Welcome to today's episode where we'll be exploring the fascinating world of dream psychology with the renowned clinical psychologist, Dr. Rubin Naiman. Sharing his unique philosophy on sleep,Dr. Naiman, discusses renegotiating our relationship with sleep and falling in love with it again. In this episode, we'll explore the benefits of sleep, how it affects our health and wellbeing, and why it's important to prioritize it. 

Dr. Naiman will also share his insights on dreaming, the different types of dreams, and how writing them down can be a helpful tool for gaining insight and improving sleep quality. Additionally, we'll learn about the effects of food, oxygen, information, and light on our sleep patterns, and how we can make positive changes to enhance our overall sleep experience. So sit back, relax, and join us on this journey to better understand the power of sleep and dreams.

KEY POINTS:

• Dr. Naiman is a clinical psychologist who specializes in dream psychology.
• Dr. Naiman's philosophy is that we are awake and dreaming at the same time, and he believes we need to renegotiate our relationship with sleep and fall in love with it again.
• Sleep is one of the four corners of our health, and the benefits of sleep include immunity, mood, hunger, and performance throughout the day.
• Sleep habits affect our eating, metabolism, and weight gain.
• We overconsume information, and information is stimulating and energizing.
• There's a rhythmic pattern of hemispheric oscillations in the brain that occurs roughly every 90 minutes, similar to the sleep cycle.
• The left hemisphere is dominant for about 70 minutes before it quiets down and the non-dominant hemisphere lights up, resulting in a more dreamy consciousness.
• There is a brief onset dream when we first fall asleep called a hypnogogic dream.
• Most of the first half of the night is spent in stage sleep with a little bit of REM sleep that usually starts about an hour and a half into sleep, and then those periods lengthen.
• There are two kinds of dreaming: vivid narrative-driven dreams that happen in REM sleep, and wispy dreams that happen in non-REM sleep.
• Writing down dreams can be helpful in gaining insight and being excited about sleeping.
• Taking time to calm down before bed and reading without screens can help improve sleep quality.
• Yoga can induce a relaxed state that is similar to a dreaming state, allowing for thoughts to come in and float out, resulting in a sense of completion.

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