Almost everyone dreams, even if they don’t remember their dreams. The practice of lucid dreaming has shown benefits when applied to waking life. Research has shown that if you can remember your dreams, you may be able to control what you dream about using techniques to induce lucid dreaming.
When Do You Dream
Scientists hypothesize that your dreams help process emotions, conflicts, and memories from your day. They talk about two stages to your sleep: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Dreams are associated with REM sleep, and a person switches between the NREM and REM stages several times before waking up….