479: A Meditation for Pain Relief | Bonus Meditation with Sharon Salzberg

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.6 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Sharon teaches you a simple breathing technique to release tension and reduce the intensity of a painful experience.

About Sharon Salzberg:

A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West.

Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, including Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Real Love. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world.

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0:00.0	It's hard to imagine losing a loved one, a wife, a husband, a child.
0:04.7	For many, it's their biggest fear.
0:06.6	Amarissa Jones, host of The Vanished.
0:09.1	A podcast that tells the stories of often overlooked and unsolved missing persons' cases,
0:13.9	in an effort to uncover the truth.
0:16.0	Listen to The Vanished on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:20.9	This is The 10% Happier Podcast.
0:26.6	I'm Dan Harris.
0:31.0	Hey gang, happy Friday.
0:32.3	It's bonus meditation time.
0:34.9	As you may know, on the show this week, we've been talking a lot about pain, both physical
0:39.0	and psychological pain and how meditation can help.
0:43.3	Today, we're going to move from talking about this to actually practicing it.
0:48.7	Our meditation teacher, Dojoa, is the great Sharon Salisberg, who, for many of you, will
0:52.7	need no introduction.
0:56.6	Here's a quick bio.
0:58.0	Sharon is a Vipassana or Insight Meditation teacher who teaches all around the world.
1:03.8	Alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Cornfield, she founded the Insight Meditation Society
1:09.6	back in the 1970s.
1:11.3	It's a legendary retreat center.
1:15.0	She's also the author of 11 books, including Loving Kindness, The New York Times Best Seller,
1:20.8	Real Happiness, which she followed up with a book called Real Love and then her latest
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