Prenatal Consciousness Summit

Exploring the Origins of Human Experience Before Birth

A free three-day online summit exploring a fundamental question:
What can we know about human experience before birth?
Across nine talks, international speakers bring perspectives from prenatal development, psychology, clinical practice, reported experience, consciousness, philosophy, and culture.

What You’ll Explore:

  • ✔ Biological and developmental foundations
  • ✔ Prenatal experience, awareness, and memory
  • ✔ Clinical and therapeutic perspectives
  • ✔ Reported prenatal and pre-birth experiences
  • ✔ Interpretations of consciousness across disciplines and cultures

Who is this Summit for?

  • Researchers, healthcare professionals, therapists, educators, and anyone interested in prenatal life, early human development, and consciousness.

    Free Online Event | 2–4 October 2026 | YouTube
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Susana Lopes Prenatal Alliance
Prenatal Consciousness Summit - October 2-4, 2026

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Exploring Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Early Human Life

Why This Summit Matters More Than Ever

✔ Bring together perspectives on prenatal development, experience, memory, and consciousness
✔ Explore different forms of evidence, observation, experience, and interpretation
✔ Create dialogue across science, clinical practice, philosophy, and culture
✔ Deepen inquiry into what we can know about human experience before birth

Meet Our Speakers

Dr. Thomas Verny

Dr. Thomas Verny

Before Birth: How Prenatal Experience Shapes Human Development

This conversation explores what current science tells us about the influence of prenatal experience on psychological and emotional development, what remains uncertain, and how the maternal and wider environment may shape the developing baby. He also reflects on the implications for pregnancy care and society, and shares insights from his recent book, The Embodied Mind.

Dr. Susan Highsmith

Dr. Susan Highsmith

The Power of a Mother's Voice:
Conscious Communication Before Birth

This presentation explores how reading aloud during pregnancy can support early connection, learning, and development through the mother’s voice, emotional state, and physiological rhythms. It also considers the role of a parent’s familiar voice for premature infants in neonatal care and the broader significance of conscious prenatal communication.

Dr. Marie-Julia Guittier

Dr. Marie-Julia Guittier

Near Birth Experience: A groundbreaking scientific exploration of the possibility of communicating with the souls of fetuses during Pregnancy

In this lecture, Marie-Julia Guittier presents findings from pioneering research exploring whether communication with unborn babies may be possible during pregnancy. She shares the study’s reported observations and responses, inviting reflection on what they may contribute to our understanding of prenatal experience and communication.

Dr. Akira Ikegawa

Dr. Akira Ikegawa

TAMASHII Before Birth: The Japanese Tradition of Soul-Communication with the Unborn

This lecture explores the Japanese concept of TAMASHII, or “soul-consciousness,” through reported experiences of communication before conception. Drawing on decades of clinical observation and surveys with children and families, he examines how these accounts may offer a distinctive cultural perspective on early human consciousness.

Dr. Marta Coy

Dr. Marta Coy

Beyond Medicine: A Physician’s Experience of Consciousness in Neonatal Care

Dr. Marta Coy reflects on a profound experience during her work in neonatal care that changed how she understood babies, medicine, and consciousness. She shares the personal and spiritual experiences that later informed her approach to supporting babies and families alongside her medical practice.

Dr. OHKADO Masayuki

Dr. OHKADO Masayuki

Life Continues: Before Conception and After the Bodily Death

Dr. OHKADO examines research into children who report past-life, pre-conception, and prenatal memories, drawing on documented cases collected across different cultures. He explores recurring features within these accounts and considers what they may contribute to questions about human consciousness, child development, parenting, and how we understand human experience.

Raquel Machín

Raquel Machín

Extrasensory prenatal communication (EPC)

This lecture explores Extrasensory Prenatal Communication (EPC), a concept developed through research, international interviews, and reported experiences. Bringing together prenatal psychology, consciousness studies, and cultural traditions, she considers whether communication between parents and children may begin before conception and what these accounts may contribute to questions about human experience and consciousness.

Norio Ogikubo

Norio Ogikubo

Smiles from the Womb: Exploring Prenatal Memory Through Film

In this interview, Japanese filmmaker Norio Ogikubo discusses his documentary Smiles from the Womb: The Magic of Parenting Made Easy for Dads, Too! and what inspired him to create the film. He reflects on children’s experiences of prenatal memory and their connection to family, parenting, and human relationships.

Mónica Rebollo

Mónica Rebollo

Before Words: Exploring the Mother–Baby Connection Through Art

Artist and illustrator Mónica Rebollo shares how her personal experiences of motherhood, pregnancy loss, and a reported connection with her baby shaped her creative work. Through art and personal testimony, she explores the mother–baby bond and how experiences that can be difficult to express in words may find expression through images.

Prenatal Consciousness Summit - October 2-4, 2026

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