Taken from the 2010 Open Your Heart in Paradise retreat, Sharon relates the act of meditation to an alchemical process in which we convert the conceptual into the felt presence of direct experience. The array of what we might encounter in meditation is broad, but we welcome it all. Meditation is a skills training in learning to gather energy. Our attention is brought into focus and we begin to connect the fragments of our lives. When we tap into our ‘inner abundance’, our experience changes and we naturally settle into a more compassionate state of awareness.

Sharon Salzberg – Metta Hour – Ep. 02 – Meditation

Week Four Gathering of the Real Happiness Challenge 2017
Led by Sebena Selassie and hosted by Brooklyn Yoga School.

Each year during the month of February, Sharon Salzberg hosts her Real Happiness Meditation Challenge, based on her NY Times bestselling book, Real Happiness. Now in its seventh year, the Real Happiness Challenge hosts over 20,000 participants worldwide that have committed to sit and practice every day of the month of February. As part of this month of practice, weekly gatherings are being hosted by local meditation centers in New York City. Each week’s gathering is led by a different meditation teacher to offer a broad spectrum of resources for challenge participants. Gatherings are offered on a donation basis, and can be attended in person, or remotely via livestream. Each gathering includes a dharma talk on that coming week’s theme, guided meditation practice, and time for question and answer dialogue. Please note: this event is only open to challenge participants to attend in person. If you are interested in attending in person, please consider joining the challenge here: bit.ly/Commit2Sit

Week Four Gathering w Sebene Selassie - Real Happiness Challenge 2017

Sharon Salzberg is New York Times Best-Selling author and world-renowned mediation teacher. 

Week Four Gathering w Sebene Selassie - Real Happiness Challenge 2017

Sharon Salzberg

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