Charlie Morley

Charlie Morley is a bestselling author and teacher of lucid dreaming, shadow work and Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep.

Charlie formally became a Buddhist at the age of 19 and lived at the Kagyu Samye Dzong Buddhist Centre for 7 years. He’s been lucid dreaming for over 25 years and was “authorised to teach” within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in 2008. Since then he has written four books which have been translated into over 15 languages and has run workshops & retreats in more than 20 countries.

He’s spoken at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, taught workshops for the NHS, Metropolitan Police, Reuters News Agency and the British Army Air Corps as well as presenting his work with military veterans on Sky News and at the Ministry of Defence Mindfulness Symposium.

In 2018 he was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to research PTSD treatment in military veterans and continues to teach workshops for people with trauma affected sleep. These teachings form the core of his latest book Wake Up to Sleep.

‍In 2019, in a world first, he trained a group of therapists to use lucid dreaming with their clients, a training which formed the basis of his 100 hour Lucid Dream Facilitator Training which is now offered every 2 years. The next facilitator training will run in 2025.

‍In 2023, the first scientific study into Charlie’s methods was published in the peer reviewed journal Traumatology in which 85% of participants experienced “a remarkable decrease in Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms” within 1 week by using lucid dreaming alone. In 2024, Charlie gave his second TED in whcih he explores this study.

In 2026 Charlie will offer the first Post Graduate Diploma in Lucid Dreaming at Karuna Dartmoor.

‍Charlie's commercial work includes co-creating the "Room to Dream" package for the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel and offering in house sleep coaching at Nomade Tulum.

In his past life he trained and worked as an actor & scriptwriter before running a hip hop collective called THROWDOWN throughout his 20’s.

He now lives in London, with his partner Chloe, a mini-dachshund called Waffles and a huge chow-chow called Bao.

When he’s not teaching he enjoys kickboxing, surfing and pretending to meditate.

James Scurry

James is an accredited psychotherapist and Kum Nye instructor based in London in the United Kingdom. He specialises in using Kum Nye to assist those who have experienced trauma to heal and to feel at home in their bodies. James has worked with journalists, police and the military, but his classes are open to anyone who has an interest in learning Kum Nye. He has an interest in Tibetan Buddhism and co-facilitates workshops on Tibetan lucid dreaming practices for trauma alongside the lucid dreaming teacher and author Charlie Morley. He has a Masters Degree in Mindfulness-based Core Process Psychotherapy from The Karuna Institute in Devon, England.

Heather Darwall-Smith

Heather Darwall-Smith is a sleep specialist psychotherapist based in London. She holds a master’s degree in Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy and has further training in sleep medicine, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia, and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Heather is dedicated to helping her clients achieve restful sleep, improved mental health, and overall well-being through evidence-based techniques.

Heather has a deep understanding of the intricate relationship between sleep and mental health as well as expertise in addressing sleep issues within the neurodiverse population. Her work takes into account how how sleep issues are often intertwined with various bio/psycho/social factors.

Having previously worked as a Sleep Psychotherapist at The London Sleep Centre Heather now runs her own successful practice in central London. She also works with companies on developing Corporate Sleep and Stress Reduction Programs. She is the spokesperson for sleep for UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and is regularly invited to comment in the media.

She is the author of The Science of Sleep, a comprehensive guide published by DK and translated into multiple languages. She is currently working on her second book, to be published by HarperCollins.

With Heather’s specialised focus on sleep-related concerns, comprehensive training, and dedication to helping clients achieve restful sleep and improved mental health, she is a trusted expert in the field.

Dr. Heather Sequeira

Dr Sequeira is a Chartered Psychologist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

She is owner of PTSDTraumaWorkshops.co.uk, works as a Highly Specialist clinician in the NHS and offers Private Therapy. Heather works with PTSD, anxiety and stress reactions, sexual abuse and other trauma, OCD and depression.

Dr Heather Sequeira conducted her PhD (University of London) in the field of psychological trauma.

She has published articles on traumatic experience in leading international journals and has presented at international conferences (Contact for list of publications).

Dr Sequeira was previously a Senior Research Fellow at University of London and visiting lecturer at City University. She also works in a specialist capacity for the NHS. She is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and former Editor of the British Psychological Society journal 'Counselling Psychology Review.'