Best Science And Nonduality Podcasts (2025)

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Awakening to Original Love with Henry Shukman (Part 1) 54:53

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In this deep conversation, two “happy" masters of meditation, Loch Kelly and author of Original Love, Henry Shukman, explore their similar and unique approaches to awakening. With delight and curiosity, they share some of their own initial awakening experience. They also discuss their process of discovering and unfolding and how they share it with …

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Daniel Ingram & James Cooke discuss No Self and the Role of Interpretations in the Mind | Living Mirrors #145 54:32

27m ago54:32

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This week on the podcast I’m speaking again with Daniel Ingram. Daniel is a physician and meditator and is the author of the influential book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. He is the co-founder of the Dharma Overground and of The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium. Today we discuss awakening and the role of interpretations in t…

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AMA: Abiding vs. Non-Abiding Awakening 6:39

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Sarah Gamm: Government Analyst, Near-Death Experiencer & Psychic on UFO Disclosure (Ep. 5, Pt. 1) 56:23

22d ago56:23

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✨ Follow & turn on alerts for the release of Part 2 of this episode! Guest Sarah Gamm Sarah holds a B.S is in Astrophysics and M.S. in Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction. Most of her career has been in the Intelligence Community focused on satellite imagery analysis and as an image scientist. She has worked at ODNI-National Counterproliferation…

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Effortless Focus & Flow 43:25

28d ago43:25

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What if there were another way to focus that is not stressful or exhausting? And what if this other way of effortless focus and flow gave us more energy and tapped us into an inherent sense of clarity, compassion, and wholeness? Three Kinds of Effortless Flow In this episode of the Effortless Mindfulness podcast, Loch Kelly introduces us to differe…

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Dr. Andrea Lani: Non-Human Meditative Experiences, Animal Encounters & Time Anomalies (Ep. 4, Pt. 2) 1:11:12

28d ago1:11:12

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✨ To get the most out of this episode by seeing Dr. Lani’s visual presentation, we would recommend watching Part 2 on our YouTube channel, ⁠here⁠! ✨ Part 1 of this episode can be viewed ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Guest Dr. Andrea Lani Dr. Lani is a research and team manager in academia. As an aerospace engineer with a PhD in Engineering Sciences, he has worked with…

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Dr. Andrea Lani: Italian Aerospace Engineer's Synchronicity, "Alien" & UFO Encounters (Ep. 4, Pt. 1) 1:16:16

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✨ To get the most out of this episode by seeing Dr. Lani’s visual presentation, we would recommend watching Part 1 on our YouTube channel, ⁠here⁠! ✨ Part 2 of this episode can be viewed ⁠here⁠. Guest Dr. Andrea Lani Dr. Lani is a research and team manager in academia. As an aerospace engineer with a PhD in Engineering Sciences, he has worked with N…

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When the self comes to an end, with Viivi Jokela | Living Mirrors #144 57:24

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Viivi Jokela is an awakening facilitator. She had a spontaneous awakening in 2022 which she subsequently integrated to reach abiding no-self realization. I find her descriptions of what she calls “the natural state”, and the process by which it can be realized, to be incredibly accurate, and so it’s a real pleasure to bring you my conversation with…

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Brett Manning: Fairies, UFOs & Nature -- A New Nondual, Alchemical Way of Being (Ep. 3, Pt. 2) 47:41

1M ago47:41

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*Check out Part 1 of this interview! Watch the video version of this episode on ⁠YouTube⁠ to see us reviewing some of Brett’s artwork! Guest Brett Manning Brett is an artist and illustrator who works in many mediums, particularly ink drawings. She finds inspiration in many things, such as plants and animals, patterns, textures, folklore, dreams, sy…

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Brett Manning: Bridging Realms Through Art, the Fae & Otherworldly Relationships (Ep. 3, Pt. 1) 53:47

1M ago53:47

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Part 2 of this episode airs Saturday, March 15 @ 3:00pm Eastern! Guest Brett Manning Brett is an artist and illustrator living in rural north central Indiana. She works in many mediums including photography, short films, watercolor, plush toy design, and candle making, but her absolute favorite, and possibly what she’s best known for, would be her …

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Trauma, Tyranny, & the Role of Bystanders in Permitting Injustice - Judith Herman | Living Mirrors #143 56:57

2M ago56:57

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Judith Herman is a psychiatrist, researcher, teacher, author and a leading expert on the healing of traumatic stress. She is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is the author of many books on PSTD, most recently Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice. A lifelong activist, she brings deep insight and understanding …

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Nondual Presence: The Unity of Emptiness and Bliss 37:53

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In this episode, Loch introduces the map and practices of non-dual presence. A lot of us have heard about non-duality before. But how many of us have a truly embodied experience of this profound and transformative dimension of our own consciousness? Nondual Presence Map In Loch’s model of The Five Levels of Mind, he refers to non-dual presence as t…

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Zen & Awakening with Henry Shukman | Living Mirrors #142 56:34

2M ago56:34

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Henry Shukman is a poet and Zen master. Henry is the Guiding Teacher of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is part of the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is the author of One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir, and, most recently, Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening. Today we discuss Zen an…

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Psychologist Dr. Janis Whitlock: Archetypal Energies, The Divine Feminine & Awakening (Ep. 2, Pt. 2) 41:26

2M ago41:26

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*Please check out Part 1 of this interview on our channel!* Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., M.P.H. Research Scientist Emerita Dr. Janis Whitlock is a developmental psychologist, researcher, consultant, and emerita research faculty at Cornell University. Beyond her role as former Associate Director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and …

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Psychologist Dr. Janis Whitlock: Mystical Experience, Consciousness & Mental Health (Ep. 2, Pt. 1) 1:06:12

3M ago1:06:12

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***TRIGGER WARNING: This interview contains discussion on suicide in relation to mental health and therapeutic approaches that may potentially be triggering to some people. If you are struggling or want any emotional support, please reach out to the 988 Crisis & Suicide Lifeline by calling or texting 988 or visiting https://988lifeline.org/ Janis W…

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Karl Friston on Consciousness & The Dawn of Mind | Living Mirrors #141 1:01:13

3M ago1:01:13

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Karl Friston is a theoretical neurobiologist and Professor of Neuroscience at University College London. He is also an honorary consultant at UCL’s Queen Square Institute of Neurology and is a fellow of both the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society. He also happens to be the most cited neuroscientist in the world. Karl kindly read and …

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The Stages of Mindfulness: Beyond the Meditator to Living from Effortless Mindfulness 52:36

3M ago52:36

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In this episode, Loch explores the progressive stages of mindfulness. This contrasts with common definitions of mindfulness which only feature the first stages of concentration and witnessing. In addition, Loch introduces a nuanced map of consciousness which includes important distinctions and levels. In this model, which is based on the Indo-Tibet…

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James Cooke discusses Nondual Naturalism on the Weekend University podcast with Naill McKeever 56:11

3M ago56:11

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Find the original conversation here: The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive

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Erik Ireland on awakening and the hero’s journey | Living Mirrors #140 1:01:13

3M ago1:01:13

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Erik Ireland is a mindfulness teacher who runs a youtube channel and podcast called listen to sleep, where he provides guided meditations and bedtime stories for mindfulness and awakening. He also works with people to help them find direction through the framework of the hero's journey at awakenyourmyth.com. Two years ago, he experienced an awakeni…

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Mystical Initiations, Non-Human Intelligence, and The Cracking of Reality 1:39:49

3M ago1:39:49

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Have you ever questioned the boundaries of reality and consciousness? Join us, Anthony and Boutaina, on a transformative exploration into the profound mysteries of non-human intelligence (a.k.a. aliens), consciousness, UFOs (UAP) and spirituality. Kicking off with our unique personal stories, we reveal how our diverse cultural and spiritual backgro…

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James Cooke discusses The Dawn of Mind on the Trip Report podcast with Zach Haigney 1:28:04

3M ago1:28:04

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Find the original conversation here: https://www.thetripreport.com/p/37-dr-james-cooke-the-dawn-of-mind

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AMA: Cosmic creativity, Aubrey Plaza’s Stroke & Different Functions of the Self 11:29

4M ago11:29

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Ask questions for the next AMA via patreon or the channel membership community (click the "join" button above): Aubrey Plaza stroke clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13N4b2M06tE&ab_channel=TheHowardSternShow

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Omid Safi on Radical Love and Sufism | Living Mirrors #139 45:31

4M ago45:31

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Omid Safi is a professor at Duke university and is an expert in Sufism and Islamic mysticism. He has authored and edited many books, including Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism, and Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition. He also has a podcast called Sufi Heart, which is part of the Be Here Now network. In …

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Prof. Dan Siegel on Science, Spirituality, & Intraconnection | Living Mirrors #138 58:19

4M ago58:19

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On the 14th of January 2025 I’ll be in conversation with Dan at LA’s flagship Barnes & Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market to promote my new book, The Dawn of Mind, tickets are still available, so come along if you’re nearby. https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062180541-0 Dan Siegel is a renowned psychiatrist and internationally acclaimed…

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IFS and Effortless Mindfulness (EM+IFS): Support for Waking Up and Healing Up 1:00:21

4M ago1:00:21

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In this episode, Loch unpacks how his unique approach to awakening fuses two powerful and transformative systems—Effortless Mindfulness (EM) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Each of these systems asserts that our true Self is ever-present and inherent. We don’t need to create or develop anything to realize our true nature. In Effortless Mindfulne…

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Shamil Chandaria and James Cooke on The Dawn of Mind, Consciousness & Awakening | LivingMirrors #137 1:01:41

4M ago1:01:41

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Order from: USA & Canada UK This week on the podcast previous guest Shamil Chandaria is returning to discuss my new book The Dawn of Mind, which is out now. Shamil is a computational neuroscientist and expert in artificial intelligence. He has fellowships at both Oxford and Cambridge and well as at Imperial College London and The School of Advanced…

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The Dawn of Mind Official Book Launch Livestream! 1:26:01

5M ago1:26:01

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Order from: https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Mind-Matter-Became-Conscious/dp/1633889920 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawn-of-mind-james-cooke-phd/1144870806 https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Dawn-Mind/James-Cooke/9781633889927?id=9222386801726 https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dawn-of-mind-how-matter-became-conscious-and-alive-james-cooke/21114038?…

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Richard Doyle on The Dawn of Mind & the transformation of collective ego | Living Mirrors #136 1:03:05

5M ago1:03:05

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The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive Pre-order from: This week on the podcast previous guest Richard Doyle is returning for a second time, this time to discuss my upcoming book, the Dawn of Mind, which will be released in the US and Canada on December 3rd. Rich is an author and Professor of English and of Information Sciences and…

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Awareness of Awareness: The Essential Shift from Conventional to Effortless Mindfulness 1:06:34

5M ago1:06:34

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In this episode, Loch introduces you to the essential shift in the Effortless Mindfulness Awakening Process (EMAP)—Awake Aware Mind. He addresses the often elusive but essential question: What is it like to directly experience our already Awake Mind? The goal in EMAP is not a sustained experience. Instead, we aim for an orientation, recognition, an…

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Kaira Jewel Lingo on Engaged Buddhism & monastic life at Plum Village | Living Mirrors #135 55:41

5M ago55:41

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Kaira Jewel Lingo is a Dharma teacher whose work focuses on the interaction of meditation and social justice. She spent fifteen years living as a nun in a Buddhist monastery in the Plum Village tradition, under the guidance of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2007 she became a Zen teacher after receiving Lamp Transmission from Thich Nhat Hanh, and is…

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James Cooke discusses Psychedelics and The Dawn of Mind on the Psychedelic Conversations podcast with Susan Guner 1:07:46

5M ago1:07:46

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Find the original conversation here: https://youtu.be/e1f6EH37TKA?si=AcxA9_HWQs3HQekr

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James Cooke discusses The Dawn of Mind on Illumine Life's Idea Cast 1:44:40

6M ago1:44:40

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My appearance on the Illumine Life's Idea Cast with Justin McSweeney. Link to the original version: https://youtu.be/RIRFmhH29X4?si=rfcBZ5SgFoe7MGlk

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Graham Priest on the Philosophy of Nothingness, Everything, and Paradox | Living Mirrors #134 1:04:39

6M ago1:04:39

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Graham Priest is a philosopher and logician and of distinguished professor of philosophy at the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the author of many books including Logic: A Very Short Introduction, from Oxford University Press, Everything and Nothing, co-authored with Marcus Gabriel and One: Being an Investigation into the Unity of Reality…

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What Are the Obstacles to Awakening? 35:43

6M ago35:43

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In this podcast episode, Loch explores the three main obstacles to awakening. As part of the Effortless Mindfulness Awakening Process, he emphasizes the importance of having a map, a method, and markers to help us understand where we are on the path at any given time. In Effortless Mindfulness, that map is called the Five Levels of Mind, and Loch s…

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The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive | Official Book Trailer 1:26

6M ago1:26

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Find the video version at Pre-order from:

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The Computational Architecture of Consciousness with Shamil Chandaria | Living Mirrors #133 1:20:08

6M ago1:20:08

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This week on the podcast previous guest Shamil Chandaria is returning to discuss his recent paper “A beautiful loop: An active inference theory of consciousness”, co-authored with Ruben Laukkonen. Shamil Chandaria is an expert in artificial intelligence and computational neuroscience. He was a founder of the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imper…

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James Cooke interviewed on awakening & The Dawn of Mind on the Mastering Thought podcast 56:33

7M ago56:33

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My appearance on the Mastering Thought podcast with Mark Waller and Kristina Black

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AMA: Fear of awakening, ego & trauma, + balancing surrender with proactively doing inner work. 24:37

7M ago24:37

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Ask questions for the next AMA via patreon or the YouTube channel membership community: https://www.patreon.com/DrJamesCooke https://www.youtube.com/DrJamesCooke

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Wystan Bryant-Scott on Awakening, Meditation, and Ending Suffering | Living Mirrors #132 51:54

7M ago51:54

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Wystan Bryant-Scott is a Buddhist meditation teacher who has spent roughly two and half years of his life practising in an intensive residential monastic setting. He has studied under teachers in multiple Buddhist traditions, including Theravada, Vajrayana, Zen, and Dzogchen, and is a certified teacher of previous podcast guest Shinzen Young’s Unif…

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The Science of Presence with Dan Siegel 1:20:51

7M ago1:20:51

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Join Loch Kelly - creator of the Mindful Glimpses app - here as he welcomes Dr. Dan Siegel, a pioneering researcher and author in the field of interpersonal neurobiology. In this episode, they delve into Siegel’s interdisciplinary framework for understanding the mind and its relationship to the brain, body, and human connections. Dr. Dan Siegel (Wh…

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James Cooke discusses awakening on the Conscious Perspective podcast with Gary Lee Haskins 1:01:40

7M ago1:01:40

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James Cooke discusses awakening on the Conscious Perspective podcast with Gary Lee Haskins

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Realization Practice 4 - BEATS belief practice | Inner Space Nonduality Essentials 10:15

7M ago10:15

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Realization Practice 3 - Surrendered Inquiry | Inner Space Nonduality Essentials 10:12

7M ago10:12

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Realization Practice 2 - Experiential Opening | Inner Space Nonduality Essentials 10:12

7M ago10:12

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Realization Practice 1 - Recursive Experiential Acceptance | Inner Space Nonduality Essentials 10:11

8M ago10:11

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Clarifying Awakening - Nondual Realization following Awakening | Inner Space Nonduality Essentials 1:51

8M ago1:51

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Awakening Practice 6 - Experiential Opening | Inner Space Institute Nonduality Essentials 10:10

8M ago10:10

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Awakening Practice 5 - Self Inquiry | Inner Space Institute Nonduality Essentials 10:11

8M ago10:11

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Awakening Practice 4 - Non-Meditation | Inner Space Institute Nonduality Essentials 10:10

8M ago10:10

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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Awakening Practice 3 - Choiceless Awareness Meditation | Inner Space Institute Nonduality Essentials 10:12

8M ago10:12

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Access the full free course here, along with grounding guidance and a guide on how to use these resources: Disclaimer - Read Before Continuing The practices provided here are intended as guidance for navigating one's experience. They should not be understood as medical advice or as a treatment for specific mental or physical conditions. Dr. James C…

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