To Sleep, To Dream Series

If you have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up rested, this book will teach you what sleep is all about. We do not intuitively know how to sleep and our doctors can't tell us. Like three blind mice describing an elephant, sleep professionals will describe and diagnose sleep issues as dysfunctions. Sleep problems are a literal wake-up call, an opportunity to repair one's life. You'll never a get the story straight unless you understand what your sleep issues are telling you. Sleep is not just chemical, neurological, mechanical, or psychological, it is all of these combined. Sleep is a whole-body, psycho-somatic experience. Everything that's blocking sleep, or causing distress around sleep, is an opportunity to deeply encounter and repair the body's function. Sleep is a process of whole-body-mind repair and invigoration. The Path To Sleep consists of written and spoken words. It contains twenty-four guided visualizations--MP3 audio files on the internet—that carry you in thought, image, rhythm, and frequency into other states of mind. These are not simply different ideas or perspectives, they are different realities. We are different people in these different states. Many people--especially those who have trouble sleeping--do not, are rarely, or cannot even imagine being someone other than who they are. This inflexibility is why you're stuck; you'll find the training in this book essential. The Path To Sleep, and the workshops built around it, focus on five aspects of sleep, most of which are overlooked, misunderstood, or simply ignored. They are: control of the rhythms of mind and body, discovery and resolution of the issues that underlie stress, day-time coping habits that undermine sleep, ability to understand, participate, and aid the subconscious, building a working relationship with dreams. _________________ "This book is not just a book, it's a hands-on guide to the root cause of all those sleepless nights. It offers a complete paradigm shift to transform the very context of insomnia from something to survive to something to celebrate for its unique ability to act as a catalyst for growth." — Mollie McGlocklin, author and host of www.sleepasaskill.com _________________ "The Path To Sleep is the first systematic application of hypnosis to sleep dysfunction despite ample evidence of hypnosis's remarkable positive effect. The book's hypnotic audio files address problems of rumination, emotional and physical stress, brain rhythms, sleep hygiene, and dreams. This is much needed nonpharmaceutical guidance for those with all forms of insomnia." — Dr. Robert S. Rosenberg, author of The Doctor's Guide to Sleep Solutions for Stress & Anxiety _________________ "If you're that person who just can't sleep, no matter what—even drugs aren't doing such a great job—read this book! Yeah, sure, there are many sleep experts and science-based facts on the internet, and herbs and potions and chanting. How's all that working for you so far? Lincoln nails it by staying steadfast with the bottom line. Sleep is not the problem. You are. — Sandy Ames, CHt, author of Sleep Now!: Self Hypnosis Meditation _________________ "I've been using some of what you said and I drop right off to sleep and get 7 1/2 hrs to 8 + and really good to excellent sleep scores from my Fitbit. Before I was getting about 41/2 - 5 hrs sleep a night and only fair Fitbit scores. Thank you. It has really helped." — Ann, workshop participant

Are you frustrated that you are of the world and not in the world, and that it grinds on day by day without change? Would you like to recreate your reality? Do you think you could do this if you could wake up in your dreams? This is the topic of Becoming Lucid. If you want to change your reality, the first thing you must find out is how it got to be the way it is. Until you become aware of what role you play in seeing, believing, and maintaining your reality you will not untangle what appears to be from what could be. Until you understand how you create your reality, no attempt at becoming lucid will be anything more than finding yourself in the same place. Becoming Lucid is a transformation to a different state of mind. It's not your image of the walls that you want to dissolve, it's your image of the whole reality. Break open your mind to move into what's not yet comprehensible. This is not work just for sleep or dreams, it's life work. This is the first book to approach lucid dreaming through hypnosis. Each chapter's trance induction, accessed online as an MP3 audio file, offers you an altered state. Listen to these inductions while falling asleep and they will become your lucid dream environment. They will open the new reality. Drawn from the author's experience as a theoretical physicist, neurophysiologist, and hypnotherapist, Becoming Lucid would like to take your hand and lead you into states of mind you can't even imagine. Exploring the impossible is just the start. Let's explore the inconceivable. Drawn from the author's experience as a theoretical physicist, neurophysiologist, and hypnotherapist who focuses on sleep and trance states, Becoming Lucid would like to take your hand and lead you into states of mind you can't even imagine. ________________________ "Lincoln Stoller takes the de facto approach to lucid dreaming and turns it on its head. Rather than yet another guide book, this work represents a paradigm shift to an entirely new mode of thinking." — Chris Hammond, Chief Lucidity Officer at www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com ________________________ "Delightful! Becoming Lucid fills a huge gap in the lucid literature by developing lucid dreams alongside classic methods of consciousness exploration. Dr. Stoller's altogether rational perspective still leaves room for the mystery and majesty of the unconscious. Hypnosis audio files in each chapter are a most delightful addition. A must for all serious explorers of consciousness." — Ryan Hurd, author of Lucid Immersion Guidebook. Editor of Lucid Dreaming: New Perspectives on Consciousness in Sleep. ________________________ "Not just about dreams, and not just a book. Becoming Lucid links awareness of dreaming and awareness of waking in a practical exploration of your consciousness—and something deeper. It's about being awake to your life, with step-by-step instructions. I recommend this for everyone interested in lucid dreaming and raising their consciousness." —Howard Rheingold, author of Excursions to the Far Side of the Mind, and Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming.