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Welcome to Raising Good Humans. I'm Dr. Lisa Pressman and today's such a treat because I have

Sharon Salzburg as my guest and she is a pioneer of bringing meditation to the United States.

She's a world renowned teacher and New York Times bestselling author of 11 books and truly was

one of the first people to bring meditation and mindfulness into America and into mainstream culture.

So her relatable, easy to do approach is going to change your day, your week, your month, your

parenting, your self-care. And it's so not this untouchable thing. It's a real practice.

And all of her work is really rooted in the idea that this isn't just some unattainable thing

of peace and calm and sitting and doing a mantra. And so we're going to talk through today

how to engage in practice and how that practice can help raise kids who are resilient

and have self-regulation and can be mindful. This is kind of interesting because we're starting with

a mindfulness practice just to get us in the head space. So if you're driving,

it'll be a little bit different than if you're walking or sitting alone. But I really am thrilled

to have her. She is truly an extraordinary teacher. And if you enjoy this episode, the good news is

she has her own podcast, The Metta Hour and 11 books and a gazillion online courses that you can

take and a retreat center. And you can find all of that in the show notes. And if you enjoy this

episode, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and write a little review. And of course,

DM me with your questions at Raising Good Humans Podcast on my Instagram. I love hearing from you.

So hi, I usually like to start when I can. But just having us do a short meditation together,

it's a way of more fully arriving wherever we are, whatever we were just doing.

There's a certain amount of energy that just needs to be expended to be here together. And so

to more fully maximize that and actually be more present, let's do just a little bit of practice

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