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In this nourishing and deeply grounded conversation, Jill Ripley sits down with Swami Nityananda to explore what awakening truly looks like in everyday life—not on a mountaintop, but in relationships, grief, work, and real human moments.
Together, they unpack nondual awareness in an accessible, embodied way, sharing practical wisdom on patience, compassion, emotional honesty, and living from the heart. Swami Nityananda offers powerful stories and simple practices—like breathing into the heart—that help us reconnect with the light already within us, even during moments of frustration, loss, or overwhelm.
This episode touches on grief as a refining force, healthy boundaries without reactivity, the healing power of kindness, and why joy and peace are not something we earn—but something we remember.
Swami Nityananda is the spiritual leader of Awake Yoga Meditation and the author of Awake: The Yoga of Pure Awareness. Links to her work and meditations are available in the show notes.
Links to Swami Nityananda’s work, meditations, and book are available in the show notes.
https://www.awakeyogameditation.org/
Awake: The Yoga Of Pure Awareness - https://amzn.to/4jY8fdF
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https://www.instagram.com/swami_nityananda_giri/
email: swami@awakeyogameditation.org
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