Often we edge out the sleep and dream states we need to open our hearts and minds and navigate the world as a fully conscious person. Instead, we can learn to linger in the grogginess between sleep and wakefulness and integrate our dreams into our waking life.

Psychologist and clinical assistant professor of medicine and the sleep and dream specialist at the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, Dr. Rubin Naimain explains what sleep really is and how dreaming an important form of consciousness.

Dr. Rubin Naiman: https://drnaiman.com/

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