Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom
Written by Sharon Salzberg
Narrated by Sharon Salzberg
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
This program is read by the author.
Merging the insights of inspiring voices with her own understanding of mindfulness, New York Times bestselling author Sharon Salzberg shows us how we can recover from the emotional effects of crisis.
When confronted with pain and obstacles, we often shrink back and contract out of fear and disappointment. That can become a way of life.
In Real Life, Sharon Salzberg lets us know it doesn’t have to be that way.
When we feel alone, cut off, or trapped, we can let those difficulties steer us onto a path toward an authentic, flourishing life—living in a way that allows us to find the wholeness that lies within. Even when we’re alone, a sense of community can accompany us through the stormy times. Our words, hearts, and actions can line up with a larger vision, rather than the smaller views our anxious, fearful thoughts arouse in us.
To live in a less constricted way—with a more spacious, open sense of possibility, creativity, connection, and joy—Salzberg says we need to get real about what’s most important, to ask ourselves, “What do I most deeply yearn for?” “What would I benefit from letting go of?” “What do I believe is possible for me?”
We accomplish the journey to expansive freedom (Real Life) through developing tools like mindful awareness, friendship, and a greater sense of purpose/aspiration. We learn to:
• take some risks with what we dare to imagine
• take an interest in internal states we might normally try to avoid
• take an interest in people we might normally try to avoid
Real Life is about the journey we make when we decide to live the life that speaks to our innermost longing to live free.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 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 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, has amassed six million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond.
More audiobooks from Sharon Salzberg
Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cultivating Intuitive Faith and True Surrender Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Make Peace, Not War: Day Two Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Real Life
Related audiobooks
Gutsy: Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Bravery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Falling Down and Getting Up: Discovering Your Inner Resilience and Strength Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What's Beyond Mindfulness?: Waking Up to this Precious Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary: Finding Happiness Right Where You Are Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Path of Aliveness: A Contemporary Zen Approach to Awakening Body and Mind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Are Enough: Revealing the Soul to Discover Your Power, Potential, and Possibility Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBold Move: A 3-Step Plan to Transform Anxiety into Power Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Am Here: Opening the Windows of Life & Beauty Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Permission Granted: Kickass Strategies to Bootstrap Your Way to Unconditional Self-Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Emotional Advantage: Embracing All Your Feelings to Create a Life You Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Were Made for These Times Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How We Live Is How We Die Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Be Sick (Second Edition): A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Belong: A Call for Connection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awake Where You Are: The Art of Embodied Awareness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Monk's Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st Century Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Meditation and Stress Management For You
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5369: Manifesting Through 369 and the Law of Attraction - METHODS, TECHNIQUES AND EXERCISES Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sleep Meditation: Relax, Reduce Stress, Fall Asleep Faster, Sleep Well, and Wake Up Happy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Little Book of Letting Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings: This Book Includes - Break Overthinking & Master Your Emotions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Let That Sh*t Go: Find Peace of Mind and Happiness in Your Everyday Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Are The Placebo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spritual Growth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Why We Sit: An Introduction to Zen Meditation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Untethered Soul Guided Journal: Practices to Journey Beyond Yourself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Building a Non-Anxious Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Walking with Fear: Managing Your Anxiety with Mindfulness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It Starts with Self-Compassion: A Practical Road Map Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better (updated with two new chapters) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Workbook: The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self Sabotage into Self Mastery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Emotional Regulation Crash Course: Mindfulness and Cognitive Strategies for Managing Your Emotions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Laziness Does Not Exist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Real Life
3 ratings0 reviews