Dream Journal as Magic Tracker
Another reason to write down your dreams It happens to me in big and small ways: I dream about an acquaintance I haven’t thought of, let alone seen, in months or years, and the next day …
How to Listen So Your Dreams Will Talk
Conversation? What conversation? In a previous post I discussed the importance of writing down your dreams … But what if you’re sitting down with your journal, ready to receive the wisdom of your dreams, and they don’t show …
The Dream Journal: An Essential Tool for Dreamers
Dream Journal Basics, Step by Step The dream journal, whether you keep yours in a notebook or in a computer file, is the most useful tool you have when you set out to examine your …
The Dream Journey from Overgrown to Growth-ful*
The untended garden Recently a client brought me a dream in which an unkempt man, who the client described as repulsive, stormed into his home and found the dreamer’s garden untended and overgrown. In the …
Strike a (Dream) Pose
To learn more about the Yoga of Dreams join me Weds. July 22, 6:30 p.m. for a workshop in Holyoke, Mass. (See post for details!)
A Mindful Routine for Sleep and Dreaming
To Benefit from Your Dreams, Go to Sleep Dreaming offers a host of benefits, from the pure enjoyment of entering a nightly multiplex that plays an endless array of comedies, dramas, and more … to …
The Guru at the Door
Welcome your dreams In the wide-awake world of constant connectivity and 24-7 access to entertainment and information, we tend to treat our dreams as if they were flotsam and jetsam, washed up by some mysterious tide, and …
You Don’t Need Dr. Freud—It’s Easier Than You Think
Much has been made of the mysterious nature of dreams—too much, I’d say. We’ve been duped into believing that you need a degree in psychology or a high-paid analyst to understand them. At the very …
Birthday Dreams: A gift to me–and you
Each year on my birthday eve I incubate a dream to offer me guidance and wisdom for the coming year. Today I woke with several dreams including this one: I wonder what I could or should be …
(Dream) Practice Makes Perfect
What would it mean to have a dream practice, the same way some people have a yoga or meditation practice? (Hint: You don’t need a sticky mat, but prepare to fluff up your pillow!) Listen …