Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment, on Monday, October 20th, was hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During Reflections, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Simcha Lev.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
About Simcha Lev
Simcha Lev is an experienced independent director and screenwriter who has worked in the Israeli film industry for over thirty years. A native of Tel Aviv and a graduate of a Jerusalem film school, she currently resides on a kibbutz where she is married with four children and serves as the head of cultural and community life.
On December 15, 2018, spontaneously and without any prior knowledge of spiritual inquiry, Simcha reached a state of self-knowledge. This radical and total shift transformed her into an undisturbed state of peace. She has since written two books about this natural state, which she terms “Inchol.” Three years after this transformative moment, she launched a YouTube channel, where she consistently uploads lectures and explanatory videos on the subject.
Simcha does not engage in any form of spiritual guidance, does not offer courses or meetings, and does not make a living from sharing this truth.
Link to Satsang with Simcha Lev
Simcha Lev conversed with Anja Janssen & Joseph Schmitz during our October Satsang. This joining was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XzST6FONCaNg0aUT0rL3c?si=GWCmVmZcTz2PUsaXKcpOmA
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We were honored to welcome Simcha Lev as our October 2025 Satsang guest. Her conversation with Anja Janssen & Joseph Schmitz was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
About Simcha Lev
Simcha Lev is an experienced independent director and screenwriter who has worked in the Israeli film industry for over thirty years. A native of Tel Aviv and a graduate of a Jerusalem film school, she currently resides on a kibbutz where she is married with four children and serves as the head of cultural and community life.
On December 15, 2018, spontaneously and without any prior knowledge of spiritual inquiry, Simcha reached a state of self-knowledge. This radical and total shift transformed her into an undisturbed state of peace. She has since written two books about this natural state, which she terms “Inchol.” Three years after this transformative moment, she launched a YouTube channel, where she consistently uploads lectures and explanatory videos on the subject.
Simcha does not engage in any form of spiritual guidance, does not offer courses or meetings, and does not make a living from sharing this truth.
A Link to Satsang Reflections
Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. During this program, hosted on Monday, October 20th, by Joseph Schmitz, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Simcha Lev.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Xbulm5X12gNf6q8ZoOk6p?si=FScxe5vyRmucj7IVoo2f6Q
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Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment, on Monday, September 22nd, was hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During Reflections, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Andy Schraegle.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
For more information about Andy, please visit: www.worthinessproject.org
Link to Satsang with Andy Schraegle
Andy Schraegle conversed with Rev. Laura Joy Bedford during our September Satsang. This joining was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NVsCtfHCOeBePbVbobi46?si=PcygOWOfRFWshgPL3gkgTA
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We were honored to welcome Andy Schraegle as our September 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Rev. Laura Joy Bedford was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
About Andy Schraegle
From an early age, Andy Schraegle was driven by a deep longing to uncover truth. His path has taken him through the worlds of neuroscience and spirituality, research and silence, intellect and inner stillness. Over time, the need to see reality clearly outshone the impulse to avoid suffering and through the integration of forgiveness and surrender, realization began to unfold in ways the mind could never have predicted.
With a background in neurology research, clinical neuropsychology, and work in high-conflict settings, Andy’s professional life has been its own classroom – ultimately returning him to the same frequency again and again: the silent knowing that love is what remains when there is no more seeking. What remains is a tender curiosity for what it means to be fully human: man, son, friend, brother, father, husband, and clinician. The ongoing integration of non-dual awareness into daily life is both a practice and a gift—one he returns to each day, not only for his own unfolding, but in service of those ready to rediscover the peace that never left.
For more information about Andy, please visit: www.worthinessproject.org
A Link to Satsang Reflections
Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. During this program, hosted on Monday, September 22nd, by Joseph Schmitz, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Andy Schraegle.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/793M8dwt35IiZGnxXYzs9q?si=s9TC_ZlbRayaVJUUazyBVw
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Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment, on Monday, August 18th, was hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During Reflections, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Todd and Pernille.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
Links to Learn About Todd & Pernille Lent Damore
The Awakening Curriculum YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAwakeningCurriculum
Unfettered Mindfulness YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UnfetteredMindfulness
Website: https://TheAwakeningCurriculum.com
Link to Satsang with Todd & Pernille Lent Damore
Todd and Pernille Lent Damore conversed with Yvonne Unger during our August Satsang. This joining was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pwK8jFgqe4jlOvedZM8d4?si=yTYvh0m_QNSGlZpdYGp4vg
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We were honored to welcome Todd and Pernille Lent Damore as our August 2025 Satsang guest. Their conversation with Yvonne Unger was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
About Todd and Pernille:
Todd and Pernille Lent Damore have created The Awakening Curriculum, a comprehensive path to awakening using “The Wheel of Identification”, their framing of the Buddhist 10 Fetters. Their approach provides practical applications to wake up, moment to moment, amidst our everyday life.
Together they have more than 50 years of Buddhist practice, and they combine this with elements of psychology, MindBody Trauma Release, and integrated non-dual inquiry to help people live a well-rounded human life free from attachments and suffering.
You can find their work at The Awakening Curriculum and Unfettered Mindfulness YouTube channels, and on their website.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheAwakeningCurriculum
https://www.youtube.com/@UnfetteredMindfulness
https://TheAwakeningCurriculum.com
Todd and Pernille strive to provide much of their work for free. Donations are always welcome to help them continue their passion of spreading awakening throughout the world. You can either donate directly using this link: http://paypal.me/ToddLent or join their Patreon channel here: https://www.patreon.com/TheAwakeningCurriculum
A Link to Satsang Reflections
Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. During this program, hosted on Monday, August 18th by Joseph Schmitz, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Todd and Pernille.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4I0SwXbHXhwqPGmPgOugGU?si=rSMWHsELR5yIewLJ4MYBeA
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Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment was on Monday, July 21, 2025 hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During the program, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Jeff Bailey.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
Learn about Jeff Bailey and Avita Yoga here: https://avitayogaonline.com/
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We were honored to welcome Jeff Bailey as our July 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Rev. Cyndi Krupp was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
About Jeff Bailey
Jeff’s life has centered around yoga since his first experience with the practice in 1985. He has taught over 13,000 classes and workshops, owned studios, and is the founder of Avita Yoga.
Jeff Bailey is an expert at restoring joint health. He has helped thousands overcome pain and return to their favorite activities. Working with Jeff, many have avoided joint replacements because of his time-tested method for restoring joint health and strengthening bones. In an era where muscles and extreme fitness have taken center stage, Jeff brings a revolutionary approach to health that addresses the root causes of mobility limitations.
At age fifty, Jeff incurred a high-speed ski accident that severely damaged his hip. The turning point came when he realized joints crave compression. Jeff is a trained Rolfer, has appeared on numerous podcasts, and runs the annual Avita Yoga Teacher Training. He leads international retreats and workshops and has authored “The Yoga Mind” and his upcoming book, in early August 2025, “Mobility For Life”. Jeff has dedicated his life to helping people live happy, mobile, and independent lives. Now, in his sixties, he and countless others are living proof that Avita works. His practical approach to yoga helps restore joint health and maintain mobility for life.
For more information about Jeff Bailey and Avita Yoga, please visit: https://avitayogaonline.com/
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Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment was on Monday, June 16, 2025, hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During the program, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Sunny Sharma Satsang.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
More information about Sunny Sharma can be found here: https://selfinquiryschool.com/about
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We were honored to welcome Sunny Sharma as our June 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Rev. Anne Blanchard was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
About Sunny Sharma
Sunny guides earnest seekers to explore the field of direct experience in order to bridge the gap between an intellectual spiritual understanding and the experiential recognition of their true nature.
By simplifying the seemingly abstract teachings of Self inquiry and surrender into practical pointers that are applicable in daily life, Sunny helps seekers embody the teachings and grow in their inner experience.
In 2020, he founded Self Inquiry School, an online learning space offering courses, meditation classes, and retreats to provide seekers the structure and support they need to awaken to their true nature more deeply.
For more information on Sunny Sharma and his Self Inquiry School, please visit:
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Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment was on Monday, June 9, 2025, hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During the program, members shared their insights and takeaways from the second part of the Dr. Pierce Salguero Satsang.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
Links for more information on Dr. Pierce Salguero:
About Prof. Pierce Salguero: https://multidharma.net/about/
Deep dive into the Multidharma Threads model: https://multidharma.net/maps-and-territories/
Pierce’s book for getting started: https://multidharma.net/getting-started/
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We were honored to welcome Dr. Pierce Salguero back as our Satsang guest for a second time in May 2025. His conversation with Yvonne Unger was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that deeply resonated with our community.
About Dr. Pierce Salguero:
Pierce Salguero has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy.
His academic credentials include BAs in anthropology and cognitive science, an MA in East Asian studies, and a PhD in history of Buddhist medicine.
He is now a professor researching Asian history, religions, and healing traditions. He likes to say that he is a student, friend, and fan of spirituality but also a researcher, a skeptic, and a critic.
He shares with us a framework he calls Multidharma, distilling the lessons from a lifetime of exploration of spirituality, presented in a digestible way for modern seekers.
Links that may be of interest:
About Prof. Pierce Salguero: https://multidharma.net/about/
Deep dive into the Multidharma Threads model: https://multidharma.net/maps-and-territories/
Pierce’s book for getting started: https://multidharma.net/getting-started/
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Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment was on Monday, May 20th, 2025, hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During the program, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Dr. Pierce Salguero Satsang.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
Links for more information on Dr. Pierce Salguero:About Prof. Pierce Salguero: https://multidharma.net/about/
Deep dive into the Multidharma Threads model: https://multidharma.net/maps-and-territories/
Pierce’s book for getting started: https://multidharma.net/getting-started/
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We were honored to welcome Dr. Pierce Salguero as our May 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Yvonne Unger was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
Please be sure to join us for Part 2Dr. Pierce Salguero will be joining us again for a second Satsang on Thursday, May 29th at 11:30am ET.
Some Information About Dr. Pierce Salguero
Pierce Salguero has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy.
His academic credentials include BAs in anthropology and cognitive science, an MA in East Asian studies, and a PhD in history of Buddhist medicine.
He is now a professor researching Asian history, religions, and healing traditions.
He likes to say that he is a student, friend, and fan of spirituality but also a researcher, a skeptic, and a critic.
He is going to share with us a framework he calls Multidharma, distilling the lessons from a lifetime of exploration of spirituality, presented in a digestible way for modern seekers.
Links that may be of interest:
About Prof. Pierce Salguero: https://multidharma.net/about/
Deep dive into the Multidharma Threads model: https://multidharma.net/maps-and-territories/
Pierce’s book for getting started: https://multidharma.net/getting-started/
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This episode of Satsang Reflections is based on our April Satsang with Unmani hosted by Joseph Schmitz.
Satsang Reflections is a dialogue usually held after a Satsang. It's an opportunity to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
For more information on Unmani, please visit: www.die-to-love.com
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We were honored to welcome Unmani as our April 2025 Satsang guest. Her conversation with Anja Janssen was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
About Unmani
Meeting with Unmani is meeting with yourself in the most real and alive way. Unmani is originally from the UK, but has lived in many countries around the world.
Since she was a child, Unmani didn’t identify with being a separate individual, but assumed there was something wrong with her, until she came across the expression of Satsang and nonduality. Truth has always been her passion. Unmani had teachers including Osho, Dolano, Nathan Gill, Tony Parsons, Gangaji and several other amazing people who are not considered ‘teachers’.
In 2013 she met her husband, the wonderful musician, and courageous lover of life, Robert Hanuman. In 2015 their son, Sky, was born. On 3rd January 2018, Robert Hanuman died suddenly from a heart attack while they were in India. Robert Hanuman’s presence deeply influenced Unmani’s teaching, and in the time they were together it evolved into a more human expression of the courage to live the paradox of the Absolute, living as this human. Robert put Unmani’s words to his beautiful classical guitar music and Unmani still plays his songs at her meetings.
Unmani has been holding meetings and retreats all over the world for since 2003, and in this time people have been deeply touched by her work: She meets each person exactly where they are at, and in whatever they need at the time, while at the same time holding them in the truth of who they really are beyond it all. This combination, and paradox, of the personal and impersonal, brings so much depth, openness and healing to people’s lives. They wake up to who they really are, and discover how this is lived and integrated into their daily lives.
Unmani has written 3 books “I am Life itself“, “Die to Love” and “The Courage to Come Alive”. Unmani holds regular meetings and retreats several times a year as well as monthly webinars on different themes.
For more information about Unmani’s work go to:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unmani
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unmani
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmani_hyde/
Robert Hanuman’s music can be downloaded on iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/robert-hanuman/1329878840?l=en
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This episode of Satsang Reflections is based on our March Satsang with John Mark Stroud hosted by Joseph Schmitz.
Satsang Reflections is a dialogue usually held after a Satsang. It's an opportunity to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
For more information on John Mark Stroud, please visit his website: onewhowakes.org
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We were honored to welcome John Mark Stroud as our March 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Joseph Schmitz was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
About John Mark Stroud
A single unexpected moment in John Mark’s mid 20’s left him with a vast sense of emptiness.
He would spend the next 15 years immersed in worldly activity, trying in vain to fill this emptiness.
His “normal” life of businessman, husband, and father had all the hallmarks of great success.
But that vast emptiness keep haunting him.
Finally, in 2007, he was compelled by some greater force to sell his business and begin the inward search for the true peace and happiness that had always eluded him.
Almost immediately he was swept up in a tidal wave of Grace.
For a man used to control and responsibility, it was particularly unsettling that these miracles began to move and direct his life into uncharted waters.
In 2009, he was guided to A Course in Miracles.
Instinctively, he knew this was what he had been searching for. It was as though it had been written just for him. A Course in Miracles led him to the direct experience of God’s limitless Love and Perfect Peace.
For more information on John Mark Stroud, please visit his website: onewhowakes.org
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This episode of Satsang Reflections is based on our Satsang with James Twyman who was interviewed by Lin Castaldo.
Satsang Reflections is a dialogue usually held after a Satsang. It's an opportunity to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Satsang yet then this could be an opportunity to catch the highlights and see if it might inspire you in some way.
We were honored to welcome Brother James Twyman as our February 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Lin Castaldo was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.
Brother James Twyman, also know as "The Peace Troubadour", is a Franciscan friar and Episcopal Priest who founded Namaste Village in Ajijic, Mexico. He is a NY Times bestselling author, having written 22 books, and has recorded over 19 musical albums.
James Twyman is known for his work in non-dualistic spirituality and has traveled to conflict zones around the world to share prayers of peace. He has also initiated world synchronized meditations in countries like Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland, and Syria.
Namaste Village is an interfaith contemplative community that focuses on spiritual teachings and practices, including A Course in Miracles, A Course in Love and the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. The community gathers for meditation, sharing, singing, and other activities aimed at fostering spiritual awakening and compassion.
For more information on Brother James Twyman, please visit: https://www.worldpeacepulse.com/
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James Twyman was our February Satsang guest. He was interviewed by Lin Castaldo.
Brother James Twyman, also know as "The Peace Troubadour", is a Franciscan friar and Episcopal Priest who founded Namaste Village in Ajijic, Mexico. He is a NY Times bestselling author, having written 22 books, and has recorded over 19 musical albums.
Brother James is known for his work in non-dualistic spirituality and has traveled to conflict zones around the world to share prayers of peace. He has also initiated world synchronized meditations in countries like Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland, and Syria.
Namaste Village is an interfaith contemplative community that focuses on spiritual teachings and practices, including A Course in Miracles, A Course in Love and the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. The community gathers for meditation, sharing, singing, and other activities aimed at fostering spiritual awakening and compassion.
For more information on Brother James Twyman, please visit: https://www.worldpeacepulse.com/
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