Befriending Sleep with Lucid Dreamer Dr. Clare Johnson

Our guest is author and lucid dreaming expert Dr. Clare Johnson. We talk about her new book The Elixir of Sleep, a deep dive into how to make the most of your nighttime voyages. We start by talking about the different kinds of sleepers and what keeps people from getting a good night’s sleep. Clare then offers many ways to encourage sleep including the magic of sound, deep belly breaths, yoga in bed, and using the time to incubate a dream or encourage lucidity. We also talk about dream guides, the hypnagogic stage of sleep, yoga nidra, and dreams and sexuality.

After the break, we take two questions from social media and one emailed dream. The first question was from Shamanth from India about the awareness behind the dream. The second question was from  Svenja about their experiences with auming  in lucid dreams. Finally, we talked about a dream from Dori about a portal in the ocean.

BIO: Dr. Clare Johnson is a global lucidity teacher and a pioneer in the field. She was the first person in the world to earn a PhD in Lucid Dreaming as a creative tool. Past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, she has written eight books on lucid dreaming, sleep, and nightmares, including the acclaimed Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming and The Art of Lucid Dreaming. Her new January 2025 release is Elixir of Sleep.

Dr. Johnson is launching a new, 30-day Power of Sleep class with live workshops. You can receive 60% off when you sign up for her newsletter at DeepLucidDreaming.com and also download a free blissful lucid dream meditation and e-book guide. She hosts the new Sleep & Deep Lucid Dreaming podcast.

This show, episode number 292, was recorded during a live broadcast on January 4, 2025 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz.

Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick Kleffel for also engineering the show and to Tony Russomano for the phones.

 

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The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites.

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