Sharon’ Salzberg’s “Real Love” is an eye, heart, and mind-opening masterpiece that opens us up to the fullness of love and intimacy with life, self, and others. Sharon has the wisdom of a guru, yet a stunning compassion and down-to-earth humility that feels like she is a friend on a similar journey. This book will help you become a passionate lover at your core. God knows we know more love in this world. Thank you, Sharon!

I enjoy books about yoga, mindfulness and meditation. Sharon Salzburg's latest book (publication date June 6, 2017), is beautifully organized around the Buddhist meditation of lovingkindness. She begins with the premise that humans are uniquely social and in order to fully experience life, we must interact and love one another. Her exploration on how to better love with the help of meditation begins with self-love, expands to our close relationships, and so on until we are meditating and living in love toward all of mankind. This is a practical guide that addresses the balance between forgiveness and wishing well our enemies and the need for self-care and letting go of relationships that no longer serve us. For those who read in this subject, some of the material is redundant. However, I enjoy reading different takes on the same material for greater understanding. Salzburg's grounded examples and well constructed narrative is a great addition to the topic. Highly recommended for readers with an interest in self-help; meditation; and yoga.