Dreams and Nightmares

Olfactory stimuli may influence dreams

hareyan — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:38:49 -0500

What you smell as you sleep has the power to influence your dreams, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL.

German researchers used specific volatile odorants with a negative or a positive smell ("rotten eggs" versus "roses") to simulate subjects during sleep.

Dream Experts Examines Why We Have Nightmares

hareyan — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:04:18 -0500

A dreams expert will shed light on some of the mysteries surrounding what makes us have nightmares and reoccurring themes in nightmares.

Dream reports from men, women consist of sexual-related activity

hareyan — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:40:39 -0500

In a detailed study that served to investigate the actual nature and content of sexual dreams across a large sample of dream reports from men and women, approximately eight percent of everyday dream reports from both genders contain some form of sexual-related activity.

Sleeping rats may have visual dreams

hareyan — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:14:57 -0600

Memories of our life stories may be reinforced while we sleep, in our dreams.

Dream Deprivation Linked to Major Health Concerns

hareyan — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:54:01 -0500

We remain in the dark about the consequences of dream loss despite growing awareness of the health risks associated with sleep loss.

How to Increase Dream Recall

hareyan — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:52:58 -0600

The main barrier to recalling and benefiting from dreams is that waking and dreaming memory aren't connected nearly as well as they could be with greater intention, practice and focus.

Where Do Dreams Come From and Why?

hareyan — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:43:29 -0600

Dreams come from your soul and are intended to help you progress along your life path. In sleep the focus of the physical world and the body is on hold.

Karma and Dharma in Dreams

hareyan — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:36:50 -0500

In dreams karma and dharma are usually shown as a choice. Dreams about short journeys with illogical connections indicate dharma.

Dreams and your Health: The Digestive and Elimination System

hareyan — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:59:33 -0500

When it comes to health dreams people tend not to be interested unless they already know they have a problem.

How to Interpret Your Dreams

hareyan — Sat, 09 Oct 2004 21:13:07 -0500

The difficulty most people have with interpreting their own dreams is that they aren't objective enough. Their familiarity with the people and places in their dreams obscures the dreams meaning.