In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a deeply compassionate guided meditation for grief, rooted in non-dual understanding.

Grief is something every human being encounters. It may come through the loss of a loved one, a change in a relationship, or the quiet ache of something that once was. And when grief arises, the natural impulse is to understand it, fix it, or move through it.

But what if grief doesn’t need to be solved?

What if it can be gently held… in something much larger?

Through soft guidance and spacious pauses, this meditation invites you to:

• Allow grief and emotion to be present without resistance
• Notice sensations, memories, and feelings as they arise
• Explore the awareness that knows grief
• Recognize the quiet presence that remains unchanged
• Rest as the space that holds all experience

This is the essence of non-dual meditation, not removing emotion, but recognizing that what you are is never limited by it.

Grief may move.
Tears may come and go.
Memories may arise.
And yet…
There is something here that does not move.
The same presence that has always been here.

This episode is a gentle invitation to rest as that — the open, loving awareness in which grief appears… and is held.

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What if every desire you’ve ever had — for love, for peace, for something you couldn’t quite name — has been pointing to the simple recognition of I AM… that Eternal, ever-present  awareness within… the very ground of being itself? Not something to find. Not a future state. Not a higher level… but what’s here now.
In his new four-part series, “Remembering the Self: I AM the I AM,’” Bill Free offers a clear and practical exploration of this awareness — and how to live from it in the midst of everyday life. That recognition is possible. Not someday. Now.
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In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody is joined by Bill Free, co-founder of the Center for Awakening.

Together, they explore a deeper understanding of desire and how it can become a doorway to recognizing the Self.

Many of us spend years chasing fulfillment through relationships, achievements, or experiences… only to find that something still feels incomplete. 

In this conversation, Bill points to what’s actually being sought beneath all desire and how that recognition changes everything.

This conversation is clear, grounded, and deeply practical...

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What if every desire you’ve ever had — for love, for peace, for something you couldn’t quite name — has been pointing to the simple recognition of I AM… that Eternal, ever-present  awareness within… the very ground of being itself? Not something to find. Not a future state. Not a higher level… but what’s here now.
In his new four-part series, “Remembering the Self: I AM the I AM,’” Bill Free offers a clear and practical exploration of this awareness — and how to live from it in the midst of everyday life. That recognition is possible. Not someday. Now.
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In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a calming guided meditation rooted in non-dual understanding, helping you discover the stillness that is already present, even when the mind feels busy or overwhelmed.

The world seems uncertain or loud and often, the instinct is to try to calm it… to fix it… to quiet the mind.

But stillness isn’t something we create, it’s already here, even in the middle of the swirl.

This episode is an invitation to rest as what you truly are, even in the midst of everything.

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 If you’d like to continue exploring beyond this podcast, we invite to check out CFA's brand new offering:
The Imperturbable I Am with Jenny Beal — an experiential 4-part series. For those who’ve glimpsed clarity but feel pulled back into thought, emotion, and the challenges of life — this is an invitation to rest in the unchanging presence within — where a natural steadiness and peace remain, regardless of what arises.
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In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a gentle guided meditation rooted in non-dual understanding, inviting you to discover that the peace you’ve been seeking is already present.

So much of life can feel like a movement toward relief, trying to feel better, fix what’s uncomfortable, or become a more peaceful version of yourself.

But peace isn’t something you arrive at, it’s what you are… before the story of who you are begins.
Before memory.
Before identity.
Before the mind says, “This needs to change.”

Through spacious pauses, simple guidance, and quiet self-inquiry, this meditation creates space to notice the pure presence that is already here — aware of every thought, sensation, and experience.

This episode is an invitation to stop searching… and gently come home to the peace that has always been here.

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 If you’d like to continue exploring beyond this podcast, we invite to check out the CFA's upcoming brand new offering:
The Imperturbable I Am with Jenny Beal — a 4-part live series starting April 6th. For those who’ve glimpsed clarity but feel pulled back into thought, emotion, and the challenges of life — this is an invitation to rest in the unchanging presence within — where a natural steadiness and peace remain, regardless of what arises.
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In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a gentle guided meditation rooted in non-dual understanding, inviting you to explore the difference between what changes… and what remains.

From the moment we wake up, the mind begins to label experience:
“I feel tired.”
“I feel anxious.”
“I feel good.”

Moods shift.
Energy rises and falls.
Thoughts come and go.
And almost instantly, we take it personally.
But what if you are not your mood?

Through spacious pauses and simple guidance, this meditation opens a quiet space to notice that all experiences — emotions, sensations, and thoughts — are constantly moving. And yet something here is aware of it all. That awareness does not change.

Moods will come and go.
The body will feel different from moment to moment.
Life will continue to unfold.
But what you are…
remains unchanged.
This episode is an invitation to rest as that.

✨ Another way to go deeper…
 If you’d like to continue exploring beyond this podcast, we invite to check out the CFA's upcoming brand new offering:
The Imperturbable I Am with Jenny Beal — a 4-part live series starting in April. For those who’ve glimpsed clarity but feel pulled back into thought, emotion, and the challenges of life — this is an invitation to rest in the unchanging presence within — where a natural steadiness and peace remain, regardless of what arises.
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In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a simple guided meditation exploring the recognition of "I AM" — the awareness that is present before every thought, sensation, and experience.

So often the mind believes something needs to be achieved, understood, or improved in order to awaken. The personal self can make this recognition seem distant or difficult.

But what if nothing needs to be achieved?

Before the next thought about yourself…
Before the story of who you are…
There is the quiet knowing of I AM.

Rather than trying to create a special experience, this meditation simply opens space to notice what has never been absent.

The awareness that hears these words…
The awareness that knows each sensation…
The awareness in which thoughts appear and disappear…

That awareness is what you are.

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 If you’d like to continue exploring beyond this podcast, we invite to check out the CFA's upcoming brand new offering:
The Imperturbable I Am with Jenny Beal — a 4-part live series starting in April. For those who’ve glimpsed clarity but feel pulled back into thought, emotion, and the challenges of life — this is an invitation to rest in the unchanging presence within — where a natural steadiness and peace remain, regardless of what arises.
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In a world that feels constantly shifting, is there something about us that does not move at all?

In this episode of the Awareness Podcast, Jenny Beal joins Jody Agard to explore her upcoming four-part teaching series, The Imperturbable I Am — a deep inquiry into the unchangeable nature of our essential self.

While the world, the body, and the mind are in continual motion, Jenny points to something prior to all change — the awareness that knows experience but is not altered by it.

In this conversation, we explore:

• What “imperturbable” truly means
• The difference between the ever-changing body-mind and unchanging awareness
• Why disturbance belongs to the body-mind — not to what we truly are
• The body-mind as a kind of conditioned “AI system”
• Why awakening is more about undoing than acquiring knowledge
• The role of self-inquiry in dissolving false identification
• How fear and contraction arise as protective conditioning
• What happens after a glimpse of our true nature
• Why we are not confined to the boundaries of the body

Jenny beautifully describes the body-mind as something trained through experience — much like artificial intelligence — operating through conditioning and learned responses. But what we truly are is not the conditioned system. We are the awareness in which it appears.

Rather than adding new beliefs or spiritual concepts, this path is an undoing — a letting go of deeply held assumptions about who and what we are.

If you’ve had glimpses of clarity but still feel pulled back into identification with thought, emotion, or contraction, this conversation offers a steady and practical perspective.

Jenny’s four-part series, The Imperturbable I Am, begins April 6th.
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About Jenny Beal:
Jenny discovered the peace, happiness and ease of being that is inherent in our true nature through the Direct Path teaching of Rupert Spira and Francis Lucille. She has a love of science and mathematics and sees science as a set of mathematical models which express the beauty of unfolding patterns of natural phenomena, not as ultimate truth. Jenny considers openness to examining and abandoning all belief systems to be the principal prerequisite for the understanding of our true nature. In Jenny’s view, the spiritual path has no beginning or end. Nor is there any distinction between spiritual life and life in the world. When asked a question, she temporarily becomes a teacher; otherwise, she remains a student and enjoyer of all that is.
To learn more about Jenny & her teachings:  universalquestions.com

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What happens when the body is sick — and nothing in you resists it?

In this gentle, experiential meditation, Jody Agard guides you to explore the subtle habit of identifying with the body and its condition. When illness appears, it can seem personal, limiting, or unfair. But what if sickness is simply something happening within experience, not to what you are?

Drawing from A Course in Miracles and lived insight, Jody’s meditation invites you beyond the idea of being a fragile self who can be diminished by circumstance.

Jody shares through the simple example of being sick on her birthday, as she examines how story and meaning creates unnecessary suffering. 

Sensation arises. Discomfort appears. The body does what bodies do.
And yet — what knows these experiences remains unchanged.

In this meditation, you’ll be guided to:
• Notice the habit of “I am this body”
• Rest as simple being — prior to role or condition
• Allow illness to be an appearance, not an identity
• Discover what does not age, improve, decline, or breathe
• Experience quiet stability even in physical discomfort

This is not about denying the body. It is about recognizing that what you are has never been limited by it and resting as what is not affected.

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Freedom from Suffering in a World on Fire🔥 with Tom Das — a 4-part live series starting in March. If you’ve ever wondered how freedom from suffering is truly possible — even in the midst of chaos, we hope you’ll join us.
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In this guided nondual meditation, Jody Agard invites you to rest as the peace that doesn’t come and go.

Many of us experience moments of clarity, stillness, or deep relief, only to feel like we’ve “lost” it when thoughts, emotions, or life circumstances shift. 

But what if peace isn’t something that appears and disappears? What if it’s what you are, even when the mind is busy or the body feels unsettled?

Rather than trying to create a spiritual state, this practice invites you to notice the quiet presence that has always been here, the stillness that remains unchanged through every thought, sensation, and life circumstance.

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Freedom from Suffering in a World on Fire🔥 with Tom Das — a 4-part live series starting in March. If you’ve ever wondered how freedom from suffering is truly possible — even in the midst of chaos, we hope you’ll join us.
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Life can feel full — conversations, responsibilities, decisions, and constant movement pulling attention in every direction. In the midst of it all, the quiet stillness beneath experience can seem distant or forgotten.

Yet the awareness you truly are never leaves.

In this gentle guided meditation, Jody Agard invites you to pause in the middle of daily life and notice the simple sense of being that is already here. Through effortless noticing and quiet inquiry, we explore the presence that remains untouched by thoughts, emotions, and changing circumstances.

This session is simply an invitation to rest as the I AM presence that has always been here — before effort, before identity, and before any story about who you are.

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Freedom from Suffering in a World on Fire🔥 with Tom Das — a 4-part live series starting in March. If you’ve ever wondered how freedom from suffering is truly possible — even in the midst of chaos, we hope you’ll join us.
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