Note: This event begins at 5:00pm Pacific, 8:00pm Eastern
A Conversation with Oren Jay Sofer and Sharon Salzberg
Sponsored by Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
Inaugural Book Tour Event!
Join authors and Dharma teachers Sharon Salzberg and Oren Jay Sofer for this special online event exploring the relevance of contemplative practice in developing the internal resources to meet the challenges of our times.
Founding Insight meditation teacher and author Sharon Salzberg will be in conversation with Oren about his new book Your Heart Was Made For This: Contemplative Practices to Meet a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love.
Together, we’ll explore questions like how can contemplative practice support us to respond to the immense challenges of our times? What is the relationship between personal and social transformation? And how can we broaden our practice beyond meditation?
This event will be recorded and available for listening on AudioDharma.org and for viewing on the Sati Center YouTube channel.
About the Speakers
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is among the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture nearly 50 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness. In 2023, Sharon is releasing two new books. The first, Real Life, is now available from Flatiron Books in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats. The second, Finding Your Way, is a small gift book coming in October from Workman Publishing. Sharon’s podcast, The Metta Hour, has amassed six million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond. Learn more about Sharon here.
Oren Jay Sofer
Oren Jay Sofer, a CNVC Certified Nonviolent Communication Trainer, teaches workshops and retreats on meditation and communication internationally. His teaching emphasizes how awareness practice and communication training deepen one another in a synergistic manner. He holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and is certified as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for healing trauma. Oren is a husband, a father, and the author of several books including the best-selling title, Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication, and the forthcoming title, Your Heart Was Made For This.
Questions?
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