Do you ever wonder what Lebron James dreams about? I wonder if he uses his dreams to improve his performance in the game. I am willing to bet money that he does. In this episode, Eric Spirko and I talk about practicing skills in your dreams and enhancing athletic performance in waking life using lucid dream training (LDT). There is now an understanding of how visualization impacts performance and confidence, and there is research that lucid dreaming can be even more impactful for this reason. It is not only a visualization but a fully immersive practice environment. Lucid dreaming is also an exercise of patience and persistence. Lucid dreaming, like sports, is a skill and you need consistent practice to become good at it. Eric and I also talk about how to use dreams for physical and emotional healing.

Research studies mentioned in the episode:
Schadilch & Erlacher 2018 Practicing sports in lucid dreams – characteristics, effects, and practical implications

Stumbrys Et al 2015 Effectiveness of motor practice in lucid dreams: a comparison with physical and mental practice

Erlacher 2018 Complicated movements should be practiced in dreams” Paul Tholey about sports, lucid dreams and consciousness

Paul Tholey 1990 Applications of Lucid Dreaming in Sports

Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep by Andrew Holecek

Highlights:
1:10 Eric Intro
7:13 Dropping into the earth while lucid
12:00 Practicing skills and sports while lucid dreaming
20:30 How to use lucid dreaming to heal physical ailments
24:40 Lucid dreaming techniques
28:02 Parenthood and dreaming
31:41 How to use dream work for shadow work

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