Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor

William Cooper explains awakening as a two-part process: discovering one's true self while letting go of the beliefs, emotions, and mental patterns that obscure it. Journaling can be helpful in that process. He describes a journaling practice he used for years in which he wrote whatever came to mind without censoring or analyzing it, allowing deeply repressed emotions and pai...

 William Cooper explains his “60-second rule,” a strategy for building consistent habits by making the minimum commitment so small that it avoids feelings of resistance or discomfort. Drawing on principles from behavioral psychology, he argues that negative reinforcement causes people to abandon activities like exercise, meditation, or yoga. So, eliminate negative reinforceme...

In her review of our last podcast, "167 - Why Do People See The World So Differently?" Catrin writes, "Thank you William, for this helpful and clarifying talk.  However, what to do then? I mean, to change to a more harmonious and sustainable living on this planet, I think especially now on the environment and all the wars and conflicts, we really need to find ways to work tog...

William Cooper reflects on the surprise and division surrounding recent U.S. presidential elections and uses them to explore why people can hold such different views despite living in the same society. He introduces psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of six stages of moral development, which range from avoiding punishment and pursuing self-interest to following universal...

Many of you are familiar with the ancient Hawaiian practice for healing, Ho'oponopono.  The literal translation of Ho'oponopono is "to correct a mistake" or ""make it right".  This simple, heart based practice releases negative emotions and negative karmic patterns. Experientially, it opens us up.. Simply repeat silently, "I am sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you, I love you...