Ready to take your mindfulness practice to the next level? What if you could approach life by relaxing back and down into an already awake mind and heart? Join Diana for an inspiring and illuminating discussion with Loch Kelly, seasoned meditator and author of the bestselling book The Way of Effortless Mindfulness: A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life about awake awareness, an advanced form of mindfulness that, through little efforts and shifts of awareness, imbues living from a more spacious, interconnected, and heart-centered space.\n\n\nListen and Learn:\n\n \tWhat is awake awareness?\n \tWhat does \u201ceffortless\u201d have to do with it?\n \tHow does awake awareness differ from deliberate awareness?\n \tAwake awareness vs empathy\n \tThe value of \u201cglimpses\u201d\n\nAbout Loch Kelly:\nLoch Kelly, MDiv, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and expert in the field of meditation and psychotherapy. He has also authored the best-selling book\xa0The Way of Effortless Mindfulness: A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life\xa0and founded the\xa0Open-Hearted Awareness Institute\xa0in New York City. Loch\u2019s primary mission is to teach others how to access awakening and to live from open-hearted awareness. Loch\xa0contributes to research at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, and New York University on how training in awareness improves compassion and wellbeing. He received his degrees from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary.\nResources\n\n \tOpen-Hearted Awareness Institute\n \tThe Way of Effortless Mindfulness: A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life,\xa0book by Loch Kelly\xa0\xa0\n \tShift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-hearted Awareness,\xa0book by Loch Kelly\xa0\xa0\n \tEffortless Mindfulness Now: Awakening Our Natural Capacity for Focus, Freedom, and Joy, audiobook by Loch Kelly\n \tShift into Freedom: A Training in the Science and Practice of Open-hearted Awareness, audiobook by Loch Kelly\n\n_________________________\nThank you for joining us on this episode of Psychologists Off The Clock. We appreciate your feedback. Please take a moment to leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts. It helps us spread the word to more folks like you!\nSubscribe for free where you listen to podcasts!\nApple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Deezer, iHeartRadio\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices