DILD-1 Syllabus

[Naiya]

DILD-1 Syllabus Professor: Naiya Dates: July 26 - Aug 6 | GMT*: -7 | Times: MON July 26 7-8 PM WEDS July 28 7-8 PM FRI July 30 7-8 PM About The Class In general, when we meet, the chats will be lecture-based. There is a lot of material to cover, so I would appreciate it if side discussions would be kept until the end of class. If you have a question for me, say "QUESTION!" in all caps, and when I finish my thought I'll get to your question. You may want to type your question into notepad or something so you can C&P it into chat when I get to you. I hope this will keep us fairly organized and on track. Class Thread (You Are Here): Any questions, concerns and comments about the course should go here. Introductions/Chat Thread: This is the thread to introduce yourselves, talk amongst each other and have any non-dream related discussion. Student Workbooks: You will create your own workbook thread in the STUDENT WORKBOOKS subforum. You will be posting all of your WILD attempts and any assignments in your thread. Students are encouraged to comment in each other's workbooks. UPDATE: Please put the course # in the title of your workbook. Since more than one class is going on, it'll be easier to know who your classmates are this way. Thanks! Please introduce yourselves in the Chat thread! There are a few questions in the first post to get you started, but don't feel limited by only those--feel free to tell us anything else about yourself. Basic Introduction - What a DILD is /isn't - Provide examples Dream Signs & Recall - Discuss importance of developing good recall - What are dream signs - Dream Journals - Assignment: Each student must start a mandatory dream journal and post in it for the duration of the course, even if no dreams are remembered students must still post something, professors should be actively monitoring and giving suggestions to those students who have poor/no recall, and helping students identify dream signs Practicing Mindfulness - Discuss importance of being aware - Give students mindfulness meditation to practice - Assignment: Have students do mindfulness meditation and post in their workbooks about the experience Reality Checks - What are RCs? - When to use RCs? - What makes a good RC? - When RCs fail - Assignment: Practice RCs throughout their day Goals -Discuss importance of creating goals or a "to-do" list MILD - What is MILD/how to use it Other Techniques for inducing DILD (e.g. WBTB, HILD, ect) The "A-ha" Moment - When you realize you are dreaming What Comes Next (basic intro) - After you have established lucidity - Dream stabilization/anchoring - Dream control discussion - What to do? Tasks, etc. Assignment: Students should be writing in their DJs every night Assignment: Have students read 3 other student DJs and leave comment regarding Dream Signs Assignment: Have students practice awareness/mindfulness, post in workbooks about experience Final Exam