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Conscious Dreaming - Great Fun
Lucid dreams (or conscious dreams) are the state of sleeping and, at the same time, maintaining total awareness of those dreams. In this dream state your aware of dreaming and may even be able to consciously control those dreams.
Many people think that this is something which could only happen in the context of a science fiction novel, but conscious dreaming is something within the reach of every person. With some practice, you can begin having the amazing experiences available to you through lucid dreaming. You can start by using some tried and true conscious dreaming techniques.
Before you get started, take a step back and think about what you want to accomplish by means of conscious dreaming – do you just want to have more enjoyable dreams, or are there goals in your life which lucid dreaming can help you to reach?
Once you’ve made the decision to start learning to conscious dreaming, you need to know the techniques to help you achieve that state of mind. Conscious dreaming is achieved with a particular state of mind you learn with the techniques available. Begin with dream recall, simply remember the dreams you have already dreamt.
Remembering your dreams is the first step in having conscious dreaming experiences. The easiest way to train yourself to do this is to keep a dream diary. Keep your dream diary right by your bed and as soon as you awake from a dream, write down everything you can remember about it.
This a powerful technique for training yourself in the skill of dream recall. When you are able to recall your dreams, it becomes easier to recognize a dream while it is in progress. In fact, a lot of people find that before long, they will start to “wake up” in the middle of their dreams, beginning to have lucid dreams.
In addition to a diary, there is also hypnosis, also a popular method. Hypnosis can help achieve the state of mentality needed to achieve conscious dreaming. It is used to help people remember things past or present that have been forgotten, even dream details. Now you will be ready for conscious dreaming.
When you first start lucid dreaming, you might awaken suddenly from them; this is a pretty common occurrence. To get back into these dreams, focus on the details of the dream as you return to sleep.
This method of inducing lucid or conscious dreaming is to wake earlier than usual, now try to go back sleep. In this state dreams are easier to be aware of. You might be unsure whether you are awake or asleep, or simply thinking lying in bed. Doing this regularly and lucid dreaming is much more likely.
Pay close attention to your patterns of sleep. These patterns will dictate the time these types of dreams are likely to occur. Also remember - do not sleep less hours than you normally do. You are likely to have fewer lucid dreams if you do.
However, lucid dreaming is known to be effective against insomnia as well as other sleep disorders. Lucid or conscious dreaming may teach you to shut your mind to distressing and troublesome thoughts that may prevent a good nights sleep.
It does not take years of research and practice to learn to control your dreams consciously. It can be done quickly and easily. With a little practice and work, you will be lucid dreaming in no time. Explore your own mind; control your dreams, and so much more.
Anyone can have lucid dreams with a little practice. Using these techniques, you’ll find yourself in control of your dreams before you know it!
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