R Experience gathers internationally recognised researchers, psychologists, coaches and pioneering authors for unscripted conversations on human potential, awareness and change. We explore how physiology, psychology and altered states of consciousness shape our experience, and conditioned patterns.
All conversations are unscripted, leaving room for free expression, multiple perspectives and unexpected directions. From scientific inquiry to the edges of lived experience, curiosity leads the way to understand can human awareness evolve past the breaking point we find the world in today.
Guest: robert waggoner
What if Lucid Dreaming is only the beginning of Lucid Waking?
In this conversation, Robert Waggoner and Ruth Lindroos continue to explore some of the deepest questions surrounding lucid dreaming, dream figures, the shadow self, and the nature of awareness itself. Together, we explore the limits of control in lucid dreaming, why surrender often leads to deeper experiences, and how beliefs, fears, dream figures, and unconscious patterns shape both our dream life and waking reality. We also examine how lucid dreaming can evolve into a practice of lucid waking and deeper self-awareness. With 50 years of experience in the realm of lucid dreaming, Robert Waggoner is the author of Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self and Lucid Dreaming Plain and Simple. Robert is widely regarded as one of the most respected voices, practitioners and authors in the field of lucid dreaming.
Guest: Dr. Martin J. Turner
Performance psychologist Dr. Martin J. Turner joins Ruth to explore the psychology of pressure, elite performance, cognitive mediation, avoidance, identity, anxiety, and how the mind shapes performance and perception under stress.
We unravel how pressure is not in the situation itself, but created through the relationship between the performer and the situation. From elite sport and business to everyday high-stakes moments, we unpack why some people rise under pressure while others avoid, overthink, or collapse.
Dr. Martin J. Turner is an internationally recognised practitioner, awarded researcher and author in the application of REBT within high-pressure environments. Having worked across professional football, rugby, cricket, military, corporate, and healthcare systems, his research focuses on how stress, adversity, and belief systems shape wellbeing and performance outcomes in elite contexts.
Guest: Robert Waggoner
Robert Waggoner joins Ruth to explore lucid dreaming, self-awareness, consciousness, the void, and what may exist beyond the lucid dream itself. Robert Waggoner has spent 50 years exploring lucid dreaming, and is widely regarded as one of the field's leading practitioners and authors. Robert's work has shaped modern conversations on dream awareness and consciousness.
Moving beyond beginner lucid dreaming techniques, the dialogue explores whether lucid dreams arise as expressions of self, interactions with a deeper intelligence, or both, - and what lucid dreaming may reveal about the nature of mind, beliefs, reality, time, and awareness.
The conversation bridges psychology, spirituality, dream research and courageous exploration towards the limits of lucid dreaming and lucid waking.
Guest: Dr. Martin dixon
Dr. Martin Dixon joins Ruth to break down the science of reflection in high performance settings. Dr. Martin Dixon is an internationally recognised expert in performance psychology, specialised in reflection in high-performance settings and the role of challenge and threat appraisals in elite performance. Alongside his academic work, he is a UEFA-licensed soccer coach, working in elite youth and collegiate sport.
We discuss the questions of why most practice reflection without success, and how to use reflection effectively for growth, performance, and self-awareness. We explore the key differences between reflection, rumination, thought patterns, and how pressure, mindset, and attention shape the way you think, learn, live and perform.
Dr. steve Vinay gunther
Dr. Steve Vinay Gunther joins Ruth to explore Gestalt therapy, spiritual practice, meditation, self-awareness, and power dynamics. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience in psychotherapy and contemplative practice, Vinay has worked internationally as a consultant, psychotherapist, coach, and Gestalt trainer across China, Japan, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, South Africa, and beyond. He is the founder of the Northern Rivers Gestalt Institute, which he directed for 17 years. Vinay has also wrote the bestseller ”The Woman in Your Life – A Man’s Guide to a Happy Relationship”.
Vinay explains the foundations of Gestalt therapy, including presence, authenticity, relational awareness, and experiential learning. Together we explore the space between psychology and spirituality, how therapeutic work can support growth, emotional awareness and the challenge of discovering who we are beneath social conditioning and external expectations.