Trillium Awakening

A look at how spiritual awakenings define our identity and the evolving effects these transformations can have on the personality.

Big traumas in life can throw us out of synchrony with space and time. Be aware of your surroundings, your environment, objects, and locate yourself in space. Consciously regulate your breath and reign yourself into time, the cycle of everything. Noticing the difference between “I” and “I am.” Making the distinction between our interpretation of...

Use mindful awareness of the breath and sensations in the body to drop into the space of you: your self as you always already are. Whatever you are experiencing in this moment can be a gateway to deeper awareness of your formless, limitless self.

In this meditation you will be led through a simple self-inquiry process toward a deepening recognition of your fundamental nature. A powerful way to connect as the Being that registers and embodies everything else we are.

We existed in spirit prior to becoming human. When we entered this reality, there was an initiation, the rooting of the intellect. The intellect for most people becomes relegated to a conceptual mind, the matrix of identity. This meditation focuses on the possibility of accessing that consciousness which exists prior to the intellect.

The Core Paradox, that fundamental existential angst that resides deep within each human, which arises from the recognition of a split between our infinite nature and our finite beingness, does not seem present in animals, it seems to be exclusively a consequence of self-awareness in humans. This talk explores how this split might have arisen...

Let yourself relax into yourself through this guided meditation inspired by Judith Blackstone's book, Belonging Here: A Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person. Presented by Bill Epperly, this technique enables you to pull yourself back into a witnessing stance where you can be at ease in your body when it feels like you're trying too hard to accomplish something.

Let yourself relax into yourself through this guided meditation inspired by Judith Blackstone’s book, Belonging Here: A Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person. Presented by Bill Epperly, this technique enables you to pull yourself back into a witnessing stance where you can be at ease in your body when it feels like you’re trying too...

Sometimes we can go long periods of time feeling like we're not growing or changing. And sometimes, seemingly out of nowhere, a rush of passion for this work comes back in, and things will start to happen. We can explore this through meditation with interning Trillium teacher Victor Antillon, invoking the energy of passion in order to energize our personal engagement with awakening.

Sometimes we can go long periods of time feeling like we’re not growing or changing. And sometimes, seemingly out of nowhere, a rush of passion for this work comes back in, and things will start to happen. We can explore this through meditation with interning Trillium teacher Victor Antillon, invoking the energy of passion in...

Join Trillium teacher Bill Miller in this simple guided meditation. This is not to prescribe a practice for you, but rather to nurture your own ability to come up with the practice that is best for you. Ultimately, meditation is a very personal way of becoming more intimate with yourself.

Join Trillium teacher Bill Miller in this simple guided meditation. This is not to prescribe a practice for you, but rather to nurture your own ability to come up with the practice that is best for you. Ultimately, meditation is a very personal way of becoming more intimate with yourself. 

Using the process of exploring the breath to get inside of ourselves is a huge step towards wholeness. In this podcast, Trillium teacher Jim Troffater uses a modification of the Judith Blackstone method of inhabiting the body. This is a tried and true, very effective way of integrating the embodiment aspect of awakening. This helps unify our body, mind and spirit into the one whole being that we are.

Using the process of exploring the breath to get inside of ourselves is a huge step towards wholeness. In this podcast, Trillium teacher Jim Troffater uses a modification of the Judith Blackstone method of inhabiting the body. This is a tried and true, very effective way of integrating the embodiment aspect of awakening. This helps...

Bringing our attention into our body and heart can bring us into the sacred "now" moment. In that moment, the heart can taste what is actually here. In order to participate in this beautiful meditation by Cielle Backstrom, one needs to only come home to what is true in this moment. Happiness but also worry, peace yet anxiety, relaxation and frustration, wonder yet also boredom - the heart makes room for everything. Whether you are in a place of ease or discomfort, there is space for all of this here.

Bringing our attention into our body and heart can bring us into the sacred “now” moment. In that moment, the heart can taste what is actually here. In order to participate in this beautiful meditation by Cielle Backstrom, one needs to only come home to what is true in this moment. Happiness but also worry,...

This meditation by Trillium Teacher Bill Epperly is focused on sending out loving energy from the heart to others as a way to practice sending out good will. Calling forth the essence of our most loved ones has a way of connecting us deeply to the unlimited loving energy that we hold within. From this place, we may open our hearts in ever widening circles to encompass not only our own friends and family, but also the entirety of the cosmos.

This meditation by Trillium Teacher Bill Epperly is focused on sending out loving energy from the heart to others as a way to practice sending out good will. Calling forth the essence of our most loved ones has a way of connecting us deeply to the unlimited loving energy that we hold within. From this...

Trillium teacher Jim Trofatter leads us in a meditation inspired by Judith Blackstone titled “attuning to your fundamental consciousness.” We will then work on three areas in the body – the head, belly, and heart, to help us return deeper into our center – the natural state of our being.

Trillium teacher Jim Trofatter leads us in a meditation inspired by Judith Blackstone titled “attuning to your fundamental consciousness.” We will then work on three areas in the body – the head, belly, and heart, to help us return deeper into our center – the natural state of our being.

In the Trillium teaching, we emphasize these three aspects: opening to infinite consciousness, embodiment of this consciousness, and our connection with each other in mutuality. This enlivening meditation by interning teacher Bill Epperly invites us to tap into the first aspect: The vast, primordial consciousness that always resides within, for the intention of bringing awakening,...

In the Trillium teaching, we emphasize these three aspects: opening to infinite consciousness, embodiment of this consciousness, and our connection with each other in mutuality. This enlivening meditation by interning teacher Bill Epperly invites us to tap into the first aspect: The vast, primordial consciousness that always resides within, for the intention of bringing awakening, healing, and integration to each part of us.

Breathing is the central element in this meditation by Bill Miller. Looking outward as well as inward are both examples of seeking, and can indicate an anxious mind. Once noticed, they can be an invitation to come back to your breath and let the desire for experience just be. From this place, we can notice...

Breathing is the central element in this meditation by Bill Miller. Looking outward as well as inward are both examples of seeking, and can indicate an anxious mind. Once noticed, they can be an invitation to come back to your breath and let the desire for experience just be. From this place, we can notice the endless pleasures and pains of being human, and connect with the contrast and duality of life.

On our path of awakening we endeavor to free ourselves from the prison of non-separateness. By widening our circle of compassion to embrace all of life, we can begin to sense our non-separateness from all living creatures – not only those few that we have become close to in our lifetime but to all of the natural world. This larger sense of connection is a reality that’s been held by indigenous people since the beginning of time. Join Trillium Awakening teacher Cielle Backstrom in this meditation as she demonstrates an easy doorway to the sense of non-separateness.

On our path of awakening, we endeavor to free ourselves from the prison of non-separateness. By widening our circle of compassion to embrace all of life, we can begin to sense our non-separateness from all living creatures – not only those few that we have become close to in our lifetime but to all of...

What do you do when you can’t figure out what’s coming down the road? The simple answer is trust. The unknown is not the great barrier that we usually perceive it to be, but rather an empty container in which to house new openings, new explanations, and new points of view. Join interning Trillium teacher Victor Antillon as he shows us the value of coming to peace with not knowing.

What do you do when you can’t figure out what’s coming down the road? The simple answer is trust. The unknown is not the great barrier that we usually perceive it to be, but rather an empty container in which to house new openings, new explanations, and new points of view. Join interning Trillium teacher...

In this meditation by Trillium teacher June Konopka, we inquire into our own awareness – the silent, open emptiness that is unchanging and unbounded. Through deeper inquiry, we may also paradoxically discover frequencies arising from, and finding life in, this emptiness, frequencies such as ecstatic movement, love and compassion. These frequencies are available to feed and nourish us in our human daily lives.

In this meditation by Trillium teacher June Konopka, we inquire into our own awareness – the silent, open emptiness that is unchanging and unbounded. Through deeper inquiry, we may also paradoxically discover frequencies arising from, and finding life in, this emptiness, frequencies such as ecstatic movement, love and compassion. These frequencies are available to feed...

The process of meditation is to connect you more with your essential self, to bring your spirit into this physical space. The idea of practicing meditation is to bring greater alignment to what we feel, think, say and do – to harmonize all the different parts of ourselves. Join Trillium teacher Allan Morelock as we locate our consciousness and bring it into this physical moment with us – and use this wholeness to direct our attention outwards to all with grace, benevolence, and love.

The process of meditation is to connect you more with your essential self, to bring your spirit into this physical space. The idea of practicing meditation is to bring greater alignment to what we feel, think, say and do – to harmonize all the different parts of ourselves. Join Trillium teacher Allan Morelock as we...

In order to fully relax into the moment, it is helpful to see that even the intention to meditate has its inherent effort. Join Trillium teacher Steve Boggs in this meditation and notice the sense of inherent well being that is always inside of us.

In order to fully relax into the moment, it is helpful to see that even the intention to meditate has its inherent effort. Join Trillium teacher Steve Boggs in this meditation and notice the sense of inherent well being that is always inside of us.

Have you ever had the experience of bringing your limbs, bones, organs, cells and mind all into alignment? Most of us in today’s world have not developed the skills to live from a body that is truly operating as one unified system. That is the purpose of this exercise originally created by Judith Blackstone. Join Trillium teacher Jim Trofatter in this guided meditation as he leads us in the exploration of inhabiting our whole body. 

Have you ever had the experience of bringing your limbs, bones, organs, cells and mind all into alignment? Most of us in today’s world have not developed the skills to live from a body that is truly operating as one unified system. That is the purpose of this exercise originally created by Judith Blackstone. Join...

In the last year there has been a lot of fear, sadness, unpredictability, and isolation. Touching into the vast spaces within allows us to rewire our hearts and minds. There is a spaciousness found within that is bigger than everything and holds everything, even the pain and fear.  Join Trillium teacher Cielle Backstrom for a mediation that enables us to touch into and remember that mysterious vastness together. 

In the last year there has been a lot of fear, sadness, unpredictability, and isolation. Touching into the vast spaces within allows us to rewire our hearts and minds. There is a spaciousness found within that is bigger than everything and holds everything, even the pain and fear.  Join Trillium teacher Cielle Backstrom for a mediation...

In this meditation, guided by Interning Trillium Teacher Bill Epperly, you will learn to access and open your three wisdom centers, or brains: the head, heart and hara (or gut). These three centers are locations in the body where significant numbers of neurons are found. Centers that process information in unique ways. In our natural state, all three are open and in communication with each other. As we move through the day, they can become congested or closed. They can begin operating independently, rather than in an integrated fashion. In this meditation, you will practice opening them, getting a feel for each, before integrating them into a seamless experience of spacious, embodied presence.

In this meditation, guided by Interning Trillium Teacher Bill Epperly, you will learn to access and open your three wisdom centers, or brains: the head, heart and hara (or gut). These three centers are locations in the body where significant numbers of neurons are found. Centers that process information in unique ways. In our natural state, all...

Allow Trillium Awakening teacher Bill Miller to guide you in this healing meditation. Dragon’s Breath is one simultaneous breath that is shared by all life. It is an opportunity to nourish not only yourself, but all beings as one with our gathering and meditation.

Allow Trillium Awakening teacher Bill Miller to guide you in this healing meditation. Dragon’s Breath is one simultaneous breath that is shared by all life. It is an opportunity to nourish not only yourself, but all beings as one with our gathering and meditation. 

In this podcast, Interning Teacher Victor Antillon invites us to tune into the silence, openness, and freedom that lies at the core of our being. He reminds us, that even in the midst of the chaos and challenges of life, we can tune into this essential aspect of existence. By bringing awareness to how we experience this freedom and openness in our own unique way, we continue to open and deepen this inner connection. 

In this podcast, Interning Teacher Victor Antillon invites us to tune into the silence, openness, and freedom that lies at the core of our being. He reminds us, that even in the midst of the chaos and challenges of life, we can tune into this essential aspect of existence. By bringing awareness to how we...

Join Trillium teacher June Konopka in this very deep meditation on embodiment. Taking the time to fill each part of the body with prana – the life-giving force of the breath, proves beneficial for both inhabiting the body and integrating stress. 

Join Trillium teacher June Konopka in this very deep meditation on embodiment. Taking the time to fill each part of the body with the spaciousness of awareness, and with prana (the life-giving force of the breath), proves beneficial for both inhabiting the body and unwinding tension.

Join Trillium Awakening Interning Teacher, Victor Antillon for a brief exploration of how consciousness interpenetrates the physical body and extends into mutuality, which is followed by a silent meditation imbued with transmission.

Join Trillium Awakening Interning Teacher, Victor Antillon for a brief exploration of how consciousness interpenetrates the physical body and extends into mutuality, which is followed by a silent meditation imbued with transmission.

It’s easy to go into meditation with the intention of improving your situation, or changing something about our reality. However, one of the greatest benefits of meditation is how deeply it allows us give up the resistance and surrender to our current circumstances. This often creates the space within that’s needed to integrate the challenges that we are facing. Join Trillium teacher June Konopka as she guides us through the core Trillium teaching of letting go of the need to fix ourselves.

It’s easy to go into meditation with the intention of improving your situation, or changing something about our reality. However, one of the greatest benefits of meditation is how deeply it allows us give up the resistance and surrender to our current circumstances. This often creates the space within that’s needed to integrate the challenges...

We invite you to join Trillium Teacher Sanji Hills in a meditative exploration of embodied experience as a route to consciousness. Deliberately shining the light awareness onto specific parts of our body can serve as a gate to drop into consciousness. It is “The mystery of not knowing, which lies at the heart of all our experience. Can you feel comfortable just resting in this not knowing?”