For a person it is extremely important to control everything that happens in his life. But there are a number of processes that take place regardless of our desires. More precisely, they practically do not depend on us. First of all, it is sleep and breathing. On the one hand, we can influence them, but more often they influence us. Therefore, in various studies and practices so much attention is paid to their control. What is a lucid dream and a conscious breath? Why is it so important to master these skills? Is it hard to do? What tricks help achieve control over them? To get answers to these questions, a respected reader should master the technique of conscious reading.
What is lucid dreaming and lucid breathing?
A lucid dream is the ability of a person to directly influence the course of events in his dream, to become the real master of what is happening, and not a passive observer. This phenomenon has not yet been fully studied by official science. It is believed that lucid dreaming is transitional state between fast sleep and wakefulness phasewhen a man seems to wake up, but not quite yet.
Lucid dream possesses powerful therapeutic effect, allowing you to increase self-esteem, to fight fears and complexes. Let's imagine the usual situation when someone wakes up in a cold sweat, for example, barely taking away the legs from a pack of dreamed wolves. Shortness of breath, accelerated heartbeat and a feeling of panic are hardly the very emotions that people want to experience during sleep. Such a night would appear negatively throughout the day, since the person will be in a depressed state. Now imagine that this is a lucid dream.
A man running away from wolves, in one moment turns into a superhero, endowed with unusual abilities. One click of the fingers, and now the wolf pack, squealing piteously, dangles helplessly in the air, like inflatable balls. Another click, and instead of predators before the eyes of cute, fluffy rabbits. We will not describe the third click, let everyone think it out himself. In general, lucid dreaming allows everyone feel unlimited power and complete control over the situation. Waking up, a person will experience a state of satisfaction, self-confidence.
And here conscious breathing? The fact is that acts of inhalation and exhalation are only slightly more subject to the will of man. Therefore, wishing to master the lucid dream, for a start it would not hurt to practice on your breathing. After all, conscious breathing is a powerful weapon in the fight against stress and depression. And where are the most common effects of stress? That's right - in a dream! So, on the way to lucid dreaming, conscious breathing becomes the first stage.
During a panic, stress hormones are produced in the bloodstream, which causes increased heart rate and difficulty breathing. But you can reverse this process. If willpower succeeds take control of your breath, it will have a calming effect on the heart and reduce the amount of stress hormones in the blood.
A more positive example of such relationships is the smile. When a person is having fun, he smiles. When he is sad, he no longer wants to smile. Having started to smile through force, after a certain time his mood will rise again, especially if you look in the mirror. Conscious breathing has a similar effect. We now turn to a more complex question - how to develop the ability to see lucid dreams.
What tricks help induce lucid dreaming?
To master such a skill is not an easy task, but it is quite feasible. First of all, you should learn three basic principles that help to master lucid dreams:
- Vera - in order to see a lucid dream, you must convince yourself of the reality of this phenomenon;
- Memories - it is desirable to remember your dreams after waking up, which will push the mind to more actively track events in them;
- Questions - If you regularly ask yourself the question "is it a dream or reality", then the brain will learn to do this even in a dream.
There are theories that describe lucid dreams. We will not dwell on extremely exotic views, since these ideas lead to the world of the supernatural. Suppose that lucid dreams are a purely product of mental activity. Then the development of this ability is directly dependent on our ability to adjust and concentrate. The most simple are the techniques that should be performed during the awakening. They block the sense of reality for a while, allowing even a couple of seconds to remain in dreams:
- Observation of images - with closed eyes, present images in front of oneself, peer into them, thereby gradually penetrating inside sleep;
- Phantom movements - focus on the phantom of the arm or leg, try to move them, consistently connecting other parts of the body;
- Listening - try to hear some sound in your head, which will gradually become more distinct.
Such methods are used rather in the practices of "separation from the body," when a person feels that he is separated from his physical shell. Independently, without expert advice, it is better not to do this. And here, with the help of such methods try to cause a lucid dream is absolutely safe. But how to understand that it has come?
How to determine a lucid dream?
Famous researcher of lucid dreams, American psychophysiologist Stephen Laberge, developed a whole system of techniques to recognize a lucid dream:
- Look for differences in the situation of sleep and a similar real place;
- Check if you can breathe if you close your mouth and nose;
- Try to recall the previous minute (in a dream it will not work);
- Gaze at your hands, watching if they change;
- Pay attention to whether the outlines of people and objects are blurred;
- Look at the clock (how quickly time changes);
- Read the same text several times (in a dream it will change).
In addition, you can try to turn on the logic and check the reality of what is happening. For example, if a person suddenly acquires supernormal abilities, or something unreal happens near, then most likely he is sleeping, although the world is full of surprises.
A lucid dream helps to experience those sensations that are not subject to reality. Although, it is necessary to figure out what is reality. Thoughts are material and man, in fact, is not limited by anything in his life path. Thus, a lucid dream can be considered a kind of rehearsal, before the conquest of reality. But for this, it would not hurt to master conscious breathing, which allows you to maintain composure in any situation without losing control over events.
