Thread: Emnition's workbook

Congrats on the ld!

About ADA and exercising, perhaps you need to focus on another sense - how about the feel of your muscles - you can certainly pay attention to that. I think working out is a good time for such practices - you're loaded with all the right neurotransmitters during and after exercises and it helps your mind be more focused and yet you are relaxd at the same time. I.e. your mind isn't flooded with a ton of thoughts as it may be during another time of the day. This leaves more place for awareness training.

I am definitely very attentive on for example my muscles and having the right posture while working out, but so far I fail most of the time to connect this to awareness for dreaming. I am just aware of things, instead of being aware because I'm focusing on being aware.

This weekend has been crap dreamwise. On the night of Friday - Saturday I didn't sleep until late because I was too curious about the situation in Paris and checked the news and FB more than I should have. Saturday - Sunday I didn't sleep until late because my little brother made just a bit too much noise until late. I slept after 2 am and woke up around 5 am to go to the toilet. I am very positive that I had a dream in which I was aware and maybe even lucid, but I can't recall it at all

Forgot to post here for a while. I report back to my dreambuddy werty52 every day, so often I forget my workbook. I'm still focusing on ADA and DY and lately I feel like some of my dreams (definitely not all) have changed. Sounds are more prominent in some dreams and some dreams are visually more vivid, which adds a level of detail. I've also noticed that not all my dreams are in Dutch anymore. I dream about Indonesia related stuff quite regularly and sometimes when it's appropriate I talk in Indonesian in my dream.

Last night I woke up around 5 and tried to SSILD. I think it was after that attempt that I had this dream (c/p from my DJ):

I'm standing in the kitchen in my student home, behind the stove, cooking something. There's something unusual. I think it has to do with the pan that I'm using. I feel like I was really close to becoming lucid, or maybe I even was lucid. Suddenly I feel horrible. It feels as if I'm really drunk. My stomach hurts and there's some swinging back and forth of the dreamscene involved. It's destabilising.

I'm not sure if I woke up or if I had a FA.


Lately I've drifted from DY and ADA a bit. I need to make sure I focus on it more consistently again.

^^ That sounds like a lucid, maybe with a bit of clouded awareness. Had couple of these myself - feeling very sleepy and tired in the dream - it was quite strange.

Hey, check out this link from one of our students who came up with an interesting technique. I have the desire to do this more frequently. Tried it couple of days ago, really made me pause during the day. Got to keep it up, I like that the technique is very easy to do and relates to all other practices.

http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...-dreaming.html

I keep forgetting to post here. Someone once told me I've got the memory of a goldfish. Anyways, since the last time I posted here I've had 2 more lucids and 1 accidental WILD that broke off a bit too soon. The last week or so however my recall has dropped immensely. I think this is due to disturbing my regular sleeping patterns. Not sure if I should leave my sleeping pattern undisturbed or whether my dream pattern will adapt to my new sleeping pattern.

Originally Posted by NyxCC

^^ That sounds like a lucid, maybe with a bit of clouded awareness. Had couple of these myself - feeling very sleepy and tired in the dream - it was quite strange.

Hey, check out this link from one of our students who came up with an interesting technique. I have the desire to do this more frequently. Tried it couple of days ago, really made me pause during the day. Got to keep it up, I like that the technique is very easy to do and relates to all other practices.

http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...-dreaming.html

Thanks for the tip! I think it's an interesting tech, but I don't really understand what the difference is with ADA.

Nice! Congrats on the lds!

About the tech - I'd say it's looking at things from a slightly different angle. Personally, I like trying out something a bit different for motivation. But yeah, there is some overlap. In the end, isn't it all about paying attention and remembering?

Ow man, been quite a while since I've posted here. I've still been active mostly. My dreambuddy werty52 and I still message back and forth pretty much daily. Unfortunately I don't feel like I've made any progress lately. I keep going back and forth between the same level, most likely because I lack some consistency in what I'm doing.

I've created a routine that I mostly stick to, though there are some exceptions. I wake up (~ 7am) and go to bed (11 pm) around the same time on Monday - Friday (exception being a late bedtime on Thursday). I meditate for 10 minutes around 22.45 (Thursday being the exception again) and I try to do ADA during the day at specific points, but I don't always remember to do so. During the weekend it may differ because then I'm often at my mom's place and when I'm there every good intention that I have just crumbles.

I want to have a look at the DV Academy, see if that can kick some more consistent effort into me.

Good to see you back! I have to admit that during my morning RCs on the way to work, I keep thinking of how you did yours (badass). If there is a will there's always a way. As long as you have some key moments that you hold on to in your routine, you are working towards lucidity.

Haha nice to hear that I've managed to inspire someone I'm currently not really doing any RC'ing. I'm focusing on mindfulness (though I suppose those are 2 very related things) by focusing on my breathing. For now I try to focus while taking a shower, riding the bicycle, the bus and of course while meditating. Once I feel like I've got that somewhat down I'll expand to more moments throughout the day, such as while cooking.