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

About 50% of people have experiencedlucid 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:

In order to be considered alucid dream, you should be:

Aware that you're dreamingAble to make decisionsAware of yourself in the dreamAware of the dream environmentAware of what the dreammeans to youAware of your ability to focus onthe dream as it happens

20% of people have a lucid dreamonce a month.fact 2#

How To CombineSelf-Hypnosis And The“Wake Back To Bed”

Technique

Lucid dreaming happens at a point between REM sleep and waking. Which iswhy the technique is so effective, because it momentarilywakes you during this period, which is a couple of hours before you wakenaturally.

Self-hypnosis makes lucid dreaming more powerful as it helps you sink intothis vivid state of consciousness faster as a result of relaxation techniques andauto-suggestions.

“Wake Back To Bed”“Wake Back To Bed”

Visualize yourself luciddreaming throughoutthe day, and what you

want to do in yourdream.

Before you fallasleep, set your

alarm for 2 hoursbefore you

normally would.

Do reality checks totest you’re awake. For

example, check if text readsnormally, or that light switches

work the way they should etc. Indoing so, you'll be more

likely to performthese tasks while dreaming.

PREP WORK

BEDTIME

Close your eyesand breathe inand out slowly

and deeply.

Lie down on your bedwith your legs outstraight and your

arms by your side.

People who play videogames are more prone to lucid dreaming. Thisis possibly because theyare used to controlling a virtual reality.

fact 3#

Feel your bodymelting into the

soft bed orfloatingas if it's

weightless.

See yourself atthe top of a

staircase andcount your way

slowly downthe steps from

10 to 1.

Allow yourself to fall asleep knowing that youwill "wake up" inside your dream.

When you reach thebottom, beginrepeating auto

suggestions such as:"I can recognize when

I'm dreaming"or "I will wake upinside my dream."

Visualize the tension leaving your body from the topof your head, to the tips of your toes.

DREAMTIME

When your alarm sounds, don’t openyour eyes. Let your body fall back

asleep, while keeping your mind awake.

Let your body get heavierand heavier, and keep yourmind focused while your

body shuts down. This is whatputs you into a lucid dream.

If you become too excitedyou might wake yourself up.The trick is to let the dreamunfold rather than forcing

it so you can stay"in the dream" longer and

experience more.

Let any images and sensationscome and go. You might seeshapes, colors, people and

places. You might hear sounds.With practice, you'll be able to

control these.

After your lucid dream, you’ll eithereventually 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 luciddreams are aboutflying and sex.

New to self-hypnosis, or want to learn more about how it can beused to enrich every area of your life – from deep relaxation to goalsetting? Visit the Hypnosis Training Academy’s website atwww.hypnosistrainingacademy.com to find out more aboutself-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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