Monday 9 June 2014

Lucid dreaming: Create your own world

Lucid dreaming has been a subject of interest for psychologists, scientists, philosophers and filmmakers from the ages. It is also referred in Mahabharata (ancient Hindu religion text) as Yog Nidra along with Buddhist traditions and several ancient philosophies. Being aware that you are dreaming and thereby controlling your dreams as per the desires is referred to as lucid dreaming. Many researches mention that consciousness of dreams is similar to brain activity that occurs during hallucinations.
Several products are already available in the market like the Remee masks which claim to help one control their dreams. Mobile device apps like Lucid Dreamer can also be of great interest which helps one achieve awareness while dreaming with sleep monitoring, voice reminders and music management.
Recent studies in Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Germany have discovered the relation between electric stimulation and dream awareness. It is revealed that brain activity can be influenced by mild electrical current thereby giving an access to lucid dreaming.
Lucidity while sleeping not only allows being in your fantasy world but also many psychological issues can be cured. One such problem is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which develops due to exposure to some stressful incident in life and results in improper sleep coupled with nightmares. Several scientists are working on this technique which will cure PTSD and schizophrenia in the near future.
So, just utilize one of the above methods and you can easily fight with aliens, fly like a bird or be in your fantasy land and have a good night sleep !

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