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For episode 165 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with Dr. Amishi Jha, Ph.D. Amishi is Director of Contemplative Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. She leads research there on the neural bases of attention Read More

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For episode 164 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon talks with her longtime friend and colleague, Bob Thurman. Known in the academic circles as Professor Robert A.F. Thurman, Bob is a talented popularizer of the Buddha’s teachings and the first Read More

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For episode 163 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with Vlada Bortnik. Vlada is co-founder and CEO of Marco Polo, the popular video communication app that so many have relied on in this past year and a half of Read More

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For episode 162 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Zainab Salbi. Zainab is a humanitarian, author, and chief awareness officer of Find Center, a platform for personal development and growth. Oprah Winfrey has named her one of the 25 Read More

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For episode 161 of the Metta Hour, Sharon is in conversation with Buddhist teacher and author Pamela Weiss. Pamela is among the few Buddhist teachers authorized to teach in two traditions—Zen and Theravada. She is the only layperson in the Read More

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 For Episode 160 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Gala Narezo. Gala is a mother, artist, educator, and consultant whose work focuses on weaving awareness and reflection into all aspects of life. As a meditator for over 20 Read More

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For episode 159 Kristin Neff returns to the Metta Hour to talk about her new book, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. Kristin is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion Read More

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 For episode 158 of the Metta hour, Sharon is joined by Michael Schauch. Michael is a mountaineer, entrepreneur, and author. With early success as an entrepreneur at age 15 and over 20 years of global financial investment experience, Michael Read More

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 For episode 157 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with meditator, writer, and speaker, Diego Perez. Widely known by his pen name Yung Pueblo, Diego’s practice of Vipassana meditation has given him a deeper understanding of liberation and Read More

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 For episode 156 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with friend and colleague Tara Brach, PhD. Tara has been practicing and teaching meditation since 1975, as well as leading workshops and meditation retreats at centers throughout North America Read More

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