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Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part Three

by Sanctuary | Aug 2, 2016 | Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

So my last blog post I talked about how slow wave sleep (the big dip at hours 1, 2, 4 and 6 in the graph) is responsible for consolidating memories of what happened during the day, and how REM sleep (the dark blue crests at the top of the sleep stages) are what are...

Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part Two

by Sanctuary | Jul 19, 2016 | Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

In my last post on Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part One, we talked about the relationship between dreams and REM sleep. This time I’d like to introduce you to another type of sleep. Yes, there are multiple types – in fact, it’s better to take a look at...

Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part One

by Sanctuary | Jun 29, 2016 | Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

If there’s one shared experience worth talking about, there’s no better example than dreams. They inspire us creatively, they follow us as we age, they warn us when something is wrong. They inspire our creative language and are, arguably, our first introspective...

Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part Three

Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part Two

Let’s Talk About Dreams! Part One

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