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

By Ryan Hurd

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 … [Read more...] about Stir it up! Lucid dreaming, Traveling and the Vigilance Effect

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: lucid camping, Lucid Dreaming, lucid immersion, vigilance effect

6 Best Scientifically Tested Techniques for Lucid Dreaming

By Ryan Hurd

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 … [Read more...] about 6 Best Scientifically Tested Techniques for Lucid Dreaming

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, New Dream Studies Tagged With: lucid dreaming induction, lucid dreaming pill, lucid dreaming training, stephen laberge

6 new dream books for 2012

By Ryan Hurd

It's hard to keep on top of all the excellent dream and consciousness studies books coming out.   I routinely -- for better or worse -- read five or six books at a time. I keep them in separate rooms of the house, so I always have something to read … [Read more...] about 6 new dream books for 2012

Filed Under: Dreamy Book Reviews, Working with Dreams Tagged With: Deirdre Barrett, Fariba Bogzaran, George RR Martin, integral dreaming, Robert Moss, Tallulah Lyons

Lucid Dreaming on the Brain

By Ryan Hurd

A fascinating new study has just come out showing precisely the parts of the brain that are associated with meta-consciousness, or the ability to be conscious of ourselves. Michael Dresler and co-researchers from the Max Planck Institute of … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming on the Brain

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, New Dream Studies Tagged With: Lucid Dreaming, lucid-control dreams, Max Planck Institute, neuropsychology

New podcast: Borderlands of Consciousness — Sleep paralysis and hypnagogia

By Ryan Hurd

In April, I gave a lecture at Stanford University on sleep paralysis and hypnagogia. The teaching assistants of Dr. William Dement's class were kind enough to record the talk, so I cleaned it up a little and added a creative-commons badge so it can … [Read more...] about New podcast: Borderlands of Consciousness — Sleep paralysis and hypnagogia

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: hypnagogia, night-mare, sleep paralysis, succubus

Lucid Dreaming Masks: reviewing the next generation

By Ryan Hurd

This is the year for lucid dreaming technology.  First, the smart phone app Dream:On captured the imagination of the media, boasting over 300,00 downloads in the first month. Then, lucid dreaming mask Remee secured over half a million dollars in … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming Masks: reviewing the next generation

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Product Reviews, Technology Tagged With: dream mask review, lucid dreaming masks, NovaDreamer 2, REM-Dreamer, Remee

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