| Lucid dreaming can also be termed as conscious | | | | minute awareness sets in, the dream becomes lucid. |
| dreaming. As the name suggests, it is a process in | | | | 3. Remember your dreams |
| which the dreamer is conscious or awake or alert to | | | | To facilitate dream recall, maintain a dream journal. As |
| the fact that he/she is within a dream. Some lucid | | | | soon as you wake up, make a note of your dreams. |
| dreamers also find that they can control the events of | | | | The very practice of trying to recall dreams every day |
| their dreams. The delightful fact about lucid dreaming is | | | | trains your brain that it ought to remember the details |
| that anybody can learn to it. In fact, we all do it once in | | | | of your dreams. Your mind will learn to be alert to |
| a while, and we can learn to do it whenever we wish | | | | dreams, and this enhances your ability to recall your |
| once we have developed the right set of skills. | | | | dreams. |
| Follow these simple steps to start lucid dreaming, and | | | | Moreover, remembering dreams takes you closer to |
| you will soon find yourself enjoying lucid dreams at will. | | | | them and familiarizes you with them. You soon learn to |
| 1. Find out the best time for a lucid dream. | | | | identify recurring themes, patterns, symbols, and people |
| To find this out, you ought to be familiar with your | | | | in your dreams. Next time you dream about them, you |
| sleeping patterns. Study your sleeping habits-how long | | | | will be able to easily become aware that you are in a |
| you take to have one dream, how long you sleep, and | | | | dream, and this awareness will turn the dream lucid. |
| so on and so forth. Make a note of the time you go to | | | | 4. Conduct reality checks regularly. |
| sleep and the time you wake up. | | | | Keep asking yourself throughout the day whether you |
| Normally, people have lucid dreams during the REM | | | | are dreaming or awake. Become aware of your |
| stage of sleep-a phase you experience just before | | | | surroundings, understand your situation, and make a |
| you wake up. Here is a simple way to catch yourself | | | | conscious decision whether you are sleeping or |
| in the REM stage. Wake up a few hours earlier than | | | | awake. Make sure you ask yourself this question |
| your normal waking time. Stay awake for ninety | | | | whenever you come across the situations, people, |
| minutes, and then get back into bed. You should soon | | | | places, and things that feature in your dreams. The |
| find yourself in the REM stage, having a lucid dream. | | | | brain will soon get used to this activity, and alert you |
| 2. Decide that you will lucid dream. | | | | whenever you are dreaming. |
| When you do this, you are actually following a lucid | | | | These simple steps should help you have the lucid |
| dreaming induction method called Mnemonic Induced | | | | dream you long for. Don't despair if it seems to take |
| Lucid Dreaming (MILD). Just as you are drifting off to | | | | longer than usual. Lucid dreaming isn't an art that is |
| sleep, tell yourself firmly that you will have lucid dreams | | | | learned overnight. It takes time, and the very process |
| and focus on it. Keep telling yourself that you will start | | | | of learning lucid dreaming is delightful and educative in |
| lucid dreaming. By doing so, you train your brain to alert | | | | itself. |
| you whenever you are having the next dream. The | | | | |