Lucid dreaming guide
Everything essential to start this week. No pseudoscience.
What is a lucid dream (and how to start)
A lucid dream is one where you know you're dreaming. What it is, what science says, and the first steps to achieve it.
MILD technique: Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams
MILD uses intention and prospective memory to recognize you're dreaming. Steps, when to use it, and common mistakes.
WBTB technique: Wake-Back-To-Bed
WBTB means waking after several hours of sleep and going back to bed to enter a long REM phase. The single most effective lever for lucidity.
Reality checks: testing whether you're dreaming
Reality checks are quick tests to tell if you're dreaming. Which ones work best and how to turn them into a habit that shows up in your dreams.
The Lucid Dreaming Score: what it measures and how to raise it
How LucidLeap's 0-100 score works: practice, journal, lucidity, profile and foundation, and how to improve each block.
The profile scales: what they measure and why they matter
RBDSQ, Ullanlinna, hypnagogia and daytime sleepiness: what each dreamer-profile questionnaire measures and how it relates to lucid dreaming.