Quote Originally Posted by Xvaiuer View Post
...so I closed my eyes.
The only problem with this is that a lot of beginners go through the whole, "When I close my eyes, I wake up," so be wary of this technique. Then again, everyone is different, and there's every chance that it will work with you if you try it out, of course! It's a good way of controlling the dream because it creates the expectation in your mind and the dream follows our expectations.