Lucid Dreaming

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
– Edgar Allan Poe

We spend almost one third of our life asleep, where we slip in an uncontrolled way into an unconscious dream state, experiencing extraordinary mental images and sensations – only to return with vague impressions that we barely remember when awaken.

Many feel that there must be something more to dreaming than just some imagined series of events and images involuntarily occurring in the mind while we sleep.

Imagine if we could make use of that time asleep, not just for resting and regenerating the body, but for learning, problem solving, exploring, healing and even for spiritual practice.

Lucid dreaming is the practice of becoming conscious while in the dream state, so that we can interact voluntarily with the dream world. The practice of lucid dreaming has been explored for thousands of years. The ancient yogic tradition revealed specific techniques of training that allow one to explore shifting states of consciousness while remaining fully aware, allowing one to ‘wake up’ while dreaming, and even to explore the dream world consciously.

For yogis, this experience is far more than just exploring the images and scenes created by the mind —it is a spiritual practice. Through Dream Yoga, they have learned to use the dream state as a pathway to higher consciousness, a profound inquiry into the nature of reality, and ultimately, a means toward awakening and enlightenment.

We will explore:

• The science and history of sleep and dreams – understanding our circadian and ultradian cycles.
• Practical ways to improve sleep and dream recall.
• The science and history of lucid dreaming – understanding what lucid dreaming really is.
• Benefits of lucid dreaming – understanding the extraordinary possibilities of being consciously aware while in the dream state and its effects on our waking life.
• Scientifically validated techniques for inducing lucid dreams – both from the dream state and the waking state.
• Techniques for stabilising and prolonging the dream state and increasing lucidity.
• Methods for learning how to navigate the dream world and how to use it for psychological growth, learning, skill development, healing, and spiritual development.
• The ancient yogic practice of Tibetan Dream Yoga.

We will also practice:

• Methods for increasing waking state awareness.
• Yogic relaxation
• Methods for confirming waking state and dream state consciousness
• Methods for exploring hypnagogic state and wake induced lucid dreaming
• Yoga Nidra – the yoga of conscious sleep
• Brainwave entrainment meditation

* Note, this workshop will not be about the interpretation of dreams, but rather about gaining an understanding of the astral worlds and learning how to enter and navigate them consciously.

Price: £150

Book here:
https://tarayogacentre.co.uk/event/lucid-dreaming/