I think this mindset of it being easy actually helps a lot of people. For me I started this practice with the mindset that It was easy and my first lucid happend in 2 weeks. I fully believe that this is why. lucid dreaming takes ✨dedication responsibility and time✨ but it is easy to do if your doing everything you need to
I actually had 2 LDs in 2 nights! I think that is the first time that has happened to me! The first one, the night before last, was super short, and I was awakened by my phone, but I got lucid by noticing and recognizing the weirdness of the fact that some text on a label was nonsensical and changed each time I tried to read it. So at that point I was already certain it was a dream. But since I had been reminding myself to perform the nose pinch test, I did so, and indeed could sense my breathing. It had been a while since I remembered to do that test after becoming lucid, so even though I was awakened shortly after that ( by my phone going off), I consider it a win. I remembered to do what I intended to do! Then, last night I had one that felt like about 15-20 minutes or so! In that one, I got lucid when I noticed a person had become invisible (with their clothes still being visible). So then I started doing other tests, observing my physical state first, and noticing some oddities. I was amazed to realize it was indeed a dream. Then did nose pinch test. The dream started to destabilize, so I remembered the “pre-flight check”, and got it to stabilize again. Long story short, I ended up finding a motorcycle that looked a bit like the one from Akira, and decided to expect that the keys were in my pocket, and there they were! I went for a joyride and had a blast, thinking about how Daniel described feeling like an inter dimensional explorer…
Carl, that's absolutely wonderful news, thank you for letting me know. Major progress! The level of logic and clarity of mind seem at the high-end too, so that's something to feel especially proud about (especially the preflight check!). And a little inter-dimensional joy riding sounds like a very good way to spend the time. Now you just need a fancy leather jacket!
@@LucidDreamPortal Thank you! I feel that I should point out that in my pre-flight check I think I missed some steps and didn't do it "perfectly", but at least I had the presence of mind to think of it, made a go of it, and it seemed to work!
Thanks for the info :D ! Last night, even though this was at the end of my REM period, I've managed to beat another false awakening, and before I actually woke up, I got on my feet, walked in the direction where I intended, and started to narrate the dream. I guess that's what having extra sleep in the weekends, in addition to stopping assuming that I'm awake all the time, eventually gives me.
I've been a bit hard on myself lately with how dissatisfied I've been with my lucid dreaming journey. The longer I stay on the path, the harder achieving a lucid seems. Perhaps my standards are just getting high or my brain is adapting a more results-based mentality (which is a yikes), but I've been focusing on all the bad and how I haven't been succeeding. This video was well needed in this regard as it highlighted a lot of things I knew but didn't quite fully understand. For example, I know that dreams aren't a different place but on those nights where I just want to fall asleep from a stressful day, I always want to "drift off into dreamland." I know that I'm not going anywhere but my brain likes to make it seem like a different place to calm me down (I guess, it's a hypothesis). There's also how I tend to "know" that dreams reflect the individual, but it's quite hard to understand and grasp what that fully means. I know that my inner landscape and mannerisms along with behavior are all a reflection, but it's harder to grasp how they feed into a dream and interact. Perhaps a dream journal can help this mental loop I find myself in but it's something related to the video and something I do struggle with. It helps knowing that maybe I've been a bit too hard on myself. In fact, the other night I just gave up and that resulted in a lucid. While that's only an occurrence, it may show that that I'm pressuring myself too much to the point it's getting rid of any potential lucids. Great video and awesome brainfood!
I find it difficult sometimes. you have to practice a lot. and since I started thinking more logically and critically, I don't get lucid dreams. is quite frustrating. I always feel pressure to keep track of everything about lucid dreaming. If I work a little more slowly, I wonder if I'm doing enough. it's really almost the same as with fitness 😂 Thanks for the video
Thank you so much Jim. Yeah it's definitely challenging and takes a fair bit of patience and stamina, but over time things settle - especially if these mistakes are avoided. Thanks for being awesome!
I had 2 lucid dreams In a row after trying for a couple of days. and I was like , oh that's easy then! haven't had em again for a week. But I'm not gonna stop trying!
I've given up for a while on trying because I'm realizing I can't get results with my busy college life, and especially with my sleep schedule. That being said, not even a week after giving up, I had the first dream that I know was true lucid, and it was also the most vivid dream I've ever had by far. The sound was like I was actually hearing, my sense of touch encompassed my whole body, and even my peripheral vision was bright and in full focus.
This is almost like what is often said in therapy: »You can not change other people, you can only change yourself«. It never occurred to me that you can basically replace 'other people' with 'dreams'. In theory, it is much less intimidating to say »I will change how I think about xyz now«, instead of saying »I will now change this very convincing, solid living room to Mordor« (or Hogwarts, or the moon, or the Enterprise). That said, I think I have yet to convince my brain that dreams are not a place. (Sally, feel free to pinch me if I forget.) I mean, if I really, truly had internalized this knowledge, it should be much easier to get from one 'place' to the next in my dreams. (I think the chapters in this video are a bit bonkers. You were already at tip #3 when the chapter info still showed 'Tip #1'.)
Hey Daniel I have a question: Q) What is the lucid timeline like? What I mean by that is could you describe from experience how many months of training until lucid dreams are a weekly event, twice weekly events etc.
I wish it was that easy to predict with certainty, there are just too many variables. Someone needs to be doing: the right things, at the right time, with the right effort, with the right understanding, and with consistency and motivation. Those alone vary greatly between individuals. In general, semi-regular lucidity is achievable for most putting in genuine effort, within 6 months. However, because there is just so much misinformation out there, people waste effort on things that are pointless, and that diminishes their time/effort into what matters. When it comes to my own tuition students, where I have a direct influence on what they do and how they learn, things are a little more predictable. Sorry I can be more specific, but it's a little like predicting the weather, the vast variables make long term predictions very unreliable.
@@LucidDreamPortal Hello! Can you give say if possible the probabilities of following the steps, I think it's like if one of the steps are not made correctly, the chances gets low from it's 100%, I am not a genius on math, but statistics I have learned well, and to say something is hard (in this case is lucid dreaming) is to create a mental block, for real human mind is magic, the person needs to unlock its own personal mental capacity and believe on what they want to happen, maybe it needs faith, or just believe on yourself, you can do it!
I've been trying to lucid dream for a month now and I see that I'm going about it the wrong way and i need to focus on myself. I know I am very new, still waiting for my first dream, still have a glimmer of hope that I can achieve lucidity
Bro i had experienced an worst situation bro,,,,,, when i slept and i fall to sleep normally and suddenly i lucided a dream and i was enjoying it to it's fulliest and then i got paralyzed for an 1½ hour at that moment i was unable to move a single muscle of my body and make any noise,,,,,, and my heartbeat was going crazy,,,,,,,, it was my first time experiencing something like this 💀💀
Lucid dreaming ISN’T hard, it’s just a long process. It doesn’t take much to reality check during the day, note your dreams in the morning and meditate. BUT! A couple mistakes or one is enough to mess up everything! (unless you’re a really busy man!) What IS hard though is understanding how it works. The brain is such a complicated mess, I still to this day do not understand how you guys do it.
I have a question: do you have or could you make a video about what kind of memory exercises we can practice during the day to strengthen our memory? That would be very nice since I have no clue on what such an exercise in effective could be. 😅
Write your dreams in a dream journal. If you stay consistent, you can remember multiple dreams per night in very high detail. It also strenthens your mental clarity and memory during the day as well :)
@@stefandedja5876 yeah, I already do that and it’s amazing what my mind comes up with sometimes. 😂 But is that what he meant? I thought he mentioned something once…
@@stefandedja5876 Btw. Du you know this hack? Happened to me just now again. If you forget your dream because you thought of something else after waking up, try to catch only a detail, often the whole dream will follow after.
Hey daniel, I have a question. Sorry for my bad english. In your last video you said we should do at least 10 reality checks a day and each of them should last 2 minutes. I don't understand: do I have to like pinch my nose for 2 minutes straight?
Today, I had my first stable, somewhat lucid dream. It was very unexciting though, I had almost no control over anything, I was stuck in a rigid position, but I'm glad anyway. After a while, I lost lucidity and the dream became a normal dream. When I eventually woke up, I didn't feel like I had a lucid dream though but that I dreamt of having a lucid dream. Is this normal?
Live streams are available to everyone when they are live, but become member-only content 24 hours after. That has been the case for a few years, but a few were left public - sadly that confused the algorithm, in order to stop that, they're available to anyone with a membership.
Yes, a hypnic jerk is a genuine physical movement. It is named after the involuntary contraction of muscles. They're not really associated with REM, so if they do startle you fully awake there is no harm in a reality check. But they're not a sign of dreams. The best thing about them is the name!
Hi, Daniel! I have one major hangup with my lucid dreaming. I have very poor dream recall and sometimes it is as if I didn't dream at all. I am keeping a dream journal, and I think it is slowly improving, but I am wondering if there is anything else I can do. If anyone else can offer me any advice, I'd appreciate it.
When I try to attempt IMP I get up from my alarm but I am not tired enough so I lay back down but I can never seem to remember when I am falling asleep. Is there anyway to fix that.
My biggest issue right now is that school just started back up and my school starts so early that it is nearly impossible to get even remotely enough sleep.
Not necessarily, it could be an understanding issue, motivation issue, using the wrong tools issue, lifestyle issue, training issue etc. Learning to play the trumpet requires skill, but a cold, depression, stressful period in life, being taught incorrectly etc. could all influence being able to develop or use that skill. Very few things in life can be summed up with simple answers. Life is complex and full of variables.
I think this is a really good reminder to those of us who struggle to the point that a lucid dream feels unobtainable at times. Thank you.
I think this mindset of it being easy actually helps a lot of people. For me I started this practice with the mindset that It was easy and my first lucid happend in 2 weeks. I fully believe that this is why. lucid dreaming takes ✨dedication responsibility and time✨ but it is easy to do if your doing everything you need to
Commenting to help boost engagement
I actually had 2 LDs in 2 nights! I think that is the first time that has happened to me!
The first one, the night before last, was super short, and I was awakened by my phone, but I got lucid by noticing and recognizing the weirdness of the fact that some text on a label was nonsensical and changed each time I tried to read it. So at that point I was already certain it was a dream. But since I had been reminding myself to perform the nose pinch test, I did so, and indeed could sense my breathing. It had been a while since I remembered to do that test after becoming lucid, so even though I was awakened shortly after that ( by my phone going off), I consider it a win. I remembered to do what I intended to do!
Then, last night I had one that felt like about 15-20 minutes or so! In that one, I got lucid when I noticed a person had become invisible (with their clothes still being visible). So then I started doing other tests, observing my physical state first, and noticing some oddities. I was amazed to realize it was indeed a dream. Then did nose pinch test. The dream started to destabilize, so I remembered the “pre-flight check”, and got it to stabilize again. Long story short, I ended up finding a motorcycle that looked a bit like the one from Akira, and decided to expect that the keys were in my pocket, and there they were! I went for a joyride and had a blast, thinking about how Daniel described feeling like an inter dimensional explorer…
Carl, that's absolutely wonderful news, thank you for letting me know. Major progress! The level of logic and clarity of mind seem at the high-end too, so that's something to feel especially proud about (especially the preflight check!). And a little inter-dimensional joy riding sounds like a very good way to spend the time. Now you just need a fancy leather jacket!
@@LucidDreamPortal Thank you! I feel that I should point out that in my pre-flight check I think I missed some steps and didn't do it "perfectly", but at least I had the presence of mind to think of it, made a go of it, and it seemed to work!
Thanks for the info :D ! Last night, even though this was at the end of my REM period, I've managed to beat another false awakening, and before I actually woke up, I got on my feet, walked in the direction where I intended, and started to narrate the dream. I guess that's what having extra sleep in the weekends, in addition to stopping assuming that I'm awake all the time, eventually gives me.
I've been a bit hard on myself lately with how dissatisfied I've been with my lucid dreaming journey. The longer I stay on the path, the harder achieving a lucid seems. Perhaps my standards are just getting high or my brain is adapting a more results-based mentality (which is a yikes), but I've been focusing on all the bad and how I haven't been succeeding. This video was well needed in this regard as it highlighted a lot of things I knew but didn't quite fully understand.
For example, I know that dreams aren't a different place but on those nights where I just want to fall asleep from a stressful day, I always want to "drift off into dreamland." I know that I'm not going anywhere but my brain likes to make it seem like a different place to calm me down (I guess, it's a hypothesis). There's also how I tend to "know" that dreams reflect the individual, but it's quite hard to understand and grasp what that fully means. I know that my inner landscape and mannerisms along with behavior are all a reflection, but it's harder to grasp how they feed into a dream and interact. Perhaps a dream journal can help this mental loop I find myself in but it's something related to the video and something I do struggle with.
It helps knowing that maybe I've been a bit too hard on myself. In fact, the other night I just gave up and that resulted in a lucid. While that's only an occurrence, it may show that that I'm pressuring myself too much to the point it's getting rid of any potential lucids. Great video and awesome brainfood!
Commenting to boost because I currently can't watch! I think I'll really like this video though!
lucid you. i never connected those dots with all the info you've given. but that's such a good way to put it
I find it difficult sometimes. you have to practice a lot. and since I started thinking more logically and critically, I don't get lucid dreams. is quite frustrating. I always feel pressure to keep track of everything about lucid dreaming. If I work a little more slowly, I wonder if I'm doing enough.
it's really almost the same as with fitness 😂
Thanks for the video
Thank you so much Jim. Yeah it's definitely challenging and takes a fair bit of patience and stamina, but over time things settle - especially if these mistakes are avoided. Thanks for being awesome!
Yet another video to send the “Any tips?” crowd!
I had 2 lucid dreams In a row after trying for a couple of days. and I was like , oh that's easy then!
haven't had em again for a week. But I'm not gonna stop trying!
I've given up for a while on trying because I'm realizing I can't get results with my busy college life, and especially with my sleep schedule.
That being said, not even a week after giving up, I had the first dream that I know was true lucid, and it was also the most vivid dream I've ever had by far. The sound was like I was actually hearing, my sense of touch encompassed my whole body, and even my peripheral vision was bright and in full focus.
can you make a video about how to get Rid of insomnia
Great and usefulk quirky vid and sound advice!
Ugh I just love your channel!!, keep going sir❤❤❤
This is really good information that I haven't heard in any of your other videos. Thank you as always!
Always the best content on lucid dreaming!
Uploaded the day after my birthday, thank you :) I got your book as well, it's very interesting.
Belated happy birthday! 🎂
underrated as hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This information is top tier
thanks for making a new videos, i was about to give up on this topic but your videos are helping me to keep that motivation
Don't give up! You haven't come this far just to come this far.
Thanks for another great inspiring video! 🎉❤
This is almost like what is often said in therapy: »You can not change other people, you can only change yourself«. It never occurred to me that you can basically replace 'other people' with 'dreams'. In theory, it is much less intimidating to say »I will change how I think about xyz now«, instead of saying »I will now change this very convincing, solid living room to Mordor« (or Hogwarts, or the moon, or the Enterprise).
That said, I think I have yet to convince my brain that dreams are not a place. (Sally, feel free to pinch me if I forget.) I mean, if I really, truly had internalized this knowledge, it should be much easier to get from one 'place' to the next in my dreams.
(I think the chapters in this video are a bit bonkers. You were already at tip #3 when the chapter info still showed 'Tip #1'.)
Currently out and about so replies are limited, but thank you for the heads up on the chapters, that'll teach me for trying a different process! 🤣
UA-cam!! Where is my notification?! Well, I'll watch now.
Hey Daniel I have a question:
Q) What is the lucid timeline like? What I mean by that is could you describe from experience how many months of training until lucid dreams are a weekly event, twice weekly events etc.
I wish it was that easy to predict with certainty, there are just too many variables. Someone needs to be doing: the right things, at the right time, with the right effort, with the right understanding, and with consistency and motivation. Those alone vary greatly between individuals.
In general, semi-regular lucidity is achievable for most putting in genuine effort, within 6 months. However, because there is just so much misinformation out there, people waste effort on things that are pointless, and that diminishes their time/effort into what matters.
When it comes to my own tuition students, where I have a direct influence on what they do and how they learn, things are a little more predictable.
Sorry I can be more specific, but it's a little like predicting the weather, the vast variables make long term predictions very unreliable.
@@LucidDreamPortal Hello! Can you give say if possible the probabilities of following the steps, I think it's like if one of the steps are not made correctly, the chances gets low from it's 100%, I am not a genius on math, but statistics I have learned well, and to say something is hard (in this case is lucid dreaming) is to create a mental block, for real human mind is magic, the person needs to unlock its own personal mental capacity and believe on what they want to happen, maybe it needs faith, or just believe on yourself, you can do it!
Lately I haven't had a vivid dream in a long time and idk why
Great video as always. 👍🏻
Cool.
Wow I wish I had found your videos sooner! Well here's a good place to start I guess lol. Thanks for making such great content!
That's really kind of you to say - thank you! - glad to have you here!
Great video! :D
Wow, Dan, the channel is really starting to blow up! :)
Boosting! (Also, liking those tips - #1 hit home!)
It's easy you just must be patient
Good
I've been trying to lucid dream for a month now and I see that I'm going about it the wrong way and i need to focus on myself. I know I am very new, still waiting for my first dream, still have a glimmer of hope that I can achieve lucidity
Daniel Love please creat a video of the most famous lucid dreamers in history
I have been doing most of the things in this video, so yeah. I definitely need to change my approach. lol
Bro i had experienced an worst situation bro,,,,,, when i slept and i fall to sleep normally and suddenly i lucided a dream and i was enjoying it to it's fulliest and then i got paralyzed for an 1½ hour at that moment i was unable to move a single muscle of my body and make any noise,,,,,, and my heartbeat was going crazy,,,,,,,, it was my first time experiencing something like this 💀💀
It can be so hard but once u realize that ur not just specatating in a dream and u can take over control that’s when it happens
Lucid dreaming ISN’T hard, it’s just a long process. It doesn’t take much to reality check during the day, note your dreams in the morning and meditate. BUT! A couple mistakes or one is enough to mess up everything! (unless you’re a really busy man!)
What IS hard though is understanding how it works. The brain is such a complicated mess, I still to this day do not understand how you guys do it.
I have a question: do you have or could you make a video about what kind of memory exercises we can practice during the day to strengthen our memory? That would be very nice since I have no clue on what such an exercise in effective could be. 😅
Write your dreams in a dream journal. If you stay consistent, you can remember multiple dreams per night in very high detail. It also strenthens your mental clarity and memory during the day as well :)
@@stefandedja5876 yeah, I already do that and it’s amazing what my mind comes up with sometimes. 😂
But is that what he meant? I thought he mentioned something once…
@@stefandedja5876 Btw. Du you know this hack? Happened to me just now again. If you forget your dream because you thought of something else after waking up, try to catch only a detail, often the whole dream will follow after.
awsome may ask you from were you get the videos you used them to make the idea more understandable?
Hey daniel, I have a question. Sorry for my bad english. In your last video you said we should do at least 10 reality checks a day and each of them should last 2 minutes. I don't understand: do I have to like pinch my nose for 2 minutes straight?
Thanks, I'll watch it right now
Today, I had my first stable, somewhat lucid dream. It was very unexciting though, I had almost no control over anything, I was stuck in a rigid position, but I'm glad anyway. After a while, I lost lucidity and the dream became a normal dream. When I eventually woke up, I didn't feel like I had a lucid dream though but that I dreamt of having a lucid dream. Is this normal?
good job. Yes Semi lucid dream. I have that to. Is a good sign
Bro keep going please
Thank you for these awesome contents Daniel!
Where have the LIVE streams gone?
Live streams are available to everyone when they are live, but become member-only content 24 hours after. That has been the case for a few years, but a few were left public - sadly that confused the algorithm, in order to stop that, they're available to anyone with a membership.
If you experience Hypnic jerks is it your dream body that’s moving and should you do a reality check at that point?
Yes, a hypnic jerk is a genuine physical movement. It is named after the involuntary contraction of muscles. They're not really associated with REM, so if they do startle you fully awake there is no harm in a reality check. But they're not a sign of dreams. The best thing about them is the name!
Hi, Daniel! I have one major hangup with my lucid dreaming. I have very poor dream recall and sometimes it is as if I didn't dream at all. I am keeping a dream journal, and I think it is slowly improving, but I am wondering if there is anything else I can do.
If anyone else can offer me any advice, I'd appreciate it.
I’ve been trying to lucid dreams off and on for the last two years but have only had a handful of lucid dreams. What am I doing wrong?
Giving up, friend.
W video
When I try to attempt IMP I get up from my alarm but I am not tired enough so I lay back down but I can never seem to remember when I am falling asleep. Is there anyway to fix that.
My biggest issue right now is that school just started back up and my school starts so early that it is nearly impossible to get even remotely enough sleep.
Here's a comment to boost the algorithm
I was exhausted by lucid dreaming - like I was t getting sleep, is this common?
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Wait a second... Lucid dreaming is a skill, right? Then, if you can't lucid dream, that means only one thing:
*Skill issue*
Not necessarily, it could be an understanding issue, motivation issue, using the wrong tools issue, lifestyle issue, training issue etc.
Learning to play the trumpet requires skill, but a cold, depression, stressful period in life, being taught incorrectly etc. could all influence being able to develop or use that skill.
Very few things in life can be summed up with simple answers. Life is complex and full of variables.
@@LucidDreamPortal It was a joke 🤣🤣🤣
Oops...but sometimes it's hard to spot (and you'd be amazed by how many silly but serious comments there are)
Just a comment for the algorithm monster.
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