Dreams are wonderful and mysterious. Some believe that dreams have meaning, and that some do not. I believe that some dreams actually do have some meaning; but some dreams are just for fun. I have recently begun to study a type of dream that is called Lucid Dreaming. A lucid dream is a dream in which you are aware of the fact that you are dreaming. If you can realize that you are asleep in your dream, than you can control your surroundings and the content of your dreams.
             Lucid dreaming is a scientifically accepted phenomenon, which has been proven to exist countless times in sleep laboratories, and whose potentials are only beginning to be explored. Only about 20% of the population has reported having a lucid dream once a month or more. But according to Dr. Stephen LaBerge Ph. D., lucid dreaming can be acquired.
             Lucid dreaming has many useful benefits. They can be used to find out who you are and how you work. It can also be used to overcome nightmares and be used in the treatment of phobias. Dr. Stephen LaBerge has developed techniques, such as the Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreaming, to help increase the frequency of lucid dreams. Other scientists such as Dr. Charles McPhee, Patricia Garfeild, and Robert Moss have also written and studied other techniques of lucid dreaming. The Lucidity Institute is a business whose mission is to advance research on the nature and potentials of consciousness and to apply the results of this research to the advancement of human health and well-being.
             There are many techniques for lucid dreaming and are varied in nature. Many rest upon the principles of autosuggestion, relaxation, memory training, and concentration exercises. All of these exercises can help in your daily life, not just for use of lucid dreaming. To learn how to have a lucid dream, I have begun to use the most effective (by a total of four out of nine) exercise of 'Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreaming'
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