Lauri Loewenberg
Certified Dream Analyst
Lauri Loewenberg is a certified dream analyst based in Tampa, Florida. Lauri studied Dream Psychology and became a certified Dream Analyst under Katia Romanoff in 1996, and has since analyzed and researched over 75,000 dreams for clients all over the world. She is also a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and has written several books, including Dream On It, Unlock Your Dreams, Change Your Life (2011). Her dream-working techniques have been showcased on The View, Good Morning America, CNN, The Steve Harvey Show, and more. She is also a recurring Guest on The Today Show and Dr. Oz, and has logged over 3,000 radio interviews over the last 20 years. In 1998 she launched The Dream Zone, a weekly dream interpretation column, that now has over 2.5 million readers and is published in dozens of weekly alternatives and online magazines.
Professional Achievements
- Author of Dream on It, Unlock Your Dreams, Change Your Life (St. Martin's Press)
- Featured on The View, Good Morning America, CNN, The Katie Couric Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Live! with Kelly and Ryan, Fox Business, and has been a recurring guest on The Today Show and Dr. Oz
- Guest lecturer at the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa
Certifications & Organizations
- Member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams
Favorite Piece of Advice
Never dismiss your dreams as "just a dream." They are the most powerful part of who you are. They are messages from you, to you, about you, in order to improve you. When you work with your dreams, you can change your life!
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Forum Comments (6)
How do you interpret dreams?
I always recommend keeping a dream journal along with a day journal. Your dreams tonight are actually a commentary on what happened today. So, with a journal, you'll be able to connect the dots between what's going on in the dream to something that happened the previous day. For example, if your dream was particularly stressful, odds are it's because that day was particularly stressful.
Why am I dreaming of my ex so much?
The ex we tend to dream about the most is our first love. This can happen 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years later. The ex in your dreams is not playing themselves in the dream anymore, though. They have become the face of excitement and passion. So, when the first love shows up in your dream, ask yourself, "Do I need to bring back these feelings into my life?"
Even if you're in a healthy relationship, it can become very routine. So the ex or the first love can show up to say, let's find a way to bring the passion back. If you're in a dry spell and the first love shows up, it's your subconscious saying, "We want this again."
This dream doesn't necessarily mean you want that person again. But the subconscious has this really cool way of encoding the first time that you ever experience something impactful. Whomever you experience that with becomes the face of it.
Our dreams very often pull things from the past in order to give us a message about the present. So, ask yourself, "What stands out about the ex? What did I learn from that relationship? How can I apply that to right now?"
Even if you're in a healthy relationship, it can become very routine. So the ex or the first love can show up to say, let's find a way to bring the passion back. If you're in a dry spell and the first love shows up, it's your subconscious saying, "We want this again."
This dream doesn't necessarily mean you want that person again. But the subconscious has this really cool way of encoding the first time that you ever experience something impactful. Whomever you experience that with becomes the face of it.
Our dreams very often pull things from the past in order to give us a message about the present. So, ask yourself, "What stands out about the ex? What did I learn from that relationship? How can I apply that to right now?"
What does it mean when a snake appears in my dream?
Snakes are one of those really cool dream symbols that can have a lot of meanings, from cosmic and spiritual, to health-related, to a narcissistic person in your life. So, what I have found in my 30 years of experience as a professional dream analyst is that the most common meaning for a snake in a dream is someone or something in your life that is toxic, someone who exhibits low-down, dirty, sneaky behavior. However, they can also represent some kind of healing that you're going through because the snake is a symbol for physicians.
Snakes can also represent spiritual awakenings because they shed their skin. This can often represent you shedding old beliefs and taking on some kind of new skin, so to speak, a new belief system.
Snakes can also represent spiritual awakenings because they shed their skin. This can often represent you shedding old beliefs and taking on some kind of new skin, so to speak, a new belief system.
I had a dream where my teeth fell out. What does it mean?
This is a super common one. Most often, this dream is connected to communication.
Any dream that involves the mouth, the lips, the teeth, the tongue, or the throat area will usually be a commentary on the way you've been communicating lately. So, if your teeth are falling out and you're trying to get them to stay in or you're trying to put them back in, it's usually because you've said something that you wish you could take back. You've allowed something to fall out of your mouth.
If you have this dream, ask yourself, "What was I thinking when my teeth fell out?" This may represent something you need to fix, or something you need to contend with.
Any dream that involves the mouth, the lips, the teeth, the tongue, or the throat area will usually be a commentary on the way you've been communicating lately. So, if your teeth are falling out and you're trying to get them to stay in or you're trying to put them back in, it's usually because you've said something that you wish you could take back. You've allowed something to fall out of your mouth.
If you have this dream, ask yourself, "What was I thinking when my teeth fell out?" This may represent something you need to fix, or something you need to contend with.
What does it mean if I keep dreaming about someone?
Context always matters in a dream. If you're getting the same particular person again and again, the first thing you have to keep in mind about dreams is that everything in your dream and everyone in your dream is a symbol. They represent a part of you.
I always say, dreams are messages from you, to you, about you, in order to improve you. So, to figure out the person in your dream, ask yourself, "What stands out to you about this person? Is it a memory you have of them? Is it something about their personality?" Then ask yourself, "How do I see myself in this? How can I identify some part of me with this person?" That will explain why you are dreaming about them.
For example, if you keep dreaming of this kid from third grade, maybe he was the shy kid, who never spoke up, never raised his hand. That could mean: "Are you shy? Or are you being shy right now?"
I always say, dreams are messages from you, to you, about you, in order to improve you. So, to figure out the person in your dream, ask yourself, "What stands out to you about this person? Is it a memory you have of them? Is it something about their personality?" Then ask yourself, "How do I see myself in this? How can I identify some part of me with this person?" That will explain why you are dreaming about them.
For example, if you keep dreaming of this kid from third grade, maybe he was the shy kid, who never spoke up, never raised his hand. That could mean: "Are you shy? Or are you being shy right now?"
