Sacred States of Being
Sleeping, Dreaming, and Waking
Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Ed O’Malley
7:00 - 9:00pm ET, Tuesdays | Nov 26, Dec 3, Dec 10, and Dec 17, 2024
Workshop Credit Cost: 1 credit (Click Here to Purchase a Credit Package)
à la carte Price: General Public - $125.00 general public; One Spirit Alumni - $100.00
“In one of the oldest forms of Buddhism, Bon Buddhism, formerly “secret” teachings are being offered to Westerners, for several reasons. Bon Buddhist teachers who have come to the West have tried to reach us with teachings more relevant to our lifestyles while retaining the core spiritual essence. ”
This workshop will explore a specific set of teachings, Dream & Sleep Yoga, that require sustained awareness and spiritual practices, during each of a human's states of being—sleeping, dreaming and waking—to raise your level of awareness and connection to the Divine, in essence 24/7.
This is a very different approach than Westerners typically live, but the rewards are great. Research has shown that there is an overall increase in mindfulness, peace, compassion and altruism in practitioners. In fact, the ability to maintain awareness through all states, even a little, is directly correlated with and reflective of, spiritual growth.
Who this workshop is for
This workshop series is for spiritual seekers, of all stripes, who are interested in deepening their connection to the Divine and finding a way to sustain this connection.
What you’ll explore
Time-honored Buddhist practices that cultivate awareness of the Divine across sleeping, dreaming, and waking states
Wider conscious awareness with an enhanced worldview
Methods to support resilience, and even to thrive, amidst chaos
What you’ll experience
Register for this four-part workshop series to experience dreaming while awake, waking while dreaming, and awareness while asleep.
Through this exploration, you’ll gain a greater facility in the unseen, Spirit-filled world-perception beyond the physical senses.
Together, we each need to do what we are called to do, and these spiritual practices offer a dynamic state of being that allows us to hear our inner call more clearly, through staying in connection with the Divine, in whatever form we know.
Four Sessions | 7:00 - 9:00pm ET, Tuesdays – Nov 26, Dec 3, Dec 10, and Dec 17, 2024
Week 1 | Lucid Waking
Delve into the various states of awareness possible - the Divine spark that moves through all things.
Waking Illusory practice - viewing waking experience as a dream
Week 2 | Lucid Dreaming
Explore daytime practices for lucid dream awareness-dreaming God.
Cultivating dream awareness in the daytime
Week 3 | Sleep Awareness
Learn how to deepen nighttime lucidity, and share gains and challenges with the group.
Dream Yoga
Week 4 | Nature of Mind
Bring it all together.
Sleep Yoga
About the Facilitator
Rev. Dr. Ed O’Malley (he/him) is an ordained Interfaith Minister, trained Shaman, certified Nature Awareness Trainer, and currently Co -Creator and -Facilitator of the One Spirit Interspiritual Companioning & Counseling Program. Rev Ed offers programs designed to foster direct experience of Spirit, through instilling a deep, abiding awareness of the Immensity of the Natural World. Rev Ed is a deep practitioner of Bon Buddhism, the ancient spiritual practice of Tibet.
As an ordained Interfaith Minister, Shaman and Naturalist Ed helps people to expand their spiritual awareness by reacquainting them with their own Divine Nature through practices centered on Nature of Mind.
Where can I access the workshop?
All One Spirit workshops are hosted on Hylo - our online community platform. Workshop access will be provided via email after registration is complete. Please check your spam and/or promotions folders for your confirmation email from One Spirit. You will be guided to create a Hylo account, if you don’t already have one.