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<p>The Sharon Salzberg Metta Hour features Buddhist philosophy in a practical, common sense vernacular. Sharon’s natural wisdom, sense of humor and the ease with which she translates these teachings forge an intimate connection with the listener. From everyday experiences to pithy revelations, each podcast is a journey on the path of self-discovery.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sharon Salzberg </strong>is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author.</p><p>She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller, <em>Real Happiness</em>, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, <em>Lovingkindness</em>. Her forthcoming release, <em>Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom</em>, is set for release in April of 2023 from Flatiron Books. <a href="http://www.sharonsalzberg.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.sharonsalzberg.com</a></p>
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June 19, 2024
<p><strong>For episode 242, Emma Seppälä, Ph.D. returns to the Metta Hour to speak about her new book, <em>“Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos.”</em></strong></p><p> Emma is a best-selling author, Yale lecturer, and international keynote speaker. She teaches executives at the Yale School of Management and is faculty director of the Yale School of Management’s Women’s Leadership Program. She is also the Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. A psychologist and research scientist by training, Emma’s expertise is the science of happiness, emotional intelligence, and social connection. </p><p><strong>In this episode, Sharon and Emma discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>Emma’s definition of the word “Sovereign”</li><li>Self-loathing hiding out as self-criticism </li><li>The toxic relationship with ourselves</li><li>The myths of high-achievers </li><li>Sharon’s story of facing self-imposed beliefs</li><li>How Emma has worked with self-loathing</li><li>Emma’s first meditation experience</li><li>You have to name it to tame it</li><li>Internalizing the stories told <em>about</em> us</li><li>Awareness + courage</li><li>Emma’s definition of the term “self-compassion”</li><li>The disempowerment of shame</li><li>The research around lovingkindness</li><li>How intuition supports sovereignty</li><li>What research reveals about meditation</li><li>The science of happiness</li><li>Emma’s study of breath-work for veterans </li></ul><p><strong>Emma closes the conversation with a guided meditation. You can learn more about Emma’s work and get a copy of “<em>Sovereign” </em>on her website </strong><a href="https://www.emmaseppala.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>right here</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p><strong>Learn more about the Project Welcome Home Troops </strong><a href="https://projectwelcomehometroops.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>right here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
June 3, 2024
<p><strong>For episode 242, Sharon speaks with psychologist Zindel Segal, PhD, and neuroscientist Norman Farb, PhD, about their new book, </strong><a href="https://betterineverysense.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Better in Every Sense: How the New Science of Sensation Can Help You Reclaim Your Life</em></strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Zindel is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders, University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a clinical psychologist whose research examines the use of mindfulness meditation in promoting affect regulation skills in people suffering from a depressive and anxiety based disorder. Norm is an Associate Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga and studies the social neuroscience of the self and human emotion, with a focus on how biases in self-representation shape emotional reactions that determine well-being.</p><p><strong>In this episode, Sharon, Zindel and Norm discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>How Norm came to this work</li><li>What inspired the new book, <em>Better in Every Sense</em></li><li>Why people are languishing</li><li>The Default Mode Network versus Sensory Network</li><li>The positives of the “house of habit,” aka DMN</li><li>“Breaking Frame” to solve problems</li><li>Sense Foraging: shifting from thinking to sensing</li><li>The three steps in Sense Foraging</li><li>The role of equanimity in the Sensory Network</li><li>How Interoception relates to empathy</li></ul><p>The conversation closes with a meditation breathing practice led by Zindel. You can learn more about Zindel and Norm’s book <em>Better in Every Sense</em>, <a href="https://betterineverysense.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">right here</a>. You can also check out Zindel’s first appearance on the Metta Hour Podcast from 2020 in <a href="https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/metta-hour-podcast/ep-144-zindel-segal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 144</a>.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
May 21, 2024
<p><strong>For episode 240, we are continuing the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour with Kamla Masters.</strong></p><p>This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by <a href="https://www.dharma.org/ims-online/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IMS Online</a>, the second episode in this series. Kamala Masters is one of the founders and teachers of the Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui. She teaches retreats in the Theravada tradition at venues worldwide, including being a Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts. The conversation begins with a five-minute guided meditation from Kamala.</p><p><strong>In this episode, Sharon and Kamala discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>How Kamala and Sharon first met</li><li>Kamala’s primary teachers and influences</li><li>Sharon’s first travel to India</li><li>How Kamala first found meditation</li><li>Munindra teaching Kamala a washing dishes meditation</li><li>Munindra’s way of breaking barriers for Sharon</li><li>How Sharon met Dipa Ma</li><li>How Sharon reparented herself with her teachers</li><li>Munindra’s directive to “try harder”</li><li>Distinctions in meditation methods</li><li>How Kamala started teaching</li><li>Sharing what their formal daily practice looks like today</li><li>How they were taught lovingkindness</li><li>Do people need a teacher?</li><li>How to practice the Ten Paramis</li><li>How to use mental noting</li><li>Working with physical ailments and pain</li><li>Perfectionism as a hindrance</li></ul><p><strong>You can learn more about Kamala’s work via the website for the <em>Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui </em></strong><a href="https://vipassanametta.org/wp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>right here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
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