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We were honored to welcome Kogen as our September Satsang guest. His conversation with Rev. Ginny Wall was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. About KogenKogen is a Zen monk in the lineage of Tangen Harada Roshi. He’s spent 15 years in monasteries, primarily in Asia but also the USA and Europe. After undergoing three profound shifts at ages 23, 30, and 37—each stripping down a different layer of illusion and revealing bare truth without any sense of separation—he started to share what he realized with others. Visit Kogen’s website and support his work: https://seeyournature.org/ Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

We were honored to welcome Isa Salman as our July Satsang guest. Her conversation with Rev. Cyndi Krupp was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. About Isa I am a traveler on the path of presence. I was a child with many questions, and that curiosity has followed me through life. My mother introduced me to a simple form of meditation when I was young, long before I knew what meditation was. Later, this curiosity developed into a deeper exploration through mindfulness practice, self-inquiry, and Enlightenment Intensives. My life has included many worlds — studying business, working internationally, traveling, exploring different cultures, and meeting people in many different circumstances. These experiences have continually brought me back to a simple question: what happens when we truly meet ourselves and one another? I’ve practiced Vipassana meditation in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition and spent many years exploring mindfulness and self-inquiry, including dyads and Enlightenment Intensives. I have also led retreats and shared these practices with others, supporting spaces where people can meet themselves more directly and honestly. Over time, I have come to appreciate the simplicity and depth of direct experience. I see this work less as teaching something new, and more as creating a space where something already present can reveal itself. What continues to interest me is not ideas about awakening or truth, but the immediacy of experience itself — what is here when we slow down and look closely. I don’t see this as something fixed or complete. It is an ongoing inquiry and a living exploration. I forget, I return, I look again. And in that returning, something simple and quietly reliable keeps revealing itself. I’m interested in meeting people in that same spirit — through presence, sincerity, and direct contact meeting what is true in the moment. The invitation is simple: to look honestly, to listen deeply, and to discover what is true in our own experiences. Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

We were honored to welcome Yvonne Unger as our June Satsang guest. Her conversation with Rev. Anne Blanchard was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. About YvonneYvonne Unger spent decades searching desperately for a way out of this life – and ended up in awakening. Then came the awakening from awakening, and even the spiritual identity had to go. Today she works with people who have been on the spiritual path for years – and find themselves exhausted, disillusioned, or somehow still not arrived. Holding space for the paradox of how spiritual experiences can become hiding places, and what it means to truly arrive in being human. Her approach turns 180° from most spiritual traditions – not transcendence, but incarnation. Not escaping the human experience, but arriving in it completely, often for the first time. Her work is somatic and trauma-informed, grounded in the understanding that integration requires a regulated nervous system – and that without safety in the body, even the deepest openings cannot land. She works without fixed methods or stages: experiential, precise, and adapted to what arises. Please visit Yvonne’s website at: https://www.yvonne-unger.de/en/ Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

We were honored to welcome Saja Fendél as our May Satsang guest. His conversation with Joseph Schmitz was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. Information about Saja Saja is the founder of The Thought Dojo, a contemplation studio designed to help truth seekers build a healthy relationship with their mind & heart post awakening – Encouraging reason, logic, and devotion as a path to unconditional happiness. His approach extends and complements his teachers Rupert Spira & Francis Lucille alongside his early teacher Ram Dass. Saja’s core teaching is about the awakening of the heart and the head, encouraging the embodiment of one’s imperfect humanity over the embodiment of an enlightened state. To learn more about Saja, please visit his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sajafendel To join Saja’s free community, please visit: https://www.skool.com/thethoughtdojo/about Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

We were honored to welcome our founding minister, Regina Dawn Akers as our April Satsang guest. Her conversation with Revs. Rhoda Makled & Anne Blanchard was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. About Regina Dawn Akers For those who may not be familiar with Regina’s story, here is some background: Awakening Together‘s founder, Regina Dawn Akers, grew up in middle-America as a Christian. Her religious training came from more than one Christian faith, and she was aware of differences in Biblical interpretation within the Christian community. She was also aware of the similarities that crossed all denominational boundaries, the most important of which was the statement, “God is love.” Regina knew in her heart that this must be true, and she yearned to know God’s love perfectly. Although Regina was fascinated by all religions, she never felt to settle with any particular religion. She was driven by an inner desire she was not yet fully aware of, and Regina needed time to discover the calling within her heart. In April of 2004, Regina spontaneously awakened to her own desire while praying. She describes that prayer this way: “As I was praying, I felt overcome by a desire to be useful. I wanted nothing more than to be completely useful to God for the rest of my life. I told Him that I would learn anything He wanted me to learn and do anything He wanted me to do. I just asked Him to please make me useful.” Regina left her career and home in Massachusetts and moved with her young daughter to North Carolina. After the move was complete, she began the work of listening to the inner dictation that resulted in The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI). In March of 2006, Regina received guidance to start The Foundation for the Holy Spirit with two friends, David Fishman and Phil Frisk. The purpose of the foundation was to provide resources, teaching and counseling to help individuals become Self-Reliant with their own inner guide, the Holy Spirit. Regina later received guidance to convert Foundation for the Holy Spirit into a church (an assembly of people with a common spiritual purpose) called Awakening Together. Awakening Together’s purpose and five core values were given to her right away from within, so Awakening Together's vision was clear from the beginning. Books from Regina, all which can be purchased through Amazon: The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI)The Teachings of Inner RamanaThoughts of Awakening: 365 Thoughts for ContemplationOut of the Stillness: Realizing Non-Dual Truth One Step at a TimeTao Te Ching: An Interpretive Translation to Live By For Regina’s Full Bio, please click this link: https://awakening-together.org/about-awakening-together/regina-dawn-akers-awakening-together/ Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

We were honored to welcome Emeline Lambert as our March 2026 Satsang guest. Her conversation with Rev Laura Bedford was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. About Emeline Lambert: Emeline’s search for truth began early, shaped by a persistent sense of not belonging in a world that felt unreal and without meaning. Beneath years of striving, artistic performance, and inner struggle with depression and anxiety was a question she could not avoid: Who am I? A pivotal retreat experience marked a profound shift in her understanding of self, opening into a deeper recognition of presence and true nature. Since then, meditation, self-observation, and acceptance have grounded her path, transforming her relationships and reframing suffering as part of awakening rather than a detour from it. Emeline speaks about surrendering to what is, and allowing awakening to unfold beyond the mind’s narrative of separation. She emphasizes the role of nature, compassion, and service in spiritual life, and views realization not as a personal achievement but as an ongoing, shared movement of consciousness. Email to reach Emeline: [email protected] ~ As an option, Emeline suggests donating to any charity you feel like donating to so that the energy of this exchange continues. ~ Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

We were honored to welcome Suresh Ramaswamy as our February 2026 Satsang guest. His conversation with Joseph Schmitz was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community.   About Suresh Ramaswamy Suresh Ramaswamy is a transformational teacher and visionary entrepreneur passionate about igniting and catalyzing the transformation of humanity. He is the author of Just Be: Transform Your Life and Live as Infinity. Just Be has been honored with numerous awards, including the Nautilus book award and the International Soul-Bridge Body-Mind-Spirit award. With his background as an electrical engineer and technology executive, Suresh brings an inspired yet pragmatic approach to elevating consciousness on our planet. Held in high regard by people around the world, Suresh’s light-filled presence and guidance awakens them to their innermost essence. For more information about Suresh, please visit:  sureshramaswamy.org Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

We were honored to welcome Rastal as our January 2026 Satsang guest. His conversation with Yvonne Unger was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. About Rastal Rastal is a consciousness researcher and creator of the Deepening Framework, a practical approach to lasting inner peace that accelerates what traditionally takes years into weeks or months. For more information about Rastal, please visit his website at: https://rastal.me/ Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment, on Monday, December 22nd, was hosted by Joseph Schmitz. During Reflections, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Murray Kennedy. 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 Murray Kennedy Murray Kennedy is a householder, husband, father, and grandfather—and for more than four decades, he has also been devoted to offering Enlightenment Intensives. Since 1982, this work has been his vocation and service, and he remains actively and wholeheartedly engaged in it. Murray is more practical than philosophical, and a lifetime in this work has left him both humble and profoundly grateful. The Enlightenment Intensives are self-inquiry retreats modeled on Zen sesshin and koan practice, designed to create the optimal conditions for awakening. Over the course of three to fourteen days, participants engage in long hours of focused contemplation. Working in dyads, one person contemplates a question such as “Who am I?” and communicates what arises, while the partner listens and receives without judgment or commentary. Every five minutes the roles reverse, and each 40-minute dyad concludes with partners rotating and beginning again. Murray’s role is to teach the practice of inquiry and contemplation, and to inspire and support people in their own process—so they can discover the truth for themselves. The work is deep, powerful, and remarkably pure. It brings both gradual purification and sudden awakenings, which are both beautiful. For more information about Murray and the Enlightenment Intensives he offers, please visit: https://murintensive.com/ Link to Satsang with Murray Kennedy Murray Kennedy conversed with Joseph Schmitz during our December Satsang. Here is the link to the Satsang: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4NhThyPWCka4rk1c8GvAnU?si=xNaFRmzoSBKgpYDNXUD5ng Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/⁠

We were honored to welcome Murray Kennedy as our December 2025 Satsang guest. His conversation with Joseph Schmitz was both inspiring and insightful, offering profound reflections that resonated deeply with our community. About Murray Kennedy Murray Kennedy is a householder, husband, father, and grandfather—and for more than four decades, he has also been devoted to offering Enlightenment Intensives. Since 1982, this work has been his vocation and service, and he remains actively and wholeheartedly engaged in it. Murray is more practical than philosophical, and a lifetime in this work has left him both humble and profoundly grateful. The Enlightenment Intensives are self-inquiry retreats modeled on Zen sesshin and koan practice, designed to create the optimal conditions for awakening. Over the course of three to fourteen days, participants engage in long hours of focused contemplation. Working in dyads, one person contemplates a question such as “Who am I?” and communicates what arises, while the partner listens and receives without judgment or commentary. Every five minutes the roles reverse, and each 40-minute dyad concludes with partners rotating and beginning again. Murray’s role is to teach the practice of inquiry and contemplation, and to inspire and support people in their own process—so they can discover the truth for themselves. The work is deep, powerful, and remarkably pure. It brings both gradual purification and sudden awakenings, which are both beautiful. For more information about Murray and the Enlightenment Intensives he offers, please visit: www.murintensive.com Invitation: Free Introduction to Dyads Isa Salman offers an introduction to dyads every Sunday. These sessions are free and held online. All are welcome. https://mailchi.mp/a791dea95d34/sunday-tuesday-and-thursday-dyads-retreats-11044935 A Link to Satsang Reflections Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. During this program, hosted by Joseph Schmitz on Monday, December 22nd, members shared their insights and takeaways from the Satsang with Murray Kennedy. https://open.spotify.com/episode/21h239adtKL2FQVeO8hzq0?si=C73zAJZOSP2ofEWxS7-_JA Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

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 Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/⁠

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 Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

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 Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/⁠

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 Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/

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 Love podcasts? You might also enjoy one of the programs listed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://awakening-together.org/interact/podcasts/⁠