Sleep deprived? You may be getting more sleep than you think!
We’ve all experienced nights like this: where we toss and turn and worry and plan, and when morning comes, it feels as if we have barely slept at all. The truth is you may actually be getting a lot more sleep than you realize. New research suggests there can be a big difference between your
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REM Rebound: Managing intensification of dreaming when sleep deprivation or substance use stops
When you end a period of sleep deprivation or substance use, your dreams return, sometimes with a vengeance. Dr. Leslie Ellis explains how to understand and manage REM rebound. While the global pandemic has been identified as a big factor in the recent increase and intensification of dreaming, a phenomenon called REM rebound may be
How to Become an Exquisite Listener
Listening is perhaps the greatest gift we can give to each other, especially in this time of social distancing, yet few people really understand how to listen. Here are four essential tips from someone who makes her living listening. In this time of physical distancing, it is more important than ever to listen well to each
Too Much Mindfulness? Try Dreaming While Awake Instead
In a way, we are always dreaming… and this is a good thing. Proponents of mindfulness meditation call it our monkey mind: the crazy, undisciplined way our thoughts jump around when we allow our mind to wander freely. It used to be thought that when we were not focusing our minds on something specific, our
Jungian dreamwork basics from John van Eenwyck at the Jung Platform Summit
Jung wrote vast amounts of material about dreams, so much that to approach the topic can be intimidating. In the first lecture for the free dream summit now taking place on The Jung Platform, John van Eenwyck pares this enormous topic down to a few helpful ideas about how to work with your dreams. The
The nocturnal therapist: An argument for turning toward our dreams
Dreams have inherent therapeutic value. Why don’t we tap into them more? By Dr. Leslie Ellis Dreaming is therapeutic. Is there a way to make it more so? Unequivocally, yes. Much like therapy, the more we invest our time and energy into our dreams, the more helpful they will be. This is not a new
Getting answers while you sleep: How incubation seeds helpful dreams
If you are wrestling with a particularly challenging issue and no amount of effort yields an answer, sometimes ‘sleeping on it’ can bring insight that eluded you during the day. If you deliberately ask your dream-self to help you solve problems, the help that comes from such inquiry offers multiple and surprising benefits. Some
Dreams of Bereavement: How Your Dreams Help You Grieve
Bereavement dreams are common and they help us through the grief process. Surprisingly, dreams following the loss of a beloved person or pet are mostly positive. Earlier this summer, already made more cruel by the distress and dislocation brought on by the pandemic, I lost my beloved cat Shadow, a massive Maine Coon that was