Ep 188. Lovingkindness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg
Not Another Anxiety Show
Kelli Walker
4.8 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2019
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Join Kelli and guest Sharon Salzberg as they explore the benefits of lovingkindness meditation (as ooey gooey as it sounds, it's actually quite practical!), especially for anxiety.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, guys, welcome to not another anxiety show. |
| 0:14.8 | I'm your host, Kelly Walker, and joining me today is guest Sharon Salzberg. |
| 0:18.5 | Hi, Sharon. |
| 0:19.4 | Hi there. |
| 0:20.6 | Thanks so much for joining us today. |
| 0:23.2 | Oh, it's a great pleasure. Now, do you mind if I share a little bit more about you with our |
| 0:27.8 | listeners before we get started? Oh, please do. Wonderful. Sharon Salzberg is a pioneer in the |
| 0:34.6 | field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher and New York Times best-selling author. |
| 0:39.5 | She has played a pivotal role in bringing meditation and mindfulness into mainstream American |
| 0:43.7 | culture since 1974. Sharon is co-founder of the First Western Meditation Center in the United |
| 0:49.5 | States, the Insight Meditation Society, in Barry Mass. She has authored 10 books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, |
| 0:58.2 | her seminal work, Loving Kindness, and her 2017 release, Real Love, the Art of Mindful Connection. |
| 1:04.5 | Acclaimed for her down-to-earth and relatable teaching style, Sharon offers a secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings, |
| 1:11.8 | making them instantly accessible. Sharon offers a secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings, making them instantly accessible. |
| 1:13.3 | Sharon writes regularly for On Being, Huffington Post, and Medium, and hosts her own |
| 1:18.6 | podcast, The Meta Hour, with 90-plus episodes featuring the top leaders and voices in the |
| 1:23.3 | meditation and mindfulness movement. |
| 1:25.4 | You can learn more at www.sharsharanssalisberg.com. |
| 1:31.0 | So first of all, as someone that first brought the concept of mindfulness meditation |
| 1:37.0 | to the U.S. over 40 years ago, does it ever feel a little surreal that it's such a |
| 1:42.1 | buzzword now? |
| 1:43.7 | That feels surreal all the time. |
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