Meet Charlie Morley

Charlie Morley is a bestselling author and teacher of lucid dreaming & shadow integration.

He was “authorised to teach” within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in 2008 and has since developed a holistic approach to dream work called Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep and written three books which have been translated into 13 languages.

You can find out more about him over at his website: http://www.charliemorley.com, or on Instagram @charlie_morely_lucid_dreaming or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/charliemorleyluciddreaming/ 

Fav quotes from this episode:

“Anywhere that fear is greater than your capacity to love, therein lies the shadow.”

“Shadow work is fun, but it’s not pleasant.”

“If you can embrace the personified shadow aspect in your lucid dream then that is a very powerful psychological integration.”

“We’re not forcing the mind to do anything, we’re just reminding it of the capacity it has”

 “Buddha’s always smiling and yet people seem to think that if spiritual practice is too much fun then it’s not working.”

 “The inner child is not childish, it is childlike, and being childlike can be a very joyful experience.”

In this episode we talk about:

• What on earth we mean when we talk about our “shadows”.
• Why shadow work is so important.
• The power of working with your dreams.
• How lucid dreaming offers one of the most effective ways to integrate past traumas.
• How spiritual practice and personal development doesn’t need to be serious all the time – and how to make it more FUN!

Plus, we talk about Tibetan Buddhism’s take on shadow work and integration practices.

Resources:

• Charlie’s book ‘Dreams of Awakening: Lucid Dreaming and Mindfulness of Dream and Sleep’ available: HERE
• Charlie’s TED talk ‘Lucid Dreaming, Embracing Nightmares’: HERE
• Charlie’s Lucid Dreaming Retreats: HERE