Pema Chodron has been featured on Zen Commuter a few times now, with good reason. She is kind, accomplished and an inspiring leader in Loving Kindness. Today, you will hear firsthand why she is thought of in such high regard, by me, and many meditation teachers.

Perhaps you are noticing a theme this week. Not only am I highlighting female meditation teachers, I am also focusing on their ability to unite people. Sharon Salzberg is synonymous with meditation, but also compassion. Today I talk about a beautiful reality, the end of hatred.

Shelley Tygielski has been teaching people how to meditate in very big ways. She is credited as being the producer of the first mass meditation at a professional sporting event anywhere in the country, staging “HEAT Nation Meditation” with NBA® Team the Miami HEAT®. She is also responsible for organizing the largest mass meditation in Fort Lauderdale’s history.

The focus specifically is to introduce you (and in two cases, me) to five women making a profound difference in the world of meditation, and more importantly, the world in general. Today I am pleased to read a post from Tara Brach.

I figured a great way to end the week would be to have you meditate. There are many people that go to a job that is not truly something they enjoy. They don’t really know what it is that they want to do. But today I have a meditation for you that will help you discover that calling.

Distractions are rampant in our day to day lives. And it seems like they are even more prevalent in the workplace. Today I talk about how meditation makes it easier to focus

Sometimes in life you will meet someone who rubs you the wrong way. Many times it is at work. Regardless of where it is, today I talk about ways to use your meditation practice to heal the rifts.

Creativity is a part of every job, regardless of what it is. So becoming able to enhance that aspect of your personality would have major benefits. Today I talk about how meditation can be that tool for enhancement.

All this week I am focusing on how meditation can help you at work. Today I talk about the places to meditate, how to recognize stress and how meditation makes you less reactive.Links from the Episode:

What would you do if you won 672,000 dollars playing poker? Well, if you are Steve Wellenbach, you give it all away to charity. As a Buddhist, Steve enjoys playing poker, but true to his teachings, that’s where it stops. He gives all his winnings to help those less fortunate. Let’s end the week with an awesome story