Awareness Explorers
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Awareness Explorers
If you want to awaken peace and love in daily life, pure awareness is always available as the background of all experience. Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor explore ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature.
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217: Tracy Lease, Guest Explorer
Awareness Explorers episode 217: Tracy Lease, Guest Explorer
In this episode, we talk to Tracy Lease, a yoga, Pilates, Qigong, and mindfulness t...
216: Types of Thought
Awareness Explorers episode 216: Types of Thought
In this episode, we discuss different types of thoughts and how to distinguish between helpful...
215: Luciano Melo, Guest Explorer
Awareness Explorers episode 215: Luciano Melo, Guest Explorer
In this episode we feature Luciano Melo, a PhD researcher on awakening who shared...
214: Approaches to Spiritual Growth
Awareness Explorers episode 214: Approaches to Spiritual Growth
In this episode, we discuss different models of spiritual growth, exploring the...
213: Eric Zimmer Guest Explorer
Awareness Explorers episode 213: Eric Zimmer Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Eric Zimmer, host of the podcast, "The One You Feed," abo...
212: Life Force
Awareness Explorers episode 212: Life Force
In this episode Jonathan and Brian explore the nature of life force energy, two paths to access the...
211: Salvadore Poe, Guest Explorer
Awareness Explorers episode 211: Salvadore Poe, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Salvadore Poe, a spiritual teacher and author who shar...
210: The Problem of Compartmentalization
Awareness Explorers episode 210: The Problem of Compartmentalization
In this episode we explore the problem of compartmentalization and how appl...
209: Neelam, Guest Explorer
Awareness Explorers episode 209: Neelam, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Neelam about her awakening with H.W.L. Poonja, known as Papaj...
208: Trina Dawn, Guest Explorer
Awareness Explorers episode 208: Trina Dawn, Guest Explorer
In this episode, we talk to Trina Dawn about the "seeker" identity as a mind-created...
207: Tani Thole and Leslie Rogers, Guest Explorers
Awareness Explorers episode 207: Tani Thole and Leslie Rogers, Guest Explorers
In this episode we talk to Tani Thole and Leslie Rogers, founders...
206: Preparation for Meditation
In this episode, Jonathan and Brian debate the value of pre-meditation rituals for enhancing meditation. We outline several practices to enhance medit...
205: Back to Basics with Ramana and Nisargadatta
In this episode we review the core non-duality teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj, including their inquiries into the nature of the...
204: Relationship, Awakening, and MDMA
In this episode we explore relationships as a path to awakening that reveals obstacles to love, and how MDMA can serve as a catalyst to open-heartedne...
203: Kate Alvo, Guest Explorer on Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)
In this episode, we talk to Kate Alvo about Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) how they can release tension held in the body from stress and...
202: The Future of Transformational Technologies
In this episode, we explore how technology is accelerating human transformation and consciousness, and we outline the five key areas that are driving...
201: Amy Islip, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Amy Islip about her experiences with guided MDMA therapy, the profound spiritual awakening that ensued, and the resulting e...
200: Recurring Themes
In this episode, we respond to ChatGPT's summary of the top 15 recurring themes throughout the 200 episodes of Awareness Explorers to date, and elabor...
199: Guru Pros and Cons
In this episode we discuss gurus and spiritual teachers and explore the potential benefits as well as the potential risks involved in following a guru...
198: Beth Miller, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk with Beth Miller, author of Awakening is Not for the Faint of Heart: Risk Everything for Love, about her profound shift in con...
197: Michael McCord, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Michael McCord, president of San Francisco Zen Center, on bringing Zen practices into daily life and work, and how enlighte...
196: Stephen Zerfas, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Stephen Zerfas, co-founder of Jhourney, which offers retreats facilitating rapid access to jhana meditation states, describ...
195: How to Be with Bad News
In this episode we discuss strategies for handling bad news as an awakening person, balancing awareness and action..
• Includes a guided meditat...
194: Embracing the Middle Way
In this episode we discuss the concept of the Middle Way and explore how to move beyond polarities in spiritual practice and daily life, thus finding...
193: Kat van Oudheusden, Guest Explorer
In this episode, we talk to Kat (Katrijn) van Oudheusden, author of Seeing No-Self, and Beyond Illusion, about discovering the illusion of separation,...
192: Samuel Jacob, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Samuel Jacob, a contemporary spiritual teacher specializing in radical self-inquiry. He emphasizes the immediate availabili...
191: Inward and Outward Paths
In this episode we explore the concepts of the inward and outward facing paths. They are presented as different approaches in various traditions that,...
190: John Travis, Guest Explorer
In this episode, we interview John Travis, founding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center, exploring his spiritual journey and teachings, and h...
189: Trauma and Awakening
In this episode, we discuss the relationship between trauma and spiritual awakening, and how trauma can not only obscure awareness but can also cataly...
188: Exploring Intuition
In this episode we discuss intuition, its nature, how to access it, and its relationship to awakening.
• Includes a guided meditation helping yo...
187: Robert Rugg, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk with Robert Rugg, author of Awakening to Effortless Being: Realizing Your Infinite Self, about his spiritual journey, his teac...
186: Rituals
In this episode we explore the topic of rituals and their impact on experiencing deeper peace, love, and joy in life.
• Includes a guided medita...
185: Pernille and Todd Lent Damore, Guest Explorers
In this episode we talk to Pernille and Todd Lent Damore, founders of the Awakening Curriculum, about the Wheel of Identification, which is their fram...
184: What Makes an Ideal Human?
In this episode we look at twenty-five possible qualities of being an ideal human, and explore their relevance to awakening.
• Includes a guided...
183: Amy Albright and Drew Pierson, Guest Explorers
In this episode, we discuss neurofeedback, consciousness, and practical techniques for achieving higher states of awareness with Dr. Amy Albright and...
182: Kat Adamson, Guest Explorer
In this episode, we talk to Kat Adamson, widow of the late non-duality teacher Sailor Bob Adamson, about his life, teachings, legacy, and Bob's core m...
181: The Gift of Aging
In this episode we talk about the negative associations of aging but also how it can be a doorway to the gifts and spiritual opportunities that come w...
180: Craig Hamilton, Guest Explorer
In this episode we talk to Craig Hamilton about his "direct awakening" approach to meditation that aims to immediately connect with one's true nature....
179: Everything You Don’t Like is Your Guru
In this episode we talk about how the things in our lives that we don't like can show us where we are resistant and attached, and can trigger new ways...
178: Beyond the Mind and Into the Mystery
In this episode we explore methods for entering into a state of mystery and wonder through specific questions and contemplations.
• Includes a g...