Exploring the Depths of Awareness

In this final episode of our heartfulness series, we’re diving below the surface of mindfulness into the rich, uncharted waters of the subconscious. While mindfulness often focuses on our conscious, waking mind, heartfulness invites us to explore the deeper layers of our being — the parts of us that dwell in dreams, intuition, and quiet knowing.

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• How mindfulness works with the thinking mind, while heartfulness taps into the subconscious.
• Why Albert Einstein’s wisdom—“You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it”—is a call to explore beyond conscious thought.
• The subconscious as a vast glacier: what lies beneath the surface is so much more expansive than what we can see.
• Practical ways to work with dreams to access your subconscious and deepen your self-awareness:
• Setting a dream intention before sleep.
• Dream work practices like journaling, drawing, or asemic writing.
• Dream queries: engaging with symbols or characters from your dreams to uncover their teachings.
• Dream associations: noticing and connecting elements of your dreams to waking life.
• Oracle collage: using cards or imagery to weave meaning and insights from your subconscious.

What You’ll Experience:

• A dreamy, ocean-inspired soundscape featuring dawn on the east side of Maui near the dormant volcano Haleakala as recorded by nature field recordist Nick McMahan.
• A grounding ocean-based meditation to “sink beneath the iceberg,” expanding your awareness into the depths of your subconscious.
• Tips for welcoming daydreams and staying awake to the dreams that emerge in your meditation practice.

Slip on your headphones, drift into the dreamy soundscape, and let’s explore the heartful depths together.

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Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at:

https://www.nickcmcmahan.com

https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/

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This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.