Sharon is one of the most influential meditation teachers in the world. In 1976, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society, which helped spark the western vipassana movement. I think it's also fair to say that Sharon is the person most responsible for popularizing lovingkindness meditation in the west.
Sharon has been meditating for 50 years and has done extensive retreat. Her teachers include legends like Dipa Ma, S.N. Goenka, Anagarika Munindra, Sayadaw U Pandita, and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
Sharon is a bestselling author of many wonderful books, beginning with her classic Lovingkindness and continuing through to her latest, Real Change.
