Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Awakening is a shift in perception, a clear seeing of what you are and what you’ve mistaken yourself for. it reveals what was here all along You’re listening to Awakening Now, a podcast for those who are on the path of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. This is episode number 115. The Reality of Awakening: Why the Honeymoon Fades and How to Meet What Returns My name is Ilona Ciunaite. I’m a guide, an author, and co-creator of the Liberation Unleash...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message In the Stay Spiritual interview, I talk about the quiet flip from seeking to seeing — the moment when the pressure dissolves and looking into your own present experience becomes the first real step toward peace. So many seekers carry a private heaviness that is difficult to name. It isn’t just the desire for awakening; it’s the subtle tension of feeling behind, of trying to catch up, of believing that others are closer to something you can’t quite touc...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Trust yourself in awakening. In this intimate conversation, Ilona Ciunaite and nonduality guide Luchana Uzunova explore spiritual awakening, embodiment, and living as awareness in daily life. What unfolds after seeing through the self-illusion? How does peace deepen, fear soften, and the body learn to trust life again? We talk about the real texture of awakening beyond concepts: being at peace with not-knowing, dissolving the “center,” integrating...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Most seekers begin this journey with expectations — about how awakening should look, how it should feel, or what will be lost or gained. But these assumptions quietly block the very seeing they long for. In this short talk, Ilona Ciunaite points to the five biggest mistakes seekers make on the path of awakening: projecting outcomes, fearing loss, doubting simplicity, chasing experiences, and dismissing what’s already here. This is a direct invitation ...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message In this conversation, Ilona Ciunaite speaks with Pierce Salguero — scholar, author, and long-time meditator — about his book The Lamp Unto Yourself and his multidharma model that honors the many paths of awakening. Together they explore how different traditions point to the same essence of truth and freedom, how awakening unfolds beyond conceptual understanding, and how the light of awareness guides each of us from within. This dialogue offers bot...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message In this guided Deep Looking session, Ilona Ciunaite invites you to look directly into your own experience and explore the nature of the self. Rather than answering with the mind, you’re guided to notice thoughts, sensations, and awareness itself — to see what is truly here, beyond concepts and ideas. This session focuses on the heart — feeling instead of thinking, softening attention, and allowing what is present to be fully met. As you foll...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Non-duality and awakening aren’t concepts to believe in, they’re about seeing through the illusion of self. Trying to understand this with the mind is just another trap. You’ve been sold the idea that awakening is a magic switch… spoiler: it’s not. This episode rips apart the myths, the trap of seeking, the patterns that keep you hooked, and the illusion that you are in control. There’s no chooser, no doer, no seeker. Just life doing its thing. The qu...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message What if awakening isn’t about understanding concepts, but directly recognising presence through lived experience? In this episode of Awakening Now, I sat down with Alina Panteleev, a Non-Dual Teacher and Certified Somatic Repression Coach. Alina helps soulful, self-aware women and men who, despite years of inner work, still feel caught in cycles of self-doubt, emotional repression, and over-processing. Her work is for those ready to take full responsi...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message What if your regrets, guilt, and “what ifs” about the past are nothing more than sitting on a train wishing it turned left when the tracks only go straight? In this powerful satsang, we explore a simple but life-changing metaphor: life moves the way it’s meant to, and no moment could have unfolded any differently. All the pain, joy, confusion, and growth have led you right here, right now. If you’ve been stuck in regret, shame, or self-judgment, this ...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Need help with seeing through the illusion of self? Go here 👉 https://bit.ly/4oY0ztV What if “I understand this intellectually” is the very thought keeping you from seeing reality as it is? In this nonduality dialogue, we look directly into experience to explore the illusion of a separate self, the trap of expectations, and the deeper longing for truth that cannot be satisfied by concepts. Through raw honesty and direct inquiry, we uncover: 📌 Why int...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message What if your thoughts, emotions, and identity are just looping prediction patterns? What if true awakening means seeing through the ego’s hidden payoffs and collapsing them at the source? In this episode of Awakening Now, I sit down with trauma therapist and awakening teacher Charmain Berry—an ex-psychotherapist who now guides others into the true nature of mind, beyond trauma and ego. Together, we explore the Liberty Code, a powerful framework for un...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message How to recognise the truth about awakening, when there are so many people talking about it in various ways? Reach out to me for a guided session. https://bit.ly/4ozXGzj In Part 2 of this heartfelt Deep Looking event, we go even deeper into meeting emotions head-on, dismantling old patterns, and uncovering the unshakable safety that’s always here. You’ll witness real, raw moments where fear, embarrassment, and self-judgment rise to the surface and see h...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Awakening Isn't the End of Suffering. It's an opening, a new beginning. If you need some help, book a session here. https://bit.ly/4mD9HlL Even after a deep spiritual awakening, many still ask: "If I know who I truly am, why am I still suffering?" This heartfelt video explores why emotions, pain, and life’s challenges don’t simply disappear after initial awakening and why that’s okay. You’ll hear real stories, raw vulnerability, and guidance on how to...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message If you are a seeker and want to find out about how I can help you, click here https://bit.ly/4lWOhQo The truth about awakening is this: You are NOT broken. Feeling intense emotions, disorientation, confusion, and doubt is part of the process. In this raw, unscripted guided conversation, we explore why awakening often feels confusing, painful, or like we’re doing it “wrong.” Through grounded insight and compassionate reflection, this episode guides yo...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Still seeking awakening? See how I can help https://ilonaciunaite.com/sessions/ This is an unedited recording of a group zoom meeting that happened on the first Sunday in July. This was a very powerful and emotional meeting, and if you want to follow along for your maximum benefit, give yourself some quiet time and space to be able to reflect deeply. Websites http://ilonaciunaite.com http://liberationunleashed.com
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Work with me to end seeking and find lasting inner peace. https://bit.ly/4l7NLPt Often, we get lost in looking for awakening as we are looking outside of ourselves. What if the shift is as simple as what my guest is sharing today? If you can not stop seeking and are obsessively looking for the next thing, this video is for you. BIO: COLBY WILK, INTUITIVE WAYFINDER Colby Wilk isn’t typical. With sharp intuition and a no-nonsense approach, he cuts...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message I help spiritual seekers to end seeking so that they can enjoy a life of freedom. https://bit.ly/3T0JYqJ If you've been seeking awakening for years and feel like you're almost there, but something keeps holding you back - you're caught in the seeker's ultimate trap: the very act of seeking is what's keeping you from recognising what you already are. You could spend another decade chasing the next breakthrough, the next teacher, the next method, ...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message For a private deep looking session, contact me https://bit.ly/458pR0Y Subscribe to my Newsletter for updates, gifts and to receive info about free monthly meetings on Zoom https://ilonaciunaite.com/subscribe/ Ever wish your brain had an "OFF switch?** In this group meeting session, you’ll hear anxious guests go from looping thoughts to spacious calm—using a simple **Deep Looking technique** that anyone can repeat. No incense, no fanc...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Work with me. https://bit.ly/43IghiO Subscribe to my Newsletter for updates and to receive info about free monthly meetings on Zoom https://ilonaciunaite.com/subscribe/ Music by Valdi Sabev, Visit his channel for more calm and relaxed music https://www.youtube.com/c/ValdiSabev/featured Are you still waiting for that lightning bolt of enlightenment? Tonight could be the night it finally lands. In this 14-minute journey I revea...
Send me your thoughts in a Text Message Work with me to find your way. https://bit.ly/3FfTu65 Subscribe to my Newsletter for updates, gifts and to receive info about free monthly meetings on Zoom https://ilonaciunaite.com/subscribe/ Music by Valdi Sabev, Visit his channel for more calm and relaxed music https://www.youtube.com/c/ValdiSabev/featured🧘♂️ --- SEPARATE SELF IS IMPOSSIBLE — and in this raw, unscripted satsang you’ll see why. We dismantle the final myth of awak...