The Inspired Aliveness Podcast is produced by Jon Bernie, author of Ordinary Freedom, who is a contemporary spiritual teacher who offers a compassionate, heart-centered approach to awakening. His teaching focuses on returning the attention to the already enlightened state that lies at the core of our human experience. He has four decades of practice and study in the Zen, Theravada Buddhist and Advaita traditions, and was formally asked to teach by Adyashanti in 2002. Jon is also an experienced healer and teacher of somatic embodiment, trained in the Alexander Technique, Zero Balancing, and the Qigong system of Dr. Yu Penxi. He works closely and intimately with individuals to facilitate consciousness development and deep emotional healing.
This episode invites you to soften into the unfolding of your own path. Rather than trying to arrive somewhere or become someone, we explore the quiet practice of being here – fully, honestly, and ge…
When the world feels especially loud, it’s easy to lose touch with what’s quietly unfolding within. This episode invites a soft return – to sensing, to presence, to the subtle movement of your own ex…
This episode of Inspired Aliveness is an invitation to stay present with whatever is showing up in your experience – without needing to fix it, change it, or hold yourself together. With gentleness a…
What if practice didn’t require striving or control? In this episode, we explore the deeper truth that real transformation happens not through force, but through ongoing presence. As we show up again…
Even a moment of spaciousness – of love, of connection – is enough. In this episode, we explore the simple yet profound practice of settling into presence, dissolving into what is, and finding peace …
True practice isn’t about forcing change – it’s about allowing what is. In this episode, we explore what it means to be at the cutting edge of practice: to turn toward what arises, even the discomfor…
In a world that often pulls us outward, this episode invites you to turn inward and truly show up for yourself. Explore what it means to be present with your own thoughts, feelings, and needs, offeri…
With everything happening in the world today, it’s easy to lose our balance and get swept away by the external noise. Join Jon Bernie as he reminds you and guides you back to the effortless balance t…
When we’re inspired, those are the high points of our day, even if they’re brief or fleeting. The more you allow yourself to simply stop and listen, the more you’ll find yourself experiencing this na…
We all have various parts within ourselves, and as we learn to allow the integration of the parts of that relative programmed self, we begin to find fulfilment, balance, and harmony that we could hav…
What does it mean to swim against the stream of conditioning in a world that avoids itself? It means that you begin to open up to the true vibrancy of aliveness. Recorded July 6th, 2024.
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Join Jon Bernie in this episode of Inspired Aliveness as you embark on a profound inner journey through meditation. Discover heartfelt stories and insights that guide you toward deeper self-discovery…
In this episode, Jon Bernie invites us to embrace effortlessness in our daily lives. Through the practice of settling into our bodies, breath, and balance, Jon emphasizes the importance of patience w…
What is it that we really need to happy and peaceful? Recorded April 13, 2024.
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In order to listen to the pain, fear, aversion, or whatever is rising in this moment, compassion is essential. This means allowing and being one with these feelings, so they may be truly heard and fe…
It’s too easy to demand perfection of ourselves and others. However, as you begin to allow yourself to be the flawed human that you are, you learn to give yourself the compassion, tenderness, and sup…
No matter what is going on in your life, the realm of peace and equanimity is always available. All it takes is to simply stop, relax, and open. Recorded December 2nd, 2023.
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Vulnerability is the feeling that you aren’t safe – the survival, egoic program. You aren’t going to get rid of it or transcend it. However, if you begin to truly allow it, you may find that you feel…
When is it enough? When is it not enough? As with all things, finding out how much to practice is all about finding balance. Recorded October 7, 2023.
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As you learn to get out of the way more and more, you begin to align with that which has been guiding you all along. It’s not how you think it should be, or how you want it to be, but it could never …