http://dreamstudies.org Research in the realms of dreaming, culture, and consciousness Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:02:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/26/worst-live-blogger-ever/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/26/worst-live-blogger-ever/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:02:29 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=893
The annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams starts today in Chicago, IL.  I’ll be there, to give my lucid nightmares talk as well as chair the cultural and anthropological sessions. Maybe I’ll do some live bloggin’ during the event.  But let’s face it, I always say that at the beginning of [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/26/worst-live-blogger-ever/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/17/dreaming-menswork/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/17/dreaming-menswork/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:53:06 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=875
Most people who are interested in learning more about their dreams are women.  About three quarters or so, in fact.  Whether it’s culture or biological, women are more willing to explore the murky murk of their dreamworld as well as share their dreams with others. Why are most men not interested in their dreams?  Probably because [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/17/dreaming-menswork/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/10/rem-sleep-dream-creativity/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/10/rem-sleep-dream-creativity/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:46:11 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=867
Image: 25/365 by ♪ maybe a mezzo ♪ One more reason to take a nap: a new study reported by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that REM sleep  — also known as dreaming sleep— enhances creative problem solving. While this link has been established for some time (especially in regards [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/10/rem-sleep-dream-creativity/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/04/lucid-nightmares-scary-awarenes/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/04/lucid-nightmares-scary-awarenes/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:16:00 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=858
I’m preparing for my upcoming lecture on lucid nightmares, coming up in three weeks in Chicago at the annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams. So if you want to be part of my data pool for this rendition of the talk, submit your scary lucid dream to me now. Here are the [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/04/lucid-nightmares-scary-awarenes/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/01/robert-moss-blog/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/01/robert-moss-blog/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:09:10 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=854
Check out the new blog by renown dream worker Robert Moss.  I say new, but he’s really been at it for six months already. Moss has an approachable style to working with dreams, and he never ceases to inspire me.  In fact, his classic book Conscious Dreaming came into my life just as I was wandering [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/06/01/robert-moss-blog/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/26/migrating-during-a-mercury-retrograde/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/26/migrating-during-a-mercury-retrograde/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 10:15:50 +0000 Madbad http://gator840.hostgator.com/~dungan34/?p=816 Gutsy, aren’t we? At the moment, apostrophes and single quotes have gotten lost in the migration. If they appear as quotation marks, do forgive us. If you find some other reason we should be concern, please leave a comment. If you left a comment over the holiday weekend, it might be missing as well. Again, we- no [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/26/migrating-during-a-mercury-retrograde/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 06:38:05 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=805
The New York Times just ran a piece about the gaining popularity of “Dream Work” as a way for actors to move deeper into their characters. Apparently Harvey Keitel is all about it, as well as Kate Walsh from Grey’s Anatomy. How does it work? Like the original “Method Acting” that was popularized by passionate [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/14/nightmares-linked-with-multiple-suicide-attempts/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/14/nightmares-linked-with-multiple-suicide-attempts/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 06:19:05 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=797
A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden reports that suicidal patients are more likely to attempt to take their life again if they have nightmares following the first attempt. In fact, the data suggests that gender and psychiatric diagnosis is not a factor in these results.  From the original article, “Those who were still suffering [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/14/nightmares-linked-with-multiple-suicide-attempts/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/01/routine-sleep-schedules-good-for-infants/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/01/routine-sleep-schedules-good-for-infants/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 17:50:31 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=793
ScienceDaily reported a study from the journal Sleep today showing a strong connection between regular bedtimes for babies and improved sleep patterns. Here’s a snippet from the original article: Results indicate that the establishment of a nightly bedtime routine produced significant reductions in problematic sleep behaviors for infants and toddlers. Improvements were seen in latency and sleep [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/01/routine-sleep-schedules-good-for-infants/feed/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/04/30/lucid-dreaming-cognitive-science-religion/ http://dreamstudies.org/2009/04/30/lucid-dreaming-cognitive-science-religion/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:51:44 +0000 Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/?p=781
For my San Francisco Bay area readers, I”m announcing a free public event titled “Lucid Dreaming, Religion, and Cognitive Science” taking place next week at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. I’ll be speaking about the history of lucid dreaming with a focus on religious and scientific applications, and will be joined by two [...]]]> http://dreamstudies.org/2009/04/30/lucid-dreaming-cognitive-science-religion/feed/