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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

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

4 reasons not to lengthen a lucid dream

By Ryan Hurd

In the lucid dreaming community, there's a lot of emphasis on how to lengthen lucid dreams and prevent awakening. There is nothing wrong with this. The skill of holding your attention span and riding the turbulent sea of REM takes time to develop, … [Read more...] about 4 reasons not to lengthen a lucid dream

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Theories of Dreaming Tagged With: ancestral dreaming, Lucid Dreaming, neuromythology

Video Chat about Lucid Immersion with Anne Hill of DreamTalk Radio

By Ryan Hurd

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 … [Read more...] about Video Chat about Lucid Immersion with Anne Hill of DreamTalk Radio

Filed Under: Dreams & Media, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: Dream Talk radio, Lucid Dreaming, lucid dreaming training, lucid immersion

The Surfer Technique for Inducing Lucid Dreams

By Maria Isabel Pita

One night in a dream, a tall and attractive man appeared outside my house wearing a naval officer's uniform. I distinctly remember his blue jacket and white cap. He was a stranger, and yet I felt I could trust him. I let him in and he stayed to talk … [Read more...] about The Surfer Technique for Inducing Lucid Dreams

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: hypnagogia, lucid dreaming technique, lucid dreaming WILD, Maria Isabel Pita

Dream Researchers Gather, Dance Funky Chicken

By Ryan Hurd

The 2012 conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams is June 22-26, 2012 in Berkeley, CA. If you are ready to connect with a dynamic dream research community, here's your chance. Keynotes this year includes cognitive … [Read more...] about Dream Researchers Gather, Dance Funky Chicken

Filed Under: Hearsay, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dream conference, Fred Alan Wolf, IASD

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