Quote Originally Posted by kimmie View Post
Hi newbie here!

I have a question..
Do you have to be lying flat, on your back to have lucid dreams?

I usually lie curled up, in a foetus position when I sleep and I'm starting to suspect this might be the reason why I never have lucid dreams...
Whenever I try to sleep lying on my back, I tend to have nightmares and not to mention bad back aches. Whenever I have these nightmares, they are more vivid than my normal dreams. And after reading about lucid dreams, I'm convinced that one of my nightmares had been something close to lucid dream. It felt so vivid and real.

I'll quickly describe that dream:
It is dark at night and the curtains are withdrawn. The sky is pit black.
I get out from my bed and hear a noise coming from the living room.
I go out to the livingroom to see what's making the noise and see that the TV has been left on.
The TV switches to a news channel by itself.
The news lady reports a death of a woman. (lol it was a celebrity but can't remember who is was) The screen flickers and there is that woman, sitting on a chair, crying her hearts out.
I freak out and turn off the TV.
I quickly get distracted by bags of biscuits on the couch.
I grab one and try to open it but it just wouldn't open!
Then I realize it's a dream. At that instant, I can feel myself slowly waking up.
As I do, I can sort of visualize myself lying flat on my back. I get a sensation that I'm floating up the surface of the water. I hear drum noises and the tempo becomes faster and faster. I cannot move and I panic. I force my body to roll on its side and I'm awake.

That was from last year.
So back to the question:
Do you have to be lying flat, on your back to have lucid dreams?
Maybe yess, maybe not. BUt when you are lying in uncomfortable position, you are more awake, and chances are, that also more aware. I think {and maybe I am not alone}, that vividness is directly connected to awareness. And thats it.