What impact does lucid dreaming have in your life?

[Patjunfa]

What impact does lucid dreaming have in your life? Asides from being interesting/cool and occupying a portion of daily attention doing RC's, what impact does LDing have in your life, or in daytime? La berge and others talk about the Benifit of practicing certain life skills in LD's, I don't know if any study has been done of this. Holechek in "dream yoga" talks about consciousness in deep sleep perfuming the day with awareness of the formless, and tenzin wangal Rinpoche and Charlie Morley talk about how experiments in LD's like walking through walls teach the mind that that which appears solid is in fact insubstantial, similar to emotional patterns which can also be changed. I want to do my thesis on how LD practice effects awareness in Mindfulness practice. It seems like it has tremendous potential for enhancing awareness and psychological and spiritual growth. I'm Just generating ideas now... In researching mindfulness, to demonstrate value, many study's have been done showing numerous beneficial carryovers into daily life. Would Lucid dream or Dream yoga have anything similar? There was a study that showed LD'rs are better problem solvers Lucid Dreamers are Better Problem Solvers, Study : University Herald For me, Id say the daily impact of such sleep practices include RC's which give opportunity to practice mindfulness. occasionally a particular sense of deep connection or gratitude from a profound LD or the awareness/mindfulness that occurs sometimes in various sleep states. And also more opportunitys to become mindful and curious as going to sleep and the various nighttime wake ups. It is also part of my motivation and interest, and has all the benefits of any hobby.I don't know how much of an impact this has, if I was filling out a study. Other times I can experience tiredness from not gettin back to sleep after WBTB, sometimes frustration, and sometimes goal orientation/future fixation on LD abilitys I'd like to have that I don't have now... It seems to me the benifits of any dream yoga would mostly show up from practitioners with a certain proficiency, enough to LD regularly and be able to sustain dream long enough to fulfil experiments/exploration. This probably amounts for the smaller number of LD practitioners I'd guess. Also these benifits may show up over a longer time, than for instance, an 8 week mindfulness training... What if any impact do you think your LD practice has in your daytime awareness? (Positive or negative) Thanks Patrick

[SinisterDezz]

Like you said, I have pulled a lot of mindfulness from this hobby, and because of lucid dreaming, I have actually taken up meditation. I also am now a lot more goal orientated and confident. I can't explain why, but it's probably because I have been doing this for so long. As far as negatives go, I would have to say false memories. Not quite sure if there is a link between lucid dreaming and the false memories, but they only started to be created when I started to LD. Also, I have a lot more entertainment in my life =p, which is never a bad thing!

[PercyLucid]

To be honest... a bit of escapism... I love my life, do not get me wrong, but the waking plane is way too dense... much better is the spiritual/astral/dream planes So it brings a very positive impact... recharges my batteries and give me excitement!

[Seltiez]

Opened my mind more. I never even thought things like obe could be possible. Dream just used to be dreams to me but now they are so mysterious. You kinda see things differently when you have experienced stuff like lucid dreaming. Outside of physical reality.

[SinisterDezz]

Opened my mind more. I never even thought things like obe could be possible. Dream just used to be dreams to me but now they are so mysterious. You kinda see things differently when you have experienced stuff like lucid dreaming. Outside of physical reality. This is also true. I have started thinking that some things that "mainstream science" would consider impossible might very well be possible.

[LDman]

Lucid dreaming seems to have a direct effect on me in terms of motivation and efficiency at doing daily stuff like school for example. I think I better start DJing again soon now that mid-term exams are coming up...

[FryingMan]

What impact does lucid dreaming have in your life? Makes it infinitely more awesome! Got me into mindfulness / meditation. Spend a lot of time on DV and dream journaling. Notice wakings in the middle of the night. Don't stay up late much any more. Look forward to naps. Bedtime is my favorite time of the day.

[Yuusha]

I am very tempted to believe that lucid dreaming should have a positive effect on your brain, since very vivid lucid dreams make your brain more active than normal. Surely that must have some kind of long-term positive effect on your brain cells in some way? At the very least, lucid dreams definitely give you incredible possibilities to be more creative, which is a type of intelligence.

[Patjunfa]

Cool thanks for replys. It certainly seems to have a number of common benefits including adding interest to life, opening one to other possibilitys, and at times helping people get into meditation. From propel I have spoke with, they often find the lifestyle helps make them more mindful. This comes a lot from the practices and interest associated with LD'ing, not necessarily as a direct result of the LD's. Both of these seem relevantly beneficial. Would be also interesting tho to study what impact the LD itself has upon ones awareness...hmmm