Thread: SenrPF's Workbook

Great revision SenrPF!

The use of mantra. Sometimes I think it doesn't work but it gives some good results. It is important to get a good level of relaxation, concentration and "inner silence", the more these "accompaniments" are achieved, the better result.

It's quite interesting that you mention the importance of being relaxed and in the state of inner silence. When I do wbtb, I also find ld chances and ld quality as well as focus during the dream to depend greatly on my state before that. The best results come indeed when I'm relaxed, with a relatively quiet mind, yet focused on the mantra and/or my intention to lucid dream.

Do you repeat your mantras pre bed only or do you also do wbtb?

RC's. There are days that I can't do it properly, but I have improved on this issue and to recognize Dreamsigns. It does not seem that this habit has moved to my dreams...

You can add a few things to enhance your RCs. One great thing is to always start the day with RC - as soon as you wake up, do any RC to make sure you're not in a FA.

Another thing would be when you remember to do the RC, to really think about the possibility of it working and that this could be a dream, try to feel the excitement and think about possible dream goals.

The motivation goes up and down like a roller-coaster and I don't know why. I know that reading new things about the subject raises the level of motivation. This also influences the level of my memories about my dreams.

I think this is the case for most of us. It's not easy to have the same motivation every day, but in the long run it pays to be motivated. I find dreams and the dream world pretty exciting - even normal dreams can very interesting and rich in details. Then I love to look forward to lucid dreams where I can have even greater fun. Reading past journal entries is always a great boost for motivation. I also like to soak up entertainment (like playing games, watching TV) and think how it will affect my dreams.

In my case, I think it gives me better, or I'm more inclined, to the active form.
Although I keep doing RC's and looking for Dreamsigns during wakefulness, I think I'll give more importance to WILD exercises.

Ok. It's recommended to still keep up the daytime practice though, because it increases awareness. About the book review, I haven't read the book but have seen the name around, I know one member is reading it (Tlaloc from Intro class) and I think VagalTone has read the book as well, so you might want to drop them a line for some book feedback in case they haven't seen your post.

Best of luck with the practice!