By Charlie Morley – the UK\u2019s leading lucid dreaming teacher and best-selling Hay House author of four ground-breaking books on lucid dreaming, sleep & mindfulness.<\/em><\/p>\n What if I was to tell you that you can transform your waking life while you sleep? That you could not only solve your biggest problems and heal emotional wounds but that you could wake in the morning with a surge of renewal and inspiration. You would still benefit from the same amount of rest, and actually, more often than not you\u2019d wake feeling even more refreshed than you would ordinarily. Sounds like a no-brainer surely? The thing is, most people don\u2019t realise they\u2019re actually sitting or rather, lying on a goldmine, that during the nocturnal hours lies untapped potential that\u2019s just ready for the taking.<\/p>\n A lucid dream is a dream in which you are aware you are dreaming, and you\u2019re able to direct and influence the dream at will. It\u2019s something that has been practised by various traditions, cultures, religions for centuries. Humans have been doing this since eternity began yet it\u2019s only been in recent decades that we\u2019ve realised that you can actually do some pretty powerful inner growth work within lucid dreams.<\/p>\n Rather excitingly, lucid dreaming is something that can be learnt, even if you\u2019re not currently recalling many of your dreams. Here in the West it was first recognised scientifically by a Dutch psychiatrist named Frederik van Eeden who came up with the term for\u00a0lucid\u00a0dreams in 1913. Though it was in the 1970s that lucid dreaming really exploded and various studies validated and delved deeper into the field.<\/p>\n During lucid dreams, neural pathways in the brain can be strengthened and created, just as they can while we\u2019re awake. This means that dreamers who consciously engage in certain practices within their lucid dreams, such as sport, acts of kindness or engaging with joy, are creating and strengthening the pathways associated with those practices, making them easier to do in the waking state.<\/p>\n One of the easiest ways to explore our unconscious is through our dreams. Lucid dreaming takes this exploration a step further because as hypnotherapy expert Valerie Austin once told me, it allows us \u2018access to this data straight from the unconscious without it being edited by our rational, conscious mind\u2019. Our true capacity is just waiting to be revealed to us, and when we start to do mind-training work such as meditation, self-hypnosis, energy work and, of course, lucid dreaming, we being to get an idea of just how deep the iceberg goes.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re within a lucid dream, you\u2019ve accessed a really refined state of consciousness. It\u2019s a bit like a state of hypnotherapy, only more powerful, and you\u2019re totally in the driving seat. When in a lucid dream state, you can choose to explore your psyche, whether that\u2019s to:<\/p>\n Here are a few steps in becoming lucid\u2026<\/p>\n Charlie Morley is the UK\u2019s leading lucid dreaming teacher and also one of the UK\u2019s sleep experts who has worked with veterans to help them overcome sleep disturbances. His research and approach can be found in his latest Hay House book, Wake Up to Sleep<\/em>. He also offers this as a course to both veterans and civilians with sleep disorders.<\/p>\n Charlie is a best-selling Hay House author of four ground-breaking books on lucid dreaming, sleep & mindfulness. For the past 15 years he\u2019s been running immersive sleep & dream retreats across the globe and he\u2019s presented his work at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities as well as the Ministry of Defence. Charlie also offers a wide range of workshops, retreats and online courses. Check out his website or social channels as he runs various workshops in London and sometimes free in-person events. He also hosts a monthly FREE Drop-In \/ Meet Up (an online Dream Circle). Find out more at www.charliemorley.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For beginners interested in learning more about lucid dreaming, try reading Lucid Dreaming: A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams by Charlie Morley<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Charlie Morley – the UK\u2019s leading lucid dreaming teacher and best-selling Hay House author of four ground-breaking books on lucid dreaming, sleep & mindfulness. What if I was to tell you that you can transform your waking life while you sleep? 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How Can Lucid Dreaming Support Personal Growth?<\/h4>\n
Benefits of Lucid Dreaming<\/h4>\n
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How to Have a Lucid Dream<\/h4>\n
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About the expert<\/h4>\n