I have heard that naps are great, even the afternoon naps, because you are suppose to go straight into REM. I guess you will have to try and see, how long after you wake up in the morning you have a dream in a nap.

But I have had great success with naps taken 1 hour after you wake up. I wake up at any normal time (7-9am), stay up for an hour, 1 1/2 hrs or so and then watch tv untill I fall asleep.

The original from LaBerge is:
1. Get up 90 min before your normal waking time
2. Stay up for 90 min - last 10 min do MILD - mantras
3. Take a 90 min nap