Lucid dreaming is another fun and relaxing way to connect with your unconscious mind, especially when coupled with self-hypnosis. So why not play around with these steps, and learn how to become the director of your dreams!

1. A lucid dream is any dream in which you're aware that you're
dreaming. The idea is to experience what's going on with
greater awareness and to take control of your dreams. It’s a
little like being the director of your own “movie,” but in your
dreams.

2. About 50%of people have experienced
lucid dreaming at some point in their lives.fact 1#
Solving problems
Unleashing your creativity
Stopping a recurring nightmare
Healing the body
Focusing on a specific issue
Enjoying fantasy and adventure
Finding inner peace
LUCID DREAMS
Can Be Used For:

3. In order to be considered a
lucid dream, you should be:
Aware that you're dreaming
Able to make decisions
Aware of yourself in the dream
Aware of the dream environment
Aware of what the dream
means to you
Aware of your ability to focus on
the dream as it happens
20% of people have a lucid dream
once a month.fact 2#

4. How To Combine
Self-Hypnosis And The
“Wake Back To Bed”
Technique
Lucid dreaming happens at a point between REM sleep and waking. Which is
why the technique is so effective, because it momentarily
wakes you during this period, which is a couple of hours before you wake
naturally.
Self-hypnosis makes lucid dreaming more powerful as it helps you sink into
this vivid state of consciousness faster as a result of relaxation techniques and
auto-suggestions.
“Wake Back To Bed”“Wake Back To Bed”

5. Visualize yourself lucid
dreaming throughout
the day, and what you
want to do in your
dream.
Before you fall
asleep, set your
alarm for 2 hours
before you
normally would.
Do reality checks to
test you’re awake. For
example, check if text reads
normally, or that light switches
work the way they should etc. In
doing so, you'll be more
likely to perform
these tasks while dreaming.
PREP WORK

6. BEDTIME
Close your eyes
and breathe in
and out slowly
and deeply.
Lie down on your bed
with your legs out
straight and your
arms by your side.
People who play video
games are more prone
to lucid dreaming. This
is possibly because they
are used to controlling a virtual reality.
fact 3#

7. Feel your body
melting into the
soft bed or
floating
as if it's
weightless.
See yourself at
the top of a
staircase and
count your way
slowly down
the steps from
10 to 1.
Allow yourself to fall asleep knowing that you
will "wake up" inside your dream.
When you reach the
bottom, begin
repeating auto
suggestions such as:
"I can recognize when
I'm dreaming"
or "I will wake up
inside my dream."
Visualize the tension leaving your body from the top
of your head, to the tips of your toes.

8. DREAMTIME
When your alarm sounds, don’t open
your eyes. Let your body fall back
asleep, while keeping your mind awake.
Let your body get heavier
and heavier, and keep your
mind focused while your
body shuts down. This is what
puts you into a lucid dream.
If you become too excited
you might wake yourself up.
The trick is to let the dream
unfold rather than forcing
it so you can stay
"in the dream" longer and
experience more.

9. Let any images and sensations
come and go. You might see
shapes, colors, people and
places. You might hear sounds.
With practice, you'll be able to
control these.
After your lucid dream, you’ll either
eventually fall asleep fully, or
your body will wake with your mind.
When you do fully wake, write down
what you dreamt and what
worked for you so you
can keep perfecting it.
fact 4#
The most
common lucid
dreams are about
flying and sex.

10. New to self-hypnosis, or want to learn more about how it can be
used to enrich every area of your life – from deep relaxation to goal
setting? Visit the Hypnosis Training Academy’s website at
www.hypnosistrainingacademy.com to find out more about
self-hypnosis, hypnotherapy and hypnosis training.
“Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have
a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep
through a third of your life, why should you sleep
through your dreams, too?”
– Dr. Stephen LaBerge
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Sources:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-control-dreams/ - [Tholey P. (1981) Empirische Untersuchungen über Klartraüme
http://www.lucidity.com/LucidDreamingFAQ2.html#LD - [Empirical Examination of Conscious Dreams]. Gestalt Theory 3: 21–62]
http://howtolucid.com/how-to-lucid-dream-tonight/ - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737577/
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