Question 1

What is Living Awake?

Accepted Answer

Living Awake is a grounded path back to yourself, taught by Julian Jenkins from Cardiff, Wales. It is the slow return from the life you were taught to perform to the self that never left. It begins with a free first lesson.

Question 2

Who is Julian Jenkins?

Accepted Answer

Julian Jenkins is a writer and teacher based in Cardiff, Wales. He has taught meditation and self knowledge to students worldwide through Insight Timer and Udemy, and is the author of Waking Up, Not Breaking Down.

Question 3

Is Living Awake a religion?

Accepted Answer

No. There is nothing to worship and there is no guru. It is a map, not a cage. You are not asked to believe anything, only to walk it and see what is true for you.

Question 4

Do I have to be Welsh to follow Living Awake?

Accepted Answer

No. The work is grounded in the Welsh bardic inheritance, a thread that survived the Romans, the church and the modern world. You only have to know that the ground it stands on is real and old. Anyone can walk it.

Question 5

What is Lesson One and what does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Lesson One is Knowledge of Self, the opening of the path. It includes the Foreword, the Welsh ground statement and Chapter One of the book. It is free and it arrives by email within five minutes.

Question 6

What are the four pillars of Living Awake?

Accepted Answer

You are not breaking down, you are grieving the version of you you outgrew. The thread was never cut, we were taught to stop feeling it. Control is the cage, not the cure. You do not need to become anyone, you already are.

Question 7

Is Living Awake the same as therapy?

Accepted Answer

No. This is teaching and practice, not treatment. It sits alongside therapy well and it does not replace it. If you are in crisis, speak to a professional first.

Question 8

What is The Circle?

Accepted Answer

The Circle is the community that walks the Living Awake path together. It is twenty pounds a month and it opens in late 2026. You can join the waiting list now.