Sharon Salzberg is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Societyand the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. Shehas studied and practiced Buddhist meditation since 1970 and has been teachingworldwide since 1974. She is a guiding teacher at IMS and the author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness(with Jon Kabat-Zinn), A Heart As Wide As the World, and Faith. She also writes about meditation fornational magazines such as O, the Oprah Magazine, and Tricycle.

Sharon is one of the more accessible Insight Meditationteachers. Her writing is clear and inviting. My favorite quote is ““Thesimple act of being completely present to another person is truly an act oflove” — Sharon Salzberg