Dream Yoga

[duriyah]

My meditation teacher has given us a dream yoga practice to try. When I have a dream you I am to wake myself up fully by getting out of bed and getting a drink of water or some such. When I get back to bed, I ask for healing and transmutation, then focus on my highest spiritual thought. It is not necessary to remember what the dream was about

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[duriyah]

Thanks for the encouragement! I expect it will take some time. I've been working with this teacher for two years now and I've noticed a slow but steady positive change in my outlook. I also have occasional panic attacks, usually during the day, though. I hadn't thought of using this technique to help with panic attacks, but I bet it could work, with practice.

You are probably right that I won't have to wake myself up after a while, after this filters into my subconscious. Or maybe just intermittently,
during times when I have more pressing problems and issues.

"i love your pre-raphaelite icon,by the way!"

Thanks! I love the pre-raphaelites! This painting is by Edward Burne-Jones. I got all of my icons here:

http://www.horrorseek.com/haunted/taxidermybey/TaxidermyIcons.html