BUFFALO, N.Y. – In a health and wellness culture that reveres sleep, a popular but under-researched topic is lucid dreaming or vivid dreaming. But what exactly do those terms mean? And how might they ...

Everyone can experience a wide variety of dreams; stress dreams, sex dreams, and nightmares to name a few. On a rare occasion, you may have a lucid dream, in which you are conscious that you are ...

After analyzing many previous studies on lucid dreaming, researchers have defined it as a state that differs significantly from both REM sleep and wakefulness. The awareness of dreaming during a lucid ...

Lucid dreaming, the phenomenon where dreamers become aware they are dreaming and can influence their dreams, is now recognized as a distinct state of consciousness. Research led by Çağatay Demirel ...

One writer tried lucid dreaming with the help of dream experts—here's how it went, plus ways lucid dreaming can heal your inner wounds. You know that feeling when you’re in the midst of an amazing ...

I’ve been an avid lucid dreamer for ten years now, and I still find myself picking up every book on lucid dreaming that comes within reach. That’s because as much experience as I have, there is always ...

If you want to try lucid dreaming, some strategies, including performing reality checks, can help train your mind to recognize its own consciousness. Lucid dreaming is when you’re conscious during a ...

Lucid dreams are when you know you’re dreaming while you’re asleep. Studies suggest that about 50% of all people have had at least one lucid dream. About 20% of lucid dreamers have them monthly. And a ...