Bliss

Bliss is an Indian summer garden in full bloom

Dipping our toes from the moon

His eyes in my bed

A rose and a smile

&

A candlelit bridge to cross

When the prayers are sung

The dance is done

And night has come.

 

How to: Follow your Dreams

Welcome to the third article of my five-part “How To” series.

‘Open your eyes for this world is only a dream.’

-Rumi

Dreams are signs too.

I recently wrote on the importance of dreams as signs in this post here.

Our dreams tell us so many things. Our fears, our loves, our desires.

Most of us cannot control our dreamworld. For those of us who can, we engage in practices like dream yoga, and lucid dreaming (more on that in a future post).

Our dreams speak to us.

We don’t only dream at night though. We are actually dreaming all the time.

Our dreams are projections of our thoughts. Our thoughts become our reality. So, following our dreams is important, because in the conventional sense, our dreams have the potential to become our best envisioned reality.

A head full of fears has no space for dreams.

How to follow your dreams:

1. Pay attention to them

I started a regular practice of yoga nidra and dream journaling. Why? Because I learnt so much more about myself!

What comes up in your dreams is a mirror of your self. Your mind, body, and soul. Your subconscious, super conscious, and conscious. Whatever you want to call it.

By paying attention, and starting to listen, you come into a deeper connection with yourself, and so you begin to understand more the direction that your dream symbols are pointing you in.

2. Dream journaling

In the beginning, it’s difficult to remember our dreams. We usually just wake up, and drink our coffee, right?

Cultivating a practice of dream journaling is an amazing tool for increasing dream recall.

To start, buy a journal, and keep it by your bedside.

When you wake up, write what you remember. Try to be as descriptive as you can, and ask yourself questions such as “What could I sense? Where was I? Who was I with?”.

Slowly, you will find your dream recall increasing, and then you can begin decoding the messages behind them.

For a more in-depth guide of how to dream journal, I highly recommend this article by How to Lucid. It is an amazing resource for all of you interested in dreaming and lucid dreaming.  

3. Practicing courage

Practicing courage is what the Light Lioness is all about! We need bravery in this life.

Fear is a powerful emotion, that can keep us stuck in a negative thought patterns, comfort zones that are actually not comfortable, and toxic relationships!

By practicing courage everyday, we grow in strength and bravery. This will

Start small. Don’t go out and start tackling violent crime! Make sure you’re always staying safe, and protected.

Keep it it simple. Even small acts like walking on a different side of the street than you usually do, or doing a different activity on a Friday night than usual can be great steps that start to develop your courage.

It is when we are courageous that we dare to follow our dreams.

Dare greatly!  

4. Listening to your heart

Not letting your mind take control is important when following your dreams.

Let your heart guide you. Listen to what it’s telling you.

To switch off your head, and settle into your heart, I recommend this 30 min heart opening yoga on YouTube by one of my favourite online yogis, Candace.

5. Taking action

Listening to our dreams, decoding them, and practicing courage are all very well. The last step is to take action!

When our dreams tell us something, we will then have the skillset to remember them, decode them, and the bravery to follow our hearts and act upon where they’re telling us to go next in life!

 

Sweet dreams, friend 💖

Namasté,

Kimberley

xxx