Mindfulness vs. Awareness - with Susan Piver
From Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean Fargo by Sean Fargo
April 17, 2026 · 1h 1m
About this episode
Sean Fargo interviews Susan Piver to explore the distinctions between mindfulness and awareness, and their implications for meditation practice.
We sit down with Susan Piver to get clear on what mindfulness trains and what awareness reveals, then we rethink what meditation is actually doing to the heart and mind. Visit Susan Piver's website: https://openheartproject.com/ We leave with a simpler technique, lower self-judgment about thinking, and a more realistic view of what students may experience as practice deepens. • mindfulness as attention training and awareness as insight • why awareness expands through recept...
People in this episode
Host: Sean Fargo
Guest: Susan Piver
Topics covered
- mindfulness
- awareness
- meditation
- self-judgment
- insight
Keywords
- mindfulness
- awareness
- meditation
- self-judgment
- insight
- technique
- practice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Open Heart Project
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