Hi, I’m
Susan Piver
Buddhist teacher, New York Times bestselling author and founder of the Open Heart Project, a community of support for living an awakened life.
Let’s get to know each other!
Free resources to support you on your journey
NEW BOOK!
latest Book
INEXPLICABLE JOY
On the Heart Sutra
“In Inexplicable Joy, we are invited into an intimate relationship with The Heart Sutra—one of the most mysterious, deep and powerful spiritual texts in human history. Drawing on her decades-long love relationship with this scripture, Susan Piver points to ultimate truth with a wonderful freshness and vitality.”
Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance
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Let’s Practice Together
Join an International Community of Goodness
The Open Heart Project Sangha
Your meditation center in the cloud
In this new 4-hour workshop with Open Heart Project teacher, Bridget Bailey, you’ll explore each of
the Four Immeasurables as inner resources you can actively cultivate and rely on.
You’ll learn how to make these qualities not just ideas, but embodied ways of being—anchoring you in love, courage, and clarity even when the world feels crazy.
DRALA MOUNTAIN CENTER
August 25–September 1, 2025
Please join Susan Piver, Maho Kawachi and Michele Sapanaro for a week of meditation practice within a supportive community.
Only 30 spaces available.
The program includes sitting practice, an exploration of the power of certain Buddhist chants (including the Heart Sutra), and daily yoga.
We have so much to share with you
Get a new meditation from me every Monday morning