Cold showers cure the cold?

Benefits of taking a cold shower I have been taking cold showers for a while now and now have one every morning. I find it energises me and I feel awake instead of drowsy and I need this as I do research in the morning for the articles I write. I have not got used [...]

Style of humour

what’s Your style of Humour I read an interesting article today in ‘Psychology Today’ Magazine describing the different types of humour people use to enhance their personality. It states that Humour is possibly more valued than good looks or intelligence.

Sleep paralysis

Sleep paralysis and the shadow figures The subject of sleep paralysis is a fascinating subject for me. I used to be into all things astral and lucid and practiced the art of lucid dreaming and tried astral projection.

A new habit

21 days to a new habit Research shows that it takes 21 days to develop a habit. That’s 21 days of going to the gym every day or exercising in some way every day, 21 days to meditation, 21 days to eat healthily, 21 days doing, 21 days of anything.

The benefits of Jala Neti

I first discovered Jala Neti after reading a book ‘The breath of life’ which was a great book all around. It described a way to clean out the nasal passage which I thought looked extremely weird. Basically it involves getting a little teapot –like jug, putting warm salt water in it and then put the spout up one nostril tilt your head and let the water flow out the other nostril.

Learn to learn

The word “cognition” is defined as “the act of knowing” or “knowledge.” Cognitive skills therefore refer to those skills that make it possible for us to know. It should be noted that there is nothing that any human being knows, or can do, that he has not learned. This of course excludes natural body functions, [...]

Lucid Dreaming – Part 8

I hope you have found this brief guide to lucid dreaming useful and wish you success in your future dream adventures. I know I have found lucid dreaming to be an exhilarating experience and has improved my life a great deal in many different ways and I hope it will do the same for you. in the future I hope to expand this guide to incorporate actual dreaming experiences by other lucid dreamers and hope to expand on the topics I have covered.

Lucid dreaming – Part 7

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Lucid dreaming techniques The following techniques are the ones I have found most useful and by reading other lucid dreaming literature other people have found most useful also. I would like to say at this point that most of [...]

Lucid Dreaming – Part 6

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Energy Body work It is my belief, and indeed of many others, that your mind, imagination, and what you think can affect our bodies in dramatic ways. It is therefore important to briefly look at ways we can help [...]

Lucid Dreaming – Part 5

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Relaxation technique To do this exercise effectively I would recommend that you record yourself saying the following exercise into a tape recorder and use it whenever you do the relaxation exercise. Relaxation, as I have mentioned before is important [...]