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Don’t Mistake Tactics for Strategy when Learning How to Lucid Dream

Posted by Ryan Hurd on April 27, 2013 | 6 Comments

As a lucid dreaming teacher, I hear from a lot of people who wish they could go lucid more frequently. When I ask what is the plan being using to stir up more lucid dreams, they usually list off a dozen different induction practices. At this point, I already know the problem: they are mistaking [...]

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Stir it up! Lucid dreaming, Traveling and the Vigilance Effect

Posted by Ryan Hurd on October 10, 2012 | 6 Comments

One of the most important elements of getting a restful night’s sleep is feeling relaxed and safe. Ordinarily we achieve this comfort zone by sleeping in our own homes. But if you want to have more lucid dreams, it’s time to stir it up a bit.
Enter the vigilance effect.

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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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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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