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A Glimpse of Awakening by Loch Kelly

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May 2018

May 30, 2018

Chronic Pain Relief with Loch’s Effortless Mindfulness Method

I have lived with chronic pain since 2004. At 45 years old, I was...

April 2018

April 10, 2018

Changing the Channel of Your Mind

Local awareness is like a radio tuner or TV remote that can intentionally shift us...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Returning Emotions to Their Natural State

Emotional intelligence requires the capacity to feel our emotions, the ability to express them...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

A Simple Case of Mistaken Identity

The mini-me responds to exaggerated or imaginary situations that frighten it with physical survival strategies,...

January 16, 2018

Awake Awareness Cannot Be Developed

Awake awareness itself never develops or grows up. At its essence, awake awareness is always...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

You Are Not The “mini-me”

The main obstacle to relief from suffering is our current identity, what Einstein called our...

December 05, 2017

The Two You-Turns of Awareness

Ramana Maharshi wrote regarding awakening: “Other than inquiry, there are no adequate means.” He...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Direct Recognition, Gradual Unfolding

Open-hearted awareness begins with awareness of awareness. It is an essence approach, also called the...

October 2017

October 10, 2017

Returning Thinking to its Natural Function

One of the most important developments in human evolution is the ability to think. However,...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

Small Glimpses Many Times

The main practice I teach is small glimpses many times, but sometimes one small glimpse changes...

August 2017

August 21, 2017

Awakening as Daily Practice

Imagine what our world would be like if more and more people began to awaken....

August 01, 2017

Hear How To Shift Into Freedom

Today marks the new release of the unabridged audiobook Shift Into Freedom, read by Loch...

July 2017

July 10, 2017

Unhooking from Thinking

Normally, local awareness is identified, attached, or obscured within the thinking mind and ego function....

June 2017

June 15, 2017

Suffering from Ego-Identification

On the physical level, if we forget to eat, we will die, so our body...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Where Am I?

The small sense of self feels separate, and this location makes us feel contracted, isolated,...

May 16, 2017

Open-Hearted Awareness and Emotions

When we don’t shift into open-hearted awareness, our hearts can be painfully closed, or they...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Spiritual Teachers in Contemporary Times

The main role of a teacher is to point you toward your own inner teacher....

April 18, 2017

Vulnerability without Being Overwhelmed

Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung called neurosis the avoidance of legitimate suffering. We avoid suffering related...

April 03, 2017

Conscious Participation in Your Evolution

Humanity has made rapid progress during recent years in areas such as technology, medicine, and...

March 2017

March 21, 2017

Effortless Action: Doing from Being

There is a Chinese term called wu wei, which can be translated as “spontaneity” or...

March 10, 2017

Methods for Recognizing our True Nature

The two most common methods for directly recognizing our true nature are the looking method...

February 2017

February 17, 2017

The Living Truth Within You

My book, Shift Into Freedom, is a user’s manual for your awakening that can be adapted...

February 02, 2017

Effortless Heart Mindfulness on the Subway

On a crisp autumn day in New York City, I headed downtown for a meeting....

January 2017

January 03, 2017

How to Find Peace in 4 Minutes – Animated Meditation

You may have done a meditation where you think positive thoughts or focus on your...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

Video from Matthieu Ricard: Wisdom for the New Year!

Here are some words of wisdom and compassion to contemplate from Matthieu Ricard as we...

December 20, 2016

“Just Breathe” Video: Children Learn Mindfulness!

I was inspired by these filmmakers who made this short film after witnessing school children grow in their...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Awaken to Unconditional Love as Your True Nature

Is it possible for you to awaken to love as who you truly are? Imagine...

November 01, 2016

VIDEO: Where Am I Located?

“Location, location, location” is a phrase used by real-estate agents to emphasize that identical homes...

October 2016

October 19, 2016

You Can’t Be in the Present Moment

Contrary to popular belief, you can’t be in the present moment. However, you are always...

October 07, 2016

We Are All Mystics

Religious differences have fueled much conflict and war over the centuries, no doubt. But rather...

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