What Are Lucid Dreams?

Lucid Dream Techniques

Several different techniques have been established to help an individual be able to induce their own lucid dreaming. The wake-induced lucid dream (WILD) is a technique that involves the individual keeping their brain awake when allowing their body to fall asleep. The wake back to bed (WBTB) technique involves an individual waking themselves up in the early morning hours and then attempting to go back to bed, making an effort to lucid dream. The mnemonically induced lucid dream (MILD) technique involves an individual repeating an affirmation or mantra to themselves numerous times before going to sleep with the goal of still having it in their mind when they physically fall asleep. The senses-induced lucid dreaming (SSILD) technique involves an individual repeating a mental cycle of awareness to themselves of what they see, hear, smell, and feel to induce a lucid dream. The all-rounder lucid dreaming technique involves the use of a combination of different methods to induce a lucid dream, including mediation, dream journaling, and reality checks. Individuals who practice lucid dreaming techniques report that different methods will work for different individuals, and not everyone is successful with the use of any single method.

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