125: Unpacking the science of lucid dreaming with Charlie Morley

Today's guest is Charlie Morley, a best selling author and teacher of lucid dreaming, shadow integration and mindfulness of dream and sleep. He has been lucid dreaming for over 20 years and was authorised to teach in 2008. Since then, he's written four books which have been translated into 15 languages and has run workshops and retreats in more than 20 countries. He's spoken at both Oxford and Cambridge universities, the Ministry of Defence, Mindfulness Symposium, the Houses of Parliament and the Mindfulness Association Annual Conferences. Charlie has been the lead consultant on scientific studies into lucid dreaming at both Swansea University and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. In 2009, he created the first lucid dreaming for therapist course and has trained a group of hypnotherapists, meditation teachers and therapists to use lucid dreaming with their clients. In 2018, he was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship grant to research PTSD treatment in military veterans and continues to teach people with trauma affected sleep. Find more information on Charlie:Website: https://www.charliemorley.com/Instagram: @charlie_morley_lucid_dreamingBooks: https://www.charliemorley.com/books Please find a transcript of the interview on this link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/icbl7pkdx1kc8cmy0431z/NPP_Charlie_Morley_V_1.docx?dl=0&rlkey=dn9qf21grfiifpauw7kajbi5q---Hosted by Poppy JamieProduced by Georgie RutherfordEdited by George Drake Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Unwind with Poppy Jamie is a podcast for when you want to destress, relax and allow your mind to untangle. The show includes interviews with world leading thinkers from mental health professionals, entrepreneurs, authors, influencers and change-makers who will provide listeners with an insight into their favourite books, life lessons, advice and life reflections. If content was food for the mind, this would be a highly nutritional snack. We like to say Unwind is a ‘pause-cast’ and each episode is a welcome moment to unwind and refill.Poppy Jamie is a Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur, influencer, and rising star in the mental health and wellness space. She launched the Happy Not Perfect app after four years of developing the app with neuroscientists, researchers, and her psychotherapist mum. In 2021, she wrote the bestselling book, Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts and Free Yourself From Anxiety.Join Poppy on this mind, body and soul journey and follow her on instagram @poppyjamie ❤️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.