Brandon

Thank you so much Alex and Cammie for your responses! They are very helpful. Being able to harness immense creativity during dreams is amazing, and so is being able to control your wakefulness! I'm especially interested in techniques that reduce the need for sleep, but without sacrificing attention, cognition, and health of course. Apparently, meditation is supposed to decrease sleep need, especially when done for at least a couple hours a day for a few years. Two studies (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919439/) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4054695/) have discus

Hi, I am wondering if any changes occur with sleep as you advance in your Shamanic practices. For instance, did frequently practicing Shamanic journeying or other altered states of consciousness (including lucid dreaming) make you more/less wakeful throughout the day? Did it increase/decrease the amount of hours you slept each night? If so, were you practicing other techniques alongside it such as meditation? And finally, how long did it take to experience these effects and what is your Shamanism routine? Thanks in advance! Brandon