The Two Week Lucid Dreamer- Kindle Version

The Two Week Lucid Dreamer has gained tremendous popularity on Amazon.Com. As of today, if you do a basic search for “lucid dreaming”, it is now the #1 eBook to show up in the results (#4 overall, behind Robert Waggoner and Stephen LaBerge’s Lucid Dreaming paperbacks). If you do a Kindle Store search for “lucid dreaming”, it is #3 (again behind Robert Waggoner and Stephen Laberge’s eBook versions of their paperbacks). Also, it is listed as #13 most popular book in the Dreams Best Sellers category of Amazon.Com overall, which is quite an achievement considering there are hundreds of other dream-related books it is competing with.

Course Highlights: The Two Week Lucid Dreamer is an accelerated course targeted for lucid dreaming beginners who are looking for the fast-track to dreaming consciously. The course includes eBook with step-by-step instructions on how to dream consciously in two weeks or less. As a bonus, two lucid dreaming induction MP3′s + cheat sheet are included. Additionally, a bonus chapter with advanced techniques is included.

What is lucid dreaming?

Lucid dreaming is being aware you are dreaming while dreaming. For first-time lucid dreamers, this usually happens due to a strange occurrence in the dream, such as flying or seeing a strange creature appear. Some first-time lucid dreamers are able to stay in this dream for a while, but many become disturbed and wake up from the dream.

If you are in a lucid dream, you will usually have some power over your dream- anything from being able to fly or making an object or room appear behind a door or inside a pocket, right up to being able to change into animals and manipulate your dream world. It is like being a director of your own movie. Through dream research, lucid dreams have been scientifically proven to exist.

Why did I create the course?

I have been researching and experimenting with lucid dreaming for the last decade. But I was no natural lucid dreamer. For most of those years, I was only able to have lucid dreams sporadically. It wasn’t until this past year that I perfected my own techniques for consistent lucid dreaming. I read countless books/eBooks on lucid dreaming, dream interpretation, and sleep. I tested many induction techniques and over a dozen dream supplements as well.

What did I find out? Lucid dreaming isn’t rocket science. There are proven techniques out there that anyone can put to use. I use these techniques to have lucid dreams whenever I want, almost every night. This has significantly improved my waking life.

What does the course include?

The Two Week Lucid Dreamer

• The Two Week Lucid Dreamer eBook- step by step instructions on how to dream consciously in two weeks
• Kindle Version of eBook- Specially formatted for viewing on the Kindle reader
• Lucid Dreaming Beginner MP3 with isochronic tones (Binaural Beats) for lucid dream induction
  • This is the latest technology in Brainwave Entrainment
• Bonus: Advanced Lucid Dreaming Techniques- weeks 3 and 4 include advanced techniques for lucid dreaming
• Bonus: Lucid Dreaming Advanced MP3 with isochronic tones (Binaural Beats) for lucid dream induction
• Bonus: Lucid Dreaming Cheat Sheet- keep this near your bed to review before you go to sleep

What can you expect after taking the course?

After you’ve read the manual, followed the daily exercises, listened to the MP3, used the cheat sheet, and followed the techniques persistently, soon enough you will:

1. Have your first lucid dream. This is an important first step in learning to have lucid dreams on a consistent basis. You will likely be filled with excitement for several days after this, and want to have more lucid dreams.

1. Begin having lucid dreams more frequently. People usually report having lucid dreams 10-15 times per month at this stage.

1. Be able to have a lucid dream whenever you want. At this stage, you will be able to tell yourself the night before that you would like to have a lucid dream. And you will have a lucid dream that night, consistently.

In addition to the Kindle version of the course on Amazon.Com, there is a PDF version available on The Two Week Lucid Dreamer website.

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Lucid dreaming is being aware you are dreaming while dreaming. For first-time lucid dreamers, this usually happens due to a strange occurrence in the dream, such as flying or seeing a strange creature appear. Some first-time lucid dreamers are able to stay in this dream for a while, but many become disturbed and wake up from the dream.

If you are in a lucid dream, you will usually have some power over your dream- anything from being able to fly or making an object or room appear behind a door or inside a pocket, right up to being able to change into animals and manipulate your dream world. It is like being a director of your own movie. Through dream research, lucid dreams have been scientifically proven to exist.

Step #1: Improve Your Dream Recall

Go to your local bookstore and buy a nice journal which you will devote solely to capturing your dreams. Also purchase a book light which you can clip on to this journal, and a nice pen. Place your dream journal, pen, and book light close to your bed or under your pillow. Tell yourself that when you wake up the next morning, you will remember your dreams

Make a conscious effort to remember dreams before you go to sleep

As you’re falling asleep, suggest to yourself that you will wake up remembering your dreams. You can use a mantra (such as “I will remember my dreams”). Instead of putting intentional effort into the suggestion, try to genuinely expect to remember your dreams. Just be careful not to put too much intentional effort into the mantra. Instead, try to genuinely expect to remember your dreams.

Upon awakening, stay in bed as long as possible and replay the dream in your mind

It is generally accepted by dream researchers that dreams are not remembered unless the dreamer awakens during a dream. Even after awaking during the dream, it is usually not remembered for long. Therefore, every time you wake up in the night, and the next morning, ask yourself, “What was I just dreaming?”

Stay in the same position and think your dreams over before jumping out of bed. After you have remembered your dream, move to a different position (with your eyes still closed) that you normally sleep in, and try and remember other dreams. The position that you are in may help your brain remember what dream you had while sleeping in that position.

Write about the dream in a dream journal

Capture as much detail as possible, including the estimated time of the dream. If you are too groggy when you awake, just jot down a summary, and try to fill in the gaps the next morning.

Your dream recall will improve with time. Before I started capturing my dreams in a dream journal, I rarely remembered them. After using a dream journal for several weeks, I was remembering at least one dream per night, often 3-4.

Step #2: Perform Reality Checks

Throughout your day (5 to 10 times / day), ask yourself, “Am I dreaming?” Look at something near you in detail, such as your watch. If you are dreaming, your watch will give you two completely different times when you look at it twice. Also, the numbers on your watch may appear blurry, change rapidly, or wiggle if you am in a dream. If you don’t have a watch, look at an object in detail, turn away, and look at it again. Does the object stay constant, or change?

Reality checks help bridge your waking life with your dream life. The habits of thought you have in your dreams are similar to those in your waking life. So by performing reality checks throughout the day, you will start performing this habit in your dreams as well, allowing you to discover you are dreaming.

Make sure you create a habit of performing reality checks in the morning when you wake up. This ensures that you did not have a false awakening (dream where you believe you are awake but are really still dreaming). Here are some reality checks you can perform after waking up:

• Performing a reality check when you wake up and look at your alarm clock
• Leaving a note for yourself in the bathroom to ask “Am I dreaming?”
• When you wake up, look at your reflection in the mirror and make sure it looks normal
• Perform a reality check when you eat breakfast

Step #3: Recognize the Dream-Like Nature of Life

Tibetan Buddhists have been following this practice since the 8th century as part of Dream Yoga. There is no stronger foundational practice of bringing consistent lucidity to your dream life than by remaining in conscious presence throughout your waking life.

You need to truly recognize the dream-like nature of life until the same recognition begins to manifest in the dream. This practice is even more important than your daily reality checks.

How do you do this recognize the dream-like nature of life?

1. When you wake up, you must think to yourself, “I am awake in a dream.”

2. When you eat breakfast, you must think to yourself, “This is dream food.”

3. You should continue this throughout your day, reminding yourself that “This is all a dream.”

This practice will help you build lucidity into your waking life, and begin to manifest it in your dream life.

Beginner Mistake #1: Trying to induce lucid dreams at bedtime, during N-REM stages of sleep (Non-REM sleep)

Many lucid dreaming beginners attempt lucid dreaming techniques while going to sleep. But research has shown that dreams (both lucid and non-lucid) are much more common during your REM cycle, which first occurs 1-2 hours into your sleep. Dream-initiated and wake-initiated lucid dreams are much more common in the early morning, during your longer REM stages. During the early morning sleep cycles, the REM stage gets progressively longer (up to 45 minutes).

Beginner Mistake #2: Trying to have lucid dreams before mastering dream recall

You should be remembering at least one dream per night, and capturing it in your dream journal, before you attempt lucid dreaming induction techniques.

Beginner Mistake #3: Trying too hard to have lucid dreams

Being relaxed, patient and persistent are critical to mastering lucid dreaming. If you try to hard at the beginning, you will only lose sleep and become frustrated early on. Learn relaxation techniques and practice them before bedtime to increase chances of lucid dream induction.

Learn More

To learn more about lucid dreaming, sign up for your Free Lucid Dreaming Starter Handbook.

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The Two Week Lucid Dreamer- Kindle Version

To make my eBook The Two Week Lucid Dreamer available to a wider audience, I’ve cut the price in half to $14.95 on TwoWeekLucidDreamer.Com (includes high-resolution PDF and Kindle version). I’ve also formatted it for the Kindle reader, and am offering a Kindle-only version on Amazon.Com. After testing this out on my Kindle, I can tell you that this version looks great (see image on the right). In addition, I’ve formatted a Nook / Ipad / Sony eReader version on Smashwords.Com. All versions come with all bonus materials: Beginner MP3, Advanced MP3, Cheat Sheet, and Advanced Lucid Dreaming Techniques.

Course Highlights: The Two Week Lucid Dreamer is an accelerated course targeted for lucid dreaming beginners who are looking for the fast-track to dreaming consciously. The course includes eBook with step-by-step instructions on how to dream consciously in two weeks or less. As a bonus, two lucid dreaming induction MP3′s + cheat sheet are included. Additionally, a bonus chapter with advanced techniques is included.

What is lucid dreaming?

Lucid dreaming is being aware you are dreaming while dreaming. For first-time lucid dreamers, this usually happens due to a strange occurrence in the dream, such as flying or seeing a strange creature appear. Some first-time lucid dreamers are able to stay in this dream for a while, but many become disturbed and wake up from the dream.

If you are in a lucid dream, you will usually have some power over your dream- anything from being able to fly or making an object or room appear behind a door or inside a pocket, right up to being able to change into animals and manipulate your dream world. It is like being a director of your own movie. Through dream research, lucid dreams have been scientifically proven to exist.

Why did I create the course?

I have been researching and experimenting with lucid dreaming for the last decade. But I was no natural lucid dreamer. For most of those years, I was only able to have lucid dreams sporadically. It wasn’t until this past year that I perfected my own techniques for consistent lucid dreaming. I read countless books/eBooks on lucid dreaming, dream interpretation, and sleep. I tested many induction techniques and over a dozen dream supplements as well.

What did I find out? Lucid dreaming isn’t rocket science. There are proven techniques out there that anyone can put to use. I use these techniques to have lucid dreams whenever I want, almost every night. This has significantly improved my waking life.

What does the course include?

The Two Week Lucid Dreamer

• The Two Week Lucid Dreamer eBook- step by step instructions on how to dream consciously in two weeks
• Kindle Version of eBook- Specially formatted for viewing on the Kindle reader
• Lucid Dreaming Beginner MP3 with isochronic tones (Binaural Beats) for lucid dream induction
  • This is the latest technology in Brainwave Entrainment
• Bonus: Advanced Lucid Dreaming Techniques- weeks 3 and 4 include advanced techniques for lucid dreaming
• Bonus: Lucid Dreaming Advanced MP3 with isochronic tones (Binaural Beats) for lucid dream induction
• Bonus: Lucid Dreaming Cheat Sheet- keep this near your bed to review before you go to sleep

What can you expect after taking the course?

After you’ve read the manual, followed the daily exercises, listened to the MP3, used the cheat sheet, and followed the techniques persistently, soon enough you will:

1. Have your first lucid dream. This is an important first step in learning to have lucid dreams on a consistent basis. You will likely be filled with excitement for several days after this, and want to have more lucid dreams.

1. Begin having lucid dreams more frequently. People usually report having lucid dreams 10-15 times per month at this stage.

1. Be able to have a lucid dream whenever you want. At this stage, you will be able to tell yourself the night before that you would like to have a lucid dream. And you will have a lucid dream that night, consistently.

The course is available on The Two Week Lucid Dreamer website.

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If you have a few beers, glasses of wine, or mixed drinks one evening, how does this impact your sleep and dreams? Can you still have lucid dreams that night? This is a somewhat controversial subject, and reasonably so. There are benefits and drawbacks to drinking the evening before lucid dreaming. If you search the Dream Views forum, you will get mixed answers as to whether or not lucid dreaming can be combined with drinking alcohol.

The Main Drawbacks of Drinking Alcohol Before Lucid Dreaming

Reduced Dreaming and Dream Recall: Drinking reduces the amount of time spent in REM sleep, and the number of dreams you will be able to recall. Even if you wake up and recall your dreams, you may be too tired write them in your dream log.

Difficulty waking up: Drinking can make it more difficult to wake up to record your dreams or perform a lucid dreaming induction technique in the middle of the night. Upon waking, you are usually in a groggier state, and have less willpower than if you had slept sober.

Other negative side effects of drinking before sleep: Interference with “restorative deep sleep” (N-REM) and suppression of Melatonin, which is a hormone that helps regulate sleep.

The Main Benefit of Drinking Alcohol and Lucid Dreaming: Suppressing REM, Causing REM Rebound after it has worn off

REM Rebound (Wikipedia definition): The lengthening and increasing frequency and depth of REM sleep which occurs after periods of sleep deprivation. When people are prevented from experiencing REM, they take less time to return to the REM state.

If you have a chance to sleep in on the morning after you are drinking: You can take advantage of REM Rebound. What does this mean? Earlier in the night, when the alcohol is still in your system, you won’t have very much “dream sleep” (REM). After it has worn off, you will have much more longer and vivid dreams during your later REM sleep.

If you can’t sleep in on the morning after you are drinking: You probably won’t remember much of your dreams from that night, or experience lucid dreams. You may have some dream recall, but this depends on how much you drank, and how early in the evening you stopped drinking. Luckily, the next night, when you are sleeping sober, you will likely have a REM rebound effect. This will allow you to experience more dreams, and have greater chances of lucid dreaming.

My Experiences With Lucid Dreaming and Alcohol

I keep a detailed log of the food, drinks and supplements I consume before attempting lucid dreaming. For the majority of lucid dreams I have logged, I didn’t consume alcohol the night before. But I have logged some lucid dreams after drinking one or two alcoholic beverages the night before. For me, it seems that one to two drinks is okay, but more than that has had a negative impact on my dream recall and lucid dreaming. Additionally, if I am going to drink before lucid dreaming, I will try to drink earlier, so the REM Rebound has time to kick in.

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If you spend the day spaced out and caught up in the elaborations of the conceptual mind, you are likely to do the same in dream. And if you are more present when awake, you will also find that presence in dream.

-Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep

A lucid dream is a dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming. There are many reasons people decide to try lucid dreaming. Here are a few of the more popular reasons:

• Fun (ex. flying, superhero abilities)
• Treatment for nightmares
• Rehearsing an activity for your waking life (ex. sport, musical performance)
• Self knowledge and personal growth

These are all great reasons, but most dreamers have not considered another positive side effect to lucid dreaming. When you become lucid within a dream, you practice living in the moment and maintaining awareness of your dream state. If you let your thought patterns slip into autopilot mode in a lucid dream, you will likely forget that you are dreaming and lose lucidity. Early lucid dreamers often lose lucidity or get excited and wake up from the dream. But experienced lucid dreamers learn to maintain awareness in the dream.

Taking Advantage of Your Senses in Waking Life

Somewhere along my lucid dreaming journey, I started to notice a lot more around me than before in my waking life. Before lucid dreaming, my waking life thoughts and tasks would be leave me in autopilot mode more frequently. I would be stuck deep in thought, not taking advantage of my senses, not enjoying the moment and my external environment.

As it is, I would say about 80 to 90 percent of most people’s thinking is not only repetitive and useless, but because of its dysfunctional and often negative nature, much of it is also harmful. Observe your mind and you will find this to be true. It causes a serious leakage of vital energy.

-Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

What I Learned about Lucid Dreaming and Living in the Present

The lucid dreaming habit of maintaining awareness in the dream state seems to flow into waking life. Lucid dreaming foundational practices helped me become more conscious in waking life initially. For example, performing reality checks (asking myself “Am I dreaming?”) throughout the day initially led to more consciousness of the present. Also, practicing dream yoga techniques such as “recognizing the dream-like nature of life” helped. But overall, experiencing lucid dreams and prolonging the dreams by maintaining awareness has made the biggest impact.

Just as your habits you have in waking life are reflected in your dream world, the reverse is also true. The habits you develop in your dream world are reflected in your waking life.

Learn More About Lucid Dreaming

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Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer's Guide

The American Psychological Association defines sleep paralysis as the “brief inability to move or speak just before falling asleep or on awakening… accompanied by hallucinations.” 1 This harmless period of immobility, derived from muscle paralysis or atonia, happens every night as a natural side-effect of dreaming sleep. But, when we become self-aware of this process, the trouble begins . . . This paralysis and its associated visions are a misunderstood aspect of the dreaming world that causes many people undue stress and shame.

-Ryan Hurd, Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide

As Ryan Hurd explains, Sleep Paralysis is one of the most misunderstood sleep phenomenons. If you’ve ever felt these sensations during sleep, it’s likely you suffered from Sleep Paralysis:

• Unable to move or feeling of being held down
• Feeling like gravity is shifting around, or that you are floating or sinking
• Hearing strange sounds or voices such as your name being called
• Fear and terror, feeling a presence in your room
• Seeing an apparition or nightmare figure in your room
• Having an out-of-body experience

This condition happens to 40% of the world’s population at least once in their lives. But for some, it happens night after night.

Ryan Hurd’s Sleep Paralysis eBook

Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide was born out of Ryan’s own struggle with isolated sleep paralysis. He experienced his first encounter when he was only fourteen, and didn’t realize it was sleep paralysis until several years later. The book provides practical advice on the causes of sleep paralysis, tactics to take control when it does happen, strategies for confronting apparitions, and advanced dreaming techniques for coping with sleep paralysis. The eBook also includes a useful worksheet to follow along with as you complete the reading. The worksheet allows you to create your own action plan for coping with sleep paralysis, using the tactics described in Ryan’s book.

My Review of Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide

The first time I encountered sleep paralysis was terrifying- I couldn’t move my body or wake myself up. This was especially scary due to its effect on both my mind and body. Ryan’s eBook is the best resource for sleep paralysis sufferers I have found. Ryan reveals the main triggers of SP, and tactics for coping with it. The triggers were surprising- I didn’t realize that stress, jet lag and diet could be triggers/causes of sleep paralysis. I have tested several of the tactics for coping with sleep paralysis in the eBook, and they work.

I found that Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide is written and organized in a way that is very accessible and easy to read. Additionally, each chapter of eBook is very well-written and detailed. Ryan provides many examples of his own experiences with SP. He also pulls together the latest sleep and dream research on SP, adding his own voice and insights. And best of all, the included worksheet helps the reader develop their own action plan for coping with sleep paralysis.

My favorite two chapters of the eBook describe how to use sleep paralysis as an opportunity to dream consciously. This puts a positive spin on sleep paralysis as a “blessing in disguise” that can be used as a gateway to lucid dreaming. For the more adventurous dreamers, there is even a chapter on how to trigger sleep paralysis.

The eBook includes details on how to successfully:

• Identify the biggest triggers of sleep paralysis in your life
• Spot everyday foods and beverages that aggravate sleep paralysis
• Learn about herbs and supplements that quell anxiety
• Set up your bedroom for better sleep and less nightmares
• Recognize the warning signs of a “ghost attack” hallucination and learn how to ground yourself
• Develop your own “safe ground” for when those fearful creatures sit on the bed

About Ryan Hurd

Ryan Hurd is a dream educator living in CA. He is the editor of DreamStudies.org, a web portal for dreams and consciousness studies. He has a MA in Consciousness Studies from John F. Kennedy University, and is a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams.

Where to find the eBook

Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide is available online here for $10.

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A false awakening is a vivid dream about awakening from sleep. It usually occurs after a normal dream. The dreamer believes they have woken up, when in reality, they are still dreaming. This is the same as the concept of a “dream within a dream” in the movie Inception (2010).

During my experiences, false awakenings have been extremely realistic. Often, I will wake up in my realistic-looking apartment, with all the details I would see when waking up. My bed, dream journal, apartment furniture, television, and all of my books are situated where they are in reality.

How to Turn A False Awakening into a Lucid Dream: Maintain a Dream Journal When You Wake Up

I maintain a daily dream journal to help me remember my dreams. Every time I wake up from a dream, I grab my dream journal and write about it. I usually remember 3-4 dreams per night. So how has this habit helped me to initiate lucid dreams?

Often, when I have a false awakening dream, I will remember my last normal dream, and reach for my dream journal to record it. This gets my attention focused on dreaming, and helps me notice a glitch in the dream reality. Here is an example from my dream journal:

I wake up in my bed in my apartment. Everything looks as it does in reality. I take a sip of water and remember to write about my last dream in my dream journal. As I pick up the journal and open it, I notice some strange pen ink scribblings and realize I am dreaming! At this point I become lucid.

How to Turn A False Awakening into a Lucid Dream: Perform a Reality Check When you Wake Up

Every time I wake up and look at my alarm clock, I try to remember to ask myself “Am I dreaming?” Again, this helps me reveal a glitch in the dream reality. The numbers on my digital clock (this works with a traditional clock as well) will appear blurry, change rapidly, or wiggle if I am in a dream.

When I wake up, I also have a note on the bathroom mirror to ask “Am I Dreaming?” This reminds me to perform a reality check when looking at my reflection. If the reflection is normal, I am not in a dream. Here is an example from my dream journal where it was not normal:

Woke up, walked to bathroom. Things didn’t seem exactly right. I looked closely at myself in the mirror… And I didn’t have any eyes, just empty sockets! This really freaked me out for a few seconds, then I realized I was dreaming. I became lucid at this point and decided to fly out of my apartment.

Other tips for Turning False Awakenings into Lucid Dreams

• Leave a note for yourself in your bathroom, asking “Am I dreaming?” This reminds you to perform a reality check.
• Perform a reality check when you eat breakfast. False awakenings sometimes involve eating breakfast, so this is a good time for a reality check.

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