Ready to decode your dreams? Imagine falling asleep tonight and waking up with insights to help you move forward. Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano explains how our unconscious “dreammaker” can help guide us through midlife transitions. A dream psychologist reveals what our dreams can teach us and Stanford physician Dr. Harrison Chow, describes how anesthesia dreams may help people process fear and trauma. Plus, a step-by-step guide to ‘dream incubation’, an ancient practice to steer your dreams to a challenge you’d like to solve. We spend about two hours each night creating “home movies” in our sleep, and there’s a resurgence of research on why our dreams matter.

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Lisa Marchiano — This Jungian Life

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