dream interpretation 101 increasing your dream recall
In other articles, I’ve covered the importance of dream interpretation and examples of how dream interpretation works. What about people who have trouble remembering dreams? Here’s some things to consider if you’d like to improve dream recall. Tip #1: Waking up naturally When you go to sleep at night, attention is released from the waking mind and moves into the subconscious mind where dreams come from. When you wake up naturally, you ensure a smoother transition from the dream state into being awake. When this occurs, dream recall increases. Many people wake up with an alarm, which shocks the attention into being awake, making dream recall more difficult. The alternative: For those who don’t trust themselves to make up in time, setting two alarms, one earlier and one at normal wake-up time might help with dream recall. Tip #2: Take a power nap during the day Nighttime sleep is the body’s time to rejuvenate and repair itself after a full day’s experience. After the body takes care of these functions, REM sleep begins. This is when dreaming occurs. If you have the chance to take a nap during the day, the body needs less repair, increasing the chance of REM sleep and dreaming. Tip #3 Practice daily concentration and meditation exercises Practicing concentration and meditation exercises strengthens your ability to be connected to deeper parts of the mind. This can produce greater dream recall over time. It also produces the added benefit of reduced stress during the day. This lessens the amount of rejuvenation and repair needed for the body and increases the amount of REM sleep and dreaming. Tip #4 Journal what’s on your mind. Dreams are one of the main ways that the subconscious mind communicates to out waking minds. By spending some time journaling or drawing pictures of what’s on your mind before going to sleep, you can open the doors to a response from the subconscious mind. This produces a greater expectation of receiving an answer in your dreams and greater dream recall. Matt Valois has studied and taught at the School of Metaphysics for six years. In addition to giving numerous presentations on dream interpretation, he was also a contributing writer and editor of “The Moon’s Effect on Dreams.” He continues his work in dream interpretation through working closely with the School of Metaphysics’s Global Lucid Dreaming Experiments and publishing dream tips and articles at his website Dream Interpretation 101.
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