Calm
Finding Peace in Challenging Times with Sharon Salzberg
This is a practice for finding peace in difficult times like ours—one of conflict, frustration, and uncertainty. Read More 
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation teacher and New York Times best-selling author. She is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and has played a crucial role in bringing Asian meditation practices to the West. Sharon has been a student of meditation since 1971, guiding retreats worldwide since 1974. She is a weekly columnist for On Being, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and the author of many books including Real Happiness, Lovingkindness, and Real Change.
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A Guided Meditation for Gathering Your Energy
Sharon Salzberg shares this meditation for energy and helping to strengthen concentration so you can focus with more ease. Read More
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A Compassion Practice for Opening the Heart
A 15-minute meditation that begins by imagining yourself surrounded by a circle of the most loving beings, making generous offerings of love and goodwill to you. Read More
Anxiety
Try This Self-Guided Meditation Retreat for Rest and Restoration
May this curated retreat offer some relief, to collectively nourish our awareness, so that we have the opportunity to build authentic, trusting relationships, and from there, work together to create a kinder world. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
Guided Meditation: Notice How Sadness, Loneliness, and Anger Show Up in Your Body
Instead of trying to make difficult emotions change or go away, you can simply tune in to how they show up in your body, and see how they’re always changing on their own. Read More
Anxiety
World Mental Health Day: 5 Guided Meditations to Help You When the World Feels Heavy
Many different mindfulness techniques can be helpful depending what emotions are present for you. Explore these practices to foster insight, curiosity, and self-compassion with your emotions, instead of fighting them. Read More
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A Guided Meditation for Navigating Difficult Emotions
From self-blame to fear, it’s easy to get tangled up with sticky emotions. Sharon Salzberg helps us create space around our emotions by tuning in to our breath. Read More
Compassion
Sharon Salzberg on Why Love Will Drive Out Hate
Meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg takes an honest look at the pain and heartsickness in the United States and offers a few words of hope. Read More
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