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“Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening ~ A Daily Devotional Practice”, #17 Contemplation

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Join Rev. Michele Hojnacki, Sami Ross and Jai Segal for their program, Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening – A Daily Devotional Practice. This year-long daily devotional program began on January 1, 2025, and is held seven days a week from 8:30am – 9:00am ET / 6:30am – 7:00am MT.

The group’s aim is to support one another in a daily practice of inner listening using the Thoughts of Awakening. This group could benefit those new to inner contemplation or anyone wishing to enhance their practice. Daily, we will contemplate a single Thought of Awakening with our inner teacher. Following Regina’s recommendation, we’ll write it down and carrying it with us for reflection throughout the day, as well as reflecting on and putting into practice guidance received from our own inner teacher.

The invitation to join extends to all, even if attending the daily sessions is not possible.

Thoughts of Awakening by Regina Dawn Akers is available for purchase on Amazon. Click here to purchase the book.
Every Morning, 8:30am-9:00am ET / 6:30-7:00am MT
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“Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening ~ A Daily Devotional Practice”, #16 Contemplation

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Join Rev. Michele Hojnacki, Sami Ross and Jai Segal for their program, Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening – A Daily Devotional Practice. This year-long daily devotional program began on January 1, 2025, and is held seven days a week from 8:30am – 9:00am ET / 6:30am – 7:00am MT.

The group’s aim is to support one another in a daily practice of inner listening using the Thoughts of Awakening. This group could benefit those new to inner contemplation or anyone wishing to enhance their practice. Daily, we will contemplate a single Thought of Awakening with our inner teacher. Following Regina’s recommendation, we’ll write it down and carrying it with us for reflection throughout the day, as well as reflecting on and putting into practice guidance received from our own inner teacher.

The invitation to join extends to all, even if attending the daily sessions is not possible.

Thoughts of Awakening by Regina Dawn Akers is available for purchase on Amazon. Click here to purchase the book.
Every Morning, 8:30am-9:00am ET / 6:30-7:00am MT
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Audio & Homework ~ Gentle Healing Year 1 with Revs. Melody Brauninger & Erica Joy West – Week 3

Revs. Melody Brauninger and Erica Joy West guide a group of committed students through year 1 of Gentle Healing who want to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Fridays from 10am-12pm ET/8-10am MT. All members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

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Homework for week 3:

  1. Homework Assignment A: ACIM Workbook Lessons 15-21. Read Regina’s Tips for Lessons. The tip should be read after reading the lesson on your own. Here’s a direct link: https://devwp.awakening-together.org/interact/gentle-healing-group/reginas-tips/*Note: Lesson 20 asks us to repeat the lesson to ourselves twice per hour, preferably during the half-hour. One can set an alarm to remind one’s self, but it is generally better if one remembers because of the desire to remember. Recommend ending each 30-minute practice with a heartfelt intention to remember again in 30 minutes. Whenever you notice that you forgot, remind yourself how important this is to you and begin again in that moment.
  2. Homework Assignment B: Read NTI Ephesians (p. 339-347)

 

Read Regina’s Tips. The tip should be read after reading the lesson on your own. Here’s a direct link: https://devwp.awakening-together.org/interact/gentle-healing-group/reginas-tips/

Join Us for “Satsang Reflections” for the Regina Dawn Akers Satsang on Monday, Jan. 20th at 11 am ET

Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment will be on Monday, January 20th, 2025, from 11 am – 12 pm ET. Joseph Schmitz will facilitate this installment.

The purpose of this program is to share what was most impactful. Hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang interview with Regina Dawn Akers where she was interviewed by Rhoda Makled.

We hope you will join us live to discuss and dive deeper into the inspiration that was shared during the Satsang with Regina. Or, just listen in and hear all the biggest highlights and see if this particular Satsang might inspire you in some way.

To learn more about Regina, please click this link: Regina Dawn Akers Bio

We look forward to being with all who are able to join us!

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Closing Soon – Registration for Mentoring Sanghas

Awakening Together is delighted to continue the recently renewed Spiritual Mentoring Program, designed to support you on your spiritual journey through two possible opportunities. This program is tailored to accommodate both communal and individual needs as well as fostering a nurturing environment where participants can explore, understand, and deepen their spiritual practice.

Mentoring Sangha: 6 or 12 Week Spiritual Practice Sessions

Part one of our program offers participants the unique opportunity to join a small, intimate sangha that meets weekly under the guidance of a certified spiritual mentor. Sanghas are best for those who are seeking an opportunity to grow their own spiritual confidence, competence and commitment. Each sangha is limited to a maximum of three participants plus the mentor, creating a supportive and confidential space to share and explore spiritual practices. Over the course of 6 or 12 weeks, these sessions are dedicated to the following:

  • Collective Sharing: Engage in meaningful discussions about personal challenges and spiritual questions, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose.
  • Agreed Practices: Through consensus, the group will select specific spiritual practices to contemplate and implement in their daily lives, creating a practical framework for becoming Self reliant on Inner Wisdom.
  • Reflective Reporting: Participants will have the chance to reflect on their experiences, sharing insights and breakthroughs, fostering spiritual commitment, competency and confidence through an ever-deepening connection to Inner Wisdom.

The 2- hour sangha meetings are structured to ensure a nurturing and productive environment. The cost for this transformative journey:

  • 6-week journey is $180
  • 12-week journey is $360

A valuable investment in your spiritual confidence, competence and commitment.

If you’d like to participate but require financial assistance, we offer scholarships that cover 50% of the cost. Please contact us for more information. Our pricing policies and scholarship opportunities are designed to ensure that no one is excluded due to financial limitations.

To participate in a Sangha as a mentee, the mentee agrees to uphold the covenants of membership.

Meet the Sangha Mentors

  • Six Week Sanghas
    • Sundays: Jan 26 – March 2 from 1:30-3:30 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. David Hemphill
    • Mondays: Jan 27 – March 3 from 7-9 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Dianne Scott
    • Tuesdays: Jan 28 – March 4 from 3-5 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Karen Worth
    • Wednesdays: Jan 29 – March 5 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Melody Brauninger
    • Wednesdays: Feb 5 – March 12 from 5-7 pm ET; Mentor is Rev Saina Fernandez
    • CLOSED/FULL Thursday: Jan 23 – Feb 27 from 6-8 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Anne Blanchard
  • Twelve Week Sangha
    • Tuesdays: Jan 28 – April 15 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Billy Sintiris

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Registration for the Mentoring Sangha closes as each group fills up but no later than:
Tuesday, January 21st @ 5 p.m. ET

 

One-On-One Mentoring

For those seeking more confidential guidance, Awakening Together offers a second component which is one-on-one spiritual mentoring. This aspect of the program is designed to provide:

  • Individual Confidential Attention: These sessions are available to support you as you navigate challenges, uncertainties, and the complexities of your spiritual journey.
  • Flexible Support: These sessions can be either on-going or a one-off depending on the uncertainties or complexities involved. You and your mentor can come to agreement on this aspect either from the beginning of your registration or during the first session.
  • On-going Availability: You have the opportunity to develop an on-going relationship with a mentor who is on stand-by for when you get the prompt to seek ongoing mentoring support even if it’s not immediately clear what the frequency or duration will be.  You need not pre-pay, or specify beforehand.  This allows you to deepen your relationship with your own inner teacher and trust the prompts to seek mentorship when needed.

Our donation-based approach ensures that no one is turned away due to financial constraints. Participants are encouraged to contribute according to their ability, with a recommended donation of $75/hour. Contributions can be allocated solely to the mentor or shared with Awakening Together, supporting the broader spiritual community.

Meet the One-On-One Mentors

For one-on-one spiritual mentoring please complete this intake form.

Why Would You Choose Spiritual Mentoring Support?

Whether you’re grappling with a specific challenge or seeking clarity and direction, Spiritual Mentoring can be a support in holding the space of clarity until you feel confident and committed in your own spiritual practice. Our Renewed Spiritual Mentoring Program offers a comprehensive, supportive framework to elevate and deepen your spiritual practice. With both sangha-based sessions and individual mentoring options, Awakening Together is dedicated to supporting your spiritual growth in a way that resonates with your journey and supports your ongoing needs.

Embark on this transformative journey with us, and discover the profound impact of nurturing your spiritual well-being in a supportive, understanding community. Join Awakening Together’s Spiritual Mentoring Program today, and take your next steps with Life.

Please contact us if you would like to be notified of the next round of Mentoring Sanghas

Join Us for Reflections from “Resolving for Truth” Retreat on Jan.19th at 1:30 pm ET

Join us on Sunday, January 19th, 2025, at 1:30 pm ET/11:30 am MT for Reflections from the online retreat: “Resolving for Truth”.

“Resolving for Truth”, was a 3-day online retreat, facilitated by Rev. Anne Blanchard. During this retreat, participants learned to determine a course of action that is perfect for them now as they take their next step toward spiritual awakening.

During this Reflections program, retreat participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and insights. They will also be discussing any breakthroughs and wisdom gained from the retreat.

All are welcome to join!

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New Program: “Devotional Nonduality” Begins Wednesday, Jan. 22nd at 2:00pm ET / 12:00pm MT

Join Joseph Schmitz for his new program, Devotional Nonduality. It debuts Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 at 2:00pm ET/12:00pm MT. This program will be in the Sanctuary weekly on Wednesdays, from 2:00 pm -2:30 pm ET/12:00 pm-12:30 pm MT.

Joseph invites us to delve deeper into the unknown, embracing the journey with curiosity, love, and trust.

Dr. Hawkins wrote that “…the essential required qualities needed for following the pathway of nonduality are humility, surrender, and devotional dedication to the pathway.” 

Awakening Together is an assembly of equals joined in a common purpose: awakening to one true Self. While many teachings remind us that we already are that Self—unchanging, whole, and complete—why does it often feel so difficult to live from that as our direct experience? 

One suggestion is that it is due to the fear of the unknown. No matter how challenging the circumstances of life might be, it’s still mostly familiar territory in that it’s “my” life, these are “my” circumstances, and this is “my” territory. 

Exploring unknown territories can be both dangerous and adventurous. We will journey ever deeper into the unknown guided by the wisdom of spiritual teachers such as Dr. David Hawkins, Angelo Dilullo, Regina Dawn Akers, Adyashanti, as well as the insights found in music, poetry, and the intuitive wisdom within us all.

Weekly on Wednesdays, 2:00-2:30pm ET / 12:00-12:30pm MT
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This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ January 19, 2025

All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary 

 

Join us at 9:30 am ET/ 7:30 am MT for “Devotional Attention to Stillness” with Rev. Abigail Edwards 

Experience the restful practice of sitting in the stillness of the heart, connected in Being with Rev. Abigail Edwards. Together, we will release the mental chatter by embracing the Divine as our natural state and reconnect with the Reality of the Self.

This meditative process will draw on the Truth writings of Dr. David R. Hawkins, Inner Ramana, Nisargadatta, NTI and other teachers encountered on this spiritual path. We will come together as a supportive group to meditate, embodying the core values of Awakening Together.

 

Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 8:15 am MT
for Our Weekly Gathering with Rev. David Hemphill

Title: “Living Your Spiritual Path”

Description: Ultimately, each of us journeys through life the same way: by starting at the beginning and finishing at the end. Our journeys diverge and become unique because of the paths each of us take. Our unique paths are the only paths we get to take: We are never somebody else, walking somebody else’s path, on somebody else’s life journey.

Although this metaphor of life as a journey is simple and common, it is also deep and complex. During this homily, we will explore our unique, individual paths to awakening and discuss pragmatic, actionable steps we can take to supporting ourselves and one another on different paths of awakening.

Reading: Tina Brown will read from Chapter 45 of Tao Te Ching: An Interpretive Translation to Live By, by Regina Dawn Akers, and passages from A Mind at Home With Itself, by Byron Katie, The Experience of No Self, by Bernadette Roberts & Unveiling the Mystery (Unpublished) by David Hemphill.

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*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/8:15 am MT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Rev. Tawonda Chase.

 

Join us at 12:00 pm ET/ 10:00 am MT for “Just Being Here Now” with Anja Janssen 

Everything is already here now, so all we have to ‘do’ is be. In this program, Anja will look deeply into the now, the present moment, to explore how truth presents itself. She will be using everyday experiences and events to practice being present with what is. She will also share a variety of teachings about the now, the illusion of time, and resting in beingness. Some of the teachers and texts she will draw from are Eckhart Tolle, Lao Tzu, Angelo Dilullo, A Course in Miracles & NTI. Join Anja in using our everyday experiences to embrace the present moment and be.

 

Join us at 12:30 pm ET/ 10:30 am MT for “Transcending the Addiction to Mind” with Rev. David Hemphill 

David invites us to explore the belief in separation through the lens of addiction to the mind! On this journey we will explore many topics such as:

  1. What does it really mean to have spiritual awakening as part of my path?
  2. What is my unique path?
  3. Why do parts of my path feel uncomfortable?
  4. How do I navigate the uncomfortable parts?
  5. Where is the inherent bliss and joy on my path that spiritual awakening says is there? How do I access it now?
  6. Why does my bliss come and go? Why do the bad parts always come back?
  7. How do I get “unstuck” if I’ve been on this path many years and yet still have the same issues I’ve always had?
  8. What is “Self-will” and why do I need to pay attention to it in order to get unstuck?
  9. What is the nature of “desire” and “aversion,” and how are they related to stuckness?
  10.  Once I understand everything, or if I already understand everything, how do I actually make the realization happen?
  11.  What are paradoxes and how should I react when I find one?
  12.  What specifically is it that will permanently lead to spiritual awakening? How do I cultivate this?

If any of these questions resonate with you or spark your curiosity, David would love to see you there!

 

Join us at 1:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am MT for Reflections from “Resolving for Truth” Retreat

Join us to hear from the recent retreat participants who attended the online retreat,“Resolving for Truth”.

“Resolving for Truth”, was a 3-day online retreat, facilitated by Rev. Anne Blanchard. During this retreat, participants learned to determine a course of action that is perfect for them now as they take their next step toward spiritual awakening.

During this Reflections program, retreat participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and insights. They will also be discussing any breakthroughs and wisdom gained from the retreat.

All are welcome to join!

 

Join us at 5:00 pm ET/ 3:00 pm MT for “The Mighty Companions Hour – The Voice That Likes You” with Rev. Yolanda Mapes

Join Rev. Yolanda as she continues to share her beautiful voice and heart during The Mighty Companions Hour. This is a program she and her late, beloved husband, Rev. Glen Ganaway began in 2020.

Rev. Yolanda Mapes, who is an interfaith minister, shares a delightful, funny, and inspiring hour of A Course in Miracles. Come join in on the fun, the laughs, and the music while unlearning the ego through the lessons and chapters of ACIM.

You can discover more about the Mighty Companions on this website: www.themightycompanions.com. Also, Rev. Yolanda has a site where you can purchase her beautiful, spiritually uplifting music: www.Yolanda.net/audio If you feel to contribute to her ministry, you can do so here: www.patreon.com/RevYolanda

 

Join us at 6:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm MT for “Deepening Into Clarifying the Teachings Together” with Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

During this program, we will listen to a portion of each previously recorded “Clarifying the Teachings” program. Afterward, we will spend time contemplating and teaching ourselves what is most alive for us at the moment. We may also spend time practicing what Regina is teaching. And…we will start at the very beginning.

Bring your journals, openness, and curiosity as we explore what is most alive in us and ready to be seen. We hope you feel inspired to join.

 

Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm MT for “Resting in Our Immaculate Nature” with Jill Grace & Joy Bedford

Jill and Joy invite us to gently rest and welcome our immaculate nature into full awareness. As we rest into our natural state, we relax beyond fear—letting go of the energy, beliefs, and egoic desires that contribute to suffering. Together, as a sangha, we cultivate a deepened recognition of our True nature, allowing the energy tied to false beliefs about ourselves to return to its natural state of Pure Divine Light.

Gathering as a sangha heightens our ability to detect obstacles–blocks to our immaculate nature…dense, lower frequency Light–so that these aspects of our being that we made up are welcomed into awareness, hastening their return to the original state as Pure Divine Light. As a sangha, we will use practical examples from our lives. Notably, resting in our True, immaculate nature supports noticing how the false identity that isn’t really what we are, enjoys, even wants!… to believe limiting beliefs (the false/unreal) until we realize what we actually are, immaculate, unaffected Divine Spirit. Join us as we put obstacles on the altar of Truth and free light that has been blocking our palpable awareness of Divine Love. Pointings from The Way of Mastery, ACIM, NTI and more will be used.

 

Join us at 7:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm MT for our Live Satsang with Regina Dawn Akers

We are delighted to welcome our founding minister, Regina Dawn Akers, as our January Satsang guest. Regina will be interviewed by Rev. Rhoda Makled.

Following one of Regina’s recent homilies, Rhoda found herself writing to Regina to inquire about some of her statements during the gathering. What followed was a conversation about some of the questions Rhoda found herself not posing publicly with others. Following this written exchange Regina graciously offered to participate in a Satsang. We are excited to have this opportunity to have Regina in the sanctuary as our first Satsang guest of 2025.

For Regina’s Full Bio, please click this link: Regina Dawn Akers Bio

We look forward to being with all who are able to join us!


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“Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening ~ A Daily Devotional Practice”, #15 Contemplation

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Join Rev. Michele Hojnacki, Sami Ross and Jai Segal for their program, Contemplating the Thoughts of Awakening – A Daily Devotional Practice. This year-long daily devotional program began on January 1, 2025, and is held seven days a week from 8:30am – 9:00am ET / 6:30am – 7:00am MT.

The group’s aim is to support one another in a daily practice of inner listening using the Thoughts of Awakening. This group could benefit those new to inner contemplation or anyone wishing to enhance their practice. Daily, we will contemplate a single Thought of Awakening with our inner teacher. Following Regina’s recommendation, we’ll write it down and carrying it with us for reflection throughout the day, as well as reflecting on and putting into practice guidance received from our own inner teacher.

The invitation to join extends to all, even if attending the daily sessions is not possible.

Thoughts of Awakening by Regina Dawn Akers is available for purchase on Amazon. Click here to purchase the book.
Every Morning, 8:30am-9:00am ET / 6:30-7:00am MT
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Gentle Healing Year 3 with Rev. Sharon Hepburn ~ Week 51

This Gentle Healing Group Year 3 is being led by Rev. Sharon Hepburn. The Gentle Healing Curriculum guides committed students to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group began year 3 on January 24, 2024.

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Here’s a direct link to the helpful facilitator guide for Gentle Healing Year 3 that helps you to know what week you are on: Click Here

 

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