Andrew Holecek is an author and spiritual teacher who offers talks, online courses, and workshops in the United States and abroad. As a long-time student of Buddhism, he frequently presents this tradition from a contemporary perspective – blending the ancient wisdom of the East with modern knowledge from the West.

Drawing on years of intensive study and practice, he teaches on the opportunities that exist in obstacles, helping people with hardship and pain, death and dying, and problems in meditation. Known as an expert on lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream, he is an experienced guide for students drawn to these powerful nocturnal practices.

Andrew Holecek is the author of many books and offers seminars internationally on meditation, lucid dreaming, and dream yoga. He is the author of Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep, the audio learning course, Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of Awakening Through Lucid Dreaming, Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming, and The Lucid Dreaming Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Your Dream Life (See all of his books). Dr. Holecek is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the author of scientific papers on lucid dreaming.

Learn more about Andrew Holecek: https://www.andrewholecek.com/
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00:00:37 – Sean introduces Andrew Holecek
00:03:41 – Opening words from Andrew
00:04:55 – Tips for sleep insomnia
00:09:44 – Biphasic sleep patterns
00:11:53 – Reverse meditations
00:12:45 – Honoring and respecting the way we sleep and dream
00:16:25 – Eastern sleep practices
00:20:06 – The five nocturnal meditations
00:27:51 – 95% of what we do is dictated by the unconscious mind
00:28:14 – Why bother with nocturnal meditations?
00:38:01 – The science of dreams
00:45:15 – Deeper dive into liminal dreaming
00:48:24 – Definition of liminal dreaming
00:53:45 – Thought-image amalgamation
00:57:40 – Liminal insights; creativity
01:03:42 – How do we actually engage in these practices?
01:12:12 – Two ways to have a lucid dream
01:16:31 – Deeper dive into lucid dreaming
01:29:28 – Precognition in dreams
01:33:22 – Guided practice to help augment lucidity at night
01:44:22 – More tips and tricks for attaining lucidity
01:46:39 – Supplements, i.e. galantamine
01:49:45 – Additional techniques to enhance lucidity (i.e. working with dream signs)
01:54:02 – Recurring dreams
01:56:04 – Working with prospective memory
01:59:34 – Benefits associated with lucid dreaming (i.e. working with nightmares, resolving interpersonal conflicts and grief, increasing problem solving capacity)
02:08:37 – Rehearsing things in our dreams; “dreaming of doing something is neurologically equivalent to actually doing it”
02:14:03 – Lucid dreaming for healing
02:16:08 – The dream body and the subtle body