“I had a very turbulent and painful childhood, like many people. I left for college when I was 16 years old and up until that point I'd lived in five different family configurations. Each one ended or changed through a death or some terrible loss.”

American meditation teacher and author of the 1970s and beyond, Sharon Salzberg is a pioneer in the secular practice of mindfulness and compassion meditation. Her work bridges Eastern spiritual traditions with modern psychology, making them accessible to a broad audience.