In this episode, I chat with Dr. Brigitte Holzinger regarding her paper “Cognitions in Sleep, Lucid Dreaming as an intervention for Nightmares in patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.”
Dr. Brigitte Holzinger was born in Vienna, Austria and studied psychology at the University of Vienna, gaining her PhD at Stanford University in California.
Brigitte is a psychologist, psychotherapist for Integrative Gestalt, sleep and dream researcher, teacher and writer.
She founded the Institute for Consciousness and Dream Research in Vienna and is a founding member of the Austrian Sleep Research Association (ASRA).
Brigitte has written several books on the topics of sleep, psychotherapy and Gestalt Theory and lectures at the Medical University of Vienna.
In this episode Brigitte and I discuss:
- Our love of music.
- What led Brigitte to become involved in Dream Research?
- Lucid dreaming and the concept of dream yoga.
- The link between dreams and death.
- Brigitte’s paper “Cognitions in Sleep, Lucid Dreaming as an intervention for Nightmares in patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.”
- The meaning of PTSD and several interesting examples that Brigitte has come across in her research.
- Our thoughts on dreams, and dreaming about the past, present and future.
Connect with Dr Brigitte Holzinger
- Research Paper: (PDF) Cognitions in Sleep: Lucid Dreaming as an Intervention for Nightmares in Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Research Gate: Brigitte HOLZINGER | Scientific Director | Professor | Medical University of Vienna, Vienna | MedUni Vienna | Postgraduate/Sleep coaching | Research profile
- Medical University Vienna: Researcher of the MedUni Vienna
- Schluffcoaching website: Institute – Schlafcoaching.org
- Home – The Institute for Consciousness and Dream Research
- Linked In: (28) Brigitte Holzinger | LinkedIn
Email: office@schlafcoaching.org
