Can anyone learn to lucid dream, or is it a natural ability?
What are the most effective techniques for inducing lucid dreams?
I think of dreams like birds, says Cheung.

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Look for symbols in your dreams
I always say, the best dream decoder is you, says Cheung.
Your dreaming mind uses other people, places, and things to teach you something about yourself.

dream analyst and author ofDream on It: Unlock Your Dreams, Change Your Life
We know that dreams are a continuation of your waking life in symbolic, psychological language, she says.
The idea is simply telling your brain what you want it to do, says Cheung.
(Then, just relax and see what images come.)
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What are reality checks, and how do they help in lucid dreaming?
Every time you take a drink of water, for example, ask yourself:Am I really drinking?
Or am I dreaming Im drinking?

How can keeping a dream journal improve lucid dreaming?
Baird, Benjamin et al.
The cognitive neuroscience of lucid dreaming.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviewsvol.

dream analyst and author ofDream on It: Unlock Your Dreams, Change Your Life
100 (2019): 305-323. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.03.008
Baird, Benjamin et al.
6,1 (2019): 40-54. doi:10.1037/cns0000176
Adventure-Heart, Denholm J.
Findings From the International Lucid Dream Induction Study.Frontiers in psychologyvol.

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