The Power of Lucid Dreaming

Take control of your life by taking control of your dreams. By harnessing the power of lucid dreaming, you will be able to participate in your dreams and practice skills that will help you in your waking life.

The phenomenon of lucid dreaming is when you are aware that you are dreaming, but remain asleep. Often this happens once you become aware of your dream state in the midst of your dream. Other times, you can employ a variety of techniques that will help you consciously activate a lucid dreaming state.

Tips for Intentional Lucid Dreaming

• State your intentions out loud. Tell yourself before falling asleep that you will have a lucid dream and that you will remember your dream. Repeat this to yourself as you drift off to sleep.
• Ask yourself throughout the day if you are awake or if you are dreaming. By performing reality checks throughout your waking life, you are more likely to perform them in your dreaming life. Once you are aware of your dream state, you are able to start exerting control of your actions within the dream.
• Before you even lift your head from the pillow, think through your actions and the details that surround you in the dream. Continue to lie still and start committing your dream to memory. After you've thought about your dream, you can then sit up and record your experience in your dream journal.

Many people have the common misconception that we aren't doing anything while we sleep. However, study after study has proven that many powerful brain functions happen during our sleep cycles. Our dreams provide a safe place to explore our hopes and fears without having to account for the laws of physics and the tangible world. By learning how to consciously explore your dream world, you will increase your problem solving skills, creative tendencies and social interactions, all while decreasing anxiety and tension.

The Benefits of Lucid Dreaming

Living Without Boundaries—Anything is possible within the reality of your dream. Whether you want to experience the thrill of flying high into the air or bounding free of gravity on the moon, our dreams provide a safe place for you to experience the unlikely or the impossible.

Practicing Problem Solving Skills—Many times our dreams are where we go to examine, analyze and explore our waking world in an alternative reality. By embracing lucid dreaming, you will be in a position to control your actions in your dream. This control will allow you to act out certain scenarios without having to worry about real world limitations.

Conquer Fear and Anxiety—Stop running from what's chasing you and turn around to face down the fear and anxiety that chases you through the night. Your participation in a lucid dream allows you the ability to confront your fears and take bold action. By conquering your fears in an alternate reality, you will create new neural pathways of positivity that will help you overcome anxiety in your waking life.

A Stroke of Inspiration—Your dreams are a place where anything can happen and your subconscious reigns. A lucid dream allows you to explore the full potential of your mind, which provides rich fuel for your creative fires once you wake to greet the day.