If you went to sleep tonight in a sleep lab, hooked up to a bunch of wires on your head and face, we’d be able to watch your brainwaves all through the night. What would we see, exactly? Well, it’s complicated. But in a nutshell, we would see you cycles through very distinctive brainwave patterns… Continue reading REM vs Waking Brainwaves
Category: Tips – All
Tips and tricks not only when using the Dream Lab App, but also quick guidance for better sleep, dreaming and lucidity.
Grasp the Feeling
When you are having a hard time remembering your dream, one trick to find that “thread” of memory is to relax, and reach for the FEELING of the dream. What is the lingering feeling you’re left with afterward? When you first wake up – or as soon after the dream as possible – try and… Continue reading Grasp the Feeling
Sleep Well, Dreamer
Would you like to dream better? If so, start with getting enough sleep. No one can expect to have many dreams unless they get sufficient sleep, which for adults is between 7-9 hours each night. You may be surprised at how much simply getting more sleep will improve your dream experience. Most of our vivid… Continue reading Sleep Well, Dreamer
Set your Intention
One of the fundamental building blocks of lucid dreaming is to set your intention. This means a couple of things: 1. Intend to become lucid 2. Picture what you will actually do when you are successful Lucid dreaming is very much a mental game. Intend to become lucid and that’s that. There should be no… Continue reading Set your Intention
Question Reality
When actively trying to enhance your dreamlife, it is important to question reality. What does THAT mean exactly? Well, it’s all about practicing a mental mode of wondering if you’re in a dream right now, or in waking reality. If this mode of questioning – also called reality checks – becomes commonplace to you in… Continue reading Question Reality
Meditation for Sleep and Dream Enhancement
You may have heard by now that meditation is excellent for many, many reasons. Even though it has been traditionally associated with spiritual practices, meditation is increasingly touted in the medical community as a way of helping with physical and emotional issues too, including stress management, cardiac and immune maintenance, problem solving, depression and more.… Continue reading Meditation for Sleep and Dream Enhancement
Dream Signs
Use your dream journal in to take note of recurring dream elements that were especially strange or out of place. This can help you to identify personal dream signs which may help you attain lucidity later on. Recognizing that out-of-place thing – your dream sign – can help trigger the realization that you’re dreaming and… Continue reading Dream Signs