Sleep Position

Kulmuras · February 16, 2003, 8:25pm

Does sleep position affect whether you get Lucid or not? I usually sleep on my side with a pillow between my knees.

Chronos · February 16, 2003, 11:08pm

Iv’e found that different sleeping positions can affect my dream recall.
If I sleep on my back (which I rarely do) I find I remember no dreams, on my side I remember them slightly, and on my stomach I remember them more greatly. But I think you should always sleep in what is most comfortable, probobly the best thing for it.

Pilot · February 17, 2003, 4:17am

Whether you get lucid? I felt vibrations when sleeping on my side (pillow between knees too) and on my back, both strong and weak on separate occasions. I can’t conclude anything about the vividness and length of the LD. I’ve noticed after waking that I’m on my back even though I go to sleep on my side, so I guess whatever is most comfortable gets best sleep.

_Darkness_Myth · February 17, 2003, 7:40pm

i find i remember dreams (as i am dreaming) when laying on my back. I always have more vivid dreams on my back. But i always sleep on my stomach.

everynight i goto sleep laying down, it’s more comfy for me. But i always work my way onto my back during sleep be4 i dream.

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i find laying face down helps as if i get the right possition i can hear the my pulse beating in my ear and it is very hypnotic and helps me relax.

claudia · February 17, 2003, 8:40pm

i usually sleep on my back, hands on my sides or on top of my stomach and sometimes i sleep on my side, too.(…and i have the pillow under my head… …). i hadn’t notice any difference with my recall or anything… but i just can’t sleep on my stomach! it feels that i’m not able to breath and my hands kind of hurt…

desigirl31 · February 17, 2003, 8:55pm

Maybe it doesnt matter how you start off your sleep, most of our dreams we remember end up on our back. Every time I wake up I end up on my back even though I sleep on my side.

illusion · February 17, 2003, 9:26pm

I read about this a while ago on the Internet and luckily remembered the site, so here’s the link to the page. Pretty interesting…

lucidity.com/NL42.1001Nights.html

Check this:
9. BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS, THE NASAL CYCLE & DREAMS

reality.failure · February 17, 2003, 10:35pm

I sleep on my side. Curled up with one arm under my pillow and the other one snuggled under my chin. I can’t fall asleep flat on my back or on my stomach but I find I wake up in any position but usually still exactly as I had been when I had fallen asleep.

One time I had to share a bed with 2 other people. I was on the outside and the person in the middle was awake the whole night. She noticed that I fell asleep and didn’t move a muscle all night!

I guess that has nothing to do with the topic really.