Hello and welcome. My name is Bei Linda Tang, founder of Dream Heals. I have witnessed the transformative power of dreams in my life and the lives of many others. Despite technological advancements, our world is facing overwhelming stress, conflicts, and environmental crises. By embracing our dreams, we can restore balance, regulate our emotions, and manage our relationships more effectively to overcome collective challenges.
What is Guided Dreaming?
Guided Dreaming is a new holistic mental wellness practice utilizing the waking dream trance to improve one's mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. I developed it based on personal waking dreams during the pandemic, combined with dream science, psychology, and dreamwork. It offers a safe, effective, and accessible process that helps individuals reduce stress and overcome challenges in life. I have worked with over 500 people with excellent results and twice presented Guided Dreaming workshops at annual conferences at the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD).
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How does Guided Dreaming work?
With breathwork and visualization, I guide participants into a serene underwater dream while awake to interact with a friendly octopus. We experience profound relaxation, tension and stress release, and learn mental shapeshifting, a vital skill for regulating emotions and solving problems in daily life. Participants are encouraged to bring a problem and a helper into the dream and share their waking dreams afterward to explore meanings, insights and solutions.
Evidence-Based Research
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For my master's thesis research in 2024, I surveyed 11 self-selected adult volunteers after participating in one Guided Dreaming for Stress Reduction and Problem-Solving workshop. The survey results show:
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All participants experienced waking dreams with unique content, embodied cognition, and positive emotions despite diverse life circumstances and experiences with mindfulness practice
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91% of the participants reported feeling safe, less stressed, and attaining some problem-solving insights
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A 36% average improvement in self-assessed mental outlook (from 57.8±17.7 to 78.9±23; p=.00067; Cohen's d effect size = 1.03).
About Me
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I am the founder of Dream Heals, author of Navigate Life with Dreams, and IASD's Western Canadian Representative. I hold an MA in Applied Psychology with a concentration in Health and Wellness from Adler University and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. I was an investment banker and the owner/creative director of an organic textile business. I was born and grew up in China, lived in the United States, and have been living on the West Coast of Canada for the past twenty years with my husband, our two children, my parents, two cats and two dogs.
Who Can Benefit?
Guided Dreaming can help people from all walks of life reduce stress and anxiety, and live happier, healthier and more purposeful lives.
Safety, Privacy, and Ethics
Dreaming is a natural and safe activity. Various forms of dreamwork have been practised worldwide since ancient times. During Guided Dreaming, participants remain conscious and can end the process anytime by opening their eyes.
Similar to nocturnal sleeping dreams, unexpected memories or emotions may surface during a waking dream.
​The dreamer is the ultimate authority on the meaning of their dreams. Dream sharing can help each dreamer understand their dreams and foster peer support. Each person decides what information to share or not share. Participants respect each other's agency and confidentiality.
Dreamwork is not a substitute for psychotherapy outside a clinical setting. For mental health emergencies, please seek mental health and suicide prevention support. The free helpline in Canada and the United States is 988 by phone or text. For health concerns, please consult a medical professional.
I am an active member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and adheres to IASD's Ethical Dreamwork and Principles of Community.