LD'ing in naps

So next week I'll be waking up early (8AM) for work, as I'll be doing more morning shifts. Since I typically take afternoon naps on these days, once I'm off work, I'd like to make use of them and start LD'ing in them. A month or so back I had a lucid in one of my naps and think there could be some potential here. Any recommendations of how I can go about this successfully? Is there a certain amount of sleep I should get the night before or does that really matter? I plan on using the MILD and maybe SSILD techniques as I fall asleep for my naps. Thanks !:D

Interesting. Haven't thought about this too much.
Maybe DEILD/WILD would work after waking up.
I personally don't recall any dreams for afternoon naps sadly.

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Does anybody know anything about the science behind afternoon naps?
Like when REM starts and similar things.

So far I find that naps are my best time to Lucid dream. One of my dream signs is not being able to see because of bright light in my eyes. So sleeping during the day often kicks off that DS. Also I have had some False awakenings that lead into Lucidity. You need to have a good RC ready for those FA's. I use the handless nose plug trick.

Hey Mycooky check out this thread for more nap info

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Post: Shift
Link : http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...1829-naps.html

The delta integrated amplitude (DIA) in nonrapid eye movement period 1 (NREMP1) of daytime naps was precisely subtracted from the NREMP1s of ensuing nocturnal sleep, indicating that the brain can retain a record of DIA expressed in sleep episodes initiated 12.5 and 8.5 hours before nocturnal sleep onset. The DIA subtraction was primarily accomplished by reduced NREMP1 duration [earlier rapid eye movement (REM) onset], suggesting that the timing of REM period 1 (REMP1) onset is controlled by delta need. This result is consistent with the hypothesis that REM sleep occurs when a stimulus for NREM has been partially depleted.
Feinberg I, Maloney T, March JD. (1992) Precise conservation of NREM period 1 (NREMP1) delta across naps and nocturnal sleep: implications for REM latency and NREM/REM alternation.
Sleep. 1992 Oct;15(5):400-3.

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I'm not sure if sleep the night before matters. In my naps when I get LDs I usually do a DILD, which works for me at least. :)

@Lucidpotential:
I don't really think I understood that. My fault, can somebody translate this? :D

Also: Does anybody have experience with DEILD,WILD after a nap?

WILD and WBTB naps is how i got almost all of my lucid dreams, i dunno how they work considering time and REM, all i know is that i have had most success with naps starting from 4 hours after waking up with my current weird sleeping schedule. :zzz:

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Originally Posted by MyCooky

Also: Does anybody have experience with DEILD,WILD after a nap?

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Sometimes when i feel like it i do two WILD naps in a row in short period of time, if that counts as 'WILD after nap', i have had some success from that getting one successful WILD from each at some days. :)

I intended more something like a WBTB method, only that you do your nap and after waking up trying to WILD.
Is there a difference between WILDing at night and as a nap for you?

I am mostly nocturnal, so my WILD naps indeed mostly ending up when there's night/early morning in my timezone, if that answers your question. :)
Other than that all of the naps i do are for WILD'ing, i don't think i ever usually had used naps before i got into Lucid Dreaming. :zzz:
I guess what i do is similar to something you intending, the only things i do between WILD attempt naps in such cases is changing binaural beat and writing entry into my lucid DJ txt file on PC if first WILD was successful.

Interesting :D
I'll try WILD for my next nap - before and after sleeping.
I believe I can get the most 'knowledge' by trying it out myself.

I really like doing nap LDs, because I am very nocturnal and I love sleeping and hate being awake during the day, so it works great for me. If you are attempting it during the day, make sure the enviroment is quiet and soothing, I learned the hard way that leaving the TV on or external noises can intrude your dream. I am having trouble defining which method do I use, right before the nap I just say "Ok,lets go and Lucid Dream!" and as soon as I am in the dream I am fully aware.

This is what I do to lucid dream from a nap. First, I go to bed and I usually wake up after an hour, usually without actually dreaming anything. Now I'm in this state of easily going back to bed, but I lay there with my eyes squinted. If I did dream before, I'll keep thinking about that. Soon, my body goes numb and is going to sleep without me being able to move anything. Now that I'm in that dark state of matter, I imagine the place I want to be by thinking of each object until I'm there.

I work at night and will sleep for 3-4 hours once I make it home. I get up automatically to use the bathroom and will stay up for an hour before going back to bed. This is my usual time to have very lucid dreams.

Even on my days off, when I take naps during the day, the dreams are very vivid and lucid.

It sounds like everyone has their own ways when it comes to when and how to LD in naps. I guess I'll just experiment with it and see how all goes over here. :)