I've discovered something that has DRAMATICALLY improved my DREAM RECALL
Some of you may already be doing this, I don't know. It may have even been mentioned on here before. All I know is since I have been doing this new trick my dream recall has become unbelievably easy. I can now effortlessly recall entire dreams and I can do this every night.
Before I started doing this new thing (which I will disclose shortly) I was able to recall my dreams most nights, but only by the skin of my teeth and only with a lot of mental effort. I would wake up and there would be nothing, not even an image, just a blank, and I will lie still with my eyes shut desperately searching for something, anything, to get back to "where I just was".
(Note: I've found that the technique of lying completely still with your eyes closed when you wake up is almost essential for dream recall. It is a well known technique on here.)
Anyway, after lying still for a while I would eventually get an image which I would desperately strain to hold on to and work from. Slowly parts of the dream would return to me, sometimes a lot, sometimes not much, and every so often I wouldn't be able to salvage anything and my entire night's adventures would be lost forever...
Now for the trick. I hope you are not going to be disappointed! It's nothing revolutionary-sounding! It is simply...
Wear a sleep mask to bed.
This may not sound like much, but the difference it has made to me is phenomenal. Now when I wake up either during the night or in the morning my entire dream comes back to me without me even trying to recall it. It's just there. The effect of the sleep mask is that not only does it physically stop me from opening my eyes when I wake up, it also keeps me in darkness which seems to make recall 100 times easier. I first noticed this when one morning I was having trouble recalling anything and then I reached up and put my hand over my eyes. Instantly my whole dream flooded back.
It is also important when you wake up to lie still and start drifting back to sleep (you don't actually have to go to sleep but just start drifting back to keep your brain in alpha rhythm).
I hope this helps. Please let me know if anyone experiences improved dream recall by wearing a sleep mask :)