Sylvia Boorstein is a psychologist and leading teacher of Insight Meditation. Her many best-selling books include Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake and Happiness Is An Inside Job.
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Depression & Grief

Winter Blues 

"Perhaps," says Sylvia Boorstein, "these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark." Read More

  • Sylvia Boorstein
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Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Friends & Enemies 

When a sharp word turns a friend into an enemy, it’s always difficult to go back to the way things were. Sylvia Boorstein tells her own story of estrangement and healing. Read More 

  • Sylvia Boorstein
  • August 25, 2010
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