Submitted by Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
Last week, I went to one of Sharon Salzberg’s talks here in NYC.  I always enjoy learning from her, and I was particularly struck by a phrase that she used when discussing mindfulness:
“It’s not about what happens, but rather our relationship to it.”
So, in other words, it’s not about the fact [...]

By Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
Recently, I had the distinct privilege of sitting down with Sharon Salzberg, one of the pioneers in introducing Buddhist practices to the West.  Based on her experiences of teaching mindfulness and compassion (i.e., loving-kindness) around the world, I invited her to comment on introducing these practices to many of our common urban [...]

Submitted by Irene Javors, LMHC
“The key to our deepest happiness lies in changing our vision of where to find it.”
Sharon Salzberg and Jon Kabat-Zinn. (2008). Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Shambhala Press.
All of us are prisoners of our fantasies and delusions of where happiness awaits us.  We cling to what doesn’t work and blind [...]