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We all dream. It’s mandatory even if you don’t remember what that wild and crazy dream was about. Besides, if you do remember it, it’s pretty confusing.
But Justina Lasley told me on POPPOFF that we need to pay attention to our dreams and use them as a guide. She said that dreams will never take us off course from being uniquely the person we were born to be.
Justina is Founder and Director of the Institute for Dream Studies and author of several books, her latest “Wake Up” Use your nighttime dreams to make your daytime dreams come true.
But you need to remember those dreams first, so I asked Justina for the Top Ten tips for Dream Recall.
1) BUY A DREAM JOURNAL like the one at www.DreamJournal.org to show your unconscious that you are committed. Before sleep, record the date and a brief synopsis of the day.According to Justina, once you are serious about the process, the unconscious will reward you with dream memories. You’re going to be amazed at what you have been sleeping through.
2) BEFORE GOING TO BED, MANIFEST YOUR INTENTION TO REMEMBER YOUR DREAMS. Put your recording materials by your bed and ask your unconscious to share a dream with you.
3) GET TO BE A LITTLE REST EARLIER THAN USUAL. Shifting your sleep schedule often helps.
4) AVOID TAKING UNNECESSARY MEDICATIONS BEFORE BED. Antihistamines and certain other medications can inhibit recall. Vitamin B6 is thought to increase recall.
5) IF YOU WAKE IN THE NIGHT, FOCUS ON ANY DREAM IMAGES YOU HAVE. Jot down a few words to jog your memory in the morning. Don’t let sleepiness talk you into believing you will remember in the morning or that images have no significance. It is easy to talk yourself out of the necessary steps for recall.
6) SOME PEOPLE FIND IT HELPFUL TO DRINK EXTRA WATER BEFORE BED. Then you might have to get up in the night, thus waking up close to a dream segment and achieving recall.
7) IF YOU HAD NO RECALL DURING THE NIGHT AND YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY CONNECTIONS TO YOUR DREAMS UPON WAKING, STAY QUIETLY IN BED. Keep your eyes closed, and imagine some of the people in your life or some settings that are familiar to you. Sometimes just after flipping through these images will stimulate a reminder of a dream.
8) UPON AWAKEING, RESUME THE SLEEPING POSITION YOU WERE IIN WHILE DREAMING. This is usually your most comfortable sleeping position. This is a very successful tool.
9) WRITE ANYTHING YOU REMEMBER…EVEN IF IT’S ONY ONE WORD, AN EMOTION, OR A PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE. One word can sometimes lead to important information. If you awake with a song or poem in mind, write it down. Nothing is insignificant.
10) IF YOU CANNOT REMEMBER ANYTHING, MAKE AN ORE TO THAT EFFECT IN YOUR JOURNAL. “I do not remember anything about my dreams last night. If I had I would take time to remember it.” It is amazing how receptive your unconscious is to your true efforts.
You can check out more of what dreams are all about at www.DreamSynergy.com, and you can get more understanding of dreams in “Wake Up.” Who knows, perhaps those daytime dreams will become reality!
Sweet Dreams!
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