About this Special On-Demand Event
This program was recorded live on May 27, 2022 & June 3, 2022.
On May 27th and June 3rd, Sharon Salzberg held space and offered lovingkindness at an IMS Online gathering for all who have experienced anger, grief, and pain over the recent gun violence in the US and events around the globe.
The violence in the US this month — the killing of African-American elders at a grocery store, Asian elders worshipping in their church, and 19 small children and two of their teachers in their elementary school classrooms — has elicited so much pain and grief. For many it has also elicited a new or renewed determination to try to make this a better world. For others, well, for now it’s just exhaustion.
We invite you to join us in this special on demand event to hold space for our collective, whatever we feel, and offer metta to all who are suffering.
Meet the Teacher
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. Her forthcoming release, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, is set for release in April of 2023 from Flatiron Books. Her podcast, The Metta Hour, features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond.