DILD class discussion

**AURON** · 03-29-2010 02:43 AM

Theres no way I'm going come up with a syllabus for the DILD course without you guys. This thread is for discussing what information should be included in the DILD course for DVA. Keep in mind, that this syllabus isn't a full blown tutorial, but a brief description of how the classes should flow and what should be included to be explained over the duration of it.

with that said......

All I know is that the class is going to need an intro with the definition, and examples of DILDs.

Some BASIC homework needs to be thought of, and the the student should be required to keep a dream journal.....and thats all I can think of right now.

**Xaqaria** · 03-29-2010 07:37 AM

A good homework assignment would be to go through their dream journal and find 5 (or 3, or whatever) common themes that could be used as dream signs, and perhaps write a sentence or two about why the person thinks these things are important/significant to them.

Another one could be to do LaBerge's memory exercise thing; I'm not sure what its called or where to find it (someone help me out here) but it is to pick 5 events (or maybe he specifies events) like seeing a firetruck, stopping at a red light, etc. and then whenever the person encounters these things during the day, do a reality check; and then just write a short assessment of how they did. This could be a recurring assignment to judge improvement.

**nina** · 03-29-2010 03:33 PM

This is definitely something I can help out with as soon as I get my laptop back, it's so hard for me to think properly confined inside tiny iPhone screen. But hey let's try to keep DVA stuff inside the DVA for organizational purposes. If we need to get staff attention to something maybe just make a thread in TTS /GSF with a link to the DVA thread? Ya know, just to try and keep everything in it's proper place so it doesn't get confusing.

Oh and thank you for bringing this to staff attention, that's what we need, more participation.

**AURON** · 03-31-2010 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by Aquanina

This is definitely something I can help out with as soon as I get my laptop back, it's so hard for me to think properly confined inside tiny iPhone screen. But hey let's try to keep DVA stuff inside the DVA for organizational purposes. If we need to get staff attention to something maybe just make a thread in TTS /GSF with a link to the DVA thread? Ya know, just to try and keep everything in it's proper place so it doesn't get confusing.

Oh and thank you for bringing this to staff attention, that's what we need, more participation.

Read your reply in the to do list thread. Whenever you finish something up...just drop it here so we can take a look at it.

**nina** · 03-31-2010 02:04 AM

Alrighty. I don't have classes tomorrow so I'll be able to give this proper attention then.

**nina** · 03-31-2010 03:30 PM

Alright here's what I got...other staff please add/remove from it, this is very rough draft.

DILD Class

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 send a PM 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

Discuss Lucid Dream Goals/To-do List?

MILD
- What is MILD/how to use it

Other Techniques for inducing DILD? (HILD? I don't know these things) Check Tutorials for reference

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 Discuss schemas?
- 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, send PM about experience

Final Exam To be discussed

**KingYoshi** · 04-03-2010 06:13 PM

Nice work Nina! There are many members that get confused and don't understand the difference between MILD and DILD. It would probably be a good idea to briefly compare and contrast the two at some point as well.