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These are little mental cues to test that your reality is real - for example, trying to push your hand through the wall, or willing yourself to fly... This is certainly the easiest way to learn how to lucid dream. So start with simple reality checks before moving on to the more complex dream exercises. MILD and WILDNow let's get to some scientifically proven lucid dreaming techniques. The first tongue-twister is: Mnemonic-Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD). This is a memory based technique, and is possibly the best known of all dream exercises. Try this first! The next one is less of a word jumble: Wake-Initiated Lucid Dreams (WILD). This is what the old Tibetan monks used to do. Through quiet meditation, they walked their minds slowly into the dreamstate. Without actually falling asleep, I might add. This lucid dreaming technique is excellent if you are already practiced in meditation - or good at simply "tuning out" the rest of the world. If you can already do this, you will learn how to lucid dream in no time! Adjust Your RhythmsThis next lucid dream exercise requires less skill. But personally I find it quite demanding, since I hate waking up without enough sleep... The Cycle Adjustment Technique is all about waking up two hours early on alternate days. When your brain is not expecting it, you must sleep in and continue dreaming - but your conscious mind is ready to get up! This is a simple way of tricking your brain into lucidity. You may have noticed it happen naturally during your weekend lie-ins - while your conscious brain is halfway to the office! Entering Altered StatesLucid dreaming is all about moving into altered brain states. So a list of induction techniques wouldn't be complete without a mention of meditation and self-hypnosis. There is probably some crossover with the WILD dream exercises, but I feel they deserve their own pages anyway. Even if you have a reality check method that works well for you, knowing a little about meditation and self-hypnosis won't hurt. These are both worthwhile pursuits in my book. Some people discover how to lucid dream on their first night. Others will take longer. The more effort you put in, the more likely you are to succeed with these simple and direct lucid dreaming techniques. Just know that if you persevere, sooner or later you WILL wake up in a dream and become lucid. For many people this is an exhilarating and potentially life changing experience... I promise it will be worth it! Keeping a Dream Journal
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