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In particular, she has brought Loving Kindness Meditation into the limelight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s what we spoke with her about in the interview below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the full article, please check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meditationmag.com\/subscribe\">our print magazine<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the full interview, just click \u201cplay\u201d on the video above \ud83d\ude03 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for more interviews like this, make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJbZ2OazQM_3klYZ4IqgprQ?sub_confirmation=1\">subscribe to our your youtube channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we decided that our new issue would be on the theme of Powerful Women in Meditation, we knew we needed to interview Sharon Salzberg. 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