The Awareness Podcast

In this gentle guided meditation for self-inquiry, healing, and spiritual awakening, Jody Agard invites you to explore what remains when you stop consulting the body, thoughts, and emotions for information about what you truly are.

Beginning with a simple experience of waking up tired and noticing the thought “I'm tired,” Jody asks a deeper question:
Who is this “I” that's tired?

The body may experience fatigue. Emotions may move through. Thoughts may arise. Pain, anxiety, sadness, restlessness, or even happiness may be present.
None of it needs to be denied or disappear.

Thro...

You may experience a profound recognition of your true nature through meditation, self-inquiry, or even an unexpected moment in ordinary life. 

And then... Someone triggers you, fear arises, money becomes stressful, or the body does something you don't like. Suddenly, you seem to be right back inside the experience of being a separate person.

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard sits down with nondual spiritual teacher Helen Hamilton for an intimate and practical conversation about spiritual awakening, nonduality, self-inquiry, meditation, and what it actually means to live from the recognition of what y...

Have you ever walked away from a conversation and immediately started replaying everything you said?

Why did I say that?
I should have explained that differently.
Why didn't I mention this?
Did I get it wrong?

Suddenly, one thought becomes another, regret and self-judgment appear, and before you know it, you're caught in a full-blown thought storm.

In this gentle guided meditation for overthinking and racing thoughts, Jody Agard shares a recent experience of getting completely hooked by her own mind after recording an interview with Bill Free, and the...

What if letting go isn't something you have to do?

So much spiritual teaching encourages us to let go of the ego, release negative thoughts, surrender control, become more present, and stop identifying with the mind.
But hidden inside all that effort is another assumption: There is a separate "me" here who needs to accomplish the letting go.

In this gentle guided meditation for letting go and surrender, Jody Agard explores a different possibility. Rather than trying to get rid of the ego, stop your thoughts, release difficult emotions, or force yourself into the...

Who are you without everything you've ever been told about yourself?

From childhood, we begin collecting identities: I'm the responsible one. I'm too sensitive. I'm anxious. I'm successful. I'm the helper. I'm spiritual. I'm not enough. Over time, these ideas can become so familiar that we stop recognizing them as concepts and begin believing they are who we are.

In this deeply contemplative guided meditation, Jody Agard explores the teachings of A Course in Miracles on self-concept and invites you into a direct experience of what remains when the familiar stories and identities of the...

What if meditation isn't about becoming calmer, better, more spiritual, or more enlightened?

In this special episode of The Awareness Podcast, the tables are turned as Center for Awakening founder Bill Free interviews host Jody Agard about her upcoming four-part series, True Meditation: The Recognition of the Infinite I AM.

Together, they explore one of the most transformative questions on the spiritual path:

Who is the one trying to meditate?
Drawing from non-duality, self-inquiry, and direct experience, Jody shares how years of seeking, striving, fixing, and trying to improve herself eventually gave...

What if there is nothing missing from you, and there never has been?
So much of life is spent trying to become someone: healthier, happier, more peaceful, more spiritual, more healed, perhaps even more awakened. 

Yet beneath this endless movement of self-improvement and spiritual seeking is a simple question:
Who is the “I” that believes something is missing?

In this spacious guided meditation, Jody Agard invites you beyond the story of the personal self and into the direct recognition of your true nature; the timeless awareness, Pure Being, and Infinite I AM that has n...

What if peace isn't something you have to achieve?

What if the constant pressure to become more, fix yourself, heal faster, or finally "arrive" has been pointing in the wrong direction all along?

In this gentle guided meditation, Jody Agard invites you to step out of the endless cycle of doing and rediscover the quiet Being that has always been here. Through spacious silence, gentle self-inquiry, and the direct recognition of I AM, you'll be guided beyond thought, memory, and identity into the changeless presence that is your true nature.

Rather than trying...

Have you ever noticed how quickly the mind begins searching?

Searching for answers.
Searching for certainty.
Searching for the next thing to accomplish.
Searching for the version of life that promises peace.

In this gentle guided meditation, Jody Agard shares a simple moment from an ordinary Sunday that became a profound reminder of something we often overlook: while thoughts, emotions, plans, and circumstances are constantly changing, there is an alive stillness within us that never moves.

Through gentle self-inquiry and spacious silence, this non-dual guided meditation invites you to step...

When physical symptoms arise, the mind often rushes to create a story, about what's wrong, what needs to be fixed, and how life should be different.

In this gentle guided meditation, Jody Agard invites you to discover a radically different approach to healing. Rather than resisting discomfort or trying to become a better version of yourself, you'll be guided to rest as the timeless awareness that remains untouched by every sensation, symptom, thought, and emotion.

Drawing from non-dual wisdom, self-inquiry, and the recognition of I AM, this meditation offers a peaceful space to meet physical...

What if healing wasn't about fixing your thoughts, changing your emotions, or solving every problem in your life?

In this gentle guided meditation, Jody Agard invites you into the quiet resting place that is already here, the aware presence that remains untouched by thoughts, emotions, discomfort, and changing circumstances.

From a non-dual perspective, suffering isn't caused by experience itself, but by identifying with the stories the mind creates around experience. 

Together, we'll gently step back from the impulse to become the one who is struggling and instead rest as the silent awareness in w...

What if true healing wasn't about changing your circumstances?
What if peace wasn't dependent on the body feeling better?

In this deeply restorative guided meditation, Jody Agard reflects on a season of physical pain and healing, revealing a profound truth remembered in the midst of discomfort:

The body changes.
Thoughts change.
Emotions change.

But the light of what you are never changes.

Through gentle self-inquiry, non-dual meditation, and extended moments of silence, you'll be invited to rest as the awareness that remains present before every thought, every sensation...

In this guided meditation, Jody Agard reflects on a recent experience with shingles and the profound reminder it offered:

True peace is not the absence of pain, discomfort, uncertainty, or challenge.

True peace is what remains regardless of circumstances.

While the body may experience illness, discomfort, exhaustion, or healing, there is something deeper that remains completely untouched by every experience. Through gentle self-inquiry, spacious silence, and direct non-dual pointing, this meditation invites you to rest as the awareness that knows all experience but is never harmed by it.

This meditation is...

In this guided meditation, Jody Agard invites you to explore one of the mind's most persistent habits: the belief that something is wrong and needs to be fixed.

Whether the mind is focused on health, relationships, finances, emotions, spiritual growth, or the body itself, there is often a constant movement toward improvement, correction, and becoming. 

But what if that movement is simply another appearance within awareness?

Through gentle self-inquiry, spacious silence, and direct non-dual pointing, this meditation invites you to notice the awareness that exists before the story, before the struggle, and before t...

In this guided non-dual meditation, Jody Agard invites you into a direct experience of effortless being.

From the breath that breathes itself to the heart that beats without instruction, this meditation gently points to a profound truth: life is already living itself.

Rather than trying to quiet the mind, fix your experience, or become a better version of yourself, you'll be invited to simply notice what is already happening naturally, and to rest as the awareness in which it all appears.

Healing is not presented here as fixing a broken self.
Instead...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard sits down with spiritual teacher Oliver Blue for a profound conversation about perception, identity, and the choice between love and fear.

While most of us spend our lives trying to solve problems in our relationships, health, finances, and circumstances, Oliver invites us to look deeper, to the lens through which we're experiencing life itself.

Together, Jody and Oliver explore how fear becomes mistaken for identity, why so many people unconsciously live from conditioned patterns, and how awakening begins when we recognize that fear is not who...

In this deeply grounding episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard sits down with bestselling author and spiritual teacher Alan Cohen for a heartfelt conversation about identity, awakening, peace, and the freedom that comes from no longer trying to hold together a false sense of self.

Together, they explore what Alan calls The Crucial Identity Shift — the movement from living through conditioning, pressure, and self-image… into a more authentic, peaceful, and spacious way of being.

This conversation gently points beyond striving, self-improvement, and spiritual efforting — and toward the recognition that what we truly are has never...

“This shouldn’t be happening.”
It’s one of the mind’s most automatic reactions.
To stress.
To noise.
To discomfort.
To unexpected moments life places in front of us.

In this episode of the Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard gently explores what happens when we stop resisting what’s arising… and begin noticing the deeper peace that remains underneath the reaction.
This guided meditation becomes an invitation to let everything arise naturally; the thoughts, emotions, sensations, resistance, even the sense of “me”, without needing to fix, suppress, or control any of it.

This...

In this special bonus episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard sits down with Lisa Natoli for a heartfelt conversation about the transformational journey of the 40-Day Program — a FREE, community-based experience rooted in the teachings of A Course in Miracles, healing, inner peace, and awakening to our true nature.

Together, Jody and Lisa explore what makes this journey so powerful and why the 40-Day experience is less about adding more to yourself… and more about gently undoing the layers of fear, struggle, old stories, and false identification that keep us feeling separate from peace.

In t...

In this deeply grounding episode, Jody Agard guides you through a gentle guided meditation for surrender, emotional healing, and true inner peace.

Life can sometimes feel heavy.
There are transitions, change, and plenty of uncertainty.
Trying to hold everything together.
And yet beneath all of it… there is something here that does not move.

This meditation is an invitation to notice any resistance to what’s arising and gently rest as the awareness that is already whole, already present, and already at peace.

In this meditation, you’ll be guided to:

Reconnect with inner peace through this deeply calming guided meditation into pure presence and awareness with Jody Agard.

So many of us move through life believing something is wrong with us.
That we need to heal more.
Fix more.
Improve more.
Become someone better.

But what if the deepest healing comes not through effort…
but through recognizing what has always been whole?

This guided meditation is a gentle invitation to release the constant inner fixing and rest as the pure awareness that exists before thought, before identity, and be...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard guides you through a 30-minute guided meditation designed to help you discover something unexpected:

Stillness isn’t found away from life… it’s found within it.

So often, we believe peace requires silence, space, or stepping away from the noise of everyday life. But what if the stillness you’re seeking has never been disturbed?

In this meditation, you’ll be gently guided to:

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard guides you through a gentle guided meditation for overthinking and a busy mind.

When life feels full; responsibilities, decisions, constant movement… the mind seems to become more active with planning, remembering, problem-solving, replaying conversations, or thinking about what’s next.

It can feel like the mind never stops.
But what if the thoughts aren’t the problem?

What if something deeper… is already still?

In this meditation, you’re invited to:

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a deeply compassionate guided meditation for grief, rooted in non-dual understanding.

Grief is something every human being encounters. It may come through the loss of a loved one, a change in a relationship, or the quiet ache of something that once was. And when grief arises, the natural impulse is to understand it, fix it, or move through it.

But what if grief doesn’t need to be solved?

What if it can be gently held… in something much larger?

Through soft...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody is joined by Bill Free, co-founder of the Center for Awakening.

Together, they explore a deeper understanding of desire and how it can become a doorway to recognizing the Self.

Many of us spend years chasing fulfillment through relationships, achievements, or experiences… only to find that something still feels incomplete. 

In this conversation, Bill points to what’s actually being sought beneath all desire and how that recognition changes everything.

This conversation is clear, grounded, and deeply practical...

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In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a calming guided meditation rooted in non-dual understanding, helping you discover the stillness that is already present, even when the mind feels busy or overwhelmed.

The world seems uncertain or loud and often, the instinct is to try to calm it… to fix it… to quiet the mind.

But stillness isn’t something we create, it’s already here, even in the middle of the swirl.

This episode is an invitation to rest as what you truly are, even in the midst of everythi...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a gentle guided meditation rooted in non-dual understanding, inviting you to discover that the peace you’ve been seeking is already present.

So much of life can feel like a movement toward relief, trying to feel better, fix what’s uncomfortable, or become a more peaceful version of yourself.

But peace isn’t something you arrive at, it’s what you are… before the story of who you are begins.
Before memory.
Before identity.
Before the mind says, “This needs to change.”

Throu...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a gentle guided meditation rooted in non-dual understanding, inviting you to explore the difference between what changes… and what remains.

From the moment we wake up, the mind begins to label experience:
“I feel tired.”
“I feel anxious.”
“I feel good.”

Moods shift.
Energy rises and falls.
Thoughts come and go.
And almost instantly, we take it personally.
But what if you are not your mood?

Through spacious pauses and simple guidance, this meditation opens a quiet space to...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a simple guided meditation exploring the recognition of "I AM" — the awareness that is present before every thought, sensation, and experience.

So often the mind believes something needs to be achieved, understood, or improved in order to awaken. The personal self can make this recognition seem distant or difficult.

But what if nothing needs to be achieved?

Before the next thought about yourself…
Before the story of who you are…
There is the quiet knowing of I AM.

Rather than t...

In a world that feels constantly shifting, is there something about us that does not move at all?

In this episode of the Awareness Podcast, Jenny Beal joins Jody Agard to explore her upcoming four-part teaching series, The Imperturbable I Am — a deep inquiry into the unchangeable nature of our essential self.

While the world, the body, and the mind are in continual motion, Jenny points to something prior to all change — the awareness that knows experience but is not altered by it.

In this conversation, we explore:

What happens when the body is sick — and nothing in you resists it?

In this gentle, experiential meditation, Jody Agard guides you to explore the subtle habit of identifying with the body and its condition. When illness appears, it can seem personal, limiting, or unfair. But what if sickness is simply something happening within experience, not to what you are?

Drawing from A Course in Miracles and lived insight, Jody’s meditation invites you beyond the idea of being a fragile self who can be diminished by circumstance.

Jody shares through the simple exam...

In this guided nondual meditation, Jody Agard invites you to rest as the peace that doesn’t come and go.

Many of us experience moments of clarity, stillness, or deep relief, only to feel like we’ve “lost” it when thoughts, emotions, or life circumstances shift. 

But what if peace isn’t something that appears and disappears? What if it’s what you are, even when the mind is busy or the body feels unsettled?

Rather than trying to create a spiritual state, this practice invites you to notice the quiet presence that has always be...

Life can feel full — conversations, responsibilities, decisions, and constant movement pulling attention in every direction. In the midst of it all, the quiet stillness beneath experience can seem distant or forgotten.

Yet the awareness you truly are never leaves.

In this gentle guided meditation, Jody Agard invites you to pause in the middle of daily life and notice the simple sense of being that is already here. Through effortless noticing and quiet inquiry, we explore the presence that remains untouched by thoughts, emotions, and changing circumstances.

This session is simply an invitation to re...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard is joined by spiritual teacher Tom Das for a spacious and deeply relevant conversation about suffering, resistance, and what true freedom actually means in today’s world.

If you’ve ever wondered how peace is possible when life feels overwhelming, this episode will meet you right where you are.

Tom’s upcoming 4-part teaching series with the Center for Awakening is titled Freedom from Suffering in a World on Fire🔥 and this conversation offers a beautiful introduction to his gentle, clear, and compassionate way of pointi...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a gentle, grounding non-dual meditation for anyone feeling caught in busyness, effort, or the constant pressure to do more.

In a culture that equates busyness with worth, success, and importance, stillness can feel uncomfortable — even threatening. Yet stillness isn’t something we need to create or earn. It’s what we are.

Through personal reflection and spacious guided meditation, Jody invites you to notice the quiet Presence that’s always been here — silently aware of every thought, task, and movement, yet never caught in any of it.

Have you ever felt the quiet heaviness of being a “me” — the effort of holding together roles, stories, and identities that seem to define who you are?

In this deeply gentle nondual meditation, Jody Agard invites you into a simple yet profound exploration: what remains when the structure of “me” is no longer held in place.

Guided by a powerful inner image of a box — representing the personal self, its roles, labels, and memories — this meditation allows the walls of identity to soften and collapse naturally. There’s no force, no fixing, and no attempt to silence the m...

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard is joined by Keith Kavanagh, known for his uncompromising clarity and direct approach to A Course in Miracles and nondual awakening.

This isn’t a traditional interview. It’s a space to slow down, listen deeply, and let insight land — not as theory, but as lived recognition.

Together, Jody and Keith explore one of the most misunderstood teachings in spirituality: forgiveness.

Not forgiveness as something moral or personal — but forgiveness as ACIM points to it: a shift in purpose, a release of misidentification, and a willin...

For years, many of us have poured energy into “healing” ourselves — the inner child, the trauma, the thoughts, the beliefs. It feels noble and empowering at first… until it begins to feel endless. Like there’s always another wound to fix or another version of ourselves that isn’t quite enough yet.

In this episode, Jody Agard explores the deeper invitation of non-dual healing — as the remembrance of wholeness. You’ll be guided through a deeply spacious meditation that reveals the peace that’s already here, beneath all effort and self-fixing.

This isn’t about bypassing pain; it’s...

Everything in life changes — relationships, health, plans, even the thoughts that move through our minds.

For most of us, peace seems tied to those shifting conditions. But when we look closely, we find something deeper — a quiet, changeless awareness that never moves.

In this gentle nondual meditation, Jody Agard guides you to rest in that unmoving stillness, the Divine Presence that remains steady through every rise and fall of life.

No effort, no control — simply noticing what has always been here.

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In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard sits down with Lisa Natoli for a grounded, relieving conversation about a common spiritual struggle: you have a real moment of peace or clarity… and then it feels like you “lose it.”

Lisa reframes the whole storyline. Awakening isn’t a Hollywood moment where the mind goes silent forever and life becomes trigger-free. What you are is already constant — but old identity and conditioning can take time to unwind.

Together, they explore: