Quote Originally Posted by morrilet View Post
Firstly, I'd like to say that this is my first post on Dream Views and that it has been a wonderful resource thus far. Anyway, last night I had what I'm fairly certain was a lucid dream, because I was completely in control of my actions in the dream world. I kept checking my hands and telling myself that I was dreaming so that I didn't wake up, but maybe 5 minutes into the dream, I could feel myself in my physical body. It was as though if I did anything in the dream, I would do it in real life, like I woke up but could still see the dream as a foggy image. My question is whether or not this was due to me not properly stabilizing the dream, and also I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else?
Welcome, morrilet! Congratulations on the lucid dream! This is a huge milestone. If you stick with your practices, that was just a taste of all the cool stuff that's ahead for you!

I've had this sensation of losing my connection with the dream and becoming more aware of the physical body. In general, the best advice is to just remain focused on the dream. Think only of the fact that it is a dream and do something intense and sensory, like touching some part of the dream scenery. Really take in the detail of the experience and draw yourself into the dream world. Something as simple as rubbing your hands together can be a good way to stay locked in.

If you still see the dream as a foggy image, this may also be a good time to perform what's known as a "DEILD" (or dream exit-initiated lucid dream). Sometimes upon waking from a dream it's easy to slip back into dreaming. You can try just holding on to your awareness and focusing only on the scene that you were just in. If all goes well, a new dream will begin with your awareness still intact. From there, just go have more fun!

Congratulations again and let us know how you do! Keep up the good work and enjoy the journey.