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.
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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.
Discipline doesn’t have to be hard-edged. Sometimes, it’s simply the act of returning – to presence, to breath, to what’s here. This episode offers a space to remember that showing up isn’t about perfection or performance. It’s about tending gently to your inner life, again and again, with honesty and care. Recorded September 27th, 2025.
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 gently. In resting with what’s present, you may begin to sense the deeper movement of your life already carrying you forward. […]
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 experience. Not to fix or understand, but to simply be with what’s here, and allow yourself to be healed. Recorded June […]
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 and trust, we allow what’s here to unfold – like something cooking slowly, becoming deeper and softer over time. Recorded April 12, […]
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 and again – with nothing to prove and no goal to reach – we begin to discover that consciousness unfolds on its own. […]
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 beyond personal stories and fears. No matter how chaotic or uncertain life feels, there is always an opening to stillness. Here, […]
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 discomfort, with gentle attention. Jon invites us to step beyond effort and control, to trust that awareness is already here, […]
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, offering yourself the same care and attention you would give to a dear friend. Learn to cultivate a sense of […]
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 that is your true nature.
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 natural state of awe. Recorded September 21, 2024.
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 have never made happen on our own.
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.
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 and lasting inner peace. Tune in and begin your transformative journey within.
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 with our habitual conditions and the art of fine-tuning our attention. This episode guides us in cultivating ease, comfort, and effortlessness, allowing our true […]
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 felt in a space of complete listening and acceptance. Recorded Jan 20, 2024.
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 support that you need to truly be here for this life. Recorded December 16, 2023.
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.
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 more alive, inspired, and at peace. Recorded September 21st, 2023.
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.
