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Lucid Dreams on KPBS Midday Edition
I recently discussed lucid dreaming LIVE on KPBS Midday Edition, focusing on how lucid dreaming can stop recurring nightmares–someitmes with

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Nov 21, 20243 min read


Lucid in Wake-to-REM Transitions: WILDs, OBEs, & Astral Projection
One of the most unique aspects of WILDs is the potential to experience what’s called metachoric phenomena during REM sleep. This occurs when

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Oct 13, 20242 min read


Lucid Dreaming-Meditation Links: Research Update
New research on 🧘♂️meditation-lucid dreaming 🛌 links found that: 1) Open monitoring styles of meditation are most associated with more lucid dreams. 2) Daily meditation is linked with more lucid dreams than weekly meditation. 3) Weekly lucid dreamers more likely to be non-reactive and have transcendent experiences. 💫 Read the full paper in Brain Sciences | An Open Access Journal by MDPI

Kristen LaMarca PhD
May 17, 20241 min read


Paul's Mindful Lucid Dreaming Journey
Meet Paul, an advanced meditator, who embarked on the Mindful Lucid Dreaming course in 2021 with remarkable success. He described it as, "The most credible course on lucid dreaming by a qualified instructor." 🌟 Before joining, Paul averaged only 4 lucid dreams per year. His highest count in any 6-month period was merely 3 lucid dreams. This translated to roughly a 1% chance of having a lucid dream on any given night. Despite trying courses by well-known instructors like Andr

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Nov 2, 20231 min read


MILD: A 24-hour lucid dreaming practice
Lucid dream techniques tend not to be described cohesively whether online or in books or science journals. Rather, they tend to come...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Jan 4, 20231 min read


Lucid Dreaming Therapy: Pathways to Safety, Connection, and Creativity
Lucid dreaming is a tool for recalibrating automatic responses to nightmares, trauma, and challenging emotions.

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Dec 17, 20221 min read


Break on Through to Wake-Initiated Lucid Dreams
Q. I've been trying so hard to WILD but I get stuck in sleep paralysis and I don’t fall asleep all the way. My body feels like a weight, ...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Mar 31, 20215 min read


Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreaming (MILD)
The Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams technique, or MILD, is a prospective memory technique designed to help you set and carry out the inte

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Nov 14, 20196 min read


Improving Dreamsign Awareness
Dreams are full of features that distinguish them from waking reality. These features, known as dreamsigns, can serve as signals that you ar

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Oct 27, 20194 min read


New Improvements to Lucid Dreaming Textbooks
The authors now provide a perspective on these studies that is much more reality-based, showing hopeful growth in light of these topics.

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Sep 9, 20192 min read


Interview on Lucid Dreaming Therapy, Induction Science, and more
Lucid dreams can open up new and extraordinary pathways for healing, creativity, and self-development. Learn more in this free 30 minute ta

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Aug 28, 20192 min read


How often to take galantamine for lucid dreaming
Since proper galantamine usage gives you good odds of lucid dreaming, you may be curious how often you can take it. Can you take galantamin

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Aug 23, 20193 min read
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