Hemi Sync Lucid Dreaming System by The The Monroe Institute is something I have been listening to every night recently and I am getting good results with it. This series is pretty old. Actually it is on cassette tapes, but the program and the binaural beats are some of the most powerful I have ever found.

Recently I converted this series to MP3 so I could listen to them on my ipod while laying in bed.

During the day I am using the Silva Ultramind System to create empowering beliefs telling myself that I will remember to realize I am dreaming while I am dreaming through induced alpha brainwave states. Then at night I am listening to the Hemi Sync Lucid Dreaming System which has been great! This program doesn't have much on it all really. In fact the first one or two tracks which are each 45 minutes long have some guided meditations, but then the rest of the series sounds pretty much like all white noise in the background. Every few minutes there are very subliminal cues that come in to tell you to remember that you are dreaming. I have tried alot of other audio series in the past which also use the same technique, but for one reason or another, the cues tended to be to loud and they would wake me up.

With the Hemi Sync program the cues are so low that honestly, I can't even hear exactly what they are saying, but they do work well because they do not wake me up. I can't recall actually becoming lucid from hearing any specific cues, but the program definitely works. I have already had two nights where I finally became aware of the fact I was dreaming. Not only would I become fully lucid, but I would know that I was dreaming, and I would be able to then control my activities in the dream.

In the past, I have not had any trouble getting lucid, but the obstacle to my progress was being awake in a dream that was so real that I would convince myself that I was not dreaming. Naturally, I would wake up frequently disappointed and kicking myself for missing the opportunity to control the dream.

In the first LD with the Hemi Sync program I realized I was dreaming which was the very first time I broke through this hurdle. Just last night, I not only broke through the hurdle again, but I maintained my focus for at least 5 minutes of physical time while I read newspaper ads and ran around the room telling myself how cool it was that I was dreaming.

To do a state test in the dream on both occasions I would see if I could fly and I could float so I knew I really was dreaming, however, I was not able to get the momentum I needed to really take off flying. This seems to be my new hurdle.....holding my focus for longer periods of time and learning how to gain the momentum needed to fly.

At any rate, I am really happy with the results I am getting with both Hemi Sync and Silva. In less than a week, both programs have helped me to overcome obstacles to becoming lucid that I was unable to break through on my own previously.