211: Salvadore Poe, Guest Explorer
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Awareness Explorers episode 211: Salvadore Poe, Guest Explorer In this episode we talk to Salvadore Poe, a spiritual teacher and author who shared his journey from rock musician to spiritual awakening, and described his concept of “having a holiday,” that is, recognizing pure being without fixing on any particular experience. The discussion covers topics including spiritual bypassing, doership, and meditation practices. • Includes a guided meditation leading you to relax the focus of attention, notice the movements of life, and see that what you are is not moving. This pure being at the...
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210: The Problem of Compartmentalization
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Awareness Explorers episode 210: The Problem of Compartmentalization In this episode we explore the problem of compartmentalization and how applying spiritual awareness to some areas of life (such as meditation), but not others (such as money or relationships) creates a spiritual identity that fails to integrate shadow material, thereby inhibiting the cultivation of non-dual awareness alongside engagement in ethical, human action. • Includes a guided meditation helping you to visualize a challenging compartment in your life and to bring impartial witnessing to that compartment, while gaining...
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209: Neelam, Guest Explorer
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Awareness Explorers episode 209: Neelam, Guest Explorer In this episode we talk to Neelam about her awakening with H.W.L. Poonja, known as Papaji, the role of trust in awakening, how the nervous system’s capacity to be present is the “missing link” between a desire for truth and the ability to experience it, and how a true feeling of “okayness” enables us to rest in our true nature. •Includes a guided meditation leading us to the direct experience of presence by noticing the spaciousness that is already here and has always been here, thereby nurturing the growing capacity of the...
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208: Trina Dawn, Guest Explorer
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Awareness Explorers episode 208: Trina Dawn, Guest Explorer In this episode, we talk to Trina Dawn about the “seeker” identity as a mind-created story, which perpetuates suffering by resisting the present moment. •Includes a guided meditation using questions to help you notice what’s shining right here, right now without any effort, and without words or labels, and that’s already awake. To learn more about Trina Dawn, please visit: Or watch on these platforms: YouTube: @trinadawn111 TikTok: @trinadawn111 Facebook: Instagram: trinadawn111 Don't...
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207: Tani Thole and Leslie Rogers, Guest Explorers
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Awareness Explorers episode 207: Tani Thole and Leslie Rogers, Guest Explorers In this episode we talk to Tani Thole and Leslie Rogers, founders of the Light Dark Institute, about their philosophy of integrating shadow work for spiritual growth, by bringing love to the most unloved parts of the self, which are the source of internal and external conflict. • Includes a guided meditation from Tani inviting you to explore some part of yourself that you struggle with or reject, to notice the drain on your life force as a result of rejecting this part, and to bring appreciation and gratitude for...
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206: Preparation for Meditation
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In this episode, Jonathan and Brian debate the value of pre-meditation rituals for enhancing meditation. We outline several practices to enhance meditation, and we also contrast pre-meditation rituals to create deep experiences, versus viewing meditation as simply allowing “what is.” • Includes a guided meditation helping you to transition from your busy day by breathing into any part of your body that is tense or contracted, and by putting aside any story going on in your head. Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true...
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205: Back to Basics with Ramana and Nisargadatta
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In this episode we review the core non-duality teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj, including their inquiries into the nature of the Self. These teachings have been among the most influential in the present-day satsang and nonduality movements in the West. • Includes a guided self-inquiry meditation to trace the “I” thought to its source as the knower of all experience, and to help the listener identify as pure, choiceless, allowing, loving awareness. A good place to get a feel for the teachings of both Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj is the YouTube channel,...
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204: Relationship, Awakening, and MDMA
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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-heartedness. The book we discussed in this episode is To learn more about Ecstasy for Couples, please visit: For more information about the amygdala, which was mentioned in this episode: Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: To Support Awareness...
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203: Kate Alvo, Guest Explorer on Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE)
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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 from traumas of the past, as well as how releasing stored tension naturally quiets the mind, offering a physical pathway to presence that can facilitate awakening. • Includes a guided meditation to help listeners tune into their bodies and notice direct present-moment experience without judgement. To learn more about Kate Alvo, please visit: The books we discussed in this episode: The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process:...
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202: The Future of Transformational Technologies
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In this episode, we explore how technology is accelerating human transformation and consciousness, and we outline the five key areas that are driving this shift: psychedelics, nootropics, gadgets, new techniques, and AI coaching. • Includes a guided meditation leading us to recall a specific, highly awakened or peaceful experience and how to amplify the feeling with deep breaths and visualization. Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast...
info_outlineIn this episode we talk to Amy Islip about her experiences with guided MDMA therapy, the profound spiritual awakening that ensued, and the resulting embodiment of spacious, open-hearted, love.
• Includes a guided meditation leading us first, to rest in what is, free from stories and plans, allowing our bodies to soften, dissolve, and expand, and then, leading us to draw that expansiveness back into our bodies, minds, and the roles we play in everyday life.
To learn more about Amy Islip, please visit:
https://thinkbetter.com.au/
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Jonathan and Brian