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Lucid Dreams on KPBS Midday Edition

I recently discussed lucid dreaming LIVE on KPBS Midday Edition, focusing on how lucid dreaming can stop recurring nightmares–someitmes with

Lucid Dreaming Therapy: Pathways to Safety, Connection, and Creativity

Lucid dreaming is a tool for recalibrating automatic responses to nightmares, trauma, and challenging emotions.

Does Lucid Dreaming Cause Derealization or Depersonalization?

Q. I sometimes spontaneously lucid dream. They are usually short-lived, but fun so I want to have more of them. The problem is I've...

Break on Through to Wake-Initiated Lucid Dreams

Q. I've been trying so hard to WILD but I get stuck in sleep paralysis and I don’t fall asleep all the way. My body feels like a weight, ...

Nov 2, 20231 min read

Paul's Mindful Lucid Dreaming Journey

Meet Paul, an advanced meditator, who embarked on the Mindful Lucid Dreaming course in 2021 with remarkable success. He described it as,...

Aug 11, 20117 min read

Night Vision: What is it like to lucid dream?

"I am dreaming that I am frazzled, distraught, and late for an important meeting at work. As I worry about losing my job, I glance at my...

May 1, 20083 min read

Lucid Dream Meditation: What is it like to meditate in lucid dreams?

Since becoming an avid lucid dreamer a few years ago, I have made the practice of meditation a part of my daily life. Initially I began...

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