Sleep & Deep Lucid Dreaming

The wise and deep Dr. Penny Sartori shares her academic research into near-death experiences after 17 years working in Intensive Care in a British hospital. Dr. Sartori recorded the startling, blissful - and at times horrifying - afterlife accounts of patients who were pronounced clinically dead but were brought back by doctors. 
In this interview, we ask, how does lucid dreaming connect with afterlife visions?
And what about the 15% of NDEs that are negative and hell-like? Why do people rarely talk about these? How can lucid dreaming help with the traumatic after-effects?
Dr. Clare Johnson shares her Lucid Imaging Nightmare Solution from her book The Art of Transforming Nightmares and explains how this technique works for PTSD nightmares and could transform distressing memories of negative NDEs.
Dr. Sartori shares case studies and ultimately answers the big question: What is the meaning of life?
Dr. Penny Sartori has written fascinating books including The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences. Her website is: https://www.drpennysartori.com/
This episode will appear on Dr. Clare's YouTube channel.
Listen on any podcast platform or on https://www.deepluciddreaming.com/podcast/ 
 

What happens when you meet a powerful, wrathful deity in a lucid dream? How can you learn to release fear and become super-powerful yourself when faced with frightening figures in the dreamworld and beyond?
In this episode, Andrew Holecek shares the deepest and least-known stages of Tibetan Dream Yoga with Dr. Clare Johnson, who offers her own experiences at every stage.
Together, these two deep explorers of lucid dreaming, out of body experiences, and the hypnagogic realms create a map for anyone interested in developing their lucid abilities. 
Andrew and Dr. Clare talked so long that this conversation was split into two parts. Part 1 came out a couple of months ago, also on Dr. Clare's Sleep & Deep Lucid Dreaming podcast. https://www.deepluciddreaming.com   
Andrew's new book is Total Eclipse of The Mind. His website is https://www.andrewholecek.com/ 
 

Have you ever woken up with an incredible idea? In this episode I talk creativity with dream researcher and artist Dr. Deirdre Barrett, author of the amazing book Committee of Sleep: How Artists, Scientists and Athletes Use Dreams for Creative Problem-Solving - And How You Can Too. 
Deirdre is President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and she and I will both be at the annual conference in Ashland, Oregon, June 13-17, where I'll be giving the opening keynote talk on Dream Body Intelligence. 
Tune in to our talk about the creative dreaming process, brainteasers, problem-solving in dreams, poetry and novel-writing from lucid dreams.
Go to my YouTube channel to watch the video so you can see Deirdre's mythical, surreal dream art!
Find out more about lucid dreaming and listen to the full line-up of podcasts with Dr. Clare Johnson. https://deepluciddreaming.com/
 

Dive deep into lucidity in Hawaii June 20-24 with this transformative ocean retreat led by Dr. Johnson. https://deepluciddreaming.com/retreats/hawaii-healing-dreams-ocean-retreat/
Enjoy this fabulous conversation between lucid dreaming author Dr. Clare Johnson and Andrew Holecek, a profoundly insightful teacher and one of the foremost modern voices on Dream Yoga.
Together they go through Andrew’s 9 stages of Dream Yoga, with both sharing their own lucid dreams to fit each category – making this podcast episode uniquely experiential and practical, as well as a great laugh.
Andrew and Clare talked so long that this conversation has been split into two parts. In part 1, they cover the first 4 stages of Dream Yoga: Stage 1, Fly in your dreams. Stage 2, Walk through walls. Stage 3, Change things. Stage 4, Create frightful situations to work with your fear.
Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MgILufFj5L0 Leave a comment there or ask a question.
Andrew’s clarity, depth, and lived understanding of Tibetan dream and sleep practices make his teachings both accessible and transformative. He is the author of Dream Yoga, Dreams of Light, and has a new book out soon called Total Eclipse of the Mind. Find out more on https://www.andrewholecek.com
Dive deep with Dr. Clare Johnson's 8 books and lucid video classes, explore at https://www.deepluciddreaming.com 
Segments:
@6:30 Conscious all night? Andrew talks Bardo yoga @10:00 The 9 stages of Dream Yoga and the power of flying dreams @13:00 The giant steps of Dream Yoga @17:00 The joy factor @19:00 Stage 2 Dream Yoga: walk through walls! @21:30 What is emptiness? @25:00 Andrew's trick to transcend dream walls @27:00 Stage 3 Dream Yoga: change something! @27:50 Dr. Clare tests telekinesis in a lucid dream @29:30 The power of your unconscious mind @31:20 Why turn a dream pen into a phone? @34:30 The magic mantra to transform your mind @36:00 The power of intention as a life-changing tool @38:00 Dr. Clare lucidly manifests a Bengal tiger @40:00 Andrew explains where we go when we die @43:30 The nightmare principle @46:00 Die in a lucid dream? @48:00 Stage 5 Dream Yoga: Arise as a deity! Dr. Clare shares a ghost-busting lucid dream chant

Can lucid dreaming open portals to other realities?
Dr. Clare Johnson joins Zack Geist, visionary creator of a newly built dream incubation temple in Hawaii, to explore how lucid dreaming can transform not just our nights, but our entire lives.
From the temple’s origins as a modern portal for dream incubation to the deeper mysteries of consciousness, Dr. Clare and Zack dive into the paradigm-shattering potential of lucid dreams. They share powerful stories of experiences that blur the boundary between worlds, and practical insights into how lucid dreaming can help us leap to a richer level of reality.
What happens when lucid dreamers encounter spaces of light or “white rooms” in deep dream states?
Powerful tactics for navigating the lucid void
How to manifest lucid dream portals in waking life
The role of ancient gods, mythic archetypes, and sacred spaces in dream portals
The extraordinary freedom and joy of moving in the miraculous lucid dream body
Why lucid dreamers often report higher levels of happiness and meaning
And the ultimate question: Is life itself a kind of collective lucid dream—and if so, how should we live it?
Dr. Clare also shares reflections on inaugurating the Hawaiian dream incubation temple with one of her renowned Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreats, where the boundaries between ocean, dream, and waking life begin to dissolve. Next retreat is June 20-24 in Hawaii. https://deepluciddreaming.com/retreats/hawaii-healing-dreams-ocean-retreat/
Tune in to the video version of this conversation on YouTube or go to https://www.DeepLucidDreaming.com 

Excitingly, there will be an ENTIRE conference dedicated to the topic of precognitive dreams in Delphi, Greece, July 31-August 2 this summer! https://www.delphicdreaming.com/
Can we accurately dream the future? How and why do some dreams reveal what is going to happen to us? Theresa Cheung shares how she avoided a pile-up by listening to a dream warning her to "go right".
Bestselling author Theresa Cheung, named among the ‘100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’, is the author of many books including The Premonition Code (co-authored with Dr. Julia Mossbridge) and the Element Encyclopedia of 20,000 Dreams. Her newest book is The Dream Cure (which came out on the same day as Dr. Johnson's Elixir of Sleep :-)
We dive into precognitive dreaming in this episode and Theresa shares dramatic dreams that forewarned disasters as well as discussing the importance of the little precognitive hits our dreams often bring us.
We discuss how we are all awake 24/7 and why the dreaming mind is eager to show us the power we all carry within us. 
Theresa also sets a challenge for listeners!
Go to Dr. Clare Johnson's YouTube channel if you prefer to watch the video version of our conversation.
Or listen at www.deepluciddreaming.com/podcast 
Join Dr. Clare in Hawai'i June 20-24 for a Dream Healing Ocean Retreat: www.deepluciddreaming.com/retreats 
You can visit Theresa's website here: https://www.theresacheung.com/ 

This podcast episode is a recording of a live event in India. Dr. Johnson was invited to speak on lucid dreams and enlightenment at the Dreams & Spirituality IASD conference in Bengaluru, March 2025.
You can also watch the video on Dr. Clare Johnson's YouTube channel.
Find out more about all areas of lucid dreaming and 2026 Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreats at www.DeepLucidDreaming.com 
It's not too late to join Dr. Clare's current online class on dream telepathy, precognition, super-lucid beings and more. Fire up your lucidity with six weeks of mind-expanding workshops. https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/fire-up-your-lucidity

News flash: Online class starts January 4 - dream telepathy, precognition, super-lucid beings and more. Fire up your lucidity with six weeks of mind-expanding workshops! https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/fire-up-your-lucidity
 
In this episode, the exciting author of books such as "Dreaming Wide Awake" and "DMT Entities", David Jay Brown, has a deep conversation with Dr. Clare Johnson, who has never taken DMT but has had countless deep lucid dreams and OBEs. 
Topics covered include:
Overlaps between super-lucid dream figures and DMT entities
Dream Telepathy
Mutual lucid dreaming 
Consent in lucid sex dreams
Precognitive dreams (glimpses of the future)
Negative near-death experiences
David shares what happened when he tried to die in a lucid dream
Dr. Clare shares her encounters with highly conscious lucid dream beings
You can find David's work on https://www.davidjaybrown.com/
Join Dr. Clare for lucid dream retreats in 2026, in Portugal and Hawaii: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/lucid-dreaming-ocean-retreat
 
 

Newsflash: all new solo podcast episodes will now only be available via Dr. Clare Johnson's mailing list, subscribe free: https://deepluciddreaming.com/sign-up/ 
Separately, in January 2026 Dr. Clare is offering a live online class (the first in a whole year): "Fire Up Your Lucidity!" Join us for a remarkable 6-week journey into lucid dreaming with interactive games, challenges and weekly lucidity rituals. https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/fire-up-your-lucidity 
Have you ever stayed lucid all night long, shifting from lucid hypnagogia through lucid dreams, along with stints in the lucid void? In this episode, Dr. Clare offers 5 tips to help you with this advanced lucidity practice.
Dates for 2026 retreats:
Portugal, Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreat, May 19-23.
https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/lucid-dreaming-ocean-retreat
Hawaii, Healing Dreams Retreat, June 20-24
https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/lucid-dreaming-ocean-retreat-hawaii
 
 

Curious about out-of-body experiences - but a little nervous? You’re not alone. Many first-timers feel fear when they leave their body for the first time (also known as astral projection).
In this episode, Dr. Clare Johnson talks about the three most common fears people face during OBEs, and how to move through them with calm and confidence.
She explores:
Why the experience can feel intense at first
How to stay grounded when things feel overwhelming
Simple tools to shift fear into curiosity and calm
What to remember if you're afraid you won’t return to your body
Upcoming Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreat with Dr. Clare Johnson: Portugal, May 19-23, 2026.
 
And the next Hawaii retreat is on Healing Dreams. June 20-24, 2026. Save the dates, more info soon on deepluciddreaming.com
Sign up to Dr. Clare's newsletter to be first to know all her workshop, retreat and conference dates, receive lucid dream tips and dreamy gifts: https://deepluciddreaming.com/sign-up/
Listen to the Sleep & Deep Lucid Dreaming podcast on https://www.deepluciddreaming.com/podcast/
The Art of Lucid Dreaming
The Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming
Elixir of Sleep
Video classes and guided lucid dream meditations with Dr. Clare: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/