Learning to remember your dreams is the starting place for learning to lucid dream. If you don’t recall your dreams, even if you do get a lucid dream, you won’t remember it! Before start to try inducing a lucid dream , you should be able to recall at least one dream each night.

Everybody dreams each and every night, about one dream period every 90 minutes. People who say they don’t dream just can’t remember their dreams. Getting plenty of rest is the first step to superb dream recall. When you are rested it is easier to focus on your goal of remembering those dreams.

Holding that in mind, read below for a easy routine to help you begin remembering your dreams. Scientists do agree that the most likely time to try to remember a dream is right after you have it – but there are more convenient ways to strengthen your dream recall than waking yourself up in the dead of night to remember every single dream. Rather , reliable dream recall starts with the time just before you lie down to sleep :

1) Obtain a Dream Journal. Any binder will do – store it near your bed so you can reach it easily.

2) Before you fall asleep tell yourself that you will have interesting , meaningful dreams. The main reason for this work is to signal your subconscious mind that your dreams are meaningful to you. The sensations you have in dreams will make a stronger impression if you intend to remember them. The more emotional content you can dedicate into recalling your dreams, the more vivid and clear they will become.

3) In the instant you first wake up, DON’T MOVE! The number one cause we forget our dreams is the tug from other thoughts competing for your attention. So do not shift the position in which you awaken and think only about the moods, image fragments, and feelings that stuck with you. Now is important to capture the dream before it gets away – do this by retelling the dream to yourself as a story mentally . Piece the memories you have together to recall a scene… then try to remember what happened before that, and the event before that , re living the dream backward .

4) Grab your dream journal and write down everything that you can recall . Even if it was as simple as a mood or a feeling, write it down anyway, no matter how incomplete. If after a few minutes you don’t recall anything, write down the dream you might have had if you could remember – write down of your current feelings and concerns too . Bear in mind that you might not remember the entire experience immediately ; events during the coming day can “trigger” parts of a dream you weren’t able to remember before. Be ready to make a mental note of these and record them later.

5) After the sun goes down , it’s time to practice again! For the best results, read through your dream journal at bedtime . It serves to remind you of your intention to improve your dream recall ! Wash, rinse, and repeat this technique until you achieve your intention .

Learning to recall your dreams may seem challenging at first, but if you persist, you will inevitably hit the mark– and may find yourself easily remembering three dreams or more each night. Naturally , once you reach this ability , you most likely won’t want to write them all down–only the most interesting or compelling ones. And here’s the good news: the more familiar you become with the style of your own dreams, the simpler it will get to realize you are dreaming *while* you are dreaming–and dive into the world of your dreams while still in the middle of them .