Kelly Lydick

Kelly Lydick received her B.A. in Writing and Literature from Burlington College, and her M.A. in Writing and Consciousness from the New College of California, San Francisco (now at CIIS). Her writing has appeared in Guernica, The Rumpus, Drunken Boat, Switched-on Gutenberg, VIDA: Women in the Arts, Tarpaulin Sky, and many others.

Additional articles have appeared in Yoga + Life, Natural Awakenings, Java, Western Art Collector, Santa Fean, and True Blue Spirit magazines. Her work has also been featured on NPR’s The Writers’ Block (KPFA) and on the Word podcast (KJZZ). She is the author of the experimental, Mastering the Dream, and Dream Incubation for Greater Self-Awareness: A Handbook. She's also a contributing author to the IASD's anthology Dreams That Change our Lives.

Kelly holds certifications as a Meditation Facilitator, Life Coach, and Gateway Dreaming™ Coach and other modalities. She teaches writing and personal growth workshops, and offers private consultations through her company Waking the Dream. Her signature workshop, Writing the Dream Time, has been featured at Burlington College, ASU’s Piper Center for Creative Writing, the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and others.

She holds professional memberships with the International Association for the Study of Dreams, where she has presented her work on dreams and served on the executive board, and the Academy of American Poets.You can learn more about her work at www.kellylydick.com.