In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Susan Telford welcomes transpersonal psychologist, best-selling author, lecturer and spiritual poet, Steve Taylor, PhD.Steve shares his own personal awakening experiences that began at a young age and that ultimately led him to devote his life to the study, investigation and process of spiritual awakening.In his newest book, The Adventure: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Awakening, Steve explains, through his research of hundreds of people who had a pr...

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati was born in the USA and her spiritual journey took her to India, where she has lived for many years in the Parmarth Niketan Ashram ashram.In this edition of the Awareness Podcast, Bill Free chats to Sadhviji about her recently published memoir, Hollywood to the Himalayas: A Journey of Healing and Transformation.Sadhviji speaks about her very conventional American life that was turned upside down by a vacation to India when she was 25 years old and in the middle of a...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Susan Telford sat down with Heena Vasani to discuss Heena’s life and work using Dr Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry. Heena had a kidney transplant 27 years ago, a topic she discussed with Jenny Beal here: https://hub.centerforawakening.org/blog/episode87 In this conversation with Susan, Heena shared how she almost refused the transplant, because of a deep seated sense of unworthiness. In finally accepting the donated kidney as a priceless gift,...

In this new episode of The Awareness Podcast, Susan Telford sits down with award-winning filmmaker and founder of the Awaken the World Initiative, Daniel Schmidt to discuss spiritual awakening. Learn about what Dan describes as a "pattern interrupt" and how that has played out in his own life. Susan and Dan discuss what is meant by the term "spiritual ego" and how effort on the spiritual path can take us further from the Truth of who we are. Dan speaks eloquently about the importance of...

In this final episode of Living an Awakened Life, Susan Telford sits down with Angelo DiLullo to discuss: What is really meant by “awakening”.The importance of shadow work How to tell if you have made spiritual awakening into a hobbyWhy it is important to have a teacher The practical way to approach teachings such as there is no choice and there is no doer. The meeting of the relative and the absolute that occurs in deep stage realizationAngelo also describes the 4 classes he will be teaching...

What does using the Tools for Awakening look like in day to day life? Join Rona and Cyndi as they: Summarize the tools discussed over the past 11 episodesDescribe real life examples of how these tools can be usedExperience the peace and joy that comes from fully committing to this work.Join Cyndi and Rona as they put it all together. Would you like to join Cyndi and Rona live each week and explore spiritual awakening in the company of like-minded men and women? We invite you to join our...

In her final episode for the Awareness Podcast, Jenny talks with Joost Vanhove about his spiritual journey which involved exploration of a very wide range of ideas, methods and teachings. His keen interest in spirituality was initiated by repeated childhood experiences of expansion and oneness. It wasn’t until his teens that by chance he discovered the writings of a 14th Century Belgian mystic which confirmed for him the reality of what he had experienced. Joost describes and gives examples...

In this episode of Conversations in Truth, Bill and his guest Amy Haible come together for a lively discussion of A Course in Miracles and how Advaita integration can be so helpful to students of ACIM and nonduality. Amy shares what A Course in Miracles has meant to her and gives us more details about her weekly, live sessions in our Evolve Community exploring this enlightening subject. And, if you'd like to join Amy Haible to explore the text on A Course in Miracles with an emphasis on non...

Join guest host Rona Marren as she turns the tables and interviews Susan Telford. Listen in as Rona and Susan discuss: Why Susan calls the burnout that ended her career as a high school teacher “Fierce Grace”Susan’s journey of awakening through different spiritual traditionsWhat Susan means by 'The Seventh Sense'The unexpected arrival of poetry in Susan’s lifeSusan also shares a bit about her upcoming Masterclass in our Evolve Community this December titled: Enter the Stillness: Live from the...

In this episode, Jenny and her guest Ellen Emmet explore the interplay between the vertical, here-and-now dimension of the spiritual path, and our human experience in space and time. They discuss: The role of exploration of the body in the spiritual pathWhether freedom, truth and authenticity are prerequisites for happinessBody-mind conditioning as universal patterns of the mental realm, analogous to the patterns of the physical realm that are the subject of scienceDealing with traumaWhen...

What does it mean to be Open Minded? During this conversation with Rona and Cyndi you will learn… The Open Mind is an empty mindHow the Open Mind is an effect – it is never a “cause” and it can never be forced.How the Open Mind is the gift received from willingness and intentionJoin Cyndi and Rona for this discussion and set the intention to empty the mind. Would you like to join Cyndi and Rona live each week and explore spiritual awakening in the company of like-minded men and women? We...

In this episode of Conversations in Truth, Bill and his guest Rosalyn Rourke discuss Rosalyn’s new book, When Wisdom Arrives:  From Imagined Unworthiness to Freedom. Tune in to hear... How Rosalyn felt when her daughter died unexpectedly at the age of 39What prompted Rosalyn to write this book Rosalyn explains her favorite sentence in the book: "If thoughts and feelings were truth, they would be called facts.”What Rosalyn means by “okayness” and how you can live there alwaysLearn more about...

Join Susan and Jac O'Keeffe for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really means to live an awakened life.  Susan and Jac discuss What it means ( and what it doesn’t mean) to be awakened The importance of dealing with our humannessHow to wake up and grow up spiritually How there is no final destination in awakening That even after awakening, there is still work to be done How Jac’s own journey has been all about finding out the truth for herselfWhat attachment to non duality is and what...

A great working definition for patience is being here Now without focusing on outward future goals. When you join Rona and Cyndi you will discover… The gift in being OK with the present moment just as it is.How natural patience becomes when you Trust.An invitation to watch for the subtle signs you are believing something has to change for you to be okay.Instruction on how to bring the “wanting things to change” to present moment awareness and what once may expect as a result.Join Cyndi and...

In this episode, Jenny's guest, Heena Vasani describes how her mother abandoned her at a very young age, and Jenny and Heena discuss how the trauma from that experience led to inner work over many years to find resolution and healing. Heena describes how her spiritual journey started in her early 20’s with a profound glimpse of her true nature that occurred when she was about to undergo a kidney transplant. Jenny and Heena also discuss: The importance of fully facing the feelings that are a...

Join Bill Free for this episode of Conversations in Truth, as he welcomes Justin Gold to hear: What Justin learned from Christianity, Islam, and JudaismWhat he learned about meditation from a 3 year old child.His multi-dimensional answer to Bill’s question, without the use of memory, who are you?The importance of “supervision” on the spiritual path.About Justin’s spiritual community and the social and aid work they do.Learn more about Bill's One Year Masterclass for Awakening here.  Support...

In this second conversation on The Awareness Podcast, Susan and Tom begin by discussing the profound opening that occurred live on the first episode together that was the end of seeking for Susan. If you have not listened to that podcast, you can hear it here. Susan and Tom also discuss  How when Tom meets somebody and they share something with him, a teaching emerges that is appropriate for them.  Tom also discusses what to expect in his 4-Part LIVE Masterclass series “Many Ways To Freedom”...

The world’s definition of generosity is different than truth’s. Do you know the difference? Join Rona and Cyndi as they … Look at what generosity means as a Tool for AwakeningThe importance of trusting truth as we put this work to the test.Invite the listener to “get a little dirty” and honest in looking at how belief in their story limits generosity.Discuss how inner guidance is always available.Join Cyndi and Rona for this invitation to embrace generosity and let go of fear. About Rona...

In this episode, Jenny's guest, Elizabeth Reninger describes how when she was very young, the birth of her sister and the death of a young child in a farming accident sparked an early curiosity about the nature of human existence. The death of her father a few years later led to the recognition that we are not the body. Her childhood curiosity persisted into adulthood and led to a path of exploring the deepest truth. Initially this was through academic studies, but later through a variety of...

In this episode of Conversation in Truth, Bill Free talks to his guest Chris Beckett about what Chris calls Wisdom Freed. Wisdom Freed is about pointing your spirituality towards the most important part of your life - the everyday when you're working, going to the supermarket or catching up with a good friend. Chris discusses his own unexpected spiritual awakening and how through a series of Micro Meditations - simple, quick moments of presence done throughout the day, he allowed the...

We have all heard the phrase “spiritual awakening”, but do you really know what it means, especially for those of us who are living an “ordinary” life in the world? Perhaps you have an image of what you think it should look like, feel like, be like. In this episode of Living an Awakened Life, Susan and Helen go right back to first principles to discuss what spiritually awakening really is, how it shows up in our lives and the changes it brings. Helen shares her own experience of...

What occurs when you give your willingness to drop all defense? Join Rona and Cyndi as they explore the power of defenselessness. In this episode you will … Listen in as Rona and Cyndi look at the relationship between defense and attackLearn how our defenses hold the separated world in place.Be guided into an exploration of where true safety liesBe given pointers that you can use the next time you see the desire to defend.Join Cyndi and Rona for this powerful discussion Support the showIf...

Venkatesh describes how his upbringing in a religious Hindu family led initially to spiritual questioning about the nature of God and then to the practice of Transcendental Meditation.  Venkatesh discusses how he came to give up his successful career in business to follow a path of self-knowledge. He outlines the rigorous daily programme of work and study at the Sivananda ashram, where he followed a progressive path of both Jnana and Bhakti yoga. A spontaneous decision to visit the Ramana...

In this third episode of Bill’s series, on The Direct Experience of A Course in Miracles, , Bill discusses: The Ladder of Awakening What is meant by the inward and outward facing pathsWorkbook Lessons 106, 107, 125 and 188 of A Course in Miracles from a non-dual perspective Miracle Principle 28His favorite passages from the Text How to use ACIM as a tool for awakeningBill ends with a guided meditation offering you a direct experience of your true nature. Learn more about Bill's One Year...