In their own words
What people have shared.
Accounts of sessions and responses to my work.
Fellow voices
From writers and teachers.
Nic speaks from the depths of his heart, sharing the profound and ancient message of non-duality in a simple, human, and very down-to-earth way. He doesn’t just lecture about Oneness; through his work in mental health he has been ‘putting theory into practise’ for many years now. With incredible patience, Nic meets with all kinds of people from all kinds of backgrounds who are often in profound distress, and brings deep listening and loving presence, which I believe are the foundations of true healing.
There’s someone that I go to frequently who just holds space for me. He holds a bigger space for me than I can for myself sometimes. He’s genius, and he’s brilliant. Every conversation I’ve had with Nic Higham has expanded me. I feel more free and more open. I feel more grounded and more here. And it’s so nice to be taken beyond what I know. Nic says so many different things that wake me up. He’s not only a therapist, but he works in the world of nonduality – the understanding that there’s no such thing as duality; there’s no me and the other. I appreciate you, man.
I’ve worked closely with Nic Higham for several years and have read his website posts about awakening with great interest and resonance. Working with Nic so closely over the years, I can assure you that his experience is direct.
Sessions and conversations
Experiences of working together.
I discovered Nic through his brilliant non-duality podcast. The podcast has been a genuine source of help and support (in what seemed to be a confusing time for me) and I eventually felt the call to arrange weekly zoom sessions with Nic. I’m so glad I did. Nic has this wonderful ability of holding a space which allows anything that arises to be held within it. It feels like a total stopping, a loving stillness. I would even refer to it as a non-event as words can’t adequately describe it. He is like a point of clarity, whose loving presence gently reminds me that clarity is always here. He will focus attention on seemingly insignificant comments or statements and show me the pearls hidden within. It’s a beautiful process. Sometimes we sit in the stillness, saying nothing. It is healing. When words or sensations do eventually arise and are looked at, there is a definite sense that they are being transmuted in that space and for some time after. Through Nic’s guidance I feel I have a much better discernment of what to notice and work with in daily living and I cannot thank him enough for this. I feel like I have been drifting for a long time and now there is definitely wind in my sails. I cannot recommend Nic highly enough to those that feel they have lost some direction on their journey and would like a gentle reorienting to what’s here and is always now.
Working with Nic has been a deeply transformative experience. Each week he held the space and listened with care, understanding and equanimity. The sessions were a mixture of talking therapy and meditative pauses. With time and repetition, they helped me shift my tangled thoughts, emotions and contracted energies into a bigger more expansive space of open awareness. That peace, which once seemed as if it only appeared in flashes, is now (and always) a constant loving presence.
A very non-judgemental space to explore your own journey. Nic leaves himself and personality out of it unless it is obviously required. It's a beautiful dance...and a very honest therapist. You get the feeling he really cares.
Before working with you, I spent 10 years lost in my thoughts with a lot of internal noise. I now feel more connected to the world, as if something has shifted. It’s easier to engage in conversations with people, and I'm experiencing greater joy and peace. I can express my feelings to others without fear, which is a lovely change from a lifetime of anxiety about others' opinions. The mental noise has disappeared, and I see the world in a different light. This has had a positive impact on my relationships and work.
I would like to thank you with all my being for playing the role of listener, holder and healer so beautifully - you have a huge heart, and being witnessed by it with such Love, Patience and Kindness is something I will infinitely appreciate.
Thank you for our sessions. I know they have helped in my inner transformation. I am deeply grateful for our conversations and your input which have been a big step in allowing me to be where I am.
I have done several sessions with Nic and am happy I did so. He is very patient and knowledgeable about Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj’s teachings. If you are new to non-duality teachings or a seasoned vet, I would recommend Nic to anyone who wants to discuss and go further in their investigation.
Meeting with Nic has been a great blessing in my life. He embodies deep presence, providing a safe and warm place for experience to rise naturally to awareness to be seen, felt, and loved. Nic’s gentle guidance penetrates to the heart of things, revealing the pure light of consciousness and pointing to the limitless qualities of being—our innate peace, love, and freedom. Thank you, Nic, your ongoing support has shown me truly that all there is, is Love
I first got in touch with Nic about a year ago to discuss the emotional upheaval after the end of a romantic relationship, as well as to touch base on where I was "spiritually".
Nic provided a space which immediately felt safe and secure. His openness, frankness and extraordinary listening skills mean that I've been able to talk absolutely freely. Nic's innate talent, and practised skill, have enabled me to delve into and explore not only current difficulties and past traumas but relate both to my limited view of myself and the world in which I live.
Over time, our sessions have naturally drifted into a much wider scope, where philosophical attitudes and outlooks could be discussed with a rare level of freedom, playfulness and interest. At the same time as accepting and helping to bring out my own attitudes to the concepts relating to yoga and Advaita (or oneness and non-duality), Nic has also challenged me when I needed it and helped to investigate deeply my own personal tendencies and patterns of thinking; finding greater understanding and acceptance of my own true nature...my real Self.
As someone who has been on a fairly intense "spiritual journey", the support and help Nic has given me have been indispensable. Like many of us, for what felt like a long time, I had been struggling and striving towards a seemingly indefinable and unreachable goal. Thanks to the discussions with Nic, I've been able to see things from a different perspective, find balance, and see that I am the very goal I was trying so desperately to reach.
Not only is there no goal...there's no reason to search for it. It's all there is.
Working with Nic has been one if the most transformational experiences of my life. His approach is much different than traditional therapy in that it supported me to experience myself more expansively rather that developing a better or more winning idea about myself. Highly recommend if you want support in how to live the day to day stuff while abiding in the self.
The sessions were so helpful and supportive. I found the non dual trios a really useful tool for reframing my experiences and seeing that where I believed there to be a concrete objective reality, there was so much more to see. I really appreciated the attention you paid to the information I'd shared with you which allowed you to ask really insightful questions that helped me to reflect in an openhearted way on my past and the way it is held in the present. I found the meditations in our last two sessions particularly powerful and impactful in a very immediate sense. They felt very intuitive and attuned to my experience in the moment. There was a good balance of describing the physical sensations in the present and exploring the labels and stories attached to them. They really helped to orient me towards wholeness and that seemed to permeate my experience for the rest of the day and beyond.
Nic Higham is a counsellor and therapist who understands nonduality, so you can talk to him about mental health and also nonduality; he’ll get it when you talk about anxiety, but also awareness, and help you see they are not too (advaita).
You made a huge impact on my last year. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all our time together. Your help has been invaluable and I will be forever grateful.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for our sessions. I really feel like I've met the best match possible to talk to and I really like how you respond to what I'm saying and also feel so glad that someone actually understands me. I felt seen, understood, I felt like I can actually get the help I need and I'm really grateful.
I feel I have finally landed in a space where I can feel completely open, vulnerable and safe. Nic holds space with utmost sensitivity for my deepest traumas and subconscious beliefs, to help me transcend and find its way home to an open & empty awareness where it no longer serves any agenda. Thank you, Nic for your helping me help myself.
Nic Higham has been a god send. From where I was at the start of my journey to where I am now is just amazing how far I have come. I feel comfortable talking to Nic and he helped me realise a lot of things. I needed help for a long time and I can honestly say Nic has saved me. I cannot wait to continue this journey and growth.
I’ve started having sessions with Nic Higham less than two months ago and I already feel the good impact that it is having on my life, especially on my spiritual path. Nic offers and shares an accepting and loving space in which emotions, thoughts and sensations are free to flow, unravelling layers upon layers of conditioning, beliefs and deeply ingrained patterns. His openness and his first-hand experience in the non-duality field as well as in psychology permit him to wisely guide you in that space of open and curious awareness that you already are, always respecting your pace and your level of understanding. The human experience is not negated or bypassed, on the contrary, it is observed with deep respect and curiosity and regarded as the sacred and vibrating manifestation of life that it is. From my experience with him, I can say that even if you already practise some form of self-enquiry his guidance can really help in going deeper, precisely toward the knots of suffering or emotional discomfort that more have the need to be held by our loving awareness. I warmly recommend Nic Higham to everyone who wants to explore some aspects of their life from the standpoint of non-dual wisdom as well as to everyone who wants to go deeper into this wonderful exploration.
I have a deep interest in non-duality, I wanted help in dealing with the emotional baggage that prevents us from experiencing the benefits of a spiritual path, that the intellectual understanding is not enough, we have to experience and hence be able to apply the theory in our day to day life. Nic Higham has perfectly balanced the addressing of these emotional blocks and also included the non-dual perspective through discussions to help unfold the journey of self-discovery and self-love, which is what we are all here to discover. He has a good understanding of non-duality and along with his experience in mental health and qualifications is able to provide an effective support system for anyone embarking on this type of journey.
When I first began my sessions with Nic Higham, I did not know what to expect, but I was desperately seeking a healing method that would go beyond a simple band-aid. Within 2 sessions I recognised that Nic is insightful, thoughtful and compassionate, and has a wide repertoire of techniques that helped me look into myself, visualise and strengthen my own ability to heal myself. That is real progress. This is not a canned approach by any means – I feel his method will go beyond healing and help with finding true inner peace and stability.
Nic is an extremely clear non-duality teacher but also a great therapist and he combines the two perfectly, helping one find Truth and freedom in even the most painful or mundane everyday problems.
I have found enormous benefits from my time talking with you, I am not nearly so anxious and I’m rediscovering a warm fuzzy feeling for life again. I can’t thank you enough for being exactly what I needed, your patience, kindness, warmth and wisdom have been invaluable to me. Thank you so much again.
I've been working with Nic regularly for almost a year now focusing on the areas of childhood traumas understanding the reasoning behind everyday triggers and living life as the most true and authentic version of myself possible. For me he has been a big hit. I've encountered multiple breakthrough moments and for sure I am a way different person to the guy that walked into his therapy space on the first day. Nic's wisdom and understanding shines through often and he has a knack for saying the right thing just at the right moment to help gently guide you onto a better path.
Writing and listening
From readers and listeners.
I came to know of you thru your podcast... and was refreshed by the simple clarity of understanding expressed in your discussions… your podcasts have already provided a stepping stone to my meditation on and in the source which is a remarkable gift in itself... Thank you again and I look forward to hearing more from you on your podcast.
Your book has touched me deeply. I read it 3 times. I live this "I Am" and resonated with how you articulated it in such detail and depth…. The truth as you describe it embraces manifestation of the human conditioning, which I find refreshing that it's not being bypassed.
I found you through your amazing podcast and have especially resonated with connecting with raw sensation at the very point of existence....now. I’ve been getting a lot out of listening to your podcast, they’re truly amazing! I feel myself loosening up and being more in the flow. I really appreciate that you’re having conversations about non duality, it feels very accessible to me. I’m going to start sharing these with my daughter. Thank you
I can’t emphasize enough what a profound effect your podcast had on me. It’s not just the highly articulate and precise conversation you manage to have, over and over again, but the vibe of it, the sense of just how remarkable this unnameable, unknowable, utterly extraordinary thing is that’s going on all around us, and through us, and is us. That vibe, or feeling, or sense of wonder communicates so much more than words, and is in stark contrast to the Rupert Spira podcasts which are very very clear but very very dry. They provoke thought. Yours provoke feeling…which I find takes me right into the heart of this mystery. Please keep up your work… listening to you on the other side of the world, you are having a huge impact.