Embodied Nondual Spiritual Awakening with Judith Blackstone, PhD.

On this week's episode, I was fortunate enough to sit down with the founder of the Realization Process, Judith Blackstone, PhD. Combining her 35 years of private practice as a psychotherapist and deep spiritual investigations as a meditator and dancer, Judith has refined an incredible process of nondual spiritual awakening which she now shares with other practitioners. She is also an author of several books including ‘Trauma and the Unbound Body: the Healing Power of Fundamental Consciousness’, ‘The Intimate Life’, and ‘The ‘Enlightenment Process’. Her most recent book, ‘The Fullness of the Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spiritual Awakening’ released in the fall of 2023 and is available wherever you get your books. In this conversation, we explore the outline of how the Realization Process works. Namely what Nondual Spiritual Awakening is and how we can incorporate it into a therapeutic model. It’s a conversation that focuses heavily on the theme of embodiment and the nature of constriction with an introduction to the method of releasing those constrictions so we can be more expansive. If you want to check out Judith’s work, head on over to RealizationProcess.org or pick up some of her books from your online retailer of choice! Show Topics - What is Nonduality? - Is Nonduality Inherent or Cultivated? - The Obscurations of Nonduality - How do we Embody Nonduality? - Making Contact with Ourselves - Relating to Challenging Situations - Top Down vs Bottom Up Psychological Approaches - Does Nonduality Mean “I” Disappear? - Nonduality in a Therapeutic Context - Fundamental Consciousness and Core Breath - The Nature of Constrictions - The Experience of Fundamental Consciousness