In Conversation: On Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World

Scott Rogers directs the University of Miami School of Law’s Mindfulness in Law Program and co-founded UMindfulness, the University’s Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative. Professor Rogers collaborates on neuroscience research into the efficacy of mindfulness training programs in high stress professions. He has authored five books on mindfulness, including the recently released “The Elements of Mindfulness,” and has written numerous articles. For more than 20 years he has appeared on television and radio and been interviewed in newspapers and magazines across the world for his creative and accessible methods of sharing mindfulness with people of all ages.

Sharon Salzberg is a figure in the field of meditation and a world-renowned teacher and author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness, her seminal work Lovingkindness,  and Real Happiness At Work.  She is the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. Her down-to-earth teaching style, offers a secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings, making them instantly accessible. She is a regular columnist for On Being, a contributor to Huffington Post, and the host of her own podcast: The Metta Hour. In today’s fractured world, we’re constantly flooded with breaking news that causes anger, grief, and pain. People are feeling more stressed out than ever, and in the face of this fear and anxiety they can feel so burnt out and overwhelmed that they end up frozen in their tracks and unable to do anything. In Real Change (Flatiron Books) Sharon Salzberg, shares sage advice and indispensable techniques to help free ourselves from these negative feelings and actions. Whether you’re resolving conflicts with a crotchety neighbor or combating global warming, Real Change will provide the fundamental principles and mindfulness practices to help guide you to the clarity and confidence to lift a foot and take the next step. Author and social activist bell hooks called Salzberg “the most radically open…the one teacher I have met throughout the years who I can spend lots of time with, speaking both about the sacred and the mundane.”