Real Happiness

Real Happiness at Work

In this retreat, Sharon Salzberg offers meditations for accomplishment, achievement, and peace in the work place. Guiding us through practices that have application in both the professional and personal realms, she outlines an attitude to achieve…

By Sharon Salzberg

Feb 2014

Meditation Month

February is Meditation Month!

We're challenging ourselves and our readers to meditate every single day.

By Tricycle

Jan 31, 2014

Choosing a time to meditate

Plan to meditate at about the same time every day. Some people find it best to sit first thing in the morning; others find it easier to practice at lunchtime, or before going to bed at…

By Tricycle

Apr 08, 2011

What to do when mindfulness is not easy

The primary approach of mindfulness is to pay attention to what’s happening and to develop a different relationship to our experience so that we’re not rejecting it or hating it, but we’re also not overwhelmed by…

By Tricycle

Mar 31, 2011

Sharon Salzberg’s Real Happiness is back

Back by popular demand, Sharon Salzberg’s Real Happiness is available to Tricycle Community members for the month of April. So if you missed the Tricycle Book Club discussion in February, or didn’t get to ask Sharon…

By Tricycle

Mar 29, 2011

Meditation Month

Where do we go from here?: Day 28 of the 28-day meditation challenge

We did it! We just finished sitting together in the office for the final day of the 28-day meditation challenge. It feels good. Now we’re all completely enlightened and we’ll never have to meditate again. Just…

By Tricycle

Feb 28, 2011

Real Happiness 28-Day Meditation Challenge

Where is the love?: Day 25 of the meditation challenge

In Real Happiness Sharon tells us about one of her students who thought “the whole idea of lovingkindness meditation seemed hokey and rote to her, but she focused on the phrases nevertheless.” I’ve thought the same…

By Tricycle

Feb 25, 2011

Meditation Month

The sun and the wind: Day 18 of the challenge

I haven’t sat yet today. It’s so nice outside I thought that I might just count my pleasant stroll to lunch as some walking meditation. Although, I’m sure that it doesn’t qualify—I was somewhere between autopilot…

By Tricycle

Feb 18, 2011

Real Happiness 28-Day Meditation Challenge

Day 11: The Great Meditation Challenge

I stayed home sick today. My feet are cold, my head is clogged, my nose is dripping, and my lips are cracked. This morning, I ambled slowly down the stairs for a cup of tea, not…

By Tricycle

Feb 11, 2011