What are we actually doing when we meditate? That’s a good question to which there are all kinds of answers. I’ll give you a couple to think about. First of all, when we meditate, awareness is becoming aware of awareness. No matter what state or frame of mind you’re in—your mind may be chattering about a movie, the book you’re reading, a conversation you just had, the commercials you saw on the freeway—when you start to meditate, all that stuff comes up. That’s fine! That’s the stuff of the … [Read more...]
From Fat to Fit: Finding Calm in the Tumultuous Journey of Weight Loss
Part one in a series about personal transformation. Discover what a weight loss journey actually entails in this poignant, starkly honest account of what is involved before, during, and after massive weight loss. Unless you have been on this journey yourself, you will learn things that will surprise you. The SM Store Media Services Group [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons When I got the receipt from the cashier and grabbed my shopping bags, I knew I was in very big trouble. … [Read more...]
Alpha, Theta, Delta, Epsilon, Gamma: What Do These Brainwave States Do For You?
You may already have a good feel for where each of the different brainwave states takes you, and know intuitively what will work for you the best on a day-to-day basis with your meditation practice. If you are a little fuzzy about the differences between the brainwave states, however, and would like to have a really clear, visceral sense of what each state does for you and how they resonate with you physically, mentally, and emotionally, one way you can find out is to listen to Harmonic … [Read more...]
Waking up: Awakening to your True Nature | iAwake Practitioner’s Weekly Coaching Call on July 26, 2017
In this call, John and Doug answer the question, "What is spiritual awakening?" John mentions a book that he and Doug are currently working on with the working title of The Practice of Life or The Life of Practice. There are four parts to this practice of life or life of practice to help us become the best versions of ourselves: waking up, growing up, cleaning up, and showing up. The conversation focuses on the first step which is waking up. … [Read more...]
How to Change our Negative Life Stories into Empowering Life Stories | iAwake Practitioner’s Weekly Coaching Call on July 19, 2017
John and Doug talk about how to get rid of negative life stories by tuning in to your interior states, bracketing your thoughts to be aware of your feelings, focusing on your feelings, staying with those feelings, processing those feelings, and then eventually changing your story. … [Read more...]
Heart Healing Meditation: It’s not optional | iAwake Practitioner’s Weekly Coaching Call on July 12, 2017
John and Doug talk about heart-centered meditation practice - how we do this practice and how it can help us heal. … [Read more...]
Using Meditative States for New Levels of Growth | iAwake Practitioner’s Weekly Coaching Call on July 5, 2017
John and Doug talk about a new product currently undergoing development with the working title Call of The Heart. In this call, they also discuss how Integral practice can help us reach new levels of growth. … [Read more...]
The What, Why, and How of Flow States | iAwake Practitioner’s Weekly Coaching Call on June 28, 2017
John and Doug talk about iAwake's new release, Stealing Flow. They also discuss what flow states are; how flow states are similar to karmic yoga or the path of service - one reason why we need flow states; and practice, practice, practice which is how we can achieve these flow states. … [Read more...]
Cycles of Practice, Developing Intuition, and the Importance of Letting Go | iAwake Practitioner’s Weekly Coaching Call on June 14, 2017
John and Doug talk about iAwake Technologies' new track developed by Doug Prater himself, Stealing Flow - a tool which can help you become your best self. They also discuss Stealing Fire, the book which was the inspiration for Stealing Flow. John also talks about depression and how to overcome it through finding your path and your purpose - and how being in flow states facilitates that. … [Read more...]
Stealing Flow: iAwake and Douglas Prater’s Complete Brainwave Suite for Flow State Mastery | iAwake Practitioner’s Weekly Coaching Call on June 7, 2017
John Dupuy and Doug Prater discuss iAwake Technologies' new upcoming release developed by Doug Prater himself, Stealing Flow. … [Read more...]
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