exposure to meditation
• mindfulness as a love affair
• what is authentic living
• translating ancient teaching of the Buddha
• Jon’s early teaching at UMass
• freeing ourselves from delusion
• waking up in every moment
• the compassion in mindfulness
• finding freedom from pain
To learn more about Jon’s work, teaching schedule, and latest book, Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief, you can visit his website. To hear this interview in its entirety, you can sign up right here for the Living an Authentic Life Summit which runs online from March 29th – April 2nd and it is free to join.
“When you tune into yourself, you’re actually tuning into the entire universe, of which you are an intimate and insanely beautiful and mysterious part.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Ep. 202 - Jack Kornfield
14 maart 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
For Episode 202 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon is joined by lifelong friend, Jack Kornfield to talk about the power of Community. Lees meer
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In this conversation, Jack and Sharon discuss the many nuances of community, which is one of the three gems in Buddhism. They speak about:
• What the three jewels are
• The ways that community supported their early life on the path
• What community offers the individual
• What COVID revealed about interconnection
• The epidemic of loneliness
• How to cultivate community today
• Jack’s new endeavor, Cloud Sangha
The episode closes with Jack leading a guided meditation.
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Jack trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. He co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. Jack’s books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a father, husband and activist.
To learn more about Jack’s work and his many offerings, you can visit jackkornfield.com. To learn about Cloud Sangha, you can visit cloudsangha.co.
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Ep. 201 – Koshin Paley Ellison
27 februari 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Koshin Paley Ellison joins Sharon for Episode 201 of the Metta Hour speaking about his new book, Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion. Lees meer
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Koshin is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and ACPE Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After more than a decade as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Koshin is a renowned thought leader in contemplative care and he is the author of several books. In this conversation, Sharon and Koshin speak about:
• What drew Koshin to write on the 8-Fold Path
• The importance of the four noble truths outside Buddhism
• The definition of suffering in Buddhism
• Being with suffering in a loving way
• Writing as a form of gratitude
• The 8-Fold Path as approach to practice
• Shame versus embarrassment
• Right Effort and Right Speech
• Healing Toxic Masculinity
• What does it mean to be a diverse person
• The Pandemic of Loneliness
The episode closes with Koshin leading a guided meditation practice “Opening the Cage” from his book. To learn more about Koshin’s work, you can visit zencare.org
About Koshin Paley Ellison:
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and ACPE Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After more than a decade as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Koshin’s work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning and other media outlets. He is the author of Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion (Balance/Hachette, 2022); Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up (Wisdom Publications, 2019); and the co-editor of Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End of Life Care (Wisdo…
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Ep. 200 – Diana Winston and Sue Smalley
18 februari 2023 · 1 uur
For episode 200 of The Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with Diana Winston and Sue Smalley, Ph.D. about the re-release of their book, Fully Present: The Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness. Lees meer
In this episode, Sharon, Diana and Sue speak at length about the advances in research over the past decade in the scientific research of meditation, mindfulness and compassion practice.
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Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center and the author of The Little Book of Being, and Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens. She has been teaching mindfulness since 1999 in a variety of settings, and developed the evidence-based Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPS) curriculum and the Training in Mindfulness Facilitation, which trains mindfulness teachers worldwide.
Sue Smalley, Ph.D. is a Professor emerita in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA, who has conducted seminal studies on the genetics of ADHD and Autism Spectrum disorders, publishing over 100 peer reviewed papers in the field of behavioral genetics.In 2004, she founded the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, and more recently helped co-create the Bedari Kindness Institute at UCLA.
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