DILD Syllabus

[Dream Guide Team]

DILD Syllabus Basic Introduction - What a DILD is /isn't - Provide examples Dream Signs & Recall - Discuss importance of developing good recall - What are dream signs - Dream Journals - Assignment: Each student must start a mandatory dream journal and post in it for the duration of the course, even if no dreams are remembered students must still post something, professors should be actively monitoring and giving suggestions to those students who have poor/no recall, and helping students identify dream signs Practicing Mindfulness - Discuss importance of being aware - Give students mindfulness meditation to practice - Assignment: Have students do mindfulness meditation and send a PM about the experience Reality Checks - What are RCs? - When to use RCs? - What makes a good RC? - When RCs fail - Assignment: Practice RCs throughout their day Goals -Discuss importance of creating goals or a "to-do" list MILD - What is MILD/how to use it Other Techniques for inducing DILD (e.g. WBTB, HILD, ect) The "A-ha" Moment - When you realize you are dreaming What Comes Next (basic intro) - After you have established lucidity - Dream stabilization/anchoring - Dream control discussion - What to do? Tasks, etc. Assignment: Students should be writing in their DJs every night Assignment: Have students read 3 other student DJs and leave comment regarding Dream Signs Assignment: Have students practice awareness/mindfulness, send PM about experience Final Exam