Where Self Meditation (audio)

The brain’s first, pre-verbal sense of where you are and where you exist in your body — the foundation for feeling safe and present.

“Where Self” is the moment you gently notice:
Where am I experiencing myself right now?

This isn't intellectually or telling yourself a story. But in your body.

Before thoughts race in or before you explain or analyze, there’s a brief window where you can sense your existence in space. Frank Corrigan calls this “Where Self” — the brain’s earliest sense of being here. It’s the nervous system registering: “I’m here. I exist. I’m located in my body.”

That might sound simple, but it’s foundational. When stress or trauma hits, the brain often skips this step. We jump straight into reaction, emotion, or thinking.

Returning to “Where Self” helps the nervous system re-anchor in the present moment before overwhelm takes over.

It’s a subtle orientation back to self-in-space.