Following the Aliveness

Episode 33: A Last Offering & Meditation on Transitions

Join Janine for a final episode as she steps away from the podcast for the foreseeable future. More than just the close of a season, this moment marks a turning point—an honoring of the ways this past year has reshaped her, and a response to the pull in new directions. In the spirit of following the aliveness, Janine shares candid reflections on change, uncertainty, and trusting life’s unfolding. The episode closes with a guided meditation on transitions—an invitation to honor the thresholds we each encounter and the wisdom that emerges as we move through them.Following the Aliveness doesn’t end with this final offering. The complete season—featuring 32 main episodes and 32 mid-week breathers—will remain available to listen to and revisit anytime. May it continue to accompany you on your spiritual path. While there are no new episodes planned for now, We hope you’ll continue to share the series with others, allowing it to keep moving in the world through you. Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at: @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.

Mid-Week Breather 32: Exploring Co-Existing Realities

Today's mid-week breather offers a guided meditation designed to help listeners explore multiple, co-existing planes of reality. We’ll explore the emotional landscape, our sense of space and time, the underlying stillness beneath it all—and how these layers interweave into a single, lived experience.Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at: @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.

Episode 32: In the Light of the Rising Sun

“Awareness spread out across all time and space, into the Eternal Now where the mystics dwell.” In this episode, we explore multiple dimensions of existence—reflecting on the emotional landscapes that shape our inner worlds, the interwoven realities of human and geological time, the sacred stillness that underlies experience, and the unfolding present moment, among other subtle planes of being. Today’s contemplative reflection, “In the Light of the Rising Sun” was written by Janine Schipper on April 23, 2024.Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at: @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.

Mid-Week Breather 31: Tuning into the Here and Now through the Senses

Today’s Mid-Week breather aims to help listeners deepen their awareness of their environment through their senses, fostering a richer connection with the present moment.Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at: @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.

Episode 31: Hidden in Plain View

“I realize that searching for what’s hidden is quite different from opening up to the unseen.” Join Janine on a Forest Walk as she shares how opening her senses allowed her to connect with the forest’s hidden surprises.Today’s contemplative reflection, “Hidden in Plain View” was written by Janine Schipper on September 9, 2024.Please listen in a quiet, safe space where you can focus. If you’re driving or need full attention, wait until you're in a safe environment. 🙏🏼 Explore the “Following the Aliveness” website at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/Contact Janine at: https://www.followingthealiveness.com/contact Find “Following the Aliveness” on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562083661158 and on Instagram at: @following_the_aliveness Read a selection of "Following the Aliveness" contemplative essays at: https://www.followingthealiveness.substack.com/ Jay Glick's music can be found on Spotify at: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2RSfo0s4K4BniwzDrkzRni These contemplative reflections and meditations are offered as companions on your inner journey. They are not meant to replace professional medical care.