Alright so who wants to know about my
week of Lucid dreaming...well I tried several things and found that the one
that worked best for me is the one that I have done for years, which wasn't
even on the several online lists I read. So what did some of the experts
suggest to "wake up your mind in your sleep":
Question reality: throughout your day when something memorable happens think about whether or not you are awake. I enjoyed this one so much that even though it didn't seem to aid my lucid dreaming I still like to include it in my random thoughts of the day!
Remind yourself: Write an A on your palm and throughout the day study it to assure yourself you are awake, I have also been told that this is more affective if you do it at the same time like say every three hours or whatever works best for you. Eventualy, it is said that you will begin to see the A in your sleep and as you question whether or not you are awake your conciousness will in fact wake up leading to a lucid dream. While I attempted this technique I never did see it in my dream so this one may take several weeks or longer to work.
Step into Sleep: When you lay down your little head to fall alseep think of a staircase, as grand or as humble as you wish, and each step is a year of your life. As you ascend each step look around and see your life in that year and as you aproach your youth you will drift off to sleep. Before I even looked up lucid dreaming techniques I learned about this tip from the book The Staircase Letters, as I type out the name I see the irony in the title. Personally I enjoy this technique of falling asleep in general and make each step of the staircase indicative of how I feel about each year of my life, some are hard, some are soft and carpeted...but I'm strange go figure.
Dream Journals: keep a dream journal by your bed at all times and as soon as you wake write down your entire dream as detailed as you can. The idea behind this is that all of your dreams have a certain repetative element, that if recognized and put to memory, can make you realize you are dreaming when it occurs. Mine is quite interesting in that I find it hard to move my limbs much like I am in water, as soon as my brain thinks "why can't I move" I realize that I am dreaming and thus begins a lucid dream.
Dress for Success: Alright so this one is my personal technique that I discovered as a child, however, was not in any of the techniques I read online. first of all, lucid dreaming is most easily achieved during naps rather than nightly sleeping routines, at least for me. Dressing for success is all about wearing normal clothes to sleep in almost as if you are reminding your brain while you sleep of you unconcious body. Jeans and a t-shirt work best as they are comfortable enough to sleep in but not so confortable as to be dismissed by my mind. To attemp this today just don't change, lay down on top of the covers and take a nap...see what happens!
Well good luck to all you dreamers and for more tips here are a few links:
http://www.wikihow.com/Lucid-Dream
http://www.wattpad.com/87619-wild-lucid-dreaming-tutorial
http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/the-stages-of-sleep.html
Question reality: throughout your day when something memorable happens think about whether or not you are awake. I enjoyed this one so much that even though it didn't seem to aid my lucid dreaming I still like to include it in my random thoughts of the day!
Remind yourself: Write an A on your palm and throughout the day study it to assure yourself you are awake, I have also been told that this is more affective if you do it at the same time like say every three hours or whatever works best for you. Eventualy, it is said that you will begin to see the A in your sleep and as you question whether or not you are awake your conciousness will in fact wake up leading to a lucid dream. While I attempted this technique I never did see it in my dream so this one may take several weeks or longer to work.
Step into Sleep: When you lay down your little head to fall alseep think of a staircase, as grand or as humble as you wish, and each step is a year of your life. As you ascend each step look around and see your life in that year and as you aproach your youth you will drift off to sleep. Before I even looked up lucid dreaming techniques I learned about this tip from the book The Staircase Letters, as I type out the name I see the irony in the title. Personally I enjoy this technique of falling asleep in general and make each step of the staircase indicative of how I feel about each year of my life, some are hard, some are soft and carpeted...but I'm strange go figure.
Dream Journals: keep a dream journal by your bed at all times and as soon as you wake write down your entire dream as detailed as you can. The idea behind this is that all of your dreams have a certain repetative element, that if recognized and put to memory, can make you realize you are dreaming when it occurs. Mine is quite interesting in that I find it hard to move my limbs much like I am in water, as soon as my brain thinks "why can't I move" I realize that I am dreaming and thus begins a lucid dream.
Dress for Success: Alright so this one is my personal technique that I discovered as a child, however, was not in any of the techniques I read online. first of all, lucid dreaming is most easily achieved during naps rather than nightly sleeping routines, at least for me. Dressing for success is all about wearing normal clothes to sleep in almost as if you are reminding your brain while you sleep of you unconcious body. Jeans and a t-shirt work best as they are comfortable enough to sleep in but not so confortable as to be dismissed by my mind. To attemp this today just don't change, lay down on top of the covers and take a nap...see what happens!
Well good luck to all you dreamers and for more tips here are a few links:
http://www.wikihow.com/Lucid-Dream
http://www.wattpad.com/87619-wild-lucid-dreaming-tutorial
http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/the-stages-of-sleep.html
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