by Dr. Marcia Emery

Did you know that maintaining good health is an inside job? You can retrieve an insight about any health challenge by tapping the wisdom from within and not just popping the pill from without. You can go into the Land of Nod and retrieve incredible healing insights. Your inner physician, speaking through a dream, can foreshadow health challenges, illuminate their meaning in your life, diagnose and prescribe treatments and even chart the course of your illness, letting you know when your recovery is complete...

Editor's Note: It's common wisdom to seek a second opinion when confronted by a serious illness. In this article, Dr. Marcia Emery suggests we seek an additional perspective as well; the guidance of the inner physician, the deep knowing we can access through our dreams.

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by Layne Dalfen, Dream Analyst

The late Dr. Montague Ullmans' approach, commonly referred to as the “If this were my dream” method is what I want to discuss in this article. Dr. Ullman, like all of us, was faced with a dilemma when working with a group of people doing dreamwork, a situation he found himself in constantly. His wonderful approach is today, a standard practice in respecting the boundaries of the dreamer, making sure the dreamer's meaning of their dream remains theirs to decide...

Editor's Note: With the proliferation of online dream groups these days, it's more important than ever for dreamers to learn guidelines for responding sensitively and effectively to the dreams of others. In this article Layne Dalfen describes the classic "If it were my dream" technique.

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Editor's Note from Nancy Huslage: People often ask me how to help children with their dreams. This video provides great activities you can do with your children as they share their dreams.

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by Karen Baldwin

For two months after the web-like growth in my breast was confirmed as cancer, I visited specialists. Driving through dreary, gray December fog, I located the radiation treatment center, an enormous building I had never noticed before. The waiting room, carpeted with geometric patterns in shades of mauve and gray, was filled with patients with long, empty expressions.

Editor's Note from Nancy Huslage: Dreams can tell us about illnesses in our body and even point to correct medical interventions. Karen Baldwin has had such an experience, and by following her dream, she enjoys vibrant health.

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by Kate Adams, PhD

Children often tell researchers that no one listens to them when they want to talk about their dreams. Unfortunately, pressured schedules and a cultural disinterest in dreams mean that many parents take little notice of their own dream life, never mind their children's. Here are five reasons why parents might want to find a few moments to listen carefully to their children's nightly expeditions...

Editor's Note: Psychology Today expert, Kate Adams PhD shares some important tips on why listening to children's dreams is crucial to their sense of well being. Read this helpful article and take some time to share dreams with a child in your life.

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by Ryan Hurd

Listening to warning dreams can save your life, so it's important to know what to look for. Unfortunately, we often notice these warnings long after the dream sounds its alarm. And the last thing I want to promote is a sense of paranoia about our dreams. So here are my tips for recognizing possible prodromal dreams...

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by Tzivia Gover

I woke one morning from a dream in which I had been left behind by a group of people that I wanted to be friends with. Just then, my friend, Claudia, appeared in the dream and took my hand...

Editor's Note: Big dreams are exciting and sought after. But sometimes all it takes is the faintest fragment of a dream to change a day for the better. In this short personal essay I reflect on the healing synchronicities that were generated by paying attention to just such a dream fragment.

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by Pamela Muller

My personal experience with dreams as a self-healing tool is what has drawn me to my calling as a dream interpreter. My dreams helped me navigate through a very difficult five year period in my life. During that journey, I was lost. I lost faith in God and had no one to turn to. In my isolation, I began to pay attention to my dreams because that world seemed so distant from the nightmare of my waking life...

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Editor's Note: Shamanism is a form of conscious dreaming used to bring about healing. In this video, Robert Moss puts his engaging storytelling talents to use to give us a core myth from the Shamanistic tradition.

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by Karyn Siegel-Maier

For centuries, the fragrance of herbs has been captured in pillows and sweet bags to purify and scent the home. They were known by European mothers anxious to lure their offspring into tranquil sleep, by those seeking relief from headache or depression, and by the solitary who yearned to find true love. Fragrant herbs were sewn into pillows and placed at the head of the bed or between the linens. Often, their scent would be carried from open doorways and windows where they were carefully hung...

Editor's Note: In this article Karyn Siegel-Maier offers in-depth information about how to create herbal dream pillows that can help ensure that your dreams are peaceful and sweet!

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by Carol Warner

Bonnie was working with me for severe depression following the death of her mother and her separation from her husband. About one year into therapy, she became very concerned about her daughter, who was showing unusual behavior patterns, a number of which were possibly indicative of sexual abuse problems. Jennifer’s behavior could be related to adolescent issues, the recent separation of her parents, and her mother’s depression...

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