Thread: How long do i have to wait...

I believe that part of your approach when trying to Lucid dream is off. The key to your method is relaxation, and the best thing for you to do when trying is to just relax completly. Its sounds like youre getting the hang of it considering you got really far, but you need to relax more. Most of the time youre heart should be beating really slow unless youre attempting astral projection. But unless youre doing that try to keep your heart rate as low as possible- its a big part of getting in to the dream world. Also, when you start getting those signs and you start progressing in your attempt, just relax- dont get excited or anything. Dont respond to it, just let it happen. I know youre thinking, "Thats impossible" but its not, trust me i once thought that and with a little practice and effort it becomes possible. Plus supressing strong emotions of excitement and such are necessary in order to stay in a lucid dream, but dont worry its really easy, you just need to put in the effort. This may seems like alot but the only two points im trying to get across are- pure relaxation, and supressing your emotions during attempts. Hope this made sense. Peace

Originally Posted by OneUpBoy71

I believe that part of your approach when trying to Lucid dream is off. The key to your method is relaxation, and the best thing for you to do when trying is to just relax completly. Its sounds like youre getting the hang of it considering you got really far, but you need to relax more. Most of the time youre heart should be beating really slow unless youre attempting astral projection. But unless youre doing that try to keep your heart rate as low as possible- its a big part of getting in to the dream world. Also, when you start getting those signs and you start progressing in your attempt, just relax- dont get excited or anything. Dont respond to it, just let it happen. I know youre thinking, "Thats impossible" but its not, trust me i once thought that and with a little practice and effort it becomes possible. Plus supressing strong emotions of excitement and such are necessary in order to stay in a lucid dream, but dont worry its really easy, you just need to put in the effort. This may seems like alot but the only two points im trying to get across are- pure relaxation, and supressing your emotions during attempts. Hope this made sense. Peace

Please excuse my double reply, I got ninja'd.

Yeah, I suppose that is probably the biggest issue as of now... I do find it rather difficult to keep my heart rate and breathing down. Not my rate of breathing, but the amount. Not sure if that matters much, but the heart rate thing.. yes.

At one point, I remember the feeling of my beating heart, my breathing, and even my hearing got "dimmer"... I assume that was me falling to sleep yes? Which is what I was going for?

I suppose this is just a matter of practice and persistence...

Yes exactly you were falling asleep. When you start falling asleep your outer senses will fade in that sense and you will start paying attention effortlessly to your mind and thats how your dreams start. And yes its all practice and effort. But from here on, Believe in yourself. It will help you achieve your goal WAY faster than you think. People say "dont have expectations" but in a sense you need them. But more specifically the positive expectations to keep you motivated. Those will also help tremendously and depending on how much you believe in yourself it can affect how often you lucid dream, how long you lucid dream, and everything else. It really is crazy what power "Believing in yourself" has. It can change everything