Podcasts by Exploring Awareness
"Find Peace and Joy in the most unlikely places".
Season One
Season One of the Exploring Awareness Podcast provides listeners a dual learning opportunity. First, to learn about and, through guided meditations, experience Mindful Awareness, Being and Presence and the innate Peace, Joy, Compassion that come from this practice. Starting with the first episode and listening through to episode 62, you will increasingly understand how a Mindful Awareness perspective connects one back to the essence of being. Secondly, listeners will witness the awakening of the co-host Lisa Barry, a long-time on-air radio broadcast interviewer for her local NPR station. Witness her awakening as she questions, struggles, and then integrates these concepts and practices until her untimely death. Episode 63, grieving her death, is an example of applying Mindful Awareness to grief, with the help of David Whyte’s poem, The Well of Grief. Lisa called this process a “Big Fun Journey”, and although the process of awakening can be difficult, you will see that realizing the expansiveness and freedom from knowing one’s authentic self transforms the day-to-day concerns of a pre-occupied mind into Presence and Being.
From our original description- Join Lisa Barry, a long-time on-air radio broadcast interviewer and Frank Anderson MD MPH professor at the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health on a journey to explore ways that provide another approach to look at and deal with life to enjoy each day as it unfolds- whatever happens. Learn from lively discussions as two people on a path of self-discovery, share conversations about mindfulness and other techniques and decide for yourself if a shift in perspective can lead to a more authentic life experience informed by an innate and ever-present peace, joy, generosity and love. This podcast is a resource for those interested in starting a journey to deeper meaning in life and who may be looking for a unique way to get started. Experienced Mediators, or those who have never tried...burned out professionals, overwhelmed students and anyone exploring the issues of sexual, gender and racial identities will find tools to increase comfort and personal agency. No matter where you are in your journey, there are lessons shared both practical and inspirational to help anyone live a more balanced and self-aware life. (Music provided by htpps://www.purple-planet.com)
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Grieving the Unexpected and Sudden Death of Lisa Barry from 2021-12-03T05:35:54
It is with a very heavy and grieving heart that I share with you that Lisa Barry the co-host and co-founder of the Exploring Awareness podcast died unexpectedly on November 30, 2021. In this ep...
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Episode 62: Return To Unity And Common Consciousness from 2021-11-20T13:22:40
Episode 61: The Myth Of Self Improvement from 2021-11-09T02:56
Episode # 61: The Myth of Self Improvement
The self-improvement industry thrives on a fundamental myth that there is something wrong with you that needs to be improved. Where does the ide...
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Episode 60: Exploring Awareness Of Dualistic Thinking And Its Impact from 2021-10-30T12:25:52
Episode 60: Exploring Awareness Of Dualistic Thinking And Its Impact
Opinions, advice and judgments tend to be experienced as having to be either this way or that way with little room in ...
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Episode 59: Could Your Natural State Be Loving Awareness? from 2021-10-09T14:21:36
Episode 59: Could Your Natural State Be Loving Awareness?
A popular Ram Dass quote- “The natural state of the mind is pure love, which is not other than pure awareness”- sums up much of t...
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Episode 58: Are Judgements Blocking You from Peace and Happiness? from 2021-10-01T21:14:55
Episode 58: Are Judgements Blocking You from Peace and Happiness?
Judging, putting people into categories, assigning negative attributes, sticking with first impressions, even ghosting ca...
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Episode 57: How the Awareness of Change Can Lead to Peace and Ease from 2021-09-12T13:45:42
Episode 57: How the Awareness of Change Can Lead to Peace and Ease
Change is part of the human experience. Welcome change can be fun and challenging, unwelcome change can lead to resistan...
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Episode #56: Finding Acceptance and Grace in Present Moment Awareness from 2021-08-29T13:08:53
Forcing oneself to "accept things as they are" or asking others to, sets up conflict, invokes defensiveness and leads to stuck, judgmental feelings. Exploring awareness leads to a spaciousness w...
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Episode 55: Open Mindedness Comes from Exploring Awareness of the Mind from 2021-08-22T12:45:11
What is the Mind, and is the Mind just the neurological activity of the brain?. Although we don't solve this problem in this episode, this q...
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Episode 54: An opportunity for peace and love in this very precious human life through exploring awareness from 2021-08-01T13:08:39
When you’re aware you’re aware- that is another level of existence that has an opportunity for some real peace and love and a real authentic experience with this very precious human life...
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Episode 53: How Awareness Can Lead to Forgiveness and Self Compassion from 2021-07-22T21:53:12
Episode 54: How Awareness Can Lead to Forgiveness and Self Compassion
"Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past."- this quote by Lily Tomlin asks us to realize that the past...
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Episode 53: How Awareness Can Lead to Forgiveness and Self Compassion from 2021-07-22T21:53:12
Episode 54: How Awareness Can Lead to Forgiveness and Self Compassion
"Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past."- this quote by Lily Tomlin asks us to realize that the past...
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Episode 52: Finding Awe in Everything from 2021-07-02T14:32:48
What would it take to find Awe in a brick? How to experience Awe everyday is the topic of this episode. We discuss how there is a constant opportunity to connect at a deeper level and to be awar...
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Episode 51: Ways to Practice Exploring Awareness from 2021-06-19T01:41:33
While we often have great intentions to practice meditation and awareness, lack of a framework leads to inconsistency. In this episode, we discuss the foundations of practice from Adyashanti's ...
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Episode 50: Exploring Awareness to Experience Unity from 2021-06-08T16:38:06
Episode 50: Exploring Awareness to Experience Unity
Mindfulness practices and exploring awareness can lead to a deep realization and experience of Unity. When we practice the 4 foundation...
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Episode 49: Finding Joy in Knowing What Makes You Tick from 2021-05-22T14:24:41
Episode 49: Finding Joy in Knowing What Makes You Tick
A “Joy that has no opposite” can be realized when we use mindfulness techniques to explore awareness. Happiness is wond...
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Episode 48 : Awareness of the Present Moment Plus a Mediation for Sleeplessness from 2021-05-10T03:47:09
Episode 48 : Awareness of the Present Moment Plus a Mediation for Sleeplessness
The actions of our mind are a wonderful gift as we enjoy past memories, solve problems and plan for the fut...
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Episode 47: Enjoying Awareness – A Big Fun Journey! from 2021-05-01T21:56:07
Episode 47: Enjoying Awareness – A Big Fun Journey!
Meditation and spiritual awareness opens up a wonderful sense of freedom and expansion that reflects an ever present inner sense of bei...
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Episode 46: Did I Really Mean to Say That? Exploring Awareness of Words from 2021-04-18T15:11:07
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Episode 45: What Does It Mean To Be Mindful And How Does It Relate To Awareness? from 2021-04-12T02:34
“Being mindful” means more than just the ability to focus or pay attention. Being mindful doesn’t mean getting rid of thoughts or getting to a relaxed state. ...
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Episode 44: Looking To A Post-Covid World- What Are We Learning? from 2021-03-28T15:48:31
Looking to a Post-Covid World- what are we learning?
The Covid pandemic is giving the world a long pause from routine and turning expectations upside down. Even as we may be nearing the ...
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Episode 43: Loving Awareness and the Freedom it Provides from 2021-03-17T21:01:33
Episode 43: Loving Awareness and the Freedom it Provides
When one is mindful, a quality of “deep awareness” opens to wonderous opportunity for discovery and freedom. We call this now a B...
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Episode 42: Thoughts are important, but do they define who you are? from 2021-03-10T15:12:42
Episode 42: Thoughts are important, but do they define who you are?
As we explore the various methods and i...
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Episode #40: Are you a Human Doing or a Human Being? from 2021-02-07T15:42:17
Episode #40: Are you a Human Doing or a Human Being?
We “do” lots of things- that’s what life seems to be all about. Many of the things we do are fun, some are not, and some just need to...
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Episode #39: Being Open to Synchronicity and Intuition from 2021-01-24T17:43:24
Synchronicity and Intuition
When you explore awareness, fun things can happen! In this episode, we discuss Synchronicity- a concept made popular by psychiatrist Carl Jung who ...
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Episode 38: Lessons From The First Year-The Anniversary Episode from 2021-01-10T15:58:21
Episode 38: Lessons From The First Year-The Anniversary Episode
The exploring awareness podcast is a year old, and in this episode, Frank and Lisa discuss how the podcast got started, and...
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Episode 37: What Is Your New Year’s Intention? from 2020-12-30T19:23:49
Episode 37: What Is Your New Year’s Intention?
The start of a new year brings opportunity. Instead of the typical “New Year’s Resolution”, why not consider a “New Year’s Intention” of exp...
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Episode #36: Exploring The Spirit Of Gifting and Giving From A Heart of Generosity from 2020-12-20T20:07:24
EPISODE 36: Exploring The Spirit Of Gifting and Giving From A Heart of Generosity
The holiday season is a season of generosity. Through exploring awareness, gift giving can take on a deep...
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Episode #35: Do painful things always have to lead to suffering? from 2020-12-17T03:52:06
Episode #35: Do painful things always have to lead to suffering?
It is easy to say that pain is part of the being human and suffering is optional -but when you are in the middle of it, th...
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Episode 34: Exploring Kindness As A Response To Whatever Happens from 2020-12-07T14:20:46
Are you noticing a lack of kindness in the conversation lately? We are all taught to be kind but thinking that you must be kind is different from “being” kind. What if kindness was an innate qua...
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Episode 33: Connect to your core and say goodbye to the stories! from 2020-11-27T19:43:10
What’s your “story”? Are you aware of the stories you tell...
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Episode #32 Tools To Use In Exploring Awareness from 2020-11-14T13:52:11
Current times can seem chaotic, and cause us to experience a multitude of feelings and emotions. There are simple tools available to remind us how to connect to a deeper place of peace, love, j...
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Episode 31: What's Behind the Stories We Tell Ourselves? from 2020-11-01T19:39:07
Episode 31: What's Behind the Stories We Tell Ourselves?
Exploring awareness of thoughts goes beyond just single thoughts to the sometimes elaborate stories we create in our own mind. In ...
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Episode #30: Healing And Coping With A Major Medical Diagnosis By Exploring Awareness from 2020-10-16T00:54:45
Healing And Coping With A Major Medical Diagnosis By Exploring Awareness
Living with chronic pain or a disturbing medical condition creates a great challenge but can also be an opening to...
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Episode # 29: The Courage to Be Your True Self from 2020-10-04T15:02:01
The Courage To Be Your True Self
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Episode 28: What You Resist Persists and The Only Way Out is Through from 2020-09-26T18:49:55
Title -What You Resist Persists and The Only Way Out is Through
Our collective challenge these days is a constant flow of difficult information that pulls us out of the present moment. S...
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Episode #27: Exploring Awareness 24/7 from 2020-09-11T01:57:36
Do you react or respond? What is the difference? Is there a sense of spacious freedom that can be naturally experienced? Exploring awareness 24/7 changes the way the day unfolds and just may res...
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Episode 26: Exploring Awareness of Attachment from 2020-09-01T14:25:28
Ever think about what brings you a sense of security or what you may be holding on to in life that may not best serve you? Who are, or what are you attached to, and what would happen if you did...
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Episode #25: Why Is It So Difficult To Love Ourselves? from 2020-08-19T16:51:25
Why Is It So Difficult To Love Ourselves?
In this episode, Frank and Lisa discuss one of the innate qualities that emerge from exploring awareness- a sense of unconditional Love. From the...
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Episode 24: How To Feel Steady In Unsteady Times from 2020-08-12T20:05:49
How To Feel Steady In Unsteady Times
This episode consolidates many of the concepts of exploring awareness to bring together the ideas and tools we have discussed that would allow you to ...
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Episode 23: What Burning Man Can Teach Us About Love, Peace, Generosity and Joy. from 2020-07-26T22:27:36
What Burning Man can teach us about Love, Peace, Generosity and Joy.
Put aside what you think you know about Burning Man and in this episode learn how this event is a model for a life tha...
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Why Can’t I Figure This Stuff Out? from 2020-07-19T20:39:24
Why can’t I figure this stuff out?
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Episode # 21: Making The World a Better Place From The Inside Out from 2020-07-12T14:52:55
Episode # 21 Making The World a Better Place From The Inside Out
Awaken to Something Deeper
We always hear from people “I can’t meditate”. Take that thought and put it in awareness....
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Episode # 20: Finding Fulfillment is an Inside Job from 2020-07-05T17:00:36
Episode # 20 Finding Fulfillment is an Inside Job
In this episode Frank and Lisa explore the word “fulfillment”, and provide methods as to how we can connect with the sense of fulfillment...
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Episode 19: Why Can't I Just Let Go? from 2020-06-21T13:54:22
Why Can't I Just Let Go?
We always hear the phrase – “Let it Go”. We are asked to let go of old habits, ideas or demands and expectations that we impose on others that aren’t working. Listen
Episode 18: Wondering what you can do? Start with yourself! from 2020-06-14T20:26:51
Wondering what you can do? Start with yourself!
The world situation now makes finding peace and joy in the most unlikely places seem unlikely! In this episode Frank and Lisa discuss the b...
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Episode 17: Only Love Dispels Hate from 2020-06-03T04:34:04
Tumult continues during a global pandemic, and in the United States, a massive response of millions of people demanding change. There is an option to make sense of this – an option that include...
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Episode 16: There is Wisdom in Change from 2020-05-24T21:41:35
There is Wisdom in Change
How to be a Cow with no Nostrils
In this episode, Frank and Lisa continue exploring awareness in the context of the changing corona virus pandemic. We are ...
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Epidsode 15: Openheartedness and Discovering your Essence through Exploring Awareness. from 2020-05-17T16:10:23
In this episode, Frank and Lisa explore openheartedness as one of the qualities that emerges when using mindfulness techniques to explore awareness. Who would you be, if, no matter what, you cou...
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Episode 14: Coping with COVID with Calm and Courage from 2020-05-10T02:31:34
Where there's Love there is Joy and when there is Joy there is Peace!
Frank and Lisa continue the conversation and the journey during t...
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RETURN To Your True Nature which is LOVE from 2020-04-29T15:51:56
In this episode, Frank and Lisa focus on Love as one of the inherent qualities of human nature. Expressions of Love are in such display during the pandemic- even staying at hom...
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The Great Pause - An Opportunity to Find Connection and Freedom from 2020-04-18T13:59
The pause button has been hit- the whole world is in a “Great Pause” - an unexpected period between a known past and an unknown future. In meditation, we sit in the present moment- that space wh...
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Episode 11: Finding Hope and Compassion In The Middle Of A Pandemic from 2020-04-05T22:21:31
Finding Hope and Compassion In The Middle Of A Pandemic
In episode 11 of the Exploring Awareness podcast Lisa Barry and Dr. Frank Anderson introduce compassion for self and others as a na...
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Epidsode 10: Exploring Awareness Of Your Racing Mind To Find A Place Of Calm from 2020-03-28T14:09:41
Our minds can take us into the future and create all kinds of stories about...
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Episode 9: Sitting With Uncertainty Knowing Joy Is Always There from 2020-03-19T22:38:22
A crisis like the one we are living through with the corona-virus pandemic provides a stark choice for how to go forward. We know what we should do, but the question is always how. In this epis...
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Episode 8: Exploring Awareness of the Fear of Corona Virus -Transforming Fear To Find That Place That Is Safe In The Present Moment from 2020-03-13T01:37:51
In this episode, Frank and Lisa discuss how exploring awareness is applied to fear. Our global human community is being urgently challenged in an unprecedented way with the Corona virus, and in...
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Episode 7: Finding Freedom and Connection in Exploring Awareness from 2020-03-06T03:38:59
In this episode, Frank and Lisa explore a very freeing concept - awareness of awareness. The discussion revolves around using mindfulness tools to discover that we are all connected in ways that...
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Episode 6: Being aware of the things that make you do what you do from 2020-03-03T04:54:33
As we continue to "explore awareness" Frank and Lisa talk about how this process leads to a "deeper knowing," or an experience of... ListenEpisode 5: Oh those Emotions!! from 2020-02-21T20:15:18
In this episode, Frank and Lisa discuss emotions which can often include some that might make you feel uncomfortable. We talk about how burying or pushing down some emotions could bring up thou...
ListenEpisode 4: Trusting your Deepest Truth from 2020-02-14T02:58:27
In this episode, hear Frank and Lisa discuss how awareness of the breath is the first tool, or doorway for opening to awareness and consciousness. They continue to explore awareness of the breat...
ListenEpisode 3: Identifying as Awareness from 2020-02-10T01:11:30
In this episode Lisa and Frank talk about “identifying as” or "resting as awareness." Frank suggests “identifying as awareness” goes back to the “who are you” question. Interesting questions ar...
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In this wide ranging discussion, Frank and Lisa explore the question "who are you?" This episode starts with David Whyte's poem Tilicho Lake, and discuss the astonishment when one sees the "true...
ListenEpisode 1: Why Exploring Awareness? from 2020-01-30T04:02:12
In this first Episode, Frank and Lisa set the stage with an interesting discussion of awareness, meditation and mindfulness, explore the question - Who Are You - and provide a brief guided aware...
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