dolphin's dreams

No dreams for me last night! Last night was just a bad night for recall. I was ampted up and excited going to bed to try to induce another lucid dream. It also didn't help that it was one of my days off and I got less exercise than usual which might have impacted my recall as well. I still have the habit of going to sleep with the tv on which I read also impacts recall. I went to bed trying hard to induce a lucid dream repeatedly thinking "I'm dreaming" which probably impacted my recall as well. As I said in my first entry-no recall equals no lucid dreams. So I make some adjustments.

I'll lay this out to make it more clear

Reasons for poor recall-
1.Not as tired as I should have been
2.TV habit
3.intense repeated thinking creating tension, making it more difficult to go to sleep.

Adjustments-
1.Got a lot more exercise today, being a busy work day as a waiter. I should get more exercise on off days too that way I'm tired when I go to bed. I should also use yawns as a cue to go to sleep.
2.TV off
3.Rather than simply thinking "I'm dreaming" repeatly, I will only think "I'm dreaming" in between slow breaths. This should also help me to go to sleep. Rather than trying to force a lucid dream with repeated thoughts alone, I'll focus on the technique rather than the lucid dream itself to induce the lucid dream.


I've also been experimenting with a new sleep position designed to "lock" my body in a comfortable position bringing WILDs and DEILDS into play. I find I can keep my lower body still by interlocking my kneecaps and my upper body relativily still by putting my hands in a praying position and resting them on my forehead as I sleep on my side. This is a work in progress though.

I believe these adjustments will improve my dream recall and allow me to lucid dream tonight. But, like I said, I'll focus on the tehnique rather than the lucid dream itself.

Happy dreams for me tonight!