A great way to MILD?

**xFaithfully** · 06-05-2010 02:49 PM

Hello everyone. Does anyone know where I can find a great MILD tutorial? I have already read Dream Guide Team's MILD tutorial in the tutorial section. . . and it helped some, but I'm still not able to perform it correctly. If anyone knows an awesome tutorial on MILDing, post it here please.

**Supernova** · 06-06-2010 03:09 AM

MILD Technique 1. Set up dream recall Before going to bed resolve to wake up and recall dreams during each dream period throughout the night (or the first dream period after dawn, or after 6: 00 a. m. or whenever you find convenient).
2. Recall your dream When you awaken from a dream period, no matter what time it is, try to recall as many details as possible from your dream. If you find yourself so drowsy that you are drifting back to sleep, do something to arouse yourself.
3. Focus your intent While returning to sleep, concentrate single-mindedly on your intention to remember to recognize that you’re dreaming. Tell yourself: “Next time I’m dreaming, I want to remember I’m dreaming.” Really try to feel that you mean it. Narrow your thoughts to this idea alone. If you find yourself thinking about anything else, just let go of these thoughts and bring your mind back to your intention to remember.
4. See yourself becoming lucid At the same time, imagine that you are back in the dream from which you have just awakened, but this time you recognize that it is a dream. Find a dreamsign in the experience; when you see it say to yourself: “I’m dreaming!” and continue your fantasy. For example, you might decide that when you are lucid you want to fly. In that case, imagine yourself taking off and flying as soon as you come to the point in your fantasy that you “realize” you are dreaming.
5. Repeat Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until your intention is set, then let yourself fall asleep. If, while falling asleep, you find yourself thinking of anything else, repeat the procedure so that the last thing in your mind before falling asleep is your intention to remember to recognize the next time you are dreaming.
Commentary If all goes well, you’ll fall asleep and find yourself in a dream, at which point you’ll remember to notice that you are dreaming. If it takes you a long time to fall asleep while practicing this method, don’t worry: The longer you’re awake, the more likely you are to have a lucid dream when you eventually return to sleep. This is because the longer you are awake, the more times you will repeat the MILD procedure, reinforcing your intention to have a lucid dream. Furthermore, the wakefulness may activate your brain, making lucidity easier to attain.
In fact, if you are a very deep sleeper, you should get up after memorizing your dream and engage in ten to fifteen minutes of any activity requiring full wakefulness. Turn on the light and read a book. Get out of bed and go into another room. One of the best things to do is to write out your dream and read it over, noting all dreamsigns, in preparation for the MILD visualization.
Many people meet with success after only one or two nights of MILD; others take longer. Continued practice of MILD can lead to greater proficiency at lucid dreaming. Many of our advanced oneironauts have used it to cultivate the ability to have several lucid dreams any night they choose.

From Exploring The World Of Lucid Dreaming by Dr. Stephen LaBerge. Straight from the horse's mouth (LaBerge is the one who created the MILD technique).