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Lucid Dream Therapy–What the Evidence Actually Shows
Lucid Dream Therapy is promising, but the research is noisy. In this article, Dr. Kristen LaMarca breaks down what current studies actually show, why waitlist designs inflate results, and why an LDT vs. IRT comparison is urgently needed. A grounded look at lucid dreaming in clinical care—without hype.


Lucid Dreaming Therapy in Action
In dreams, locked doors might symbolize something about you—avoidance, unspoken truths, or even your unrealized strengths.
🚪 But in a lucid dream, that door can open with surprising ease… Not just metaphorically, but in real-world, practical ways...


Lucid Dream Nightmare Therapy: Insights from Peak Experiences, Psychedelics, & Transcendent States
What if a natural, REM-based process could offer the same therapeutic benefits as psychedelics—without substances?
Lucid dreaming isn’t just about controlling your dreams. It’s a powerful shift in perspective that can reconnect you to inner wisdom, catalyze emotional healing, and create conditions for peak experiences. In this video, I explore how lucid dreaming therapy compares to psychedelic-assisted therapy, why it goes beyond traditional nightmare treatments, and how it


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
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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


Tone Your Vagus Nerve For Better Sleep and Dreams
Is insomnia getting in the way of your lucid dreaming and dream recall practices? Targeting your vagus nerve through paced diaphragmatic bre

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Aug 24, 20198 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


Lucid Dream Nightmare Therapy, Sleep State Misperception, Imagery Rehearsal Therapy, and More!
I was honored to be a guest on the Night Club podcast, which is led by a Western teacher of Tibetan Buddhist dream yoga, Andrew Holecek ....

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Jul 13, 20191 min read


Galantamine: The Memory-Enhancing Pill That Helps You Lucid Dream
Our research at Lucidity Institute shows that galantamine increases lucid dreaming when combined with an integrated induction protocol...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Jun 30, 20193 min read


What to do when you miss a dreamsign
Rehearsing lucidity using your personal imagery is necessary for building a strong intention to lucid dream, and your ability to execute on

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Dec 16, 20182 min read


The Mindfulness Meditation and Lucid Dreaming Connection
RESEARCH UPDATE: Meditation and lucid dreaming have long been empirically and historically linked, leading to theories that meditation...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Dec 10, 20182 min read


The best way to reality test for lucid dreaming
Reality testing to induce lucid dreaming is often taught incorrectly. Dr. LaBerge teaches the way to do it RIGHT and WHY re-reading text is

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Jul 23, 20183 min read


To Sleep, Perchance to Read
The original studies testing the reliability of re-reading reality check by Lucidity Institute.

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Jul 17, 20188 min read


How your thoughts change in different sleep stages
By taking samples of subjects' thought content at different time points over the night, they found the presence of self-reflective thought..

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Apr 14, 20181 min read


A Conversation on Lucid Dreaming East and West
Lucid dreaming has long been part of the Tibetan practices of dream yoga. In this video, lucid dreaming scientist Stephen LaBerge enjoys...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Mar 2, 20181 min read


To lucid dream test your state by re-reading
Developing the ability to recognize signs that you are dreaming—"dreamsigns"—is critical to having lucid dreams. This skill takes time...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Feb 5, 20185 min read


Problem Solving in Lucid Dreams
From solving problems like biting your nails to solving the hard problem of consciousness, some believe that lucid dreaming can light the...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Feb 26, 20171 min read
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