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6 Best Scientifically Tested Techniques for Lucid Dreaming

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 18, 2012 | 7 Comments

Scientifically speaking, what are the best ways to go lucid in a dream?
This is the subject of a recent essay published in the journal Consciousness and Cognition. The authors, all German and Swiss researchers, looked at 35 studies of lucid dreaming induction, or techniques for gaining self-awareness and clarity in the dreamstate. Researchers rated the [...]

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Video Chat about Lucid Immersion with Anne Hill of DreamTalk Radio

Posted by Ryan Hurd on April 19, 2012 | 8 Comments

Anne Hill from DreamTalk Radio just posted our talk about lucid dreaming on the youtubes. It’s a lively 20 minute discussion about my new book project Lucid Immersion Blueprint. Anne is a veteran in the dream studies community and an author herself of the book What to do when dreams go bad: a practical guide [...]

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10 Habits and Traits of Successful Lucid Dreamers

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 29, 2012 | 8 Comments

I’ll just go ahead and say it: not everyone is cut out to be a lucid dreamer. I’m not meaning to be a downer, but it’s true. While there is so much hype about how achieving self-awareness in your dreams is a learnable skill—and it surely is—some people simply will be more successful than others.
The [...]

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How Body Practices Increase Lucid Dreaming Success

Posted by Ryan Hurd on January 10, 2012 | 8 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 [...]

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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.

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