If It Were My Dream: Bringing Dreams to Life with Friends
I met Nancy some years back at an International Association for the Study of Dreams conference, but back then she lived in Santa Fe, so we remained what we call “conference buddies.” But then she moved to western Massachusetts, not far from where I live, and where she has some roots as well. Now, Nancy and I are teaming up on a brand-new dreamy offering. On Oct. 15, we’ll be leading a full-day in-person workshop in Florence, Mass., titled Bringing Dreams to Life: Tapping into Creativity with Group Dreamwork and Writing.
What If I Can’t Become Lucid?
While the classic definition of lucid dreaming is to know you are dreaming while you are dreaming, there are many degrees of lucidity—both awake and dreaming.
What do you mean I can wake up in my dreams?
There’s nothing complicated about lucid dreaming, and you don’t need supplements or substances to achieve lucidity. Because I practice and teach lucid dreaming as part of mindfulness, and as a way to explore consciousness, I teach a simple, natural approach.
So, You Have Questions About Lucid Dreaming. You’re Not Alone.
Interest in lucid dreaming has always been high, but these days, with more attention paid to this exciting and transformational dream-state, I’m getting even more interest from my dreamwork clients, students, and Dreaming on the Page writers.
Q&A: On being a life-long dreamer and journalkeeper
I use my journals, especially my dream reports, to jump-start my own writing when I’m stuck, and I coach others to do the same.
Packing to Move and Unpacking Dreams
Q&A: Do all dreams have meaning? A ‘Sleepy Skeptic’ wants to know. Q: I’ve heard you say that everything in a dream has meaning, but I’m not sure I believe it. Some of my dreams …
Q&A: Help! I Can’t move!
Ryan Hurd, today’s guest blogger and expert on Sleep Paralysis, sheds light on a sometimes-frightening sleep phenomenon Q: What if any relationship exists between sleep paralysis, which I’ve experienced when I was 15-40 years old, …
Q&A: Waste Not Want Not … “Aren’t dreams just the mind’s waste basket?”
Q: What is your opinion of the scientific explanation that dreams are merely a by-product of the consciousness; the mind is just processing what’s happened or what’s been perceived during the day? If this is …
Q&A: What do I do when dreams get confused with reality?
Q.I sometimes have a hard time distinguishing dreams from waking reality. I can fool myself into thinking I’m dreaming when I’m awake if I try. It’s kind of disconcerting and un-grounding, like reverse lucid dreaming. …
Q&A: Can Dreams Help Me Evolve Spiritually? (Namaste, Dreamer!)
Q: How can dreams best be used to evolve one’s spiritual being? Signed, Evolving A: Maybe it’s because I just got back from my weekly yoga class at the Y, but for some reason your …