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Every single day we are presented with information expanding our awareness like never before in the history of humanity. We are becoming more and more aware. Now what? Now it is time to activate this awareness. This podcast is about transcending awaren

Yolanda Koumidou


    • Oct 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 46 EPISODES


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    S2E21 Harmony in Relationships: INTIMACY, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 27:33


    Danielle brings the most accurate and difficult questions about intimacy in this episode. You will want to tune in to the answers.

    S2E20 Harmony in Relationships: INTIMACY, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 13:01


    When people use the word intimacy, they often refer to sexual intimacy. Description of Intimacy in this episode will introduce you to the energetic and emotional aspects of intimacy.

    S2E19 Harmony in Relationships: CONNECTION, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 46:33


    The dialogue with my guest about connection in relationship takes amazing directions in this episode.

    S2E18 Harmony in Relationships: CONNECTION, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 24:14


    Every living thing longs for connection. What is connection in a relationship? How can it be nourished and maintained? What are some obstacles to connecting with your partner? Tune in…

    S2E17 Harmony in Relationships: FINANCES, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 25:49


    Key points are made in this episode about ways that finances should be handled among partners so that conflict around money, budgeting, spending etc. can be eliminated.

    S2E16 Harmony in Relationships: DISHARMONY, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 31:04


    Our guest brings examples of disharmony that most of us can relate with and the discussion in this episode leads to some amazing realizations.

    S2E15 Harmony in Relationships: DISHARMONY, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 30:30


    We yearn harmony because we all have experienced the unpleasant feelings of living in disharmony with a loved one, sometime or other. This is because disharmony is a natural part of harmony. So, let's explore how disharmony forms and perpetuates to be able to handle it better.

    S2E14 Harmony In Relationships: ACCEPTANCE, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 24:38


    My guest brought questions on Acceptance which are on most people's mind.

    S2E13 Harmony in Relationships: ACCEPTANCE, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 19:24


    So much has been written and said about the crucial role of Acceptance in relationships. However, how does one put Acceptance to practice? How do you accept something or someone that you disagree strongly with? Understanding your “charged feelings of disagreement” is the key before you are able to move on to accepting. Tune in.

    S2E12 Harmony in Relationships: VULNERABILITY, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 48:26


    Harmeet visits this episode with the most amazing statements and questions about one's vulnerability. This turned out to be one of the longest episodes due to the sensitive nature of the topic. We could have kept on going…

    S2E11 Harmony in Relationships: VULNERABILITY, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 24:20


    What is Vulnerability? No, it is not weakness! It is present in every human being, but not understood or handled well by all. It is a state to be honored and shared with care with people we feel safe with. But it is also so much more. Tune in to enrich your relationships by adding new ways of carrying and expressing this precious state of our being.

    S2E10 Harmony in Relationships: CONFLICT, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 33:59


    In this episode Bianca visits with challenging questions and comments about our previous episode on Conflict. Her questions are questions that most people have and are either not clear who to ask or do not dare ask. Take a listen.

    S2E9 Harmony in Relationships: CONFLICT, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 37:07


    Conflict in a relationship is NOT the behavior that indicates problems. Often the opposite is true, lack of conflict maybe what indicates serious underlying problems. In this episode Yolanda talks about the “art” of clearing conflict so the problem can be resolved, and the relationship can move on.

    S2E8 Harmony in Relationships: COMMUNICATION, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 20:38


    Our listener Patrick returns to our podcast with questions to understand more clearly what communication is and what it is not. Through his questions additional material is shared by Yolanda, enriching the art of clear communication, ensuring that what is received by our partner is identical to what we send in the first place.

    S2E7 Harmony in Relationships: COMMUNICATION, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 28:19


    Lack of communication is the “king” reason many couples enter therapy. But what does Communication mean? Is it when your partner doesn't agree with you, is it when you feel they do not understand what you are talking about or is it when their response to your sharing always circles back to themselves and you are left out in the cold? We are often told that Communication involves give-and-take. However, most humans tend to have exceptional expertise in how to “give”, meaning talk, talk, and talk, and are quite clueless in how to “take”, to listen. Let's “listen” to what this episode has instore about the art of talking and listening.

    S2E6 Harmony in Relationships: OPPOSITES ATTRACT, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 31:28


    Our podcast listener and frequent guest Patrick joins Yolanda in this episode. Together they taggle questions and explore further Yolanda's last presentation about the curious phenomenon of Opposites Attract. How and why we first get attracted to people who carry opposite habit patterns from us but then developing dislike or even disgust for those same patterns we once admired.

    S2E5 Harmony in Relationships: OPPOSITES ATTRACT, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 25:16


    Opposite patterns, habits, beliefs, and personalities may attract in the beginning but if not understood clearly and handled carefully, they often are the main reasons why a relationship “dies”. This is a key episode in Season 2 because Yolanda explains the most basic aspects of a relationship: what do opposites represent, reasons they are unavoidable in all relationships, why opposites attract at the onset of a relationship but later transform into the causes of serious difficulties. She presents several practical ways to help partners navigate through their opposite ways of thinking, acting, and responding.

    S2E5 Harmony in Relationships: OPPOSITES ATTRACT, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 21:48


    Opposite patterns, habits, beliefs, and personalities may attract in the beginning but if not understood clearly and handled carefully, they often are the main reasons why a relationship “dies”. This is a key episode in Season 2 because Yolanda explains the most basic aspects of a relationship: what do opposites represent, reasons they are unavoidable in all relationships, why opposites attract at the onset of a relationship but later transform into the causes of serious difficulties. She presents several practical ways to help partners navigate through their opposite ways of thinking, acting, and responding.

    S2E4 Harmony in Relationships: LOVE, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 30:50


    Our listener Mary joins us with challenging questions about the role of love in relationships. Tune in to expand, enrich and transcend your awareness and experience of loving and being loved.

    S2E3 Harmony in Relationships: LOVE, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 21:48


    Is Love necessary for harmony in your relationship? Find out in this daring episode where Yolanda talks about the role of love in relationships. She presents the number one action which is guaranteed to erode love. During this episode Yolanda presents clear experiential ways to expand your ability in protecting and nourishing the love you have.

    S2E2 Harmony in Relationships: TRUST (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 32:38


    Our listener Bianca brings her questions on the Trust part I episode. These are questions you will want to hear the answers to. These are questions you might have had yourself. Tune in to expand your awareness and especially your ability in building or repairing trust in your close and important relationships.

    S2E1 Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 21:24


    Yolanda begins Season 2 on the theme of Harmony in Relationships by presenting the most basic ingredient for harmony: Trust. Questions such as, What is trust, Why is it essential in a relationship, How does it develop, If lost, how does one get it back, are being explored in this episode.

    Season 2 Trailer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 7:22


    Catch up with us! We are so happy that so many people were able to enjoy and listen on for Season 1. Season 2 will be done a bit differently so if you want a head start on what we've been preparing for you please give this trailer a listen.

    Acceptance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 33:28


    Often Acceptance is mistaken to mean “agreement”. During this episode Kristin and I dialogue about the honorable and difficult state of Acceptance and the surprising results it carries.

    Resting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 35:34


    How do you rest? What are the main reasons that we “forget” to rest? During this episode we visit the main challenges in Resting and how by being able to create some form of daily rest can eventually add inspiration and fuel to our life.

    Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 40:22


    Silence and its multi-color messages is looked at from various angles during this dialogue with Argy.

    Boredom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 31:02


    Boredom is one significant underlining cause for several self-harming behaviors. What antidotes are there for boredom? How come some people are never bored while others experience boredom often? Ella and I discover that Boredom carries various messages, that once identified and handled can expand one's life.

    Regret

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 28:30


    Ah, the non-ending torturous state when one carries regrets in life. How to resolve them? Linda brings questions leading to a dialogue where we discover surprising skills needed in handling regrets.

    Emotional Boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 33:32


    What are Emotional Boundaries? How do they contribute to harmonious relationships? How can the lack of boundaries open the door to resentment? Lynn brings questions leading to a dialogue about establishing and strengthening Emotional Boundaries.

    The Right Way to Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 36:40


    The Right Way to Live, is there one? Kevin explores with me this theme during an enliven dialogue, reaching an unpredictable conclusion.

    Attachment / Detachment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 38:27


    In this episode, Barbara and I delve into the states of Attachment and Detachment. We dialogue about the benefits of moving from attachment to detachment in both the psychological and spiritual realms.

    Hate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 45:07


    Why do we hate? How does hate form? How can hate be transformed? The dialogue with Argy is revealing and honest. With such harmful consequences resulting every time hate is present, this has been a challenging theme to explore.

    Pleasing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 31:27


    Having a tendency to keep Pleasing others carries amazing gifts and serious limitations. In this episode Lisa brings fundamental questions on how to reach a balance between pleasing others and pleasing one-self. Not losing one-self while pleasing others turns out to be quite a task.

    Judgement / Self-Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 22:55


    Judgement can easily fuel anger and hate. Self-Criticism can become torturous and bring on self-doubt and even depression. However, self-criticism and judgement also carry useful information expanding self-awareness. In this episode the focus is on how one might gain self-awareness through discovering and interpreting their underlining messages.

    Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 48:33


    What makes friendships last? How do you know when a friendship has come to an end? Is there a difference between companionship and friendship? Linda brings questions, wisdom and delightful dialogue during this episode exploring the theme of Friendship.

    Aging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 38:47


    Is there a way to welcome aging? Dialoguing with Roxanne about helpful adjustments for an elegant and pleasant yielding into this last chapter of one's life. Juggling regrets, memories, gains, losses, and efforts to remain visible during the process of Aging.

    Retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 44:17


    People are fearful, neutral, curious, dreading, or excited in anticipating the day of their Retirement. What is Retirement today anyway? Can one prepare? How? Patrick brings the right questions for dialoguing on the gains and losses that Retirement brings.

    Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 52:55


    This has been a daring theme Sharifa brought to the podcast. The word Love is being misused and abused like no other. The state of Love has been defined and redefined since the beginning of time. Yet, it remains a mystery. Tune in to see how this mystery is being “handled” or “mishandled” during this episode.

    Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 41:05


    Ah, the state we all pursue. Wanting to reach, grasp and hold tight. How do you know when “you are happy”? Is joy, satisfaction, and excitement the same as happiness? Satya brings challenging questions taking the dialogue in unpredictable direction.

    Self Confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 32:01


    Self confidence brings deeper satisfaction in life. If you were not able to develop it in childhood what are ways that you can use now to transcend self doubt to Self confidence.

    Self Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 47:25


    Self-Love. What is it exactly? Do you need to have it before you can love another? What gets in our way? How do we develop this state of being and who benefits from it? Join Angela and Yolanda in a dialogue exploring these questions and more.

    Worry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 27:07


    Worry - Looking at both sides of worry, how it helps and how it hinders. Then exploring ways to transform worry to free and re direct the immense energy it carries.

    Not Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 31:00


    The drive to have more, do more, say more, earn more, learn more, become more, while inviting improvement, change, growth when one does not recognize when enough is enough it easily crosses over to dissatisfaction, anxiety, and disappointment. This episode offers practical ways in recognizing when enough is enough.

    Ignorance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 38:53


    Ignorance is the root for much of the suffering in life. What exactly is ignorance and how can it be overcome? Mary joins us this week to discuss how we can answer these problems and overcome them.

    Nourishing the Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 38:24


    This episode, through a dialogue with our curious guest Giannis, expands the awareness of why our spirit needs attention and care and offers specific actions to nourish and enliven the spirit so that our everyday life becomes more meaningful.

    Awareness About Why Awareness Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 22:13


    In this episode, Yolanda talks about awareness, awareness about awareness, and why it all sucks. Join us and make sure to send any questions you would like answered on the show to awarenesssuckspodcast@gmail.com

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