What would an "ideal" sleep schedule for lucid dreaming be?

**StonePanther** · 06-29-2014 05:19 PM

I can afford to go to sleep and wake up at, basically, any time for the next few weeks. To maximize my chances of getting a lucid dream (with the help of whatever induction technique I'll pick), what sleep schedule would you recommend? I'm willing to wake up multiple times during the night, and I'd rather not take more than one nap during the afternoon (no polyphasic sleep). When should I go to sleep, how often/when should I wake up for a WBTB, and when should I wake up for good?

Right now, I go to sleep at 11:30pm and wake up at 8:00am, with a WBTB at 5:30 combined with attempts at WILDing.

**Hitokage** · 07-02-2014 09:07 AM

I would recommend got to sleep earlier and then try to study your REM phases to know when to wake up. You have some articles about it here on this site.

**Laurelindo** · 07-03-2014 11:12 AM

I would say that you are fine as long as you never feel exhausted.
Go to sleep when you start to feel sleepy, and get out of bed when you feel completely refreshed.

Personally I like to sleep for 8-9 hours.

**LucidDr3am3r** · 07-03-2014 03:49 PM

my opinion: do what work for you, everyone sleep differently, since everyone has different body that behave in different way. Environment, beliefs, health, and daily habits affect this. I say this because i notice that i change as i get older, so you could be asking a 20 years old and a 50 years on their completely different sleep schedule.

**dutchraptor** · 07-03-2014 04:21 PM

The best time to go to bed varies a lot. An important factor is at what time it gets dark in your country.
I like to go to bed between 11-12 because it's just been getting darker for around two hours. If I were closer to the equator I'd probably try fall asleep around 9 or 10 since it would be dark much earlier.

The problem as I see it, is there isn't a perfect sleep schedule for lucid dreaming. It's recommended to not eat heavily before sleep, or to look at bright screens...however the influences of these activities isn't actually known on lucid dreaming. It could very well be that to have a higher chance of lucid dreaming you should in fact not sleep "ideally".

I'm just rambling here though, key message is to sleep comfortably as laurelindo said.