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Awakening Now

Ilona Ciunaite
Awakening
Self-Inquiry
Spiritual Awakening
Meditation
Inner Peace
Consciousness
Non-Duality
Personal Growth
Mindfulness
Resistance
Awareness
Self-Discovery
Freedom
Identity
Liberation Unleashed
Presence
Self-Acceptance
Anxiety
Emotional Healing
Self-Illusion

Join Ilona Ciunaite for honest conversations and guided explorations into the nature of self, consciousness, and awakening. This podcast is for those who are looking not just to understand awakening, but to see it — directly, in their own experience.

Each episode invites you to slow down, inquire, and notice awareness itself. Through guided Deep Looking sessions and dialogues with teachers, author... more

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In this episode of Awakening Now, I speak with Sukhdev Virdee, author of sixteen books on Advaita Vedanta and nondual philosophy.

Sukhdev works with people who have already explored the teachings deeply. They... more

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In this episode of Awakening Now, I speak with Jim Newman, a well-known voice in radical nonduality.

Jim shares one of the most uncompromising messages in the spiritual world: there is no separate self, no pa... more

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“How do I awaken?” is the question many sincere seekers carry. Hidden inside it is often an expectation that awakening will bring permanent peace, clarity, or distance from difficult emotions.

In this live Zo... more

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In this episode of Awakening Now, Loch Kelly and Ilona Ciunaite explore awakening, nonduality, effortless mindfulness, and the subtle places seekers often become stuck after the first glimpse.

Loch shares a c... more

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In this episode of Awakening Now, I speak with Greg Goode about self-inquiry and what is actually being seen through.

Greg Goode is a nonduality teacher and author with a background in philosophy. He is known... more

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In this episode, I speak about the upcoming 8-week guided experience and what it is really about.

The enrollement is open untill the 20th of April. 

More info here. 

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Today I share a very simple way of looking at experience.

Using a drawing of two lines, we explore what is here in direct experience.

One line represents life as it is happening — movement, thoughts, sensati... more

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In this episode of Awakening Now, I speak with Ananta Kranti about awakening and what the word actually points to.

When Ananta first began sharing this message, awakening was described very simply — waking up... more

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Jim Newman
A well-known voice in radical non-duality
Episode: The Message the Seeker Cannot Use, with Jim Newman
Loch Kelly
Meditation teacher, psychotherapist and author of Shift Into Freedom and The Way of Effortless Mindfulness
Author and teacher
Episode: The Shift Is Much Closer Than You Think With Loch Kelly
Greg Goode
Non-duality teacher and author
Direct Path / Non-Duality community
Episode: The Deconstruction of a False Perspective With Greg Goode
Jeff Noh
Guest sharing interpretation of the lotus metaphor and non-dual framing
Independent researcher/teacher
Episode: Where Are You Looking From?
Ananta Kranti
Spiritual teacher sharing this message for over two decades
Episode: What Happened to the Original Awakening Message? with Ananta Kranti
Robert Saltzman
Psychotherapist and author
Self (as discussed in episode)
Episode: I Psychoanalyzed an AI… Something Uncanny Happened, with Robert Saltzman.
Angelo DiLullo
Spiritual guide and practical teacher
Independent teacher (mentioned in episode)
Episode: Awakening Myths Exposed With Angelo DiLullo
Steven D'Souza
Author, leadership guide, creator of Leading From the Dark
Leading From the Dark
Episode: Leading From the Dark: Shadow Work, Awakening, and Becoming More Human with Steven D’Souza
Won Bo
Nun practicing Zen in Korea
Lithuanian Zen nun living in Korea
Episode: The One Question That Ends the Waiting | Won Bo (Zen Nun) on Awakening

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Ilona Ciunaite
Host of Awakening Now; guide and author; co-creator of the Liberation Unleashed community

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

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Q: What is the deepest obstacle to recognizing what is real according to Ilona?
The deepest obstacle is the mind's tendency to create and cling to stories and expectations, which distract from directly noticing what is real in the present moment.
The Shift Is Much Closer Than You Think With Loch Kelly
Q: How can listeners begin to live from this awake presence in daily life?
By practicing guided glimpses and inquiries that soften the problem-solving ego, resting as awareness, and gradually reorienting speech, action, and relationships from presence rather than from the old self, while healing emotional content and cultivating compassion for oneself and others.
The Shift Is Much Closer Than You Think With Loch Kelly
Q: What is your definition of awakening?
Loch describes awakening as a shift into freedom where one recognizes awareness itself, moving from a contracted self to a broader, non-dual presence that is always available, with gradual unfolding through stages such as space-like quiet, interbeing, and embodied presence.
Leading From the Dark: Shadow Work, Awakening, and Becoming More Human with Steven D’Souza
Q: What is your definition of awakening?
Awakening is a process of becoming more human, a shift in perception that aligns inner realization with outward behavior, integrating humanity with spiritual insight.
I Psychoanalyzed an AI… Something Uncanny Happened, with Robert Saltzman.
Q: How do you see seeking itself, and can one ever reach a final state?
He suggests that seeking often becomes an identity and trap, and that true understanding arises from looking directly at experience in the present moment rather than chasing a final state; reaching a quiet, honest 'yes' to inquiry can open a path, but ongoing exploration remains.

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Thoughtful conversations and guided practices explore the nature of self, consciousness, and awakening. Episodes consistently center on direct experience, self-inquiry, and presence, often weaving in non-dual perspectives, embodied approaches, and practical exercises like Deep Looking to help listeners observe awareness as it arises. A recurring thread is embracing emotions and life as it is, rather than seeking a final definition or escape, with guests ranging from scholars and teachers to trauma-informed practitioners sharing accessible insights on awakening, inner peace, and personal transformation. A standout aspect is the integration of somatic and psychological perspectives with non-dual teachings, offering listeners a grounded path t... more

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