Lucid Dreaming with Charlie Morley

Do The Shadow Work: Book Launch, talk and Mini-workshop!

To celebrate the launch of his new book Do The Shadow Work bestselling Hay House author Charlie Morley returns to Alternatives for a deep dive into shadow work and how it can help us transform fear into love and shame into acceptance.

Our shadow is the part of us that we hide from others: our shame, our fears and our wounds, but also our inner gold, our unexpressed talents and our untapped potential. To do the shadow work is to transform the energy of the shadow into the power of awakening.

Charlie will explore his highly practical new book (based on his 2017 work Dreaming through Darkness) and talk us through the guided meditations, mask work, art therapy, eye gazing and creative writing exercises it contains.

Charlie will also lead the audience through several shadow work practices so this will be a mini-workshop as well as a book launch.
We'll explore:

• How we create and project our shadow
• How to find and express the golden or “positive “ shadow
• Techniques to transform fear & shame into loving awareness
• How to begin integrating our sexual, ancestral and childhood shadows.

There will also be an interactive Q&A and book signing after the talk.

Wed 21 May 2025
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Herringham Hall, Regents University, London,NW1 4NS (7 min walk from Baker Street tube)

Lucid Dreaming and Shadow Work Retreat

In this immersive 4-night retreat we'll learn how to utilize the power of lucid dreaming and shadow work to help meet, befriend and transmute our shadow side into the gold of awakening.

Based on his new book "Do The Shadow Work" (launching Spring 2025) Charlie will be offering a fully updated and revised set of shadow work practices to the retreat. But what is the shadow?

The Shadow is made up of all that we hide from others: our shame, our fears, our psychological wounds, but also our golden potential, our blinding beauty and our hidden talents. It is a huge source of power and creativity but until we bring it into the light this power will remain untapped and our full potential unreached.

Imagine if we could meet our shadow in a lucid dream? We can.

Using the “No Mud, No Lotus” approach this retreat will guide you to the gold that lies within your shadow through both lucid dream and waking state exercises.

We’ll combine an intensive daily schedule with optional night-time practices to create the best possible conditions for lucidity.

Charlie’s teaching style is highly practical: using music, movement and interactive exercises to help deepen the learning experience.

Highlights include:
• Learning how to Lucid dream
• Exploring our personal shadows
• Shamanic Mask & Mirror work
• Tibetan Buddhist dream yoga
• Jungian shadow work
• Daily dream circles & Nap time
• Yoga Nidra sessions

The retreat is open to complete beginners (as well as seasoned practitioners) and will include everything you need to learn how to lucid dream and how to face & embrace your shadow.

This retreat takes a uniquely holistic approach to lucid dreaming best suited to those interested in psychological integration and spiritual growth.

The end goal is to become- in the words of Charlie’s teacher Lama Yeshe Rinpoche “more awake, more aware, more kind.”

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NB: How do the optional night-time practices work exactly?
Participants can choose to spend the second half of the night sleeping in the workshop space where they will be guided into several sessions of lucid dream practice. The night-time wake ups are totally optional though so if you would prefer to stay in your room then that’s absolutely fine.

If you do intend to do the night-time sessions please bring:
• A camping mattress/roll matt
• A sleeping bag/blanket.
• Extra pillow if you need one
• Enthusiasm and a sense of humour!

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Inner Child Lucid Dreaming Retreat (4th-7th September 2025)

In this immersive 3-night retreat we'll learn how to utilize the power of lucid dreaming and Inner Child work to help re-parent and heal the child that lives within us.

We all have an inner child: that part of us forever connected to both our past childhood experiences and our present childlike energy, or lack of it. By healing and befriending the inner child we not only start to heal our early wounds but we also reactivate the joyful lifeforce of the inner child within our adult lives!

A wounded inner child leads to an inability to fully connect to our present inner joy but by healing our inner child, we begin the process of re-parenting ourselves and of creating the conditions of safety and love that will allow the joy of our divine child to shine forth in both our dreams and waking lives.

Imagine if we could meet our Inner Child in a lucid dream? We can.

We’ll combine a daily schedule of inner child work and lucid dream teachings with optional night-time practices to create the best possible conditions for lucidity.

Using guided meditations, creative writing, shamanic mirror work, Buddhist compassion practices, and of course lucid dreaming, we can begin the powerful process of healing the inner child.

This 3 night immersive retreat will include:

* Guided journeys to meet the inner child
* Inner Child shadow integration
* Toltec mask & mirror work
* Letter writing to your 6 year old self
* Group healing ceremonies
* Daily dream circles & Nap time

And of course lots of lucid dream training to allow you to meet your inner child in your dreams!

Charlie’s teaching style is highly practical: using music, movement and interactive exercises to help deepen the learning experience.

The retreat is open to complete beginners (as well as seasoned practitioners) and will include everything you need to learn how to lucid dream and how to befriend and heal your inner child.

To fully step into man or womanhood we must befriend, heal and empower our inner child. To do so will allow us to tap into the infinite joy, honesty and enthusiasmos that is sourced from the child that lives within us.

DATES & TIMES: Starts on the evening of Thursday 4th September 2025 and ends after lunch on Sunday 7th September 2025

VENUE: Villa San Carlo, Costabissara (near Venice, Italy)

ALL INCLUSIVE PRICE: 657 euros