{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"194: Embracing the Middle Way","description":"In this episode we discuss the concept of the Middle Way and explore how to move beyond polarities in spiritual practice and daily life, thus finding a balance between extremes and recognizing the interconnectedness of all things. \u2022 Includes a guided meditation in which we bring two opposite energies together to sense how they are intertwined and to feel a balance and a gentle equilibrium as we use breath to weave the two together. Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. NEWS: Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods: &amp;nbsp;# 6 in the Top 100 awakening All time chart &amp;nbsp;# 8 in the Top 100 joy All time chart &amp;nbsp;# 6 in the Top 100 awareness All time chart &amp;nbsp;# 8 in the Top 100 consciousness All time chart &amp;nbsp;# 47 in the Top 100 meditation All time chart To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.awarenessexplorers.com\/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist:&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.awarenessexplorers.com\/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the &quot;Donate&quot; button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/awarenessexplorers  NOTE: If you are a Patreon supporter and have not been receiving our bonus material, please check to make sure that the email address you have on Patreon is an active one. To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/findinghappiness.com\/  and&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.playawarenessgames.com\/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist:&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy,&amp;nbsp; Jonathan and Brian  Photo by  Greg Jewett on Unsplash&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Awareness Explorers","author_url":"https:\/\/www.awarenessexplorers.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38019735\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/192458225"}