Ancestral Dreaming
Heal Generational Wounds Through Dreamwork
We are the dreams of our ancestors, the future embodiment of their hopes and visions.
Linda Schiller’s new book is an illuminating and heartfelt guide that invites readers to connect with their ancestral legacies, gifts and blessings and to heal any intergenerational wounds you may have inherited; thereby transforming pain into wisdom and trauma into blessing. You can then pass on these healed and whole legacies on to your children and your children’s children. By tapping into the layers of consciousness of our dreams; both those of our sleep and through sleep-adjacent practices such as guided imagery and meditation, we can access this deep personal and collective wisdom.
Dream studies take us on a deep dive into the heart of our healing and help us to go forward and backwards in time to heal from our personal, ancestral and global wounds, and then, along with the dream-guided action steps, pass on the healing rather than the wounds or the trauma to the next generations. She also addresses the unique ancestral circumstance of families with adoption.
Through personal examples, clinical case studies, and interactive experiential exercises, to practice alone or with a group, Linda demonstrates that recurring dreams, themes, characters, and landscapes can be an ancestor reaching out. Blending trauma healing insights, mysticism, and dream studies, it is written for both a general audience and professionals. This book features guided and interactive dreamwork to help you dream the world you hope for into being.
New Release from Llewellyn • July 2025 $17.99 Trade Paperback Original
336 pages • ISBN: 978-0-7387-7891-4 Edelweiss
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About The Author
LINDA YAEL SCHILLER, MSW, LICSW, (Watertown, MA)
is a mind-body and spiritual psychotherapist, consultant, author, international teacher, and Professor Emeritus at Boston University School of Social Work . The author of Modern Dreamwork and PTSDreams and the workbook Integrated and Embodied Trauma Treatment, she is trained in EMDR, Somatic and expressive therapies, and hypnotherapy. Linda facilitates group dream circles; provides individual, group, and corporate consultation; and trains professionals on working with dreams.
Linda Yael Schiller
psychotherapist for the soul
Endorsements
Read what experts in the field have to say about Ancestral Dreaming.
Schiller does an amazing job of integrating trauma psychology, mysticism and spirituality, science, and the field of dreamwork/studies.
Deborah L. Korn
Deborah L. Korn, PsyD, clinical psychologist, faculty member at Trauma Research Foundation and EMDR Institute, and coauthor of Every Memory Deserves Respect
Linda Schiller’s deep dive into intergenerational healing through dream work isn’t just an outstanding book. It’s a calling. With the depth of an archeologist, the spirit of a mystic, and the sensitivity of a poet, Schiller provides guidance, structure, and hope for all who carry wounds from generations ago. And who doesn’t?
Beth Rontal
Beth Rontal, LICSW, psychotherapist, founder of Documentation Wizard, LLC, consultant, and trainer of the Misery or Mastery® documentation wizard courses, author of one-woman play, My Mother’s Daughter.
This is the book I have been waiting for! Linda Yael Schiller is a natural storyteller. This book is practical, highly readable, and full of deep wisdom. Ancestral Dreaming deserves a place on your bedside table. Pick it up: Your future ancestors will thank you.
Ryan Hurd
Ryan Hurd, author of Lucid Talisman and Sleep Paralysis
Upcoming Appearances
All listed times are Eastern time.
Silver Unicorn Bookstore Acton, MA
January 21 2026 @ 7:00 PM
DNANZ Workshop on Dreams
March 6, 2026 7:00 pm – March 8, 2026 3:00 pm
Linda will be hosting a Workshop on Dreams at the Dream Network Aotearoa-New Zealnd incorporated conference. Learn more and register here.
Interviews & Podcasts
Generation trauma and burdens in dreams: interview on The Dream Journal
January 31, 2026
Linda Schiller join Katherine Bell on this episode of The Dream Journal. Watch on Youtube!
Linda Schiller with Theresa Cheung on White Shores podcast
November 25th, 2025
Dreaming On It with Linda Yael Schiller, on White Shores. Hear Linda and Theresa give new insights on the power of dreams!
Listen here @Buzzsprout
Connecting with our Ancestors through Healing Dreamwork and Integrative Practices
September 13 – 18
Join Linda Yael Schiller and Kimberly Mascaro as they share integrative, spiritual, somatic, contemplative, and expressive hands-on modalities for connecting with and honoring our ancestors. Develop a toolkit for healing intergenerational trauma that has been passed down through ancestral lines.
In this interactive experiential workshop, participants learn to connect with and offer and receive aid from ancestors while setting healthy boundaries. Together, we acquire skills for making and receiving contact with our loved ones and teachers both through the waking- and sleeping-state continuum.
Through a combination of teaching, group discussion, small- and large-group work, indoor and outdoor experiential exercises, writing practices, and guided meditations, you learn:
- The Guided Active Imagination Approach (GAIA) method for nightmare healing
- The six shouts or whispers our ancestors may be sending us
- How to use altars, tree-of-life journeys, yoga nidra, dream-based spiritual practices, and genograms (family trees) to aid in ancestral work
Leave with a new set of dreamwork skills and a deeper understanding of the many ways to work with ancestors.
Sign up at the Omega Institute website. Direct link.
Event poster (for sharing):
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Dr. K Show – Healing Across Generations: Linda Yael Schiller on the Transformative Power of Dreamwork
December 12, 2025
Linda is interviewed by Dr. Michael Karlfeldt on the Dr. K Show.
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Ethereal Encounters Unveiled Interview
December 11, 2025
Linda is interviewed by Carol Ann on EtherealEncountersUnveiled.com.
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The Loretta Brown Show – Ancestral Dreaming
December 11, 2025
Linda is interviewed on the Loretta Brown show to discuss Ancestral Dreaming.
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The Dream Hub Podcast
December 7, 2025
Mellissa Woodword Johnson interviews Linda on The Dream Hub.
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PODCAST by Daughters of the Moon
October 28, 2025
On the Daughters of the Moon Podcast, Linda shares how dreams connect us to ancestral wisdom, helping us heal inherited patterns and transform emotional legacies through the power of dreamwork.
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The Vital Role Our Ancestors Play in Our Lives
October 24, 2025
In an interview with Barry Eaton on RadioOutThere.com, Linda talks about her book Ancestral Dreaming and how we can work with our ancestors for healing and a better life.
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Book Launch @ Belmont Books
Thursday November 3 @ 7:00 PM
Linda Schiller and Julie Leavitt discuss Ancestral Dreaming
Also by Linda Yael Schiller
Modern Dreamwork
New Tools for Decoding Your Soul’s Wisdom
Dreams are one of the most profound, enigmatic, and powerful activities of our mind and our soul. For those who yearn for healing, purpose, and deeper connections, dreams can hold a wealth of creative insights and solutions to the problems that hold you back.
Also by Linda Yael Schiller
PTSDreams
Transform Your Nightmares from Trauma through Healing Dreamwork
Nightmares, especially those caused by trauma, not only disrupt your sleep but can leave you exhausted, on edge, and haunt your daylight hours. Linda Yael Schiller shows you how to turn anxiety filled or heart pounding dreams into resources for spiritual growth.