252. Judith Blackstone - a podcast by Rick Archer

Judith Blackstone is a nonduality teacher, spiritual psychotherapist, and co-founder of Nonduality Institute. She developed the Realization Process, a method of embodied nondual realization and psychological and relational healing.  In the Realization Process, the radical openness of nonduality is based on deep contact with the internal space of one’s body.  In this way, we discover an authentic, quality-rich experience of our individual being at the same time as we transcend our individuality.  We realize ourselves as unified consciousness, pervading everywhere. When two people have both realized nonduality, they experience mutual transparency: a single expanse of consciousness pervading them both as a unity.  Judith teaches workshops and teacher certification trainings in the meditation, embodiment, and spiritual psychotherapy aspects of the Realization Process. She is the author of

Belonging HereThe Realization Process: A Step-by-Step Guide to Embodied Spiritual Awakening
An audio series of The Realization Process is available from Sounds True.The Intimate Life
The Empathic GroundFor information on Judith's teaching schedule, visit www.realizationprocess.org. To learn about Nonduality Institute, visit www.nondualityinstitute.org.

Transcript of this interviewInterview recorded 10/4/2014

Video below. Audio coming soon.YouTube Video Chapters:


00:00:00 - Introduction to Judith Blackstone and the Realization Process00:03:02 - Healing and attuning to oneself
00:06:06 - Seeking Healing and Letting Go00:08:56 - A Journey of Healing and Spirituality
00:11:29 - Spiritual Awakening and Breakthroughs00:13:58 - Discovering the Oneness of Everything
00:16:51 - The Awakening to Unified Consciousness00:19:17 - Inhabiting the Internal Space of the Body
00:22:02 - The Nature of the Pervasive Space00:24:50 - Total Integration of Body and Mind
00:27:37 - Being Present in the Body00:30:57 - The Subtlety of Consciousness
00:33:32 - The Harm of Self-Erasure00:36:32 - The Localization and Personalization of Experience
00:39:03 - Dismantling Childhood Constrictions00:41:49 - Acquiring New Constrictions throughout Life
00:44:30 - Releasing Constrictions through Subtle Focus00:47:11 - Penetrating Deep into the Internal Core
00:49:38 - Employing Nature's Intelligence in the Process
00:52:27 - The Healing Process00:55:01 - Sexual Abuse and Spiritual Practices
00:58:07 - Sai Baba and the Mystery of His Influence01:00:43 - Measuring Progress with Transparency and Bliss
01:03:30 - Acclimating to Extremes of Suffering and Happiness01:06:05 - Attuning to the Innermost Core
01:08:37 - Retention rate of spiritual practices01:10:49 - Teaching and Training Workshops
01:13:02 - Valuing Expertise and Compensation01:15:12 - The Role of Spirituality in Modern Living
01:17:29 - Keeping Traditions Alive and Innovating01:19:59 - Wrapping Up the Discussion

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