Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg (born August 5, 1952) is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice in the West. In 1974, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts, with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein. Her emphasis is on vipassanā (insight) and mettā (loving-kindness) methods, and she has been leading meditation retreats around the world for several decades.

All of these methods have their origins in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Her books include ''Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness'' (1995), ''A Heart as Wide as the World'' (1999), ''Real Happiness – The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program'' (2010), which was on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in 2011, and the follow-up ''Real Happiness at Work'' (2013). She runs a Metta Hour podcast, and contributes monthly to a column "On Being". Provided by Wikipedia