It is hard to replicate a sense of liberty, weightlessness, and power in waking life.Being able to fly in your dreams can give you a sense of doing the impossible, and with some practice in the art of lucid dreaming, you can learn to do it at will.
Step 1: You can learn to go into a dream.
If you have practiced lucid dreaming, are good at remembering your dreams, and are used to checking reality, you might be able to do a rarer form of lucid dream called wake-initiated dreaming.This is when you want to go into a dream.When going into a WILD, you try to stay relaxed and attentive so that you don't fall asleep.Flying is common in all dreams, but it is more typical in WILDs, which are often compared to out of body experiences.
Step 2: Take a nap.
You can wake up 90 minutes before your normal wake time by setting an alarm.When your alarm goes off, get up and go to bed.Write it down if you had a dream.Stay up for another 90 minutes.If you want, you can read your dream journal during this time.Relax in bed with deep, slow breaths.Continue your goal.I am going to go into a dream.Imagine a dreamTry to go back to the dream you woke up in.Morning naps are the most reliable when it comes to wake initiated dreams.
Step 3: It's time to fall back asleep.
Don't try to control or rush the process of falling asleep.Keep your eyes closed.If you can, play with any images that appear.Your heart rate slows down as your limbs grow heavy.
Step 4: Fly out of sleep deprivation.
When your body starts to fall asleep, it causes you to feel like you are not awake, but unable to move.If you notice the first signs of sleep paralysis, you won't be frightened.If used correctly, sleep paralysis can be a useful jumping off point for dreams.During sleep paralysis, you might have a scary presence in your room.Send it away when you remind yourself that you are dreaming.Move your fingers and toes if you want to get out of sleep paralysis.Take a break from your body.You can fly around your own room if you go into a WILD.
Step 5: Right away, fly.
You can enter a WILD if you watch the images that run across your eyes.As you lie down, begin to look for details.Put yourself in the middle of the scene.Start flying or walking and tell yourself that you are dreaming.If you wake up, tell yourself that you can keep flying.It is your dream.
Step 6: You are dreaming.
You can see signs of dream strangeness around you.Look at your watch and do a reality check.Are you dreaming?Tell yourself you are dreaming if your reality check fails.You might wake up if you get over excited.You might wake up very quickly if you have a lot of dreams.Practice staying in the dream by swimming or flying in it.
Step 7: In the dream, get grounded.
Try moving through it if you notice where you are.If you notice physical sensations, doing something active is a good way to increase clarity.Try to understand the landscape.Try smelling and touching things while you ride a bike.
Step 8: Practice floating.
If you jump up in the air, you can see if you float.You can fly away by jumping off things.Try to move left, right, and in different postures once you can float.Expect it to work is the trick.You might have trouble believing in your ability to fly.You could float a bit and then sink.It is not unusual for you to have a crisis of confidence.You can fly if you remind yourself that it is a dream.If the effort to stay alert makes you wake up, don't be discouraged.A first dream is a sign of things to come.
Step 9: Fly.
You should be able to fly if you are fully convinced that you can.Take a run or push off the ground.Go out the window if you are in a room.If you are ambitious, try outer space.You can run into trees or power lines.You can either practice floating around them or go through them.When you start to fall, remind yourself that you can fly.You can't be hurt if you wake up.It's a dream.
Step 10: Stay in the dream.
To stay alert, focus on your flight and the landscape.So will your dream if your mind wanders.The stars are all around you, so keep an eye out for them.Try to notice everything you can about flying, such as temperature, color, landscape, and how it feels when you fly through a cloud.
Step 11: Make a goal.
You can start focusing on a particular flight once you have practiced visualization, remembering dreams, and checking reality.If you have flown in your dreams before, you might try to do the same thing.Have you soared like an eagle?Is it a bubble?Was it through the air?Imagine how you will fly.Don't set a time frame for your goal.It can take a few days to get your first dream.Proceed calmly, and try one method at a time, once you start trying.
Step 12: Before you sleep, state your goal.
If your goal is to float, to fly, or to soar in your sleep, repeat it to yourself after you sleep.Say "I am going to fly in my dream" or "when I dream I will notice, when I notice I'll fly."Keep your goal in your head.You can alternate with visualization.
Step 13: Make your dream come true.
Imagine being asleep and having a dream.It is possible to see yourself as dreaming by doing a reality check or noticing something strange in the landscape.Imagine all the details you would see if you were flying.Go back and forth between imagining your dreams and saying your goal.If you fall asleep doing this, you will have a better chance of having a dream.
Step 14: Look at flight.
Images of flight are what you should surround yourself with.Birds flying, people flying with devices, and superhero-style flying are some of the different types of flying.Think of the scenes depicted in the aerial-view images as if you were flying over them.Look at pictures of space and imagine flying through the emptiness.Close your eyes and imagine yourself flying over the landscape beneath you.Imagine sensations related to flight for a few minutes a day.Imagine jumping from a diving board onto a roller coaster and bouncing on a trampoline.Your character can fly in video games.Video games can give you ideas for your flying dreams, even if you don't have lucid dreams.
Step 15: Write your dreams down in a journal.
Remembering your dreams will build an awareness of them and help you control them.When you wake up from a dream, remember it and write it down.Take note of the themes in your journal.Try to imagine flying over the scenes you most frequently dream of.Imagine floating or leaping into the air if you start in a position that is common in your dreams.
Step 16: Check to see if you have a dream.
During the day, make sure you are awake.It will help you perform the check in your dreams if you practice it while awake.If you're sure you are dreaming, you can only be fully lucid in a dream.Try to float or fly to check.There is a chance that other checks will look at a watch twice within a minute.Sometimes the time shows the same twice in a dream.If you haven't succeeded in floating yet, check to see if you can push your fingers through a pillow.