In Your Dreams! Controlling Your Dreams May be as Easy as Using the Right Pillow

Do you wish you could remember your dreams? What if you could have complete control of what you dream? Some can do just that with a lot of practice, but Bethany Summers says she has the answer to make lucid dreaming possible for everyone.

Seattle, WA (prHWY.com) August 15, 2012 - Do you wish you could remember your dreams? What if you could have complete control of what you dream? Some can do just that with a lot of practice, but Bethany Summers says she has the answer to make lucid dreaming possible for everyone.

A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer is aware that they are asleep. Once they recognize that they're in a dream, they can take control of what's happening. Sometimes an inexperienced lucid dreamer can have a bad experience if things get out of hand. Lucid dreaming usually takes a lot of practice.

Bethany Summers is a sleep therapist in Palm Springs, California. She helps people with conditions from insomnia to snoring, but has a special fascination with lucid dreaming.. "Anything is possible in a dream," she explains, "and with a little training, we can teach our brains to show us what we want."

"When I was little I would have terribly vivid nightmares. These dreams would happen every night, like clockwork, and it got so bad that I was afraid to go to sleep. The worst part was that I knew they were dreams when I was in the middle of them. What I didn't know was that I had the power to stop them.

"Lucid dreaming gives you the power to live any life you want, and avoid nightmares and experiences you don't want to have. When I learned how to control my dreams, I began to look forward to sleeping. There are things you can do to have lucid dreams, like keep a dream journal or perform reality checks throughout the day, like asking yourself, 'am I dreaming?' There are a lot of different techniques, some work better than others, but they're all pretty much the same-- a lot of trial and error and messing with your sleep schedule."

Aspiring lucid dreamers don't need to be discouraged, however. Summers has realized an important factor in lucid dreaming which was under your nose the whole time. Well, your head anyway-- your pillow.

"An important factor to getting into a lucid dream is to lay completely still in bed when you're falling asleep. Your brains tends to send you signals to shift the position you're in or move in some way when you're beginning to fall asleep because it wants to stay active. When you're trying to get into a lucid dream, you have to resist that urge, which can be very challenging. It's like having a itch you can't scratch. Sometimes that's literally what it is.

"The easiest way that I've found to stay still at that time is to use a memory foam pillow. It's the best at supporting your head, controlling your neck and body to stay still. If you use a memory foam pillow as you're falling asleep, you are going to have an easier time remaining still and getting into a lucid dream. It can cut out a lot of time and get you the dreams you want to have."

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