Tending to Change with Jeni Juarez

This episode begins with a discussion about how experiences of awakening become the beginning of our journey inward: our spiritual journey. But it’s not as mystical or blissed out as one might imagine. The spiritual journey is simply our life journey, but from within. It’s more about mental and emotional maturation than constantly searching for the next high. I then share a bit about the start of...

This episode begins with an explanation of what I mean when I talk about waking up to life or awakening as well as ego consciousness versus pure consciousness. I discuss the concept of neuroplasticity, and how we can literally change our minds. I then offer a rather personal share about the early life experiences that most shaped my own ego development and my first big awakening in my mid twenties...

This episode begins with a brief reflection on previous topics before shifting to a discussion about the preciousness of human attention, why companies and social media want every second of your life, and how come it is so difficult to reclaim our focus.  I continue the conversation by introducing the term and concept of Continuous Partial Attention as coined by Linda Stone, how it differs from au...

This episode begins with a brief explanation of why I named this podcast Tending to Change. We then discuss why checking out and living on autopilot can be a protective strategy, how pain is often what causes us to “wake up”, and some of the differences between autopilot and presence. I share a bit of my own life experience, including what woke me up from my frantic sleepwalk through life, my firs...

Do you remember which shoe you put on first the last time you left the house? How about what you ate for dinner two nights ago?  No? Well, that's probably because you were operating on autopilot!  Autopilot is a super useful evolutionary skill. Can you imagine if you had to consciously think about how to breathe, drive a car, or get ready for bed? You'd be exhausted! However, we tend to get a litt...