Following The Aliveness podcast

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Join Janine for a final episode as she steps away from the podcast for the foreseeable future. More than just the close of a season, this moment marks a turning point—an honoring of the ways this past year has reshaped her, and a response to the pull in new directions. In the spirit of following the aliveness , Janine shares candid reflections on change, uncertainty, and trusting life’s unfolding. The episode closes with a guided meditation on transitions—an invitation to honor the thresholds we each encounter and the wisdom that emerges as we move through them. Following the Aliveness doesn’t end with this final offering. The complete season—featuring 32 main episodes and 32 mid-week breathers—will remain available to listen to and revisit anytime. May it continue to accompany you on your spiritual path. While there are no new episodes planned for now, I hope you’ll continue to share the series with others, allowing it to keep moving in the world through you. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 32: Exploring Co-Existing Realities 9:46

15 days ago9:46

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Today's mid-week breather offers a guided meditation designed to help listeners explore multiple, co-existing planes of reality. We’ll explore the emotional landscape, our sense of space and time, the underlying stillness beneath it all—and how these layers interweave into a single, lived experience. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 32: In the Light of the Rising Sun 15:42

18 days ago15:42

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“Awareness spread out across all time and space, into the Eternal Now where the mystics dwell.” In this episode, we explore multiple dimensions of existence—reflecting on the emotional landscapes that shape our inner worlds, the interwoven realities of human and geological time, the sacred stillness that underlies experience, and the unfolding present moment, among other subtle planes of being. Today’s contemplative reflection, “In the Light of the Rising Sun” was written by Janine Schipper on April 23, 2024. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 31: Tuning into the Here and Now through the Senses 9:36

22 days ago9:36

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Today’s Mid-Week breather aims to help listeners deepen their awareness of their environment through their senses, fostering a richer connection with the present moment. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 31: Hidden in Plain View 12:33

25 days ago12:33

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“I realize that searching for what’s hidden is quite different from opening up to the unseen.” Join Janine on a Forest Walk as she shares how opening her senses allowed her to connect with the forest’s hidden surprises. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Hidden in Plain View” was written by Janine Schipper on September 9, 2024. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather Reharvest: Observing These Wild Thoughts 9:24

29 days ago9:24

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Join us today for a Mid-Week Breather Reharvest —a fresh practice drawn from a past offering that continues to invite reflection and connection with the aliveness in your everyday life. Today's mid-week breather offers an extended version of the closing meditation from this past Sunday's episode titled “These Wild Thoughts.” May this meditation help you to connect with the sacred in everyday life. May you find peace and wellbeing. As you move through your day, may you Follow the Aliveness! To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Reharvest: These Wild Thoughts 16:38

5 weeks ago16:38

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Join us today for a Reharvest — fresh insights from a favorite past episode. “I wonder, as with the ways of the forest, might the thinking mind simply reflect the wild within?” In today’s episode, Janine delves into the wild terrain of thoughts, drawing parallels to the untamed nature she encounters on her morning walks. Join us as we explore the wild nature of our thoughts. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 30: The Light of Being 10:22

5 weeks ago10:22

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This guided meditation guides you from “witnessing consciousness” to the subtle, luminous presence to what Janine calls the “light of being.” This is a gentle exploration that invites listeners to sit in the radiant stillness of your own being. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 30: A Speck of Barley and the Mundane Moments in Our Lives 13:44

6 weeks ago13:44

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“In pondering these trivial moments, I wonder, are they any less valuable than the moments of profound realization that tap into a greater sense of wholeness?” In this episode, Janine reflects on how a search for something more profound led her instead into a deeper attention to the fleeting and often overlooked moments of daily life—where she began to encounter the sacred in the small. Today’s contemplative reflection, “A Speck of Barley” was written by Janine Schipper on April 25, 2023. Reference: Hafiz. “The Ear that Was Sold to a Fish,” and “Cupping My Hands Like a Mountain Valley.” The Gift. Translations by Daniel Ladinsky. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 29: The Unseen Energy Within 8:35

6 weeks ago8:35

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Today's mid-week breather invites you to connect with the unseen, subtle energy that exists in each of us—the life force that shapes our thoughts, feelings, and actions, yet often goes unnoticed. It encourages you to embrace the mystery of what’s hidden beneath the surface, and to honor the depth within. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 29: Yellow Leaves and the Aliveness Within 14:30

7 weeks ago14:30

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“From within, we are magnificent. We are life ever-flowing, surging with the deep power of a thousand suns.” Join us today as Janine explores the nature of inner aliveness through a dream of yellow leaves and the challenge of expressing what can never be fully seen from the outside. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Yellow Leaves” was written by Janine Schipper on April 26, 2022. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 28: Sitting with Uncertainty 8:26

7 weeks ago8:26

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In this meditation, we embrace uncertainty, allowing space for insight to arise naturally without the pressure to resolve it. A chance to rest in the unknown with patience and trust. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 28: Asking the Deep Questions 14:21

8 weeks ago14:21

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“I feel like a mad scientist, consumed by the enigma, feverishly in search of resolution. But just like scientific or mathematical puzzles, breakthroughs in understanding usually come when the mind relaxes and lets go.” Join us as we explore the practice of relaxing into our questions rather than chasing answers. Through reflection and a short meditation, you'll be invited to sit with your own questions in a way that allows insight to arise naturally. If you’re interested in exploring what might emerge when you stop searching, this episode is for you. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Dharma Questions” was written by Janine Schipper on March 15, 2022. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 27: Following the Aliveness Meditation 10:24

8 weeks ago10:24

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Today's midweek breather invites you into a full-circle meditation that connects deeply with the heart of this podcast, guiding you to follow your aliveness and explore what that looks like for you. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 27: Birding on the Path of Aliveness 16:17

9 weeks ago16:17

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“We must have been a curious sight. Four forest adventurers, binoculars in hand, engaged in passionate discussion; and one trailing wanderer, eyes tilted toward the heavens.” Join us today as Janine shares a reflection on birding and how it sparked a deeper connection to her own aliveness with the turn of spring. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Birding” was written by Janine Schipper on April 5, 2022. Reference: Leopold, Aldo. 2020 (1949). A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There . Oxford University Press. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 26: The Cosmos Looking at Itself 11:02

9 weeks ago11:02

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Today’s mid-week breather invites you to experience yourself as the cosmos, expanding beyond the boundaries of self to feel the interconnectedness of all that is and rest in the vastness of existence itself. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 26: Bowing to the Sun 14:01

10 weeks ago14:01

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“It’s a whole other level of “wow” when we have paradigm-shifting experiences, experiences that shift not only what we think is real, but who we think we are.” In today’s episode, Janine reflects on a moment of communion with the sun that sparked a deep sense of gratitude and expanded her awareness into a broader cosmological consciousness. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Bowing to the Sun,” was written by Janine Schipper on March 16, 2022. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 25: Exploring Oneness Through Imagination 13:22

10 weeks ago13:22

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In this Mid-Week Breather, we dive into the power of imagination to unlock a deeper sense of connection and Oneness. This guided meditation will help you step into a peaceful, expansive space where you can engage your senses and experience a sense of connection to the world around you and beyond. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 25: Shifting Perspectives Through Imagination 16:00

11 weeks ago16:00

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“I had let my imagination run wild as a little girl, trying to cast my mind beyond the horizon of the universe.” In this episode, Janine explores the shift from thinking about Oneness to experiencing it directly. Join her as she shares how imagination and playful curiosity can unlock the doors to perception, allowing us to experience a deeper sense of connection in our lives. Today’s contemplative reflection, originally titled, “Imagination,” was written by Janine Schipper on April 12, 2022. References: Chara M. Curtis. 2015. All I see is Part of Me. CACC Publications. Elen Elenna. 2020. The Silver Wheel, the Lost Teachings of the Deerskin Book. Head of Zeus. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 24: What to do when you don’t have enough time to listen to podcasts 13:35

11 weeks ago13:35

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If you’re too busy to listen to this… well, that’s exactly why you might need it. Sometimes, the best way to make space for something isn’t to add more time—it’s to shift how we show up in the time we already have. So if you can, take a breath, tune in, and enjoy the next 15 minutes as a small pause in your day. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 24: Sojourner into the Sacred 14:15

12 weeks ago14:15

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“I have learned over time that following the breath does not only help calm the turbulent mind. The breath is also a sacred portal.” Join us for today’s episode as Janine explores the journey inward—beyond the waves of thought and into sacred spaces through the power of the present moment. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Sojourner into the Sacred” was written by Janine Schipper on February 17, 2023. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 23: Awareness of Awareness 9:05

12 weeks ago9:05

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Today's mid-week breather offers a deep dive into awareness itself. When we become aware of the ever-present awareness that we are, we awaken to the truth of our deeper selves, beyond the layers of identity and illusion, discovering the boundless essence that has always been with us, waiting to be fully realized. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 23: Playing with Creation 13:34

13 weeks ago13:34

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“We’re in a dance of life, the world and me, swinging each other around like partners on a dance floor.” Join us today as Janine reflects on embracing a sense of play and co-creation with the world around us. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Playing with Creation” was written by Janine Schipper on February 10, 2025. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 22: Exploring Mind, Body, and Being 10:12

13 weeks ago10:12

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In today’s Mid-Week Breather, you'll gently explore the interconnectedness of your Mind, Body, and Being, guided to experience them as one unified, luminous presence. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 22: Walking Awake 14:41

14 weeks ago14:41

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“There was no separation, no boundary between self and world.” Join us today as Janine shares how the Mind, Body, and Light of Being intertwined during a "walking awake" experience through the forest, despite feeling physically tired. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Walking Awake” was written by Janine Schipper on February 3, 2025. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 21: Easing Pain with Presence 8:07

14 weeks ago8:07

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This mid-week breather offers a gentle meditation to help ease pain or discomfort in your body. While not a substitute for medical care, it’s a simple practice you can return to anytime you need support. This meditation is inspired by: Lucialorn. 2019. The Incredible Reality of YOU: A Spiritual Guide to the Awakening of Consciousness. Library and Archives Canada. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 21: Silence within Silence 15:58

15 weeks ago15:58

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“Part of me aches to return to the early morning shadows, feeling as if within those shadows live other shadows and realms unknown.” In today’s episode, follow Janine into the silence as she reaches for a deeper quiet that seemed just beyond her grasp. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 20: Sleeptime Rainbow Meditation 11:10

15 weeks ago11:10

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Here’s a Sleeptime Rainbow Meditation designed to inspire rest, calm, and a touch of magic for all.✨ 🌈 To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Episode 20: Old Friend 16:04

16 weeks ago16:04

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“Every now and then Mind tries to reclaim centerstage. I calmly step aside and let it continue on its way.” In today’s episode, Janine explores the antics of the mind and shares how a morning encounter with a group of crows helped her shift her perspective on the constant chatter within. Join us as we reflect on how to gently step back and observe our thoughts, rather than letting them take center stage. Today’s contemplative reflection, “Old Friend” was written by Janine Schipper on January 10, 2025. To share comments, send us a text. Support the show Join us every Sunday for a new episode of “Following the Aliveness” and enjoy a Mid-Week Breather every Wednesday. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/ Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at : @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.…

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Mid-Week Breather 19: Metta Meditation: Cultivating Loving-Kindness for Yourself and the World 13:49

16 weeks ago13:49