121 Relaxing Into Happiness

121 Relaxing Into Happiness

Author: William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor November 28, 2023 Duration: 14:36
You are Happiness (Being) right now and always. Nothing to do but enjoy. Yet we often feel blocked from our Selves by our troubles. We develop preferences to protect us from being triggered and feeling our repressed pain blockages. Our life becomes small. What to do? Let's do the opposite repression. When we become triggered or feel our tensions or pain in anyway, just relax and let it flow. The pain will come up, release its energy and dissipat...

In a world that often equates busyness with purpose, Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor offers a different path. This podcast is a gentle, guided conversation about integrating profound spiritual awakening into the practical fabric of daily life. Your host, William Cooper, brings a rare blend of deep theological education and decades of clinical psychotherapy practice to these discussions. He doesn't just speak from theory; his understanding has been shaped by extensive, immersive journeys, including fourteen trips to India to learn directly from gurus and awakened beings, alongside travels through Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, and Brazil. Each episode feels like a thoughtful dialogue, where William's background as a Unity board president and Oneness trainer informs a perspective that is both inclusive and deeply practical. You'll hear explorations that sit at the intersection of mental wellness and spiritual discovery, addressing how relaxation into your true being is not an escape, but the very foundation of authentic happiness. This is for anyone curious about moving beyond spiritual concepts into a lived experience, supported by both psychological insight and timeless wisdom. Tune in for a podcast that values depth over dogma and presence over pressure.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Podcast Episodes
95 Practicing a Mantra Meditation - Part 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:51
In this podcast we explore and practice one type of mantra meditation. This is a very easy yet powerful meditation and a great starting meditation for those new to meditation. This meditation utilizes mantras or sounds t…
94 Mantra Meditations - Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:27
We explore power of mantra content, vibration, effects, and give examples. Seed Mantra meditation to open your chakras and centering prayer with your personal mantras. Mantras to replace negative self-talk, mantras to ma…
93 Mantra Meditations - Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:31
What are mantras and how do we use them? First, in part 1 we explore one kind of mantra meditation and its' use of mantra sounds with no meaning. Next we look at the awakening meditation's use of mantras from the heart.…
92 Awakening and Psychotherapy? Free? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:20
Psychotherapy is not awakening but it can help release places inside that are blocking Awakening. Carl Jung, Ramana, and Carl Rogers and spiritual bypasses are discussed. For those who feel that therapy could be useful d…
91 Two simple Awakening truths [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:50
After years of intensive practice, I discovered two very obvious and simple truths of Awakening. The first is that the deepest part of me is beyond existence so can't be found through the mind or senses. I can only know…
90 Amazing Books that Awaken [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:06
This is a discussion and listing of a number of powerful books that help you on your path of awakening. Examples are, The Infinite Way, The Untethered Soul, The Surrender Experiment, Living Untethered, Autobiography of a…
89 Discovering Your Life's Purpose [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:27
Many have been and are interested in the purpose of their life. Is there such a thing? Bhagavan has said that, "Life is for living" and "Life is relationships" and "To see is to be free". Joseph Campbell suggests that we…
88 Inauspicious Awakening, Release vs Repression, etc - Q & A [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:07
This recording of a live session has been edited for length, clarity, and to be helpful. In this last live question and answer session before India we discussed the usefulness of being triggered during the holidays to se…
87 Releasing "Christian" Guilt and Fear [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:15
Unfortunately millions of people experience "Christian" fear and guilt. As a college student I came to church with an open heart hoping and trusting for a deeper opening and Christian support. Love quickly turned into gu…
86 Layers of Awakening, Monkey Mind, Losing Awakening - Q & A [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:39
This is an edited recording of a live Q & A which continued some of the topics of the previous Q & A podcast. This podcast is another great discussion about the experience of awakening including the awakening experience…