I've long been opposed to the spinning technique used by some people in lucid dreaming, on the basis that it is unreliable. Half the time, it causes you to wake up, the other half it has unexpected or unintended results.

I saw something on TV last weekend that made me reconsider my definition of spinning. I've only ever thought of spinning as throwing your arms out and spinning around until you make yourself dizzy. It's disorienting to say the least, which may be why this technique has been so unreliable for me.

So anyways, I saw this show with Boston Rob (of Survivor fame) where he investigates various paranormal things. I can't stand Boston Rob, which is the only reason I was watching the show (Does that make sense?). THey were investigating life after death, and Rob wanted to ask a neurologist about the possibilities of life after death. The neurologist they got was a complete nut job.

This neurologist started rambling about lucid dreaming, and was trying to explain it to them as a means to explore life after death. He took them on a literal walk through of a lucid dream, demonstrating various techniques. And then he got to spinning....

This neurologist was demonstrating spinning not by making himself dizzy as I had done, but as a small quick spin. He would either do a 180 and look behind, or do a complete 360. The way he moved was like a ninja, all in one swift, crisp move. It was funny to watch, especially the look on Boston Rob's face.

In retrospect, it seems my spinning attempts were too intense, i got carried away and overwhelmed. Now I'm going to have to try smaller more controlled movements.

For anyone who uses the spinning technique, what kind of spinning do you do? How do you do it?