Unplug

Sharon Salzberg has been leading meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Influenced by her 35 years of study with Buddhist masters from a variety of traditions, she teaches intensive awareness practice ("insight" meditation) and the profound cultivation of lovingkindness and compassion. She is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Massachusetts. Sharon Salzberg is the author of several books, including The Force of Kindness (Sounds True, 2005), Faith (Riverhead, 2003), Lovingkindness (Shambhala, 2004), and A Heart as Wide as the World (Shambhala, 1999), and the Sounds True audio programs Insight Meditation (with Joseph Goldstein) and Lovingkindness Meditation.

A new way to recharge. -- O, The Oprah Magazine, March 2008

Designed for busy, distracted people with lots of excuses... The barriers to meditation are few and the benefits many. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2008

Designed to be simultaneously supportive, uplifting, and sustaining, Unplug can be utilized daily, weekly, or when needed. -- Healing Lifestyles & Spas, January/February 2008

Helps you embark on a mental retreat that lasts an hour, an afternoon, or a weekend -- whatever you have to spare. -- body + soul, March 2008

Meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg helps you embark on a mental retreat. -- Body + Soul, March 2008

Salzberg has extended her skills at helping individuals tap into their own innate sense of self with the creation of Unplug. -- Healing Lifestyles & Spas, January/February 2008

Salzberg says you don't have to practice like a monk to gain calm and clarity at your own pace. -- O: The Oprah Magazine, March 2008

This box is designed for busy people with lots of excuses. The takeaway message is that the barriers to meditation are few and the benefits many. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2008