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Chung Huong Institute PodcastNonduality in Daily Life | Dr. Andrew Holecek | Chung Huong InstituteIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Andrew Holecek and examine the relationship between meditation, non-duality, and their transformative potential. Andrew Holecek introduces reverse meditation, which encourages confronting discomfort to reveal deeper truths and accelerate spiritual growth. We clarify the accessibility of non-duality through present experiences, emphasizing intention in meditation while cautioning against seeking validation from external teachers. Andrew shares a perspective of the three Buddhist wisdom tools—hearing, contemplating, and meditating—to facilitate genuine understanding and stresses that authentic learning requires integration of personal experience. Andrew emphasizes the significance of community in spiritual journeys, encouraging listeners to enga...
2025-10-0658 min
Sounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: What Reincarnates? | Part 2Join Tami Simon and Andrew Holecek for the second half of their exploration of reincarnation. Here, they delve deeper into Tibetan Buddhist perspectives on death, rebirth, and the power of "dark retreat" practice, revealing practical guidance for navigating everyday life.
What happens after we die? And what do habits have to do with the process? In this episode of Insights at the Edge, host Tami Simon welcomes Andrew Holecek, scholar, author, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and non-dual wisdom traditions. Together, they dive into the mysteries of reincarnation and the "gap between lives." Drawing from Tibetan teachings on the bardos...
2025-08-261h 19
Sounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: What Reincarnates? | Part 2Join Tami Simon and Andrew Holecek for the second half of their exploration of reincarnation. Here, they delve deeper into Tibetan Buddhist perspectives on death, rebirth, and the power of “dark retreat” practice, revealing practical guidance for navigating everyday life.
What happens after we die? And what do habits have to do with the process? In this episode of Insights at the Edge, host Tami Simon welcomes Andrew Holecek, scholar, author, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and non-dual wisdom traditions. Together, they dive into the mysteries of reincarnation and the “gap between lives.” Drawing from Tibetan teachings on the b...
2025-08-261h 19Sounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: What Reincarnates? | Part 1What happens after we die? And what do habits have to do with the process?
In this episode of Insights at the Edge, host Tami Simon welcomes Andrew Holecek, scholar, author, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and non-dual wisdom traditions. Together, they dive into the mysteries of reincarnation and the "gap between lives." Drawing from Tibetan teachings on the bardos, dream yoga, and the art of dying, Andrew shares practical insights on how these ancient teachings are not just about what happens after death, but also about navigating the transitions and challenges we face here and now.
Join them to e...
2025-08-1947 minSounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: What Reincarnates? | Part 1What happens after we die? And what do habits have to do with the process?
In this episode of Insights at the Edge, host Tami Simon welcomes Andrew Holecek, scholar, author, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and non-dual wisdom traditions. Together, they dive into the mysteries of reincarnation and the “gap between lives.” Drawing from Tibetan teachings on the bardos, dream yoga, and the art of dying, Andrew shares practical insights on how these ancient teachings are not just about what happens after death, but also about navigating the transitions and challenges we face here and now.
2025-08-1947 min
Aubrey Marcus PodcastFinding Truth In The Darkness & How To Lucid Dream w/ Andrew Holocek #505What can be illuminated when you explore in the darkness of your subconscious mind, through lucid dreaming or darkness retreats? We get to the heart of mystery in this mind-bending episode with Andrew Holecek, one of the most brilliant and poetic explorers of consciousness I know.We go deep into the transformative crucible of dark retreat—something I experienced firsthand. What happens when you face your own mind in complete darkness? No distractions, nowhere to hide. Magic happens, that’s what.Andrew weaves together decades of wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, offers cutting edge drea...
2025-08-071h 57
Deconstructing YourselfTalking about Dark Retreat, Part 2 with Andrew HolecekHost Michael Taft continues his conversation with with Andrew Holecek about the transformative practice of Dark Retreat; the reasons behind the recent surge of interest in darkness practices; its relationship to the feminine principle and as an antidote to runaway patriarchy; the three “tracks” or “schools” of dark retreat in Tibetan Vajrayana: Kalachakra, Nyingma, and Bön; the power of darkness for working with fear, fear of death, projections; fear as a sign that you're close to the truth, and hints for integration post darkness.Andrew Holecek is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner in Tibetan Buddhism and other nondual wisdom tr...
2025-08-011h 12
Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex FerrariNLS 603: The POWER of SHADOW WORK: End Self-Sabotage & LIVE Your Greatest Potential! with Dr. Andrew HolecekDr. Andrew Holecek discusses his journey from a Catholic upbringing to exploring New Age and spiritual practices, including Transcendental Meditation and Tibetan Buddhism. He emphasizes the transformative power of dark retreats, which involve spending extended periods in complete darkness to facilitate deep introspection and spiritual growth. Dr. Andrew explains that these retreats help individuals confront their inner selves, break down dualistic constructs, and achieve a state of non-duality. He stresses the importance of proper preparation, including meditation, to handle the intense experience effectively. Dr. Andrew Holecek discusses the transformative power of "shadow work" and dark retreats, emphasizing the feminine quality...
2025-07-222h 06
Edge of Mind PodcastBridging Inner Worlds: Dick Schwartz on Internal Family Systems and Non-Dual WisdomJoin Andrew Holecek for a conversation with Dr. Richard "Dick" Schwartz, the pioneering creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, in this Edge of Mind podcast episode. This deep dive explores the understanding that we all naturally contain multiple "parts" within ourselves - and that's not only normal, it's valuable. Dr. Schwartz reveals how IFS transforms our relationship with our inner landscape, showing that even our most challenging parts can become allies when approached with curiosity and compassion. The conversation illuminates the profound connection between IFS and non-dual wisdom traditions, particularly Tibetan Buddhism, demonstrating how ancient spiritual i...
2025-07-091h 32
The Great Unlearn181. One Month Alone in the Dark: A Journey into Presence with Andrew HolecekAndrew Holecek is a meditation teacher and author whose work bridges lucid dreaming, dark retreats, non-dualism, and preparing for death through the lens of Buddhism. A former dentist turned spiritual practitioner, he spent years in monasteries and immersive retreats, including a month in complete darkness. His path is rooted in stripping away distraction to cultivate radical presence.Connect with Andrew:WebsiteBooksRetreatsNight Club CommunityConnect with Cal:InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTube
2025-06-162h 00Edge of Mind PodcastThe Impossible Made Possible: Jeffrey Kripal on Paranormal Reality and the Limits of MaterialismJoin host Andrew Holecek in a thought-provoking conversation with Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. In this engaging episode, Kripal shares insights from his book "How to Think Impossibly," offering a refreshing challenge to conventional materialistic worldviews that have dominated scientific discourse. With a blend of scholarly rigor and unexpected humor, Kripal explores how paranormal experiences and phenomena like UFOs deserve serious intellectual consideration rather than dismissal. His emphasis of "dual aspect monism" provides a fascinating framework for reconciling seemingly contradictory experiences of reality, suggesting that what we c...
2025-06-1258 min
Inspired Evolution with Amrit Sandhu 🙏🏻Moment 267: Andrew Holecek: Non-Duality, Emptiness & The Ordinary Path to LoveWatch the full episode with Andrew Holecek here: https://youtu.be/c55IItxaJGMAndrew Holecek unpacks the profound yet ordinary nature of non-duality and emptiness, revealing how these spiritual concepts are fundamentally about love and compassion. He explains that the "absolute experience of duality is the experience of non-duality", and that "the path is perceptual, not actual". Through simple practices like placing a "hand over heart", we can release contractions and realize the "pure Land" we're already in. Discover why enlightenment might be "the biggest disappointment", and how true realization is found in everyday acts of...
2025-05-2307 min
Inspired Evolution with Amrit Sandhu 🙏🏻Moment 266: Andrew Holecek: Preparing for Death - The Spiritual Path to Fearless EvolutionWatch the full episode with Andrew Holecek here: https://youtu.be/c55IItxaJGMAndrew Holecek reveals how spiritual preparation transforms death from a feared end into an "Inspired Evolution." Learn to recognize your true, deathless nature and embrace the ultimate "wrathful form of liberation" through mindfulness and deep meditation practices. Discover how to shift your identity from the superficial to the profound, ensuring a "good death" by simply learning to "open and relax." This clip from "Inspired Evolution" offers profound insights for anyone seeking to understand consciousness beyond the physical and find peace with life's non-negotiable...
2025-05-2208 min
Inspired Evolution with Amrit Sandhu 🙏🏻IE476: Andrew Holecek on Lucid Dreaming, Death as Awakening, and the Bardo Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism✨🚀 ARE YOU READY TO EVOLVE? Apply for Exclusive Mentoring & Masterminds with Amrit.📅 FREE 20-MINUTE SESSIONS: Available Until They’re Gone!GO ON! Book your FREE call today 👉 https://www.amritsandhu.com/call___________________Andrew Holecek explores lucid dreaming, death, and the bardo through the lens of Tibetan Buddhism. He reveals how death can become a path to awakening, why reality is as dreamlike as our nighttime visions, and how recognizing confusion as wisdom transforms suffering into freedom. A radical spiritual reframe that invites us to die before we die — and truly live.
2025-05-211h 38Deconstructing YourselfTalking about Dark Retreat, with Andrew HolecekHost Michael Taft speaks with Andrew Holecek about the transformative practice of Dark Retreat, how the mind “falls into itself,” light as obfuscator, the revelation of the construction of reality, the power—and very real dangers—of Dark Retreat, ways to begin the practice of Dark Retreat, nondual view, Andrew’s own journey into this practice, and the “collision with the infinite.”Andrew Holecek is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner in Tibetan Buddhism and other nondual wisdom traditions. He is the Resident Contemplative Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, and a research consultant for the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Nor...
2025-05-111h 24
From the Pure Land PodcastAn Open Letter to Andrew HolecekDear Andrew, My Spiritual Friend:In my last blog post, I encouraged living with gratitude, and here I am expressing some of mine. After you helped me find the key to unlock my bodhicitta a year ago, you opened the door wider by taking the time to read my soon-to-be-published book and writing this about it:Mel Pine has distilled a lifetime of learning and packaged it in the most caring heart. This is a delightful book dealing with noble truths that will benefit many.That endorsement from one of the most prominent...
2025-05-0404 minEdge of Mind PodcastExploring the Daimonic Realm: Patrick Harpur on Myth, Magic, and the Mysteries of ConsciousnessIn this profound conversation, Andrew Holecek interviews Patrick Harpur about "daimonic reality," exploring a rich, alternative understanding of existence beyond conventional rational thinking. Harpur describes daimons as liminal, shape-shifting entities that exist between physical and immaterial realms, present in cultures worldwide. These beings are characterized by their elusiveness, ambiguity, and ability to mediate between conscious and unconscious worlds, challenging the modern scientific worldview that has systematically banished such mythological understanding.The discussion delves into the differences between the path of soul and spirit, with Harpur arguing that soul embraces complexity and multiplicity, while spirit seeks ascension and...
2025-04-081h 39
High Energy Health PodcastInsight and Mindfulness: Andrew Holecek and Dawson Church in ConversationAndrew Holecek offers seminars internationally on meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. He has studied sleep yoga, bardo yoga, and other traditional practices with living masters in India and Nepal. Holecek is a talented writer who has published books, Dreams of Light and Dream Yoga, and had articles appear in Psychology Today, Parabola, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Utne Reader, Buddhadharma, Light of Consciousness, and many other periodicals. He also hosts the popular "Edge of Mind" podcast and is the founder of the Night Club Community, a support platform for nocturnal meditations.
Here he and Dawson discuss:
Chongyam Trungpa: “Medita...
2025-03-2746 min
Moments with MarianneIm Mindful Now What with Andrew HolecekAre you looking to dive deeper into your mindfulness practice? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Andrew Holecek on his new book I'm Mindful, Now What?: Moving Beyond Mindfulness to Meet the Modern World. Moments with Marianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM ABC Talk News Radio affiliate!Andrew Holecek is a renowned author and humanitarian who teaches internationally on spirituality, meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. He has studied sleep yoga, bardo yoga, and other traditional practices with living masters in India and Nepal. His work has...
2025-02-1036 minEdge of Mind PodcastBridging Science, Spirituality, and the Modern Path: A Conversation with Cortland Dahl Ph.D.Cortland Dahl, a leading expert in mindfulness meditation and contemplative science, joins Andrew to discuss his work bridging science and spirituality. He emphasizes the importance of cultural translation and the integration of scientific insights into meditation practices. Dahl highlights the Healthy Minds app, which uses data from 200+ practices to show that even short, active meditations can significantly improve well-being, with improvements of 20-30% in just a month and up to 50-60% with long-term use. He also discusses the need for modern adaptations of traditional practices, balancing comfort and discomfort, and the role of compassion and curiosity in navigating contemporary...
2024-12-111h 36
Mindrolling with Raghu MarkusEp. 570 - Dream Yoga and Liminal Spaces with Andrew HolecekSurfing dimensions of consciousness, dream yoga expert Andrew Holecek joins Raghu to discuss the benefits of lucidity in liminal spaces.This time on Mindrolling, Andrew and Raghu discuss: Andrew’s early interest in the occult and the role of psychedelicsLucid dreaming and having insight before understandingTibetan Buddhism and dream yogaAndrew’s experience with mantra and transcendental meditationLiminal dreaming and working with the space between sleep and wakingFlexibility and surfing dimensions of consciousnessWitnessing our mind transition from wakefulness to sleepSeeing how thoughts create realityHow dream yoga transcends lucid dreamingWorking with the tectonic states of our beingGrab...
2024-11-291h 00Edge of Mind PodcastA Conversation with Debra Silverman on Astrology, Synchronicity, and the Human ExperienceIn this captivating conversation, renowned astrologer Debra Silverman and host Andrew Holecek explore the profound insights of astrology and its transformative potential. Deborah shares her personal journey into the world of astrology, beginning from a young age, and how it has shaped her understanding of the human condition. The discussion delves into the relationship between astrology and synchronicity, as well as the concept of non-duality and how it relates to aligning one's inner and outer worlds. Debra and Andrew also examine the differences between various astrological systems, such as Vedic and Western astrology, and how they can p...
2024-11-051h 16
The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. MarshallAndrew Holecek: I'm Mindful, Now What?Many of us feel like we don’t quite “get” mindfulness. Even more have struggled to create a successful meditation practice. Andrew Holecek, author of I’m Mindful, Now What?, joins us this week to broaden and deepen our understanding of mindfulness, and show us how to integrate it into our daily lives.
Our host Andrew talks with our guest Andrew about:
Why everyone can meditate, and how to start right now.
The importance of connecting with your physical body.
The benefits and limitations of mindfulness
Coping with emotions like anger, jealousy and fear using meditation and mindfu...
2024-09-3059 min
Our Mindful Nature: Meditation Inspired by Nature to Soothe the Overwhelmed Mind and Ease AnxietyWhy Mindfulness Isn’t Enough—And How To Truly Transform Anxiety Through Advanced Meditation With Andrew HolecekMore often than I can count, I have conversations with students asking me what’s next in their meditation practice, how to go deeper, or how to feel better in the toughest of times… and today, I am delighted to share a powerful conversation offering a few answers to these tough questions.Andrew Holecek is a returning guest to the podcast, as well as a renowned author and humanitarian who teaches internationally on spirituality, meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. His many books include Reverse Meditation and Dream Yoga. And now, he has...
2024-09-2657 min
Creative Genius73 - Andrew Holecek: Unlocking the Power of Lucid Dreaming: Transform Your LifeWhat if you could use your dreams to accelerate personal growth, heal past traumas, and unlock your full creative potential? In this episode, lucid dreaming expert Andrew Holecek reveals how meditating in the dream state is seven to nine times more powerful than in the waking state. Tune in to discover how you can start practicing lucid dreaming tonight, and prepare to have your mind blown by the cutting-edge neuroscience behind subconscious programming that may be holding you back!Episode Summary:In this mind-expanding episode of the Creative Genius Podcast, Kate Shepherd sits down with...
2024-09-131h 21
Tricycle TalksI'm Mindful, Now What? with Andrew HolecekMindfulness has become ubiquitous as a practice. Yet according to meditation teacher Andrew Holecek, mindfulness is not enough to meet the challenges of the modern world. Holecek is a teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition who leads workshops on meditation, dream yoga, and preparing for death. In his new book, I'm Mindful, Now What?: Moving Beyond Mindfulness to Meet the Modern World, he lays out the limitations of mindfulness and offers an overview of a variety of meditation techniques that can lead to deeper transformation, including the esoteric practices of reverse meditation and bardo y...
2024-09-111h 08
Sounds of SAND#98 Glissando of Consciousness: Andrew HolecekAndrew Holecek is a renowned author and humanitarian who teaches internationally on spirituality, meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. He has studied sleep yoga, bardo yoga, and other traditional practices with living masters in India and Nepal. Andrew’s books include Dreams of Light, Dream Yoga, and Reverse Meditation. His work has appeared in Psychology Today, Parabola, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Utne Reader, Buddhadharma, Light of Consciousness, and many other periodicals. He hosts the popular Edge of Mind podcast and is the founder of the Night Club community, a support platform for nocturnal meditations. Learn more at andr...
2024-08-291h 26
Dive Into Your Ears To A Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook.I'm Mindful, Now What? by Andrew HolecekPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/125384to listen full audiobooks.
Title: I'm Mindful, Now What?
Author: Andrew Holecek
Narrator: Andrew Holecek
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
Release date: 08-20-24
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Mental Health
Publisher's Summary:
Mindfulness is everywhere—touted as an essential part of a healthy lifestyle like exercise, diet, and good sleep. Yet many of us who practice mindfulness wonder: “Now what?” For anyone who has sensed the potential for something much deeper and more profound than stress relief within the stillness of the present moment, expert teacher Andrew Holecek presents an essential guideb...
2024-08-206h 07Edge of Mind PodcastDavid Germano and Michael Sheehy Discuss the History, Diversity and Modern Relevance of Dark RetreatDavid Germano and Michael Sheehy join Andrew Holecek to discuss the history, diversity, and modern relevance of dark retreats in Tibetan Buddhism. The speakers discuss the two main streams of dark retreat practices - the Kalachakra tradition and the Dzogchen tradition - and how they differ in their approaches and interpretations. The conversation also explores the traditional secrecy surrounding these practices, the reasons for it, and the challenges of appropriately translating and adapting them for a modern, Western audience. The speakers emphasize the importance of understanding the cultural and environmental factors that shape these practices, as well a...
2024-07-221h 42
Everyone Is RightRadical Wholeness and the Five Paths of Transformation (Ken Wilber and Andrew Holecek)In this fascinating and far-ranging discussion, Ken Wilber and Andrew Holecek explore the frontiers of integral theory and human consciousness. Ken shares some of the key insights from his latest book, "Finding Radical Wholeness," offering a novel and deeply insightful perspective on the nature of reality and human development.
Listen as Ken and Andrew discuss Ken’s five-fold model of transformation:
Waking Up: The traditional spiritual path of enlightenment or awakening, involving direct experiences of non-dual awareness or unity consciousness. This path is about recognizing our fundamental nature beyond the ego.
Growing Up: Progressing through stages of psychological and cognitive deve...
2024-07-082h 04Edge of Mind PodcastKen Wilber in an Insightful Discussion on Integrating Spirituality, Science, and Human DevelopmentJoin an insightful discussion between Andrew Holecek and Ken Wilber on integrating spirituality, science, and human development. They discussed Wilber's new book "Finding Radical Wholeness" and how it provides a comprehensive overview of waking up, growing up, opening up, cleaning up, and showing up as vectors of transformation. A major topic was distinguishing between waking up experiences and growing up stages, as well as clarifying the pre-trans fallacy around interpreting early fusion states as enlightenment. They also dialogued around expanding notions of matter and consciousness, with Wilber arguing that interiority exists at all scales from quarks to humans. Overall...
2024-06-282h 02
Tantra Illuminated with Dr. Christopher WallisTantrik Shaivism and Buddhism: Interview by Andrew HolecekThis week’s episode features a conversation with Andrew Holecek for his podcast ‘Edge of Mind’, recorded a few years ago. Andrew is an acclaimed author, spiritual teacher, and long-time practitioner of Buddhism. He's also an expert on lucid dreaming, and the author of Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep and Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom. In this interview, we explore themes from The Recognition Sutras, and discuss the simplicity and immediacy of the awakened state, how to access it and...
2024-03-312h 07
The Embodiment Coaching PodcastHow to Lucid Dream - With Andrew HolecekMeditation teacher and ex dentist Andrew joins me to talk about the issues with modern mindfulness, sedation vs liberation, feeling good vs getting real, openness and contraction, quantum mechanics, "waking down", lucid dreaming, nocturnal meditation, wakecentric culture, what to do in lucid dreams and how to wake up to the dream of life. A deep fascinating one if you sleep. More information about Andrew Holecek's work - https://www.andrewholecek.com/ Find Mark Walsh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/ Free embodiment resources - https://members.embodimentunlimited.com/free-embodiment-resources?utm_source=TEP&utm...
2024-02-2059 min
The Positive Head PodcastSoul-Share with Reverse Meditator, Andrew HolecekAndrew is a speaker and humanitarian who offers seminars around the world on lucid dreaming, the art of dying, and meditation, as well as author of the new book, Reverse Meditation. In this episode, he explains what reverse meditation is and shares the four stages required to redefine and transform our relationship with pain. Connect with Andrew at AndrewHolecek.com Connect with Karen to explore potentially coming on retreat at tinyurl.com/mmretreats or by texting 818-533-1135. Check out the Mystic Manor Instagram page @mysticmanorla
2024-01-1156 min
Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean FargoLucid Dreaming for Mindful Living, with Andrew HolecekHave you ever become aware that you’re dreaming, while still in the dream? Lucid dreaming is the act of becoming conscious that we’re dreaming. It’s a skill we can intentionally develop to become more lucid in our waking state. Those who regularly practice mindfulness meditation may be particularly adept at lucid dreaming.In this episode, author and spiritual teacher Andrew Holecek introduces lucid dreaming, dream yoga, and how to best induce these deeply meditative states. Learn more about the benefits of nocturnal meditations in Episode #306, Mindfulness While Sleeping, or start with the preliminary practice of Lim...
2023-12-1325 min
Leading with Genuine CareAndrew Holecek | Dreaming To Live and Die "Really, death is a journey into and through the mind." — Andrew Holocek In this episode, I speak with Andrew Holecek, the author of several books on meditation and lucid dreaming. While he's had a career as a dental surgeon, he has had a lifelong interest in meditation and the wisdom traditions. In 1998, he went on a three-year retreat at Sopa Choling in Nova Scotia, Canada. He calls this experience "transformative," and it was in his last year he had the idea for his first book, The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy. He has go...
2023-12-081h 00
Moments with MarianneReverse Meditation with Andrew HolecekDoes your mediation practice need a shake up? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Andrew Holeck on his new #book Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom.#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs in the Southern California area on KMET 1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio Affiliate!Andrew Holecek is an author and spiritual teacher who offers talks, online courses, and workshops in the United States and abroad. As a long-time student of Buddhism, he frequently presents this tradition from a contemporary perspective – blending th...
2023-11-231h 06
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2023-10-2632 min
Mind Love™ • Consciousness, Spirituality, and Science for AwakeningHow to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as a Doorway to Inner Freedom with Andrew Holecek • 318We will learn:
The surprising truth about seeking spiritual enlightenment and why it may be holding you back from true fulfillment
The hidden potential within anxiety so you can transform it into a healing frequency that propels you forward
The powerful practice of reverse meditation and how it can help you let go of ego, leading to a state of radical freedom
What's your first move when difficult emotions start to bubble up? Do you distract yourself, maybe dive into work or binge a TV show? If that sounds like you, you're in good...
2023-10-171h 08
Buddhist Wisdom, Modern LifeAndrew Holecek on reverse meditations for difficult situationsThis week internationally renowned spiritual teacher and author Andrew Holececk about his new book, Reverse Meditation, in which he shares a powerful form of spiritual practice that can transform our relationship to unwanted experiences. In the process, we open more and more fully to the luminous, spacious true nature of the mind. Toward the end of the episode, he offers a guided contemplation you can use next time you feel the urge to complain.
Andrew’s website: andrewholecek.com
Check out his new book, Reverse Meditation, that offers instruction in both foundational practices like calm abi...
2023-09-0747 minDeconstructing YourselfReverse Meditation with Andrew HolecekJoin host Michael Taft as he speaks with meditation teacher and author Andrew Holecek about “reverse meditation,” the Mahamudra-based practice of using difficult experiences as the focus of our meditation, how this moves us through our perceived limits and allows us to recognize the perfection of the moment, and allows us to make any situation a profound and excellent meditation. Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and the art of dying. He is the author of many books, including Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Luci...
2023-08-2348 min
Modern Mindfulness PodcastEp. 74 : Reverse Meditation with Andrew HolecekWhere does your feel good strategy go when you don't feel good? Meditation is not just about 'getting zen'. Instead, can you believe that what may hold you back in your meditation practice {any unwanted experiences} can actually help accelerate it? In today's episode, Andrew Holecek covers the not-new and somewhat-radical concept of 'reverse meditation', a practice rooted in Tibetan Buddhism.He calls this "industrial strength meditation" with these practices being a "demolition meditation" as they can help the practitioner deconstruct suffering back into pain and even deconstruct pain into something even more transmutable :By com...
2023-08-1651 min
One Heart One MindEpisode 5: Reverse Meditation: A Conversation with Andrew HolecekAndrew Holecek is an author, speaker, and humanitarian who offers seminars internationally on meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. Andrew’s books include Dreams of Light, Dream Yoga, and Reverse Meditation. He hosts the popular Edge of Mind podcast and is the founder of the Night Club community, a support platform for nocturnal meditations In this episode, Thomas and Andrew discuss lucid dreaming, dream yoga, pain, neuroscience, all in the context of what Andrew calls “reverse meditation.” What is reverse meditation? In a word, it is bringing unwanted experience directly to the path of meditation. Listen...
2023-08-1640 min
Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean FargoLiminal Dreaming as a Mindful Practice, with Andrew HolecekWhat if falling asleep during meditation wasn’t a hindrance at all but, rather, an opportunity to mindfully explore liminal space? The intentional practice of liminal dreaming allows us to begin carrying mindfulness across the threshold between the waking and dreaming state. In this episode, Andrew Holecek teaches us how to bring mindfulness to liminal states of mind. Liminal dreaming sets the foundation for the more advanced nighttime practice of lucid dreaming, but also, has its own unique benefits. For an overview of this and other nocturnal mindfulness practices, listen to Episode #036, Mindfulness While Sleeping, with Andrew Hole...
2023-07-2627 minSounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: Reverse MeditationYour mindfulness practice worked! You calmed your mind and felt the deep, inner bliss that meditation brings. But, asks Andrew Holecek, what do you do with these beatific states when your world is falling apart? Where's your meditation practice then?
In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Holecek about his new book, Reverse Meditation, and how we can move toward a more complete spirituality that welcomes all of our experience. Illuminating the four steps of reverse meditation and much more, their conversation explores: how pain and hardship can accelerate the spiritual journey; why mindfulness "sedates but doesn't liberate"; the cultivation o...
2023-07-181h 08Sounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: Reverse MeditationYour mindfulness practice worked! You calmed your mind and felt the deep, inner bliss that meditation brings. But, asks Andrew Holecek, what do you do with these beatific states when your world is falling apart? Where's your meditation practice then?
In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Holecek about his new book, Reverse Meditation, and how we can move toward a more complete spirituality that welcomes all of our experience. Illuminating the four steps of reverse meditation and much more, their conversation explores: how pain and hardship can accelerate the spiritual journey; why mindfulness "sedates but doesn't liberate"; the cultivation o...
2023-07-181h 10
60 Mindful MinutesReverse Meditation with Andrew Holecek"Complete meditation is not about feeling good— it's about getting real," writes Andrew Holecek in his book, Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom. From this lens, meditation intended only to feel good falls short of what's possible when we tune into and turn toward ourselves. This week's conversation focuses on reverse meditation, which is a deliberate turning towards difficult thoughts, emotions and physical pain. And with this new perspective, reverse meditation give us the opportunity to relate to our mind instead of from it. Gues...
2023-07-1152 min
The ZDoggMD ShowUsing Lucid Dreaming To Wake Up (w/Andrew Holecek)This conversation originally aired in June 2022 and is definitely worth a second listen. Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher and renowned meditation expert who specializes in lucid dreaming and dream yoga. Basically, it's a meditation practice within a dream, and the twist is the dreamer knows they're dreaming. We explore how this practice of increasing awareness during sleep can have profound benefits for your life. In fact, it might just be the key to unlocking reality.Check out Andrew's website with many resources including his podcast and books and his "Night Club" lucid dreaming and meditation community.
2023-07-112h 21Our Mindful Nature: Meditation Inspired by Nature to Soothe the Overwhelmed Mind and Ease AnxietyReverse Meditation with Andrew HolecekWhew y’all. Are you ready to go deep today? Like really deep? Because today, we are jumping into the deep end with Buddhist meditation teacher Andrew Holecek. Andrew is a teacher and author on meditation, lucid dreaming, non-dualism, and preparingto die from a buddhist perspective. And today we are talking about his new book, Reverse Meditation, how to use your pain and most difficult emotions as the doorway to inner freedom. This is a rich conversation, particularly for those of you wanting to go deeper in y...
2023-07-0654 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisNight School: How to Meditate While You're Asleep | Andrew HolecekNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- This is a fun, weird, extremely interesting and inspiring episode. It's about lucid dreaming, something that people might perceive as hippie nonsense, but is actually deeply woven into ancient and time-tested Buddhist traditions. Our guest today has been studying and practicing Buddhism and what he calls nocturnal meditations for more than four decades. And he has remarkably simple and down to earth tips for doing this i...
2023-07-0553 min
What is Going OM with Sandie SedgbeerReverse Meditation with Andrew HolecekReverse Meditation – Step Into Pain & Step Up Your Evolution with Andrew HolecekWhy do people meditate? According to author, speaker, & humanitarian Andrew Holecek, the primary reason is that it reduces anxiety, improves sleep, declutters the mind, and & generally helps them feel better. But, he asks, where does your meditation go when things go bad? Where is your spirituality when rock meets bone, as they say in Tibet – or when the crap hits the fan? What do you do when things get hard?ANDREW HOLECEK has studied sleep yoga, bardo yoga, and other traditional practices with living masters in Indi...
2023-06-3056 min
CHITHEADS with Jacob Kyle (Embodied Philosophy)Is the West Ready for Tantra? with Andrew HolecekIn this episode, author and Embodied Philosophy faculty, Andrew Holecek, is in conversation with Stephanie Corigliano and Jacob Kyle, as they discuss Andrew’s article, “Is the West Ready for Tantra?” an article released in the latest issue of Tarka. Explore the latest Tarka issue here. About the Guest Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and the art of dying. He is the author of Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition; Meditation in the iGeneration: How to Meditate in a World of Spee...
2023-03-281h 06
Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean FargoMindfulness While Sleeping, with Andrew HolecekMindfulness and meditation practice is not limited to day-time hours. In fact, being awake is not necessary at all. There are at least five types of meditation we can do while we are sleeping that benefit both body and mind. These nocturnal meditations have been practiced for thousands of years to help us shed light on the darkest parts of our unconscious, and in the process, enlighten us.In this episode, we hear from author and spiritual teacher Andrew Holecek about these subtle, advanced nighttime practices, which anyone can learn to do. Andrew Holecek teaches worldwide on...
2023-01-1127 min
Deep TransformationThe Remarkable Practice of Dream Yoga: How Lucid Dreaming Makes Sleep Endlessly Fascinating & Leads to Lucid Living (and Lucid Dying) with Andrew Holecek (Part 3)Ep. 39 (Part 3 of 3) | Lucid dreaming expert, author, “curiouist,” and integralist Andrew Holecek explains how lucid dreaming opens the door to a greatly expanded understanding of our minds, our perception of reality, and human potential altogether. If we consciously explore our night lives practicing dream yoga, we can learn how to discard our habits, purify our karma, and discover beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are co-creators of our experience. What we do in dream yoga is not limited to nighttime action; it weaves back into our daytime lives, and ultimately our experience of dying.Andrew desc...
2022-08-1846 minEdge of Mind PodcastDelson Armstrong - Part II - Dependent Origination, the Intellectual Content of Enlightenment and the Core of Buddhism.Join Delson Armstrong and Andrew in this in-depth exploration of dependent origination, arguably the intellectual content of enlightenment, and the core of Buddhism. Dependent origination is the Theravada rendering of emptiness, and classically depicted in the “Wheel of Life” drawing you will find at the entrance to every monastery in India, Nepal, and Tibet. The twelve links (nidanas) of dependent origination, when unfolded in the forward direction, generate samsara; in the reverse direction they lead to nirvana. The conversation focuses on the first two links, and how the 12th link (death) conditions the 1st (ignorance). In one sense, all of s...
2022-08-162h 00
Deep TransformationThe Remarkable Practice of Dream Yoga: How Lucid Dreaming Makes Sleep Endlessly Fascinating & Leads to Lucid Living (and Lucid Dying) with Andrew Holecek (Part 2)Ep. 38 (Part 2 of 3) | Lucid dreaming expert, author, “curiouist,” and integralist Andrew Holecek explains how lucid dreaming opens the door to a greatly expanded understanding of our minds, our perception of reality, and human potential altogether. If we consciously explore our night lives practicing dream yoga, we can learn how to discard our habits, purify our karma, and discover beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are co-creators of our experience. What we do in dream yoga is not limited to nighttime action; it weaves back into our daytime lives, and ultimately our experience of dying.Andrew desc...
2022-08-1142 min
Deep TransformationThe Remarkable Practice of Dream Yoga: How Lucid Dreaming Makes Sleep Endlessly Fascinating & Leads to Lucid Living (and Lucid Dying) with Andrew HolecekEp. 37 (Part 1 of 3) | Lucid dreaming expert, author, “curiouist,” and integralist Andrew Holecek explains how lucid dreaming opens the door to a greatly expanded understanding of our minds, our perception of reality, and human potential altogether. If we consciously explore our night lives practicing dream yoga, we can learn how to discard our habits, purify our karma, and discover beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are co-creators of our experience. What we do in dream yoga is not limited to nighttime action; it weaves back into our daytime lives, and ultimately our experience of dying.Andrew desc...
2022-08-0445 min
The ZDoggMD ShowLucid Dreaming, Dream Yoga, & Awakening (w/Andrew Holecek)Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher, and a renowned expert on meditation, lucid dreaming, and dream yoga. We dive into how increasing your awareness during sleep can have profound benefits for your life. In fact, it might just help wake us up from the "dream" of the waking state itself...Check out Andrew's website with many resources including his podcast and books and his "Night Club" lucid dreaming and meditation community.
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2022-06-022h 18Deconstructing YourselfA Conversation on Nonduality with Andrew HolecekHost Michael Taft iterviews Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher and author Andrew Holecek on nondual practice and theory, finding your way back to the true nature of mind, the dangers of getting dropped off in the deep end too soon, challenging to notion of path, the art of doing nothing (and doing it well); Andrew also offers listeners a dream-based nondual guided practice.Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and the art of dying. He is the author of many books, including Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your...
2022-04-2553 min
Buddha at the Gas Pump640. Andrew HolecekAndrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and teaches internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and the art of dying. He is the author of six books, and many articles, including scientific papers on lucid dreaming. Dr. Holecek is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a concert pianist, with degrees in music, biology, and a doctorate in dental surgery. He is the co-founder of Global Dental Relief, which serves impoverished children in six developing countries; the founder of the online platform Night Club, which supports the nocturnal meditations, and the founder of the Preparing t...
2022-04-0100 min
Vedanta Talks - Swami SarvapriyanandaAdvaita Vedanta And Buddhism - Andrew Holecek In Conversation With Swami SarvapriyanandaAndrew Holecek interviews Swami Sarvapriyananda about Advaita Vedanta, and its relationship to Vedanta, Tibetan Buddhism, and Kashmir Shaivism. This is a cross-post of the original podcast at https://www.andrewholecek.com/swami-s....
Andrew Holecek (https://www.andrewholecek.com) is an author and spiritual teacher renowned for his expertise in lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream.
2022-03-201h 56
The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology#88: Profound States of Mind - Andrew HolecekAndrew Holecek is an author and meditation teacher with decades of intensive practice experience, including a 3-year silent retreat in the Tibetan tradition. Andrew's work combines ancient wisdom with modern science. We discuss the insights gained from his lengthy silent retreat, the 2 vectors of enlightenment, how our minds construct our realities, and much more. FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: http://bit.ly/afitmind Website: www.fitmind.com SHOW NOTES 0:00 | Intro to Andrew Holecek 4:55 | In the Presence of Meditation Masters 10:10 | 3-Year Silent Retreat Experience 18:58 | Insights G...
2022-03-151h 07Edge of Mind PodcastChristopher M. Bache on His Journey Exploring LSD as a Practice, and Entheogens as an Actual Path.In this highly provocative podcast, Christopher Bache discusses his 40-year journey exploring LSD as a practice, and entheogens as an actual path. Twenty years taking 73 high-dose journeys into the nature of mind and reality, and twenty years digesting what he discovered. Chris talks about the difference between spiritual awakening and cosmological exploration during his adventure in consciousness, the promise, the peril, and the pain. What is the risk of “high-altitude sickness,” and are psychedelics a short-cut to enlightenment? How valid is “chemical mysticism,” and how do you know what you experience is true? What about replicability – would someone else experience...
2022-02-172h 46Edge of Mind PodcastMorley Discusses His Book "Wake Up to Sleep:.."Join the popular lucid dreaming author Charlie Morley for our second interview with him, and discover why he is in such demand. Andrew and Charlie discuss his latest book, “Wake Up to Sleep: 5 Powerful Practices to Transform Stress & Trauma for Peaceful Sleep & Mindful Dreams.” The conversation begins with an extensive exploration of the importance of breath, and how it profoundly affects our lives – and our sleep. Charlie shares some practices for how to engage Coherent Breathing for optimal mental and physical health. He also shows us how to use breathing to work with insomnia, and to prepare for sleep. Charli...
2021-10-281h 36
Unconditional Healing with Jeff RubinInterview with Andrew Holecek - On Demystifying Death and DyingAndrew Holecek is a prolific author and spiritual teacher who writes and teaches extensively on navigating the Buddhist path. He is able to present this tradition from a contemporary perspective, by skillfully marrying the ancient wisdom of the East with the scientific findings and knowledge of the West. I first encountered Andrew years ago when I read his first book, The Power and the Pain. Drawing upon his years of intensive study and practice, the book teaches the value and opportunities that exist in obstacles and difficulties on the spiritual path, a philosophy that resonated with me as...
2021-08-021h 11
Edge of Mind PodcastThe Power of Perspective with Astronaut Ron GaranJoin the astronaut, author, and humanitarian Ron Garan for an out of this world discussion about the power of perspective. We show clips of Ron’s remarkable life as a fighter pilot and International Space Station inhabitant, and then turn to the power of the “overview effect,” and its implementation as orbital perspective. Andrew ties this into the lucidity principle, and how evolution itself is defined by increased perspectives. From ego-centric to tribe-centric to world-centric to cosmo-centric – from ego to eco -- we evolve as we continue to open to new views on reality (a notion deeply connected to meditati...
2021-07-081h 21Edge of Mind PodcastAn Exploration Of The Mysterious World Of The “Hidden Lands” with Ian BakerJoin anthropologist and intrepid explorer Ian Baker for an exploration of the mysterious world of the “hidden lands,” or beyul. These extraordinary places are geographical power points where mindscape and landscape merge, and where spiritual practice is accelerated. “Here you can accomplish in one day what would otherwise take a year.” Dreamlike in nature, and absolutely mind-bending in essence, these terrestrial pure lands are an ineffable interworld between mind and nature. Here facets of the landscape act as fulcrums where perception turns into revelation, and gates open to a previously inaccessible space that defies categories of inside or outside. Ian expl...
2021-06-161h 45
Guru Viking PodcastEp90: Nocturnal Meditation - Andrew HolecekIn this episode I am joined by Andrew Holecek, author, spiritual teacher, and expert on lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of dream and sleep.
In this interview, Andrew reveals his childhood fascination with the occult, including seances, Ouija boards, and channellers such as Edgar Cayce and Jane Roberts.
We learn how a series of powerful spiritual openings set Andrew on a quest into the world’s mystical traditions, eventually to find a home in the practices of Tibetan Buddhism.
Andrew discusses the limitations of scientific materialism, the similarities and differences between his training as a concert pianist and the di...
2021-04-091h 22
Teaching MeditationDr. Andrew Holecek: Finding Your NicheDr. Andrew Holecek covers a lot of ground, from describing finding his niche in sleep and dream meditation, to doing a three-year retreat, and his thoughts on the frequent scandals among dharma teachers. Learn more about Andrew at www.andrewholecek.com.Support the show
2021-03-291h 03
Talk JunkiesLucid Dreams ft. Andrew HolecekWe had the pleasure to bring on one of the leading experts in lucid dreaming on to Talk Junkies. We do a deep dive with Andrew about all things Lucid Dreams. How to start Lucid Dreaming, to should you use it for pleasure or for the betterment of society? Its all very interesting stuff so listen along and find out how to start Lucid Dreaming today! No joke! Also Andrews book is fantastic, Links will be on our You Tube Channel!
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2021-03-231h 11Edge of Mind PodcastJourney into the World of Devotion with Kirtan Musician Krishna DasJoin the renowned Kirtan musician Krishna Das (KD) on a heartfelt journey into the world of devotion, and the role of sound on the path. What is Kirtan, and how does one listen to it? Can you bring music onto the path, and what are the near enemies in doing so? The discussion turns to sound as the nature of reality, and the role of mantra to reveal reality. Even scientists talk about the Big Bang, and “string theory.” Is the world made of sound and light? (“In the beginning was the word, and the word was made flesh.”) How does...
2021-03-191h 18
Biohacking News by ZestologyNight School - Andrew Holecek #309Are you ready to go back to night school? Disclaimer: You're about to hear my deepest most personal dreams. Don't judge me! Andrew Holecek is author of several books and scientific papers on lucid dreaming, including Dream Yoga and Dreams of Light. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and offers seminars internationally on lucid dreaming, dream yoga, and meditation. ... TODAY'S PODCAST PARTNER There's never a bad time to boost your immune system. But I don't need to tell you how important a strong immune system is right now, g...
2021-01-2539 min
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee StanleyThe Power of Dream Yoga with Andrew HolecekIn this episode of the Radiant Rest Podcast, Tracee Stanley shares a conversation with author and spiritual teacher Andrew Holecek. They broach topics of the power of lucid dreaming and dream yoga, stressing the importance of the truths revealed in our sleep states. Andrew and Tracee together discuss fear and how transitions are intrinsic to the human experience.
2020-12-121h 09Sounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: Perception Is Creation: Discovering EmptinessAndrew Holecek is an author and spiritual teacher whose longtime study of Buddhism blends ancient wisdom with contemporary knowledge and insights. He is renowned for his expertise in lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream. With Sounds True, he has published the books Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep and Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Andrew and Tami Simon discuss his latest book, including: the traditional three-step approach to the practice of illusory form, seeing the...
2020-08-181h 16Sounds True: Insights at the EdgeAndrew Holecek: Perception Is Creation: Discovering EmptinessAndrew Holecek is an author and spiritual teacher whose longtime study of Buddhism blends ancient wisdom with contemporary knowledge and insights. He is renowned for his expertise in lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream. With Sounds True, he has published the books Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep and Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Andrew and Tami Simon discuss his latest book, including: the traditional three-step approach to the practice of illusory form, seeing the...
2020-08-181h 16
Get Lost In Your Day With A Game-Changing Full Audiobook.Dreams of Light by Andrew HolecekPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48651to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dreams of Light
Author: Andrew Holecek
Narrator: Arthur Rowan
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs
Release date: 08-18-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 113 ratings
Genres: Buddhism
Publisher's Summary:
With Dream Yoga, Andrew Holecek guided us into Tibetan Buddhism’s nocturnal path to lucid dreaming. Here, he offers in-depth instruction in the tradition’s daytime practices. “Waking experience is also a type of dream”, teaches Holecek, “and things are not as solid and real as we think. This insight is what transforms a non-lucid life into a lucid one.” For those drawn to Tibet’s p...
2020-08-1830 minReveal Audiobooks Highlights — Concise And Crisp.Full audiobook experience: Dreams of Light by Andrew HolecekPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48651 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Dreams of Light
Author: Andrew Holecek
Narrator: Arthur Rowan
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs
Release date: 08-18-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 113 ratings
Genres: Buddhism
Publisher's Summary:
With Dream Yoga, Andrew Holecek guided us into Tibetan Buddhism’s nocturnal path to lucid dreaming. Here, he offers in-depth instruction in the tradition’s daytime practices. “Waking experience is also a type of dream”, teaches Holecek, “and things are not as solid and real as we think. This insight is what transforms a non-luci...
2020-08-1830 min
CHITHEADS with Jacob Kyle (Embodied Philosophy)Andrew Holecek on Dreams & the Primary Delusion (#102)In this episode we discuss: Dreams from the perspective of Eastern tradition What is the non-dreaming state Spiritual benefits of lucid dreaming, including the development of psychic power Physical and psychological therapeutic benefits of lucid dreaming Tools to navigate nightmares Principles and strategies to begin a practice of lucid dreaming (intention and meditation as foundational practices) Preparation for a lucid dreaming practice by developing good sleep hygiene and establishing a more honored and treasured relationship to the dreaming state Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and the art...
2019-12-241h 16Edge of Mind PodcastStephen LaBerge with a Spontaneous and Uniquely Personal Conversation on Lucid DreamingJoin Andrew and esteemed researcher Stephen LaBerge in a rare live interview conducted at the Sedona lucid dreaming retreat, October 2019. This is an unusual interview because Stephen seldom does interviews; it was conducted in front of 50 wonderful participants; and the conversation has a warm-up, or preview. Andrew had prepared a set of questions for Stephen (submitted to Stephen the evening before) that dealt mostly with the science of lucid dreaming. But all those questions fell away as Dr. LaBerge gave his last brief talk at the event, part of which is now included as the prelude to the interview...
2019-11-2959 minEdge of Mind PodcastInterview by Michael TaftIn this podcast, Andrew changes roles and is interviewed by Michael Taft, host of the popular “Deconstructing Yourself” podcast. Michael is a sensitive thinker, and the discussion leads to some interesting places. Join Andrew and Michael for this provocative conversation.—Michael W. Taft is a maverick meditation teacher, bestselling author, and podcaster. As a mindfulness coach, he specializes in secular, science-based mindfulness training in retreats, groups, corporate settings, and one-on-one sessions. Michael is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Mindful Geek, Nondualism: A Brief History of a Timeless Concept, and Ego (which...
2019-10-301h 07Deconstructing YourselfWhat Does Dreaming Have to Do with Meditation? with Andrew HolecekHost Michael Taft speaks with Dream Yoga expert Andrew Holecek about how the dream state (and dreamless sleep) can effect meditation practice. Topics include: the fantasy-filling model of lucid dreaming vs. spiritual awakening; dream yoga, sleep yoga, and Bardo yoga; the love of napping, meditation in a dream or in dreamless sleep; reification as the "original sin of Buddhism"; lucid dreaming for meditators; and much more.Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and the art of dying. He is the author of many books, including...
2019-10-231h 07
Groundless Ground PodcastAndrew Holecek: Dream and Sleep Yogas and the BardosThis episode is a dive deep into the extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist teachings on Dream Yoga, Sleep Yoga, and the Bardos, with Andrew Holecek; a longtime Tibetan Buddhist practitioner and expert in offering these teachings via contemporary language and authentic practices. Andrew’s methodology goes way beyond lucid dreaming. He believes that shamatha and vipashyana meditation are foundational to all the advanced practices he teaches, and his purpose for sharing this knowledge is facilitating awakening from suffering, rather than feeding a student’s unconscious or conscious need for power or non-ordinary experience. We talk openly about these profound yogas and thei...
2019-09-1646 minEdge of Mind PodcastB. Alan Wallace PhD on Lucid Dreaming, Including "What Does it Mean to Say Reality is a Dream?Join Andrew and the distinguished scholar-practitioner B. Alan Wallace for a truly remarkable conversation. Dr. Wallace is renowned for his incisive clarity and rigorous intellect, and this is fully evident as he cascades over a tremendous amount of material. The discussion begins with a deep dive into the central meditations of shamatha and vipashyana, and how both of these practices are integral to lucid dreaming. Alan goes so far as to say that dream yoga is the practice of vipashyana, and further situates dream yoga within the Madhyamaka (Middle Way School) and Dzogchen. The discussion then addresses the key...
2019-07-232h 01Edge of Mind PodcastRoger Walsh MD, PhD on a Wide Range of Provocative Topics That Circumambulate the Lucidity PrincipleJoin Andrew Holecek and Roger Walsh MD, PH.D as they discuss a wide range of provocative topics that circumambulate the lucidity principle. They begin with a deep dive into some of the shadow elements that accompany lucid dreaming, and spiritual practice altogether, including spiritual bypassing, nihilism, cosmological dualism, and the “fundamental flaw fallacy.” Roger shares his experience as a psychiatrist and meditation instructor, and the traps that he fell into – and how he got out. Lucid dreaming, the practice of illusory form, and spirituality in general can easily slip into devaluing form, instead of transcending but includi...
2019-07-141h 36Edge of Mind PodcastAndrew and Jordan Quaglia Discuss Their Joint Study on the Relationship of VR to Lucid DreamingIn this interview Andrew talks to the cognitive neuroscientist Jordan Quaglia about their joint study on the relationship of virtual reality to lucid dreaming.They discuss the exciting future of VR, as well as the many concerns. VR is like a stem cell, which can grow into healthy tissue (all the psychological and spiritual benefits) or a tumor (pornography and raw entertainment). VR, like lucid dreaming, can be used to develop empathy via virtual embodiment and also help us prepare for death via virtual disembodiment.Andrew and Jordan talk about the phenomenology of non-lucidity, and...
2019-06-201h 30Edge of Mind PodcastJames Kingsland on His Recent Books as Well as on How Altered States Can Help Us Discover the Natural StateJoin Andrew as he talks with noted science writer James Kingsland. James is a medical and science journalist with over twenty-five years' experience working for publications including New Scientist, Nature and the Guardian, a British daily newspaper, where he was a commissioning editor and contributor for its Notes & Theories blog. On his own blog the Plastic Brain, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology.In this interview, Andrew talks with James about his forthcoming book, “Am I Dreaming? The New Science of Consciousness and How Altered States Reboot the Brain.”When asked to endorse the book...
2019-06-161h 51
ManTalks PodcastAndrew Holecek - The Three Steps To Meditation, Lucid Dreaming, And Everyday Mindfulness
Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional three-year Buddhist meditation retreat and offers seminars internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and the art of dying. He is the author of Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep; The Power and the Pain; Preparing to Die; Meditation in the iGeneration; and the audio learning course Dream Yoga; The Tibetan Path of Awakening Through Lucid Dreaming. Andrew’s work joins the knowledge of the West with the wisdom of the East in providing a full-spectrum approach to help us realize our human potential. He holds degrees in...
2018-11-261h 11
The Science of Magic with Gwilda WiyakaThe Science of Magic with Gwilda Wiyaka - EP 194 - Andrew HolecekAndrew Holecek is an author and spiritual teacher who offers talks, online courses, and workshops in the United States and abroad. As a long-time student of Buddhism, he frequently presents this tradition from a contemporary perspective – blending the ancient wisdom of the East with modern knowledge from the West. Drawing on years of intensive study and practice, he teaches on the opportunities that exist in obstacles, helping people with hardship and pain, death and dying, and problems in meditation. Known as an expert on lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream, he is an experienced guide for st...
2017-05-111h 01
The Science of Magic with Gwilda WiyakaThe Science of Magic with Gwilda Wiyaka - EP 194 - Andrew HolecekAndrew Holecek is an author and spiritual teacher who offers talks, online courses, and workshops in the United States and abroad. As a long-time student of Buddhism, he frequently presents this tradition from a contemporary perspective – blending the ancient wisdom of the East with modern knowledge from the West. Drawing on years of intensive study and practice, he teaches on the opportunities that exist in obstacles, helping people with hardship and pain, death and dying, and problems in meditation. Known as an expert on lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep and dream, he is an experienced guide for st...
2017-05-111h 00
Tricycle TalksAndrew Holecek: The Good DeathIn this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle's founding editor Helen Tworkov speaks with the Tibetan Buddhist teacher and writer Andrew Holecek about how to prepare for what he calls the “once in a lifetime opportunity” of death and dying. Holecek explains how the practices that ensure a peaceful death are vital to a well-lived life. His latest book is Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition.
2017-04-1749 min