Mindfulness of Sleep & Dreams
Eric Spirko
“I’m Eric Spirko, a former Division-1 athlete, meditation coach, and dreamer who helps high performers utilize their sleep and dreams for optimized performance, creativity, and psychological well being.”
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About
Why Sleep AND DREAMS?
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Conversation around sleep for health and performance focuses mostly on optimizing quantity & quality of sleep.
A great first step, and an essential one!
And also, it's just one factor. Often missed in sleep optimization is the value of building a healthy relationship with our dreaming mind.
In neglecting these factors, we leave great benefits on the table; enhanced problem solving, creativity, emotional regulation and mental health.
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Mindfulness of Sleep & Dreams teaches us to become familiar with the experience of sleep.
Building awareness of our nightly dreams and influencing our dreams to induce a particular experience can provide the greatest night time benefits.
Imagine having access to creative problem solving and boosted mental health every night.
In fact, you already have access to this.
It's called the dream experience.
Audio Meditations
Try out these foundational Mindfulness of Sleep and Dream practices
4-7-8 Breathing
The 4-7-8 Breathing practice is a natural tranquilizer for the nervous system. Yet unlike tranquilizing drugs, which can lose their power over time and usage, this exercise gains in power with repetition and practice.
Coherent Breathing
Coherent Breathing promotes an optimal autonomic balance, creating a state of mind that is deeply relaxed and mindfully alert at the same time; the perfect combination of relaxation and mental readiness.
Hypnagogic Mindfulness
The hypnagogic state is the transitional state from wakefulness into sleep - the "doorway" into sleep. Learning to rest in this state allows us to become more familiar with this powerful and creative state of mind.