Monthly Satsang at Awakening Together – Details, episodes & analysis

This episode of Satsang Reflections is based on our Satsang with Josh Putnam, who was interviewed by Joe Schmitz.

Satsang Reflections is a dialogue usually held after a Satsang. It's an opportunity to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang.

If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.

Here is some information about Josh Putnam:

Josh is a highly experienced professional with over 25 years of teaching experience in the fields of acting and spirituality. Initially trained as a teacher, actor, and director. He spent over two decades as an esteemed acting coach, running a successful theatre company. Along the way, Josh embarked on a personal spiritual journey, exploring the universe and eventually finding a path within the non-dual context.

After a transformative encounter, Josh dedicated himself to guiding individuals along their spiritual path. In concert with his wealth of experience and intuition Josh is able to meet people exactly where they are on their journey, offering direct and personalized support and clarity. His clients describe him as authentic, exceptionally skillful, warm, indispensable, compassionate, and enlightening, authentic and direct. With Josh’s guidance, you’ll learn to be present and embrace every moment of life.

For more information on Josh Putnam, please visit his website: ⁠https://www.soawake.org/

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Josh Putnam was our December Satsang guest. He was interviewed by Joe Schmitz.

Josh is a highly experienced professional with over 25 years of teaching experience in the fields of acting and spirituality. Initially trained as a teacher, actor, and director. He spent over two decades as an esteemed acting coach, running a successful theatre company. Along the way, Josh embarked on a personal spiritual journey, exploring the universe and eventually finding a path within the non-dual context.

After a transformative encounter, Josh dedicated himself to guiding individuals along their spiritual path. In concert with his wealth of experience and intuition Josh is able to meet people exactly where they are on their journey, offering direct and personalized support and clarity. His clients describe him as authentic, exceptionally skillful, warm, indispensable, compassionate, and enlightening, authentic and direct. With Josh’s guidance, you’ll learn to be present and embrace every moment of life.

For more information on Josh Putnam, please visit his website: https://www.soawake.org/

Love podcasts?

You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

Violet Synergy was interviewed by Rev. Sharon Hepburn on Sunday, April 21st, 2024.

To see Violet’s Awakening Story, Click Here

Here is some information provided by Violet Synergy:

My name is Violet Richele (Alice) and I am a Lover of Truth & Dance, Intuitive Inquiry Facilitator, Meditation Guide, Artist, & Writer creating through emotion & intuition.  My goal in sharing my journey through childhood, spirituality, and creativity is to show you that no matter who you are, where you came from, or what disabilities you may have you do have the capacity to open to your creative impulses and live a life free of the structural demands society suggests.

I interact with creativity from my direct experience, I have learned to trust and use my “disabilities” to my advantage.  We are all unique and beautiful in our own ways. I think there is a very strong unknown sensitivity to us creators, we find peace while we are creating but can’t seem to find peace in other areas of life.  This is why I have a passion for Non-Duality teachings. Creativity and Non-Duality go hand in hand. Recognizing unconditional love in all things can allow you the chance to create from an unknown place. A place of surrender, a place of true freedom.  
 
If I share with you for one moment, my only hope is that you will know that what you are experiencing is true, and that you have the capacity to trust it.  My sharing’s are based on radical truth.  I communicate through the aliveness of the moment.  I see that direct experience and practicing Inquiry through the senses is the way.  I hope to share this truth with  those who are ready.   This aliveness isn’t mine, I can not give it nor take it away from you.  It’s an unknown magical dance.  Shall  we look for the dancer?

For more information on Violet, please visit her website https://www.violet-synergy.com/

* This recording started partway into the interview. The first voice heard is that of Joy Bedford, referring to a mystical experience.

Merry Song was interviewed by Joy Bedford in the Awakening Together Sanctuary on Zoom on March 17

In childhood, Merry Song observed an expansive sense of awareness which naturally led to self-inquiry and mantra practice. At age 35 she glimpsed the True Nature of Being and has continued to unfold with this Recognition.

Her Buddhist practices with Ruth Denison and her Way of Selflessness practices with Joel Morwood have brought her to this moment of offering her own unique teaching method.

Merry Song offers writing workshops under the auspices of the Center for Sacred Sciences where she was asked to step forward as a spiritual teacher.

Merry Song challenges us to observe “The Story of I” as a grand work of fiction. She has developed an original method using creative writing as a tool for illumination.

She holds a BA in Broadcasting & Filmmaking and an MFA in Creative Writing. She holds a BA in Broadcasting and Filmmaking and an MFA in Creative Writing.

She can be reached at: MerrySong (at) CenterforSacredSciences.org.

Find out more about the Center for Sacred Sciences here: https://centerforsacredsciences.org/

To learn more about Awakening Together, please visit: ⁠https://awakening-together.org/about-awakening-together/start-here/⁠

If you'd like to see a video of this Satsang, you can find a link on this page: 

https://awakening-together.org/awakening-together-satsang-with-merry-song/

This episode of Satsang Reflections is based on our ⁠Satsang with Keith Kavanagh⁠, who was interviewed by Anja Janssen and Julie Butler on February 18, 2024, live in the Awakening Together Sanctuary⁠⁠.

Satsang Reflections is a dialogue usually held after a Satsang. It's an opportunity to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang.

If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.

To learn more about Keith:

Youtube: ⁠www.youtube.com/@acimwithkeith⁠

Website: ⁠https://www.acimwithkeith.com/

“A Course In Miracles with Keith” Facebook group ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/384802770144828

Podcast: ⁠https://www.acimwithkeith.com/podcast⁠

To discover more Satsangs and Satsang Reflections from Awakening Together, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/category/sidebar/satsangtalks/⁠⁠⁠

Like to discover other non-dual podcasts?

Awakening Together recently launched a new 16-episode podcast series on the Teachings of Inner Ramana: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inner-ramana⁠

Read about other Awakening Together podcasts here: ⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

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#KeithKavanagh #acimwithkeith #acim #forgiveness #allowing #awareness #awakeningtogether

Keith Kavanagh was interviewed live in the Awakening Together Zoom sanctuary on February 18, 2024, by Anja Janssen and Julie Butler.

To learn more about Keith, please visit his Youtube channel: “A Course In Miracles with Keith” www.youtube.com/@acimwithkeith or his website: https://www.acimwithkeith.com/

To learn more about Awakening Together, please visit: https://awakening-together.org/about-awakening-together/start-here/

If you'd like to see a video of this Satsang, you can find a link on this page: 

https://awakening-together.org/awakening-together-satsang-with-keith-kavanagh/

About Keith:

Keith first heard of A Course In Miracles 30 years ago in a talk by Wayne Dyer where the Course was quoted and he has been reading it ever since. Life took a turn just over a decade ago when a crippling Generalized Anxiety Disorder took hold of his life for 8 years, effectively reducing it to a half-life. It culminated in a rock bottom point of readiness to devote himself to the Course in earnest.

Through his devoted practice, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder disappeared and he started having awakening and Oneness experiences. Keith was asked to share his experience in two podcast talks and from that, there was a large number of requests for more teachings.

This was to birth the “A Course In Miracles with Keith” Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/384802770144828), Zoom Meetings, YouTube Channel, Podcast (https://www.acimwithkeith.com/podcast), and, eventually, private mentoring.

In the Facebook group, Zoom Meetups and his podcast, there is further exploration of the practical application of A Course In Miracles based on the teachings of Kenneth Wapnick and of how what Ken taught brings the Course into alignment with many other Spiritual paths and teachings.

Prefer podcasts?

You can listen to Awakening Together’s interview with Keith on our podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awakeningtogethersatsangs

You can find ways to listen to Keith’s A Course In Miracles With Keith podcast here:

https://www.acimwithkeith.com/podcast

Keith says the following about his podcast: 

“We delve deeply into the metaphysics of A Course In Miracles, but our primary emphasis is always on masterclassing the forgiveness process it teaches in our daily lives.”

Like to discover other non-dual podcasts?

Awakening Together recently launched a new 16-episode podcast series on the Teachings of Inner Ramana: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inner-ramana

Read about other Awakening Together podcasts here: https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

Questions asked by attendees during this interview and addressed by Keith include:

- Knowing Awakening is simply allowance of the present moment, what do you think "Abiding Awakening", as you coined it, is?

- Please speak about the world as an illusion

- Could you discuss how to get to the present moment awareness in the workplace?

- I find it very challenging to be in allowance or acceptance while experiencing illness or pain. Can you give us a process for dealing with these?

- Wouldn't it also be necessary, in addition to allowing the thoughts and sensations to be there at that moment, to recognize them as totally illusory and part of this entire illusion that does not exist for forgiveness to happen?

#KeithKavanagh #AcimwithKeith #ACIM #Awakening #AwakeningTogether #Forgiveness #Allowance

This episode of Satsang Reflections is based on our Satsang with Jeff Bailey, who was interviewed by  Rev. Cyndi Krupp on January 21, 2024, live in the ⁠Awakening Together Sanctuary⁠.

Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue usually held after the Satsang. It's an opportunity to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang.

If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.

To discover more Satsangs and Satsang Reflections from Awakening Together, visit: ⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/category/sidebar/satsangtalks/⁠⁠

Musical ident: Helen Allmark

Jeff Bailey was interviewed by Rev. Cyndi Krupp.

Jeff was not only a guest for our January 2024 Satsang but he also shares in the sanctuary on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month @ 5:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. MT. His program is called “The Yoga Mind.” He is also leading a retreat at the Awakening Together Retreat House in La Veta, CO called “Healing through Yoga and Prayer.” If you’re a long time yoga practitioner or a newbie Jeff’s gentle integrated approach promises to support you.

Jeff has been a student of A Course In Miracles since 1990. One of its principle messages corresponds perfectly with The Yoga Sutras: to identify and resolve the obstacles to peace and lasting freedom. His consistent dedication to our shared, eternal truth has inspired Avita as a unique and healing approach to yoga. Jeff has found that yoga can heal almost anything with a reflective, self-forgiving approach. 

Jeff is the founder of Avita Yoga. He has a long and diverse yoga background that began in 1985 in Gunnison, CO. The son of a rural veterinarian, Jeff developed an early appreciation for anatomy and physiology, both of which form a basis for the practical nature of a yoga practice. He can reduce the complexities of the body and mind to simple, understandable terms and works with people of all ages to relieve chronic pain and bring more joy to life.

For more information about Jeff go to his website: https://avitayogaonline.com/

If you'd like to see a video of this Satsang, you can find a link on this page: https://awakening-together.org/awakening-together-satsang-with-jeff-bailey/

This episode of Satsang Reflections is based on our Satsang with Karen Worth, who was interviewed by Laura “Joy” Bedford on December 17, 2023, live in the Awakening Together Sanctuary.

Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue usually held after the Satsang. It's an opportunity to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang.

If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.

To discover more Satsangs and Satsang Reflections from Awakening Together, visit: ⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/category/sidebar/satsangtalks/⁠

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Rev. Karen Worth was interviewed by Laura “Joy” Bedford.

Karen’s journey towards understanding began in 2006 while standing at her mailbox. As A Course in Miracles teaches, “The wish to see calls down the grace of God upon your eyes and brings the gift of light that makes sight possible” (25:6:3:1). It was at this moment that Grace intervened, and Karen came to a profound realization that her own mind could be her downfall if she didn’t make a change. This marked the beginning of her path of surrendering to the truth.

Her journey started by working with the subconscious mind through Centerpoint Holosync meditation. She then progressed to working with the conscious mind through Vipassana meditations, A Course in Miracles (ACIM), and eventually Self Inquiry. Alongside these practices, she sought guidance from various gurus and teachers. It was during this time that she met Regina at a local ACIM meeting, which led her to further explorations, including ACIM gatherings, the CMC Ministerial program Ministerial program, Awakening Together’s MPP, Ramana Maharishi’s teachings, Michael Langford’s insights, and AHAM meditation and retreat center.

In 2018, Karen dedicated several weeks to a Rupert Spira meditation on Existence. She was determined to grasp the essence of Rupert’s teachings before moving forward. During a walk, she posed a profound question to her mind: “If I’m not the body, then what exists?” Everything came to a halt as her mind grappled with the question and eventually surrendered, realizing that it did not exist as a distinct identity. There was only existence. This revelation echoed the words of Moses, “I am that I AM.”

As a community, our mission is to guide individuals toward self-reliance on their inner wisdom, and Rev. Karen Worth exemplifies the heart of this mission through her personal journey of aligning with her inner wisdom. She  shared how her path evolved from being an “Awakening Together member with a seeker identity” to experiencing the shedding of various identities.

Here are the various links to different tools that Rev. Karen used over the years:

CMC referrs to the Community Miracles Center in San Francisco, CA:

https://www.miracles-course.org/

AHAM is Association of Happiness for All Mankind: http://aham.com

Holosync Meditation by Centerpointe: https://www.centerpointe.com/what-is-holosync/

Astrology of the Soul by Jan Spiller:

https://www.amazon.com/Astrology-Soul-Bantam-Classics-Spiller/dp/0553378384/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jan+spiller+astrology+for+the+soul&sr=8-1⁠

If people have questions or comments they can reach Karen Worth at Kbworth64 (at) hotmail.com.

If you enjoyed this podcast you may enjoy exploring our other podcasts: https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/