Poor Sleep is an Addiction
For those who want good sleep but won't put themselves at risk to get it, my sleep class is an iron fist in a silk glove.
The Path To Sleep, Published
My book "The Path To Sleep, Exercises for an Ancient Skill," is now in print and available. Listen to a sample chapter: Rhythms in the Body.
An Unusual Awareness
I’m feeling the panic, I have a situation, I have a resolution, but I don’t have a conclusion, and I’ve run out of time. Here is what I do in my hypnopompic state: I begin by sitting with it and then I go beyond that.
Becoming Lucid
How do you get what you don’t have? The question of how you become more aware from a less aware state requires something that you do not yet have. This is a healthy spiritual exercise.
Relearning to Sleep
You can train your brain to function better during sleep. It’s a process of tuning down habitual tension and separating yourself from habitual conflict.
Who Says What Sleep Is?
A surge of interest in the consequences of poor sleep has gotten people worried about what is perceived to be a growing epidemic.
Sailing the Sea of Sleep
Considering the role of your mind in the nature of your sleep.
Discovering the New World
Discover the clarity that emerges from approaching sleep through relaxation, imagination, and emotion.
Liver and the Lack of Sleep
A guided visualization to connect you with your liver, to gain a perception of yourself and your environment viewed from a place of clarity and purity.
To Put You To Sleep
"Spontaneous fainting, an unexplained phenomenon, is a clue to the nature of consciousness... I guess 30% of us will instantly "faint" with nothing more than a touch and a few quick words. It's called 'rapid induction'..."
Becoming Lucid
"Over the years I’ve read much about lucid dreaming, but I’ve been frustrated that it’s mostly portrayed as an amusement park ride. Surely, there has to be more to it than spectacle and entertainment..."
Our Lack of Sleep
Many of the consequences of insufficient sleep are highlighted in Matthew Walker's 2017 book is titled, Why We Sleep, Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. The extracts I'm quoting come from his penultimate chapter, "Sleep and Society."