Sharon has been a student of meditation since 1971 and leading retreats worldwide since 1974. She teaches both intensive awareness practice (vispassana or insight meditation) and the profound cultivation of lovingkindness and compassion (the Brahma Viharas). During her visit at Brown, Sharon will be presenting a lecture on Friday, Nov. 1, "Lovingkindness in the Face of Adversity," and on Saturday, Nov. 2, a meditation workshop, "Lovingkindness."  For more information on these events, including ticketing, please click here. For more information about Sharon, please visit www.SharonSalzberg.com.