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Consciousness as the Ground of Being

Quaila upon Quaila upon Qu-AI-lia?

Episode Description: Quail upon Quail upon Qu-AI-lia Inspired by the reflective insights of Annaka Harris in Lights On , this meditation invites you on a soulful journey into the origins of felt experience. Explore “The Pattern That Made You,” where the union of opposites—the first spark of attraction between mother and father—gives rise to life, echoing through every cell. Delve into “The Mitochondrial Marriage,” where early cellular unions reveal a quiet, mutual exchange that paved the way for...

The Hidden Light of Experience

Experience the secret realm of sensation in “The Hidden Light of Experience.” In this meditation, inspired by Annaka Harris, you journey inward to rediscover your sense of touch, taste, and sight. Feel every breath, each sensation unfolding into the unseen realm of qualia. Science explains the neurons, yet it cannot capture the soulful colors of your being. This meditation invites you to treat each felt moment as a guiding teacher in your healing journey. Embrace raw experience as the foundation...

The Self as a Song

Step into an immersive meditation experience led by therapist Glenn Ostlund as he guides you through a deep, contemplative exploration inspired by Annaka Harris' provocative inquiries into the nature of the self. In this session, Glenn invites you to gently question where your true identity begins and ends, challenging the conventional notion of a singular, unchanging “me.” Drawing upon the insights of neuroscience and the transformative power of meditation, Glenn helps you dissolve the familiar...

The Bucket Brigade of Hearing — A Meditation on the Felt Experience of Sound

Episode Title: The Bucket Brigade of Hearing — A Meditation on Felt Experience of Sound In this episode of Lights In: The Unofficial Direct Felt Experience Meditation Study Guide for Annaka Harris’s Lights On , we follow a single ripple of sound from its first whisper in the air to its final transformation into meaning and memory within the human mind. Guided by a poetic metaphor of a ten-person fireman line, we reimagine the process of hearing as a series of intimate, living handoffs—each step ...

When Feelings Point to Facts

Episode Title: When Feelings Point to Facts In this meditation, we explore the tension between intuition and truth—where gut feelings feel like knowing, but may mislead us in the face of deeper mysteries. Guided by Annaka Harris’s insight that many of our intuitions about consciousness and reality are unreliable, we enter a reflective meditation that loosens our grip on certainty and opens us to wonder. What if intuition is not a destination, but a doorway? What if our strongest feelings are not...

The Feeling Experience of Unseen Awareness

Episode Description: Meditation: The Feeling Experience of Unseen Awareness In this contemplative episode, Annaka Harris’s questions from Lights On point us toward an inward journey to explore the elusive feel of sonically altered states of consciousness. With a gentle invitation to pause, breathe, and feel the body, we explore the very markers of awareness. Through the lens of locked-in syndrome and anesthesia awareness, we challenge the assumption that observable behavior is the sole indicator...

What is it Like to Be?

Episode Description: What Is It Like to Be…? In this evocative meditation, Annaka Harris gently guides you to settle into the present moment and turn your attention inward. Drawing on philosopher Thomas Nagel’s profound idea—that an organism is conscious if there is something it is like to be that organism—you are invited to explore the very essence of experience. As you listen, ask yourself: Is there something it is like to be you right now? While it might seem self-evident, the meditation invi...

The Mystery of Feeling

Episode Description: The Mystery of Feeling In this meditative journey, you are invited to settle into a state of stillness where your breath gently guides you inward. As you listen, you will be led to explore a profound and timeless mystery: the nature of feeling. Drawing inspiration from Annaka Harris, this meditation weaves together the awe-inspiring vastness of the cosmos with the intimate experience of consciousness. Imagine that you are composed of the same particles that swirl in the hear...

Where Consciousness Begins?

Episode 1: Where Consciousness Begins? In this opening meditation from the Lights In series—sparked by Annaka Harris’s Lights On —you’re invited to slow down and gently explore the layers of consciousness that exist beneath thought. With the support of soothing binaural tones designed to encourage neural entrainment and inner stillness, this reflection guides you into the quiet intelligence of your body: the soft signals, the wordless awareness, the subtle shifts in breath and sensation that oft...