Thread: Naiya's Simple MILD Technique

Originally Posted by faceonmars

Anyone who suggests visualization (which you do) is on the correct path! Very nice article Naiya. I bend the rules just a bit when I MILD as I visualize seeing the words 'This is a Dream' on a placard or signpost.

Haha,

Too funny. I started a thread about a year ago about a technique I was calling the "Double Affirmation Method". I repeated "I am dreaming" while visualizing the words, and it led to several LDs.

Good times.

Originally Posted by ryan9983

Thanks great tutorial! Gonna have to try this tonight. the only LDs iv had were DILDs so id like to try something new that seems a bit easier. Would it help if i repeat the Mantra throughout the day?

Yes, I think it would definitely help to repeat the mantra during the day--although you might want to couple it with RCing, too.

Of all the subjective techniques I have read on various forums over the years, Nayia's is the closest to how I approach a deliberate LD. I believe visualization is the key to LD's as the same area of our brain that is active during dreaming is also active during conscious visualization. This is not my personal theory but a widely known scientific fact. I urge all who want to attempt a lucid dream to try visualization.

Thanks for posting this, I'm defiantly going to try it. I find it very easy to imagine things.

I wanted to ask though, can I do this but imagine being some one else?. I have this game I made up and there's these characters I'd love to be, I have a main character I want to be.

I started lucid dreaming cause of this reason. Would this work or do I have to be me?. Even if I do everything properly cept it won't be me I'm seeing in the dream.

Thanks.

I've been doing WILD with WBTB the last about two weeks, and I tried MILD last night an got my first ever lucid! You were a character, actually, which makes sense.

Originally Posted by TahliaK

Thanks for posting this, I'm defiantly going to try it. I find it very easy to imagine things.

I wanted to ask though, can I do this but imagine being some one else?. I have this game I made up and there's these characters I'd love to be, I have a main character I want to be.

I started lucid dreaming cause of this reason. Would this work or do I have to be me?. Even if I do everything properly cept it won't be me I'm seeing in the dream.

Thanks.

Of course you can be someone else! As long as you identify with them in some way...I mean, if you can imagine being them without a lot of trouble, then you can dream yourself being them. Go for it.

Originally Posted by Moondreamer

I've been doing WILD with WBTB the last about two weeks, and I tried MILD last night an got my first ever lucid! You were a character, actually, which makes sense.

That's awesome! Is it in your dream journal? I want to read!

Hi Naiya,

I have been practising your MILD technique for a few weeks now quite religiously but I'm having trouble with the visualisation stage. Firstly, should I be repeating the mnemonic whilst visualising or should it be before/after that step. Secondly the visualisation itself I'm struggling with. I don't think I'm naturally gifted at it and I can't seem to find any good sources to help me learn. I was wondering if you know of any?

Any advice will be much appreciated

Cheers,

Lucas

This is pretty cool. My first time doing it last night and i was doing autosuggestion, while visualizing my last dream. After like 5 mins of visualazation i did a rc and it turned out i was dreaming. then i became lucid and did whatever i wanted.

Originally Posted by glucose

Hi Naiya,

I have been practising your MILD technique for a few weeks now quite religiously but I'm having trouble with the visualisation stage. Firstly, should I be repeating the mnemonic whilst visualising or should it be before/after that step. Secondly the visualisation itself I'm struggling with. I don't think I'm naturally gifted at it and I can't seem to find any good sources to help me learn. I was wondering if you know of any?

Any advice will be much appreciated

Cheers,

Lucas

PMed you.

Originally Posted by 19nnn

This is pretty cool. My first time doing it last night and i was doing autosuggestion, while visualizing my last dream. After like 5 mins of visualazation i did a rc and it turned out i was dreaming. then i became lucid and did whatever i wanted.

Woot! Congrats to you! It sounds like MILD is definitely your technique.

Thanks a lot Naiya, I like your MILD technique. I have always done something similar when napping during the day. No results then, but it's a nice and fun training.

- About your tutorial, what you say is that what matters is to do the MILD before sleeping, even if it is a few minutes, as soon as it becomes a habit right ? I am asking that as I prefer to visualize while laying on my back but I can't sleep in this position so I have to roll over after my visu is finished. So when on my side, I don't visualize anymore but wait for sleep to happen which can take some time.

- I guess there are only advantages doing MILD before sleeping and in the morning WBTB ?

Originally Posted by faxman

Thanks a lot Naiya, I like your MILD technique. I have always done something similar when napping during the day. No results then, but it's a nice and fun training.

- About your tutorial, what you say is that what matters is to do the MILD before sleeping, even if it is a few minutes, as soon as it becomes a habit right ? I am asking that as I prefer to visualize while laying on my back but I can't sleep in this position so I have to roll over after my visu is finished. So when on my side, I don't visualize anymore but wait for sleep to happen which can take some time.

- I guess there are only advantages doing MILD before sleeping and in the morning WBTB ?

Not just before sleep and WBTB, I integrate MILD into my RCs and it really strengthens the lucid dream incubation.

Originally Posted by faxman

Thanks a lot Naiya, I like your MILD technique. I have always done something similar when napping during the day. No results then, but it's a nice and fun training.

- About your tutorial, what you say is that what matters is to do the MILD before sleeping, even if it is a few minutes, as soon as it becomes a habit right ? I am asking that as I prefer to visualize while laying on my back but I can't sleep in this position so I have to roll over after my visu is finished. So when on my side, I don't visualize anymore but wait for sleep to happen which can take some time.

- I guess there are only advantages doing MILD before sleeping and in the morning WBTB ?

It should be fine to roll over after you visualize. Just as long as you don't completely forget your intent to LD before you sleep, it should still remain in the back of your mind which is what you want.

MILD generally is best done right before sleeping and during WBTB, but you can do it in the middle of the day if you want to strengthen it. I wouldn't recommend doing it during the day instead of before bed, but as an add-on thing.

That's great

thank you.

Thank you Naiya for this great guide, out of all the guides I've read on here this has helped me the most. I started doing MILD about 2 weeks ago, and I'm beginning to have a lot more awareness in my dreams. I think it'll be a matter of time before I start having Lucid Dreams on a daily basis.

What would you advise for improving visualization skills when they are poor or not as vivid as we would wish them to be ?

This is awesome. Combining WBTB and MILD gives me pretty much a 100% rate of lucidity.

Originally Posted by faxman

What would you advise for improving visualization skills when they are poor or not as vivid as we would wish them to be ?

Hmm, there are a lot of good visualization meditations out there. But really, when it comes to visualization, you don't have to be so focused on how you "see" it and how realistic the visuals are. Basically, you're just imagining it, just like with a daydream. It doesn't have to be a realistic perfect visual to work--it's really the intent that matters, because your mind is going to fill in all those blanks when you sleep anyway.

Hey Naiya,

nice toturial thanks for that.

Originally Posted by Naiya

Hmm, there are a lot of good visualization meditations out there. But really, when it comes to visualization, you don't have to be so focused on how you "see" it and how realistic the visuals are. Basically, you're just imagining it, just like with a daydream. It doesn't have to be a realistic perfect visual to work--it's really the intent that matters, because your mind is going to fill in all those blanks when you sleep anyway.

thanks this is what I did so things are fine. is there a better scenario to do when practicing before sleeping, a visualization that induces LD better ?

I can't believe I had't read this already. It's good to get some confirmation from a master, great tutorial Naiya! I always visualize being lucid in a previous dream or in an upcoming one, visualizing doing the task I've set up and getting those "butterflies" in my stomach fluttering. Need to get back into some hardcore MILD'ing though, only do it twice or thrice a week atm.

Thanks, sounds like a really good technique.
My first ever lucid was with using something similar to this. But then i switched to DILD for some reason and havent had much success.
But i will try your technique and see how it goes
I haven't had a lucid in a while, quite irritating lol

Wait Wut!!!!?? This technique can happen before you even go to bed? I thought it was only when you woke up whenever then you try.

Originally Posted by Fedor

Wait Wut!!!!?? This technique can happen before you even go to bed? I thought it was only when you woke up whenever then you try.

It is an induction technique.