Awareness Explorers

In this episode we talk to Lee Holden about Qi Gong, his teacher, Mantak Chia, and how to use Qi Gong to transform stress into vitality, through building energy in the body, emotional balance, clarity of mind, and spiritual awareness. • Includes a guided healing meditation, to set up and infuse your practice with elevation, heart energy, and lightness. To learn more about Lee Holden, please visit: https://www.holdenqigong.com/ Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS:  Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods:  #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart  #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart  #32 in the Top 100 Meditation All time chart  To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian 

In this episode, we talk to Catherine Ingram about empathic activism, effortlessness, how to stay sane in a crazy world, and her teachers, Papaji and Leonard Cohen. To learn more about Catherine Ingram, please visit: https://www.catherineingram.com/ Here are links to some of the many songs discussed during this interview: "Crazy on You" – Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADAeIokKKNs "What About Me" – Quicksilver Messenger Service https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4RBB07S5Jo "Eve of Destruction" – Barry McGuire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdWGp3HQVjU "Waiting For the Miracle" – Leonard Cohen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXvG0SMP7tw "Boogie Street" – Leonard Cohen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6wdRLuzPJ0 NOTE: The actual song that Stuart Schwartz used to play in his Satsangs was not "Boogie Street," but actually "A Thousand Kisses Deep," which also contains the lyric, "back on Boogie Street." Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xwqpo-EJXs Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart #32 in the Top 100 Meditation All time chart To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian 

In this episode we discuss the interplay between identity and motivation, including how certain motivations may be more helpful than others on the journey of awakening. • Includes a guided meditation using inquiry questions and a progression of identities leading to one that is indefinable, unnamable, and inconceivable. Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian  Photo by Michael Heuser on Unsplash

In this episode we talk to Joan Tollifson about the simplicity of being present, and the value of movies, teachers, meditation, and different types of inquiry. • Includes a guided meditation using the present experiences of sound, body sensations, form and color, and sense of self to help see it all as one experience. To learn more about Joan Tollifson, please visit: https://www.joantollifson.com/ Or subscribe to her Substack newsletter at: https://substack.com/@joantollifson Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian 

In this episode we use a radio station analogy to explore how different frequencies can be harmful or helpful towards peace and happiness, and how to tune away from some and towards others. • Includes a guided meditation leading us away from lower frequency stations to those of gratitude and presence. Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart Feedspot calls Awareness Explorers one of the "Best Spiritual Podcasts on the Planet." Here's their list of the Top Spiritual Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts/ To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian  Photo by Maxim Bulyga on Unsplash

The podcast delves into how our minds deceive us, exploring inner narratives, beliefs, and spiritual advertising. It discusses the impact of tribalism, technology addiction, and cognitive mistakes, offering antidotes through mindfulness exercises and wordlessness. The hosts emphasize the importance of self-awareness and present moment awareness.

An Encore presentation of our interview with Adyashanti from 2019. In this episode we talk to Adyashanti about spirituality as living in a state of discovery, and ways to tap into silence in daily life. • Includes a guided meditation from Adyashanti leading us through the three steps of experiencing meditation in its truest sense. To learn more about Adyashanti, please visit https://adyashanti.opengatesangha.org/ Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian 

In this episode we talk to Roger Walsh about a wide range of topics, including shamanism, nonduality, how to respond to global crises, and practices in all religious traditions. • Includes a guided meditation showing us how to invoke a person or archetype who has a trait that you would like to imbue your life with, enabling you to contribute more effectively and be more joyful. To learn more about Roger Walsh, please visit https://drrogerwalsh.com/ To listen to his podcast, Deep Transformation, please visit https://deeptransformation.io/ To read articles by Roger Walsh on Integral Life website, please visit https://integrallife.com/author/roger-walsh/ Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian 

In this episode, we discuss how new technologies such as artificial intelligence can be used to help or hinder awakening and human happiness. • Includes a guided meditation written by ChatGPT to help us know our true nature as awareness. Here is the list of Jonathan's questions from this episode: Does This Technology Bring You Closer to People, or Help Isolate You? Does This Technology Bring You Closer to Inner Peace, or Make You Feel More Stressed? Does This Technology Add Depth/Joy and Happiness to Your Life, or Move You Towards Superficiality and Anxiety? Does This Technology Make You More Conscious and Aware or More Distracted? Does This Technology Make You More Compassionate, Kind, and Loving, Or More Self-Absorbed? Does This Technology Improve Your Health or Negatively Impact Your Health? Does This Technology Make You a Wiser Person or More Immature? Here is the video mentioned in this episode in which Angelo DiLullo questions an AI about consciousness: "Has A.I. Become Self Aware?? -- You Be the Judge!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1kv0Xxw1a8 Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: #3 in the Top 100 Spirituality chart #5 in the Top 100 Religion & Spirituality chart To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian  Photo by DeepMind on Unsplash

A spirited debate unfolds on the merits of self-improvement versus embracing a philosophy of 'no self.' Insights reveal that true happiness stems from recognizing our essence as pure awareness. The conversation touches on the impact of personal growth on relationships, stressing the importance of kindness and constructive feedback. It also distinguishes genuine spiritual awakening from superficial claims. A guided meditation encourages relaxation and introspection, promoting a deeper understanding of self-identity free from problems.