Andrew Holecek
Dr. 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 Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition; The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy;, and his dream trilogy, Dream Yoga,; Dreams of Light,; and The Lucid Dreaming Workbook. His forthcoming book is Reverse Meditation: How to Use Your Pain and Most Difficult Emotions as the Doorway to Inner Freedom.
Dr. Holecek is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and he has authored scientific papers. His work has appeared in Parabola, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Utne Reader, Buddhadharma Magazine, Light of Consciousness, and many other periodicals. Andrew holds degrees in classical music, biology, and a doctorate in dental surgery.
Upcoming Programs by Andrew Holecek
Graceful Exit: Preparing for a Good Death
We all face death, but how many of us are actually ready for it? Whether our own demise or that of a loved one comes first, how prepared are we? This workshop offers a wide array of resources and teachings to help participants address that final unfinished business and make the most out of every […]
Altered States: Pathways to Expansion
Also With Stacia Butterfield and Marques Redd
You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness. —Terence McKenna We humans are curious and since time immemorial, […]
Altered States | The Five Nocturnal Meditations Pathway
The five nocturnal meditations allow you to explore and stabilize altered states of consciousness with full lucidity every night. Those meditations are a unique form of “night school” and include: liminal dreaming, lucid dreaming, dream yoga, yoga nidra, and bardo yoga. These five meta-meditations can open the aperture of your mind, and give you access […]