The Practice Of Lucid Dreaming

If you have ever had a flying dream, you surely remember the liberating feeling that came with the experience. Soaring through the air with a bird’s eye view, consumed by freedom, it is a dream you wish you could have forever. Now what if I told you that you could have that dream for the rest of your life? Through the practice of lucid dreaming, you can transform your dreams into anything, limited only by your imagination.

Lucid dreaming, put in the simplest terms by leading dream researcher Stephen LaBerge, is “dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming.” This practice develops your ability to consciously observe your dreams and even control them. Your inner dream world transforms into an alternate, living reality where everything you see, hear, feel, taste and smell is as authentic as in reality.

Many people zealously pursue lucid dreaming solely as a form of escapism and the limitless freedom that comes with. Meeting your idol, becoming famous, flying through the air, and any other unfulfilled desires can be experienced. But the novelty of living your most desirable situations is not the only benefit to lucid dreaming. There are also has many other potential and practical applications.

Becoming conscious in the dream state reveals the incredible power of your brain and provides a safe place to explore the depths of

For example, if you were to practice shooting a basketball for half an hour in a lucid dream, your shot would literally be better upon waking. In the book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Howard Rheingold, he explains how a surgeon would practice the surgeries he was to perform the night before in a lucid dream. This allowed the surgeon to refine his techniques and perform the procedures much faster than average. He credited this edge above the rest to lucid