How Body Practices Increase Lucid Dreaming Success

Posted by Ryan Hurd on January 10, 2012  |  3 Comments

Success in lucid dreaming requires the ability to navigate a realm where gravity is not guaranteed.  And where comfortable chats in a café can be interrupted by sudden feelings of spinning, drifting, or falling down an infinite chasm. During the REM dreaming state, as well as during hypnagogia, these sensations ebb and flow thanks to activation in the inner ear as well as the supercharged visual processing of REM.

That’s why working out the inner ear is the key to mastering the weirder aspects of lucid dreaming.

Announcing the Lucid Immersion Blueprint

Posted by Ryan Hurd on January 3, 2012   |  8 Comments

I’m really excited to announce that my new lucid dreaming training course is available for download.
It’s called the Lucid Immersion Blueprint. This is the distillation of contemporary dream research, ancient dream practices and my own personal experience into a step-by-step plan for going deeper into lucid dreaming.

The Best of Dream Studies 2011

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 29, 2011   |  3 Comments

Here’s hoping that your final days of 2011 are relaxing!
As I look back what happened this year, I’m happy to report that 2011 has been a year of growth for me.

Infants and sleep deprivation

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 20, 2011   |  17 Comments

In the coming weeks, I may change the title of this blog from dream studies to sleep deprivation studies.
Why? Because my wife just gave birth last week to our son Connor Dungan ! Here he is only a few hours after delivery.

Encouraging Lucid Dreaming with Video Games

November 21, 2011   |  16 Comments

Mom was wrong: video games don’t rot your brain. 
Gaming can actually develop your focus, self-esteem, and mental balance; which are all useful skills for encouraging lucidity in dreams… and in waking life.