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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor

Experience Awakening....Relaxing into your Being and, therefore, Happiness. William earned a 4 year on campus Master of Theology from Harding Theological Seminary.  In 1994 he went into private practice as a Licensed Psychotherapist in private practice.  He has been to India 14 times averaging 3 months per visit to explore awakening with gurus and awakened beings. Also Bhutan, Brazil, etc. This series explores the hows of awakening and experiencing the flow of your Being, (love, peace, happiness, fulfillment and joy). A practical blending of East and West. Meditation, yoga and Energy meet psychotherapy and awakened Beings...and beyond All. For more info and writings on the subject, www.williamecooper.wordpress.com

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
123 Non Attachment -"The Great Way" from 2023-12-12T08:00

How is non attachment is possible?  Short of repression we only will let go if we trade for something better.  Ultimate non attachment, therefore, is only possible in Awakening.  In Oneness we a...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
122"Why Aren't My Blocks Dissolving? Christianity Fear, Angels, Trust"Q&A from 2023-12-04T08:00

In this Q & A somebody asks why their Blocks are not dissolving in meditation, they are afraid of Christianity, want to talk to angels.  We also talk about letting go in general and the impo...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
121 Relaxing Into Happiness from 2023-11-28T13:00

You are Happiness (Being) right now and always.  Nothing to do but enjoy.  Yet we often feel blocked from our Selves by our troubles.  We develop preferences to protect us from being triggered a...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
120 - Opening to Joy - Q&A from 2023-11-19T20:00

In this dynamic Q & A we discussed the relationship between trust and clarity, meditation, "Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?".  Anoth...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
119 How Do I Stop My Thoughts and Stay in the Present? Q&A from 2023-10-30T14:00

A beginning meditator is working her way through these podcasts starting at 1, the introduction, and moving forward.  She wrote in asking how to stop her thoughts and her mind from roaming and h...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
118 Release, Awakening, Clarity, Teachers, Addiction, Forgiveness - Q&A from 2023-10-11T13:00

Great Q & A! We discussed Awakening, How to Release into Clarity, Addiction, Forgiveness, What is Source, Some good Teachers and Radiant Beings, Living with and loving Narcissistic family me...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
117 - You're Shining Always, Living with a Narcissist - Q&A from 2023-09-24T21:00

Great Q & A! Your Being is Always shining as Love, Peace, and Fulfillment.  Sometimes we are either too distracted or possibly too blocked by our repressed pain to experience our Selves.  &q...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
115 Hurry Sickness - Waiting To Feel Good? Live Q&A from 2023-08-29T22:00

Beneath thoughts and emotions are our "positions or postures" in life.  These are our unconscious assumptions.  They guide the emotions and thoughts that occur from them.  One posture ...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
114 Gurus, Jesus, Awakening, Process To Release Suffering - Live Q&A from 2023-07-19T21:00

Great questions asked in this live Q & A we discussed the process of awakening and it's relation to releasing suffering.  How to release suffering.  How is suffering useful.  Is it bett...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
113 Guru Bhakti, PTSD, Teacher Attachment - Live Session from 2023-07-10T15:00

In this live session we start with Guru Bhakti.  Devotion to the guru as a method of awakening.  We talk about what to do when you are attached to your teacher.  Someone with PTSD who is no long...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
112 Can Gurus Give Awakening Transmissions Now? Who? Where? How? Live Q&A from 2023-07-01T10:00

In this live session we discuss transmissions for awakening, love, healing, and powers.  Gurus that give them, how to contact them and how it works.  Yes William first started meditating in 1973...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
111 Who am I? Letting go, Toxic Home, Pain can help - Live Q&A from 2023-06-21T22:00

Live Q & A to supplement and deepen our spiritual growth regardless of our personal path.  We discussed, "Who am I?", How to grow in a toxic home environment, How can I let go?, Pa...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
110 There are only Two things Inside - Live Q&A from 2023-06-12T13:00

Live session Q & A.  Some topics discussed are, there are only two things inside....Being and tension.  Any tension is not you and does not flow from your Being.  How to let it go?  Inner Jo...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
109 Letting Go, Awakening Meditation, Miracles, Spirit Guides - Live Q&A from 2023-06-01T13:00

In this live Q & A, we discussed Spirit guides and different ways to interact with them.  How they can be helpful but not necessary to one's path of awakening.  For full awakening best ...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
108 Awakening - Light Dissolving guilt, dissociation, suffering - Live Q&A (5/21/23) from 2023-05-22T11:00

These Live Q & A sessions are to clarify, support, encourage each other on our spiritual paths...all centered around awakening.  We discussed Awakening, dissociation, why we suffer, being ca...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
107 Happiness, Releasing, Work, Beginning Meditation, Vulnerability - Live Q&A (5/10/23) from 2023-05-11T16:00

In this live Q&A we discuss any issue related to our Awakening Path.  How to be Happy, how to get unstuck, how to approach a new job when anxious, where to turn for good instruction in begin...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
106 - You Can Awaken! My Personal Practice - Live Q&A (4/30/23) from 2023-05-03T22:00

Topics discussed in this Live Q & A are How to work with Negative thought Loops, Why are we here in the world, Can I be in the world but not of it, What is my personal practice now, Can you ...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
105 Guided Meditation to Manifest from 2023-04-27T00:00

A short powerful guided meditation to manifest.  Learn and then do on your own.  Create and experience the vibration of already having and enjoying your desire.  The universe will then rush in t...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
104 Awakening, Jesus, Healing Trauma - Live Q&A (4/17/23) from 2023-04-20T00:00

Lots of warm sharing.  Live discussion on steps on our path of  Awakening. Other topics included Suffering, Jesus Love vs Christian guilt, Healing Trauma or PTSD, Awakening Books, Internal Famil...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
102 Clarity, Manifestation, Politics and Light, India Q&A (4/1/2023) from 2023-04-05T00:00

Topics discussed in this live cast included, what to do when you feel overwhelmed and confused, Is manifestation a doing or an automatic flow?  Light, darkness, action and stillness in politics?...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
100 Ego dissolution, Awakening, PTSD - Q&A (3/20/2023) from 2023-03-21T17:00

First live session since India.  Discussion around awakening, experiencing yourself as Light, Love, Peace, etc and letting go of the rest.  How to gently dissolve the ego.  What is awakening lik...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
95 Practicing a Mantra Meditation from 2023-02-14T00:00

In this podcast we explore and practice one type of mantra meditation.  This is a very easy yet powerful meditation and a great starting meditation for those new to meditation.  This meditation ...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
94 Mantra Meditations 2 from 2023-02-07T05:00

We explore power of mantra content, vibration, effects, and give examples.  Seed Mantra meditation to open your chakras and centering prayer with your personal mantras.   Mantras to replace nega...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
93 Mantra Meditations 1 from 2023-01-31T03:00

What are mantras and how do we use them?  First, in part 1 we explore one kind of mantra meditation and its' use of mantra sounds with no meaning.  Next we look at the awakening meditation&...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
92 Awakening and Psychotherapy? Free? from 2023-01-24T00:00

Psychotherapy is not awakening but it can help release places inside that are blocking Awakening.  Carl Jung, Ramana, and Carl Rogers and spiritual bypasses are discussed.  For those who feel th...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
91 Two simple Awakening truths from 2023-01-17T22:00

After years of intensive practice, I discovered two very obvious and simple truths of Awakening.  The first is that the deepest part of me is beyond existence so can't be found through the ...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
90 Great Books that Awaken from 2023-01-10T00:00

This is a discussion and listing of a number of powerful books that help you on your path of awakening.  Examples are, The Infinite Way, The Untethered Soul, The Surrender Experiment, Living Unt...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
85 Creating your own God from 2022-12-04T00:00

You can't connect deeply to a God you fear.  Bhagavan suggested that there are two paths to awakening, Spiritual practices or simply praying to God to do the work and awaken you.  For you t...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
84 Existence of God? from 2022-11-26T00:00

What is God and does "God" exist?   Many have been stuck on their path of awakening because they haven't known how to address this question.  Many feel alone in an absurd meaningl...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
82 - Relaxing into your Radiance from 2022-11-13T00:00

Your innate nature is incredible radiance of peace, love, and joy.  Nothing you have to do.  It is flowing through you now just as strongly as it flowed through Jesus and Buddha.  But why doesn&...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
80 Traveling India 4 (practical tips) from 2022-10-30T00:00

 So many on the path to awakening are curious about traveling to India.  Many would like to go but are not sure how or what to do once there.  This four-part series is designed to give you a sta...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
79 Traveling India 3 from 2022-10-23T00:00

So many on the path to awakening are curious about traveling to India.  Many would like to go but are not sure how or what to do once there.  This four-part series is designed to give you a star...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
78 Four Aspects of Awakening, India, Bhutan - Live Q&A (10/15/22) from 2022-10-15T15:00

In this live session, participants sent in questions concerning their process of awakening.  We discussed four aspects of awakening, Experiencing your Being, Trusting that the universe is you an...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
77 Traveling India 2 from 2022-10-08T13:00

So many on the path to awakening are curious about traveling to India.  Many would like to go but are not sure how or what to do once there.  This four-part series is designed to give you a star...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
76 Travel to India? 1 of 4 from 2022-10-02T00:00

So many on the spiritual path are curious about India.  Many have considered going but it can seem like a daunting task.  Where to begin?  Where to go?  This is the first of a 4 part series on t...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
75 Dissolving Hypnosis, Awakening with a Guru or Not? - Live Q&A (9/22/22) from 2022-09-25T00:00

The live sessions are an opportunity for anyone to ask questions that come up during their awakening process.  It supports the previous 74 podcasts but does not require that you have listened to...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
74 Transforming into Happiness from 2022-09-18T00:00

We are fractured into 1000 inner voices and personalities.  When one comes up, step into it and own it.  Then let it update its files and notice that something has changed since it was created. ...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
73 Awakening, Illusion vs Delusion, Manifestation, Letting go - Live Q&A (9/11/22) from 2022-09-11T15:00

Periodic live Q&A sessions are to give the listeners a forum to ask questions they have about their process of awakening.   In this session we discussed the process of awakening, letting go,...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
72 Centered from 2022-09-04T20:00

As we meditate and go through our day how do we keep from getting lost in our dramas.  It is easy to escape through our daydreams, thoughts, wallowing in our emotions, relational drama, etc.  It...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
71 Inner Pain, No Awakening, Gurus, Psychedelics - Live Q&A (8/28/22) from 2022-08-28T14:00

Recording of live session to support our path of awakening.  Listeners submit questions during this live podcast that they have regarding their path or the previous 70 podcasts.  Questions inclu...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
70 The Whole Universe Surrenders to a Still Mind from 2022-08-21T16:00

"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders." Lao Tsu.  In awakening is clarity and in clarity the power of You (the One and infinite) shines through. Creation reforms ar...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
69 Connect to Awaken from 2022-08-15T00:00

Is it necessary to meditate to awaken.  Nope!  The common theme of most awakening practices is one of connection.  Connecting to nature or your breath or your feelings.   Or, best, connecting to...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
68 Unconscious Exist? Best Way to Meditate - Live Q&A (8/6/2022) from 2022-08-08T00:00

Does the unconscious mind exist?  What happens in meditation?  What's the best way to meditate?  What dissolves in meditation?  How?  Live Q & A with these and other questions discussed...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
67 Why am I regressing? from 2022-08-01T00:00

In this podcast William responds to a listener who wrote, "I am on my awakening journey.  It has been amazing the last few months.  Deep awareness during waking hours.  The silence has been...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
66 - Two Types of Meditation, Nonattachment, Painful Meditation - Live Q&A (7/23/22) from 2022-07-24T11:00

Live questions and answers asked to support each individual's experiences on their path of awakening as do the previous 65 or so podcasts.  All of these podcasts are designed to enhance and...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
65 Standing as Your Self from 2022-07-18T17:00

You are always a Radiant awake Being!  But why don't we feel that we are?  Because we cover up our radiance.  We are innately happy but we postpone allowing ourselves to experience our Happ...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
64 Awakening, Deconstruction, Psychedelics - Live Q&A from 2022-07-11T14:00

A recording of a live session with questions from participants concerning their path of awakening.  Great information but sound quality on this recording is only adequate. 
Topics covered we...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
63 - Balance from 2022-06-21T01:00

We can relax into life because it is all as it should be.  Our life is being handled by us, the Infinite.  We can trust because the One is Love and is us.  We love ourselves and will take care o...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
62 - Do we have Free Will? from 2022-06-14T01:00

What is our role in society and our lives?. Does the personality have free will? Who is running our lives? Do we disappear as individuals when we "awaken"? Are we God? Why do some peop...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
61 India, Releasing negatives, Medications, Psychotherapy? - LIve Q&A from 2022-06-10T00:00

This question and answer session supports one's path of awakening and this podcast.  Questions addressed were how to let go of negative thoughts go, are medications helpful or harmful to aw...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
60 Social Action and Awakening from 2022-06-07T01:00

With so much hurt and pain around us how are we to respond?  "Evil abounds when good men do nothing."  Is social action called for or not?  War?  Protest?  Prayer?  How are we to be in...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
59 The Process of Awakening, Where to Start? Live Q&A (6/4/22) from 2022-06-04T00:00

Recording of first question and answer live event held on 6/4/2022.  Designed to address questions on our path of Awakening.  It also supports William's awakening podcasts, Awakening Togeth...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
58 - Living as the Infinite from 2022-05-31T01:00

What happens when we open up into our Selves......when the Divine becomes us and we mostly disappear?  Do we find ourselves "In the world but not of it?"  How do we experience life fro...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
57 - Relaxing into Trust from 2022-05-24T01:00

Life can be so stressful when we feel that it is up to us to get everything right.  What if it turns out that the entire universe is conspiring to help us?  Why?  Because it is us.  And it is Lo...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 56 - Trusting my problems from 2022-05-17T01:00

As we continue to explore different ways to fall into Trust, we look at a current problem in our lives as a portal into our awakening.  How can problems be helpful to us?  Join me as we take a l...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 55 - Illusion, Delusion, and Trust from 2022-05-09T01:00

Everything is ok in our world and lives, yet it does not always feel that way.  Is the world an illusion or a delusion?  To see is to be free.  What happens as the delusion melts?  Trust happens...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 54 - Trust, duality and Oneness from 2022-05-01T01:00

As we continue to deepen in our Trust, we  open and relax into Oneness.  Here we explore the question of why is the world as it is.  It seems that the perfect has created the imperfect.  How can...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 52 - Melting Problems from 2021-11-09T01:00

Often we are haunted by old emotions and thoughts.  We can't seem to release them.  We explore this phenomena of being stuck with our "past".  And then we explore some simple step...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 51 - Astrological Cycles and Awakening from 2021-11-02T01:00

A couple of simple observations on Astrology and Awakening taken from my experiences in India.  Astrology is very important in India.  Every event is scheduled around auspicious times based on a...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 50 - Your Multidimensional Awakening from 2021-10-26T09:00

You are a vast multidimensional Being.  As your blocks release you open and see multiple aspects of your Self incarnated.  You experience both a core awakening as well as multiple localized awak...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 49 - Guided Meditation for Forgiveness from 2021-10-19T01:00

This Guided Meditation for Forgiveness stands alone and also supplements the previous guided meditation on Forgiveness and Release as well as podcast 47 on Forgiveness.  In this guided meditatio...

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Ep. 48 - Guided Meditation for Forgiveness and Release from 2021-10-12T01:00

This Guided Meditation for Forgiveness stands alone and also supports the previous podcast on Forgiveness and Awakening.  In it you are guided to relax, picture the person that you want to forgi...

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Ep. 47 - Forgiveness and Awakening from 2021-10-04T18:00

You are a shinning Light....Radiance and Love its Self.  To the degree we don't experience this we are covered and crusted over.  Jesus was an amazing example of letting his Light shine,  A...

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Ep. 46 - Guided Meditation for Relaxation from 2021-09-21T02:00

Guided meditation to melt into the Peace that we are.  Our Being is Peace and our creations such as tensions, thoughts, and emotions can melt back into that Peace until there is only Peace.  Thi...

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Ep. 45 - Easy and Happy from 2021-09-13T20:00

This week our practice is Being rather than doing.  So often we are afraid to connect to life and ourselves because we don't know what to do once we do connect.  How do we act with others? ...

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Ep. 44 - Finding and Opening into your Yogic Heart Path. from 2021-09-07T01:00

The blocking mind is fragile and thin.  The Awe and happiness experience when you are in contact with the slightest beauty or success is your true Being.  It is always present behind the thin ve...

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Ep. 43 - Connect and your Beauty flows! from 2021-08-31T00:00

Knowing your Being and connecting to all else is essential for awakening.  So often we think the spiritualized mind is our Being and get stuck in using the mind to awaken the mind.  Additionally...

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Ep. 42 - Life is your Guru from 2021-08-24T00:00

Life is your Guru.  We close off because of trauma or attachment.  Being closed off to ourSelves we experience hurt, fear and anger which we repress in our minds, emotions and ultimately our bod...

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Ep. 41 - Gurus and Awakening? from 2021-08-17T00:00

What is the role of the Guru in awakening?  Can they take your karma?  Can they give you awakening energetically?  Do they do anything more than simply guide you?  Do you need a Guru?  William d...

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Ep. 40 - This Too Shall Pass from 2021-08-10T00:00

We discuss one of the most powerful spiritual truths that, "This Too Shall Pass".  No matter how bad things seem right now, it can be so encouraging to know that they will pass...absol...

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Ep. 39 - Manifesting from Oneness from 2021-08-03T00:00

In these 3 podcasts we discuss 5 different paths of manifesting in our lives.  In the first podcast we explore, Manifesting through following your bliss and Manifesting through prayer.  In the s...

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Ep. 38 - Laws of attraction and complimentary vibrations for Manifesting from 2021-07-27T00:00

In this podcast we discuss manifestation through the law of attraction and law of complimentary vibrations. If you like this podcast you may want to check out the podcast before and after which ...

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Ep. 37 - Heart and Prayer for manifesting from 2021-07-19T19:00

In the following podcasts we discuss 5 different paths of manifesting in our lives.  In this podcast we explore the first two.  Manifesting through following your bliss and Manifesting through p...

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Ep. 36 - Past Lives and Awakening? from 2021-07-13T02:00

Let's discuss past lives.  Do we have past lives?  Are they important?  Why?  Do we need to believe in past lives to awaken?  Can they be proven?  Hypnosis and past lives.  Does Christianit...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 36 - Past Lives and Awakening? from 2021-07-13T01:00

Let's discuss past lives.  Do we have past lives?  Are they important?  Why?  Do we need to believe in past lives to awaken?  Can they be proven?  Hypnosis and past lives.  Does Christianit...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 35 - Karma and Awakening from 2021-07-06T00:00

Let's discuss Karma.  What is Karma?  Can it be mitigated?  Does positive karma cancel out negative karma?  What is karma's role in awakening?  Can Karma be dissolved?  What is meditat...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 34 - Hurried? from 2021-06-29T00:00

Many of us are anxious, stress, time pressured, and not fully present to the joys of our life.  In our unawakened state we feel lacking and pressed to accomplish the next task in order to feel m...

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Ep. 34 - Hurry vs Happiness from 2021-06-29T00:00

Many of us are anxious, stress, time pressured, and not fully present to the joys of our life.  In our unawakened state we feel lacking and pressed to accomplish the next task in order to feel m...

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Ep. 33 - Trusting again from 2021-06-21T22:00

We are always One with all.  In Oneness we experience complete trust because we are All and, therefore, trust our Selves directly.  In Oneness we are Happiness, Love, Peace, Well Being and Trust...

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Ep. 32 - Relaxing into Happiness from 2021-06-15T00:00

In the realm of awakening there are only two things, our Being and our blocks.  Being in touch with our Being and our blocks are equally important.  Awakening is Relaxing into Happiness.  The pa...

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Ep. 31 - You are Love. from 2021-06-08T13:00

Have you ever felt insecure and unloved?  Often we are separated from our true loving nature.  We may be haunted by feelings of abandonment reflected in our relationships.   We  don't know ...

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Ep. 31 - Loving you from 2021-06-08T13:00

Have you ever felt insecure and unloved?  Often we are separated from our true loving nature.  We may be haunted by feelings of abandonment reflected in our relationships.   We  don't know ...

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Ep. 31 - Yes, Experience your Self as Love. from 2021-06-08T13:00

Have you ever felt insecure and unloved?  Often we are separated from our true loving nature.  We may be haunted by feelings of abandonment reflected in our relationships.   We  don't know ...

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Ep. 30 - Healing Our Personalities and Melting into Oneness from 2021-06-01T19:00

Often, in meditation, we watch our thoughts and emotions.  Many of the come and go but some personalities seem stuck.  In this episode we use some of the thoughts and tools uncovered by Richard ...

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Ep. 29 - Letting go beyond meditation - Somatic releasing. from 2021-05-26T00:00

This episode stands alone and also supplements episode 28.  The muscle tensions, Brain and Nervous system cramps are best met in a way that meditation and traditional therapy often miss.  We exp...

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Ep. 28 - Opening up - Relaxing out of our traumas. from 2021-05-20T15:00

Often we become stuck and shut down in a way that meditation and other spiritual practices just don't touch.  In this episode we discuss PTSD and how to flow again and open up into Oneness....

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Ep. 26 "My Brain is Frozen and I'm Stuck!" PTSD? from 2020-10-21T18:00

Some of us have meditated for decades but are still not awake.  Others are radiantly and blissfully awake yet experience anxiety or depression.  Why?  The brain and or the nervous system possibl...

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Ep. 25 - Integration - Relaxing into your Awakening from 2020-08-22T14:00

Perhaps one of the most important and overlooked aspects of awakening is integration of the old personality from the inside out.  Receiving and relaxing into Happiness is crucial.  The traumatiz...

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Ep. 24 - Baby steps - Listening to your Self. from 2020-08-20T00:00

Awakening is often a two part process.  We extract ourselves from all of our distractions and put our attention back on our Selves.  We take our foot off the brake and accelerate.  In this podca...

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Ep. 23 - You are Oneness and Happiness now. from 2020-08-17T17:00

Taking a pause from practices we look at what we are now and always.  We are One.  In fact there is no us....only Happiness.  There is no connection because there is no two and, therefore nowher...

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Ep. 22 - Inner Exploration from 2020-08-12T00:00

We do a meditation to start to explore and be in touch with all the Energy, Bliss, Peace, Love, Happiness, etc that we are....even if it is in a trapped state at the moment.  In our meditation w...

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Ep - 21 Notice how you are, then be how you want to be. from 2020-08-07T15:00

Close your eyes and feel your self.  What is going on inside?  Do you feel tension? Pain? Hurt? Stress? Nothing?  Racing thoughts?  Troublesome emotions? Anticipation? Love and Peace? What are y...

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Ep. 20 - Noticing what's happening in your awakening from 2020-08-05T15:00

We discuss a combination of things that are or will happen in your awakening at this stage in our podcasts.  We will explore most parts of this combination much more deeply in future podcasts bu...

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Ep. 19 - Letting go of what troubles you from 2020-07-30T17:00

Exploring the importance of letting go in ways that work vs counterproductive letting go. We are looking at how to dissolve inner thought and emotional structures in this and the podcast that fo...

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Ep. 18 - But what about my life, Ramana? from 2020-07-27T16:00

We all want to find our selves...why is it so hard?

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Ep. 17 - Recapping thus far and pulling it all together from 2020-07-24T16:00

Let's pause for a moment and pull together what we have covered thus far.  So many meditate for years without much progress.  Usually this is because they do not have a clear vision of what...

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Ep. 16 - Stop, Connect, and flow with the Awakened (Healthy) Personality from 2020-07-21T13:00

Our Personality formed as a getting machine when we mistakenly thought we had been separated from our Self.  As we awaken, the hypnotic spell of our unawakened Personality gives way to the truth...

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Ep. 15 - The Unawakened Personality and the Enneagram from 2020-07-14T17:00

The personality is not us but thoughts and emotions that we have created to get what we think we do not have.  Because we are separated from our Being we no longer fully experience true Love, Pe...

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Ep. 14 - How thoughts and emotions work from 2020-07-07T09:00

An exploration on both the creative and blocking aspects of thoughts.  The utility of using them when they are helpful and letting them go with they are not.  How thoughts and emotions work and ...

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Ep. 13 - You are a Love explosion from 2020-07-02T16:00

We connect to who we are.  How is Awareness (Being) experienced in clarity?  Like a rainbow.  One end stretches beyond creation in what might be called empty/fullness.  As you come into creation...

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Ep. 12 - Coherence Therapy explains why meditation works? from 2020-06-25T16:00

We explore the basic principle behind successful therapies and, more importantly, awakening meditation as found in Coherence Therapy.  When we stay as who we are, Being, we can let everything el...

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Ep. 11 - Counteractive Positivity can have its problems. from 2020-06-22T15:00

Direct experience dissolves beliefs yes.  But often we resort to counteractive positivity or counteractive actions to distract, relax, relieve, suppress, or repress  symptoms.  We overlay someth...

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Ep. 10 - We're Hypnotized! What to do? from 2020-06-15T18:00

Following up on the last Podcast.  Our psychological thoughts are endlessly running because they are fueled by the hurt, fear, and anger underlying them.  The hurt fear and anger is launched bec...

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Ep. 9 - Direct experience vs beliefs - and the anatomy of suffering from 2020-06-15T14:00

Listen to your self and have your own direct experience...question everyone and thing.  Believe only if you don't really know.  In this podcast we are going to begin to look more deeply at ...

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Ep.8 - Practicing the Awakening meditation together with a bit more instruction from 2020-06-14T18:00

Practicing the Awakening meditation together again.  This time a little longer.  Continued instruction....just to make sure before we go deeper.  We talked some about not leaving our center as t...

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Ep. 7 - Lets meditate correctly... starting to experience the Awakening Meditation from 2020-06-14T00:00

In this podcast we are making sure we are meditating correctly.  This will be a balance of principles of meditation and meditation itself. More meditation in the next podcast.

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Ep. 6 - Some thoughts about the Awakening Meditation from 2020-06-13T19:00

Let's talk about the Awakening meditation and go over some details to build confidence so you know you are doing it properly, On the next podcast we will meditation together and I will talk...

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Ep. 5 - "I can't meditate" What happens in Meditation. from 2020-06-13T14:00

Our Being is always intensely happy.  But we don't always feel powerfully happy and Calm.  Why....and can meditation help dissolve what is blocking us and feeling so bad?  How?  Most are me...

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Ep. 5 - "Why can't I meditate?" What happens in Meditation. from 2020-06-13T14:00

Our Being is always intensely happy.  But we don't always feel powerfully happy and Calm.  Why....and can meditation help dissolve what is blocking us and feeling so bad?  How?  Most are me...

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Ep. 4 - Experiencing the truth of who we are from 2020-06-12T18:00

In the last episode we looked at who we are not.  Now we begin to look at who we are as we take a step by step approach in our awakening into our Selves.  Our awakening into Happiness.

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Ep. 3 - Seeing our inner clutter from 2020-05-28T20:00

Before talking deeply about and experiencing awakening let's look at how we experience our selves.  Let's look at what we are not so we can begin to clear out the clutter to better see...

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Ep. 2 - So what is our endpoint? from 2020-05-27T18:00

A very short podcast laying out the direction we will be going.  We will be experiencing our true Selves as well as our "false" personalities.  Once we are in touch with our true Being...

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Ep. 1 - Introduction - Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness from 2020-05-26T16:00

This is an introduction to the series, Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor.  In this series we are going to explo...

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Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Ep. 1 - Introduction - Awakening into Happiness from 2020-05-26T15:00

This is an introduction to the series, Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, LPC  In this series we are going to explore awakening into happiness....or experiencing ou...

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