Awareness Explorers

In this episode we talk to Gail Brenner about the connection between psychotherapy and awareness practices.

Includes a guided meditation from Gail using the metaphor of the mind as the wide-open, borderless clear sky.

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In this episode we talk about how inner experience of the body can be a useful catalyst for spiritual growth.

Includes a guided meditation using our body sensations to connect to the larger field of awareness that we all are.

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In this episode we talk about how humility is crucial on the spiritual path and yet paradoxically cannot be directly cultivated.

Includes an exploration of how humility can be experienced, and a guided meditation to help people let go of false ideas about themselves.

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In this episode we talk to Carole Griggs and Ted Strauss about a model for accelerating conscious awakening, and the advantages of consciousness coaching.

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In this episode we talk about the implications of nonduality in our spiritual and daily lives.

Includes a guided meditation using imagination and metaphor to bring you to the experience that we're all part of one energy.

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In this episode we introduce games that can be played with two people and can quickly lead to the joy and peace of pure awareness.

Includes a guided meditation that uses specific questions to guide the listener into a relaxation of their body and separate ego identity.

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In this episode we talk to Loch Kelly about Effortless Mindfulness, and how it differs from Deliberate Mindfulness as a method of opening to naturally compassionate, awake awareness.

Includes a guided meditation or "glimpse practice" from Loch to help us know awake awareness without resorting to the thinking mind.

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In this episode we take a look at oneness from many angles, including spiritual bypassing and the paradox of oneness and humanness.

Includes a guided meditation that leads us through a progression to the experience of Oneness.

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In this episode we talk about how to use language as a tool to help you experience pure awareness.

Includes a guided meditation that uses short phrases to point you back to your true nature as awareness.

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In this episode we explore how to know if what you're doing to work on yourself is really working for you.

Includes a guided meditation to help you find ways to allow the eternal present to resolve all difficulties and even to present solutions to practical problems.

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In this episode we talk to spiritual teacher Byron Katie about the false self, the benefits of not believing your thoughts, and the lack of separation between people.

Includes a guide to meditating on your judgements using Byron Katie's worksheets.

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In this episode we discuss how to act passionately in the world while being unattached to the results.

Includes a guided meditation to help us combine intention with surrender.

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In this episode, we talk to Dr. John Astin about consciousness research, songwriting, and practices for opening to pure experience.

Includes a guided meditation, "The Borderless Field of Being" from his new book, "This Extraordinary Moment."

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In this episode, Brian tells Jonathan about finding a way out of depression through awareness, his theater background, and his influences in the spiritual search.

In addition, Brian leads a guided mediation using a window of eternity metaphor to help you expand your view into infinite awareness.

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In this episode, Jonathan tells Brian about his spiritual teacher, the wild experiments he's done, and what he's found most helpful.

In addition, Jonathan leads a guided mediation in which you contemplate your death in order to bring new aliveness to your current life.

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In this episode, we discuss how the tendencies towards control and perfectionism can interfere with our desire for peace and awareness, and how we can overcome these obstacles.

Includes a guided meditation that walks you through the three phases of wabi sabi, imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness.

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In this episode we talk to Ric Weinman about using higher energetics as a path to awakening and letting go of conditioning.

Includes a guided meditation in which Ric leads us through letting go of three levels of selfhood, and into pure experience beyond self.

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In this episode we describe how the practice of dropping a contemplative phrase into the depths of your being can lead to joy and revelation.

Includes a guided meditation that introduces two phrases to use in a contemplative journey within.

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In this episode we reflect on our conversation with Adyashanti and share how you can apply his wisdom and methods to your life.

Includes a guided meditation to help you use your body awareness as a barometer for living your truth.

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