Remembering your dreams can be a challenge. If you want to remember your dreams, you have to treat your brain like a muscle. You have to train. Your dreams can be anything from a kids' playground to creating your own space and time continuum, training your subconscious, boosting creativity, and building your own cinematic films every night. Research has shown that everyone dreams. Some only remember bits and pieces, and others do not remember their dreams at all.  Below is a list of things to try. Remember, practice makes perfect. The items in the list below need to be completed over time to be effective.  The time these steps will take is up to you and how much remembering your dreams means to you.  

• Set an intention before sleep by telling yourself you will remember your dreams. Before falling asleep, focus on remembering your dream and controlling your subconscious.
• Get consistent, quality sleep by maintaining a regular sleep schedule.
• Keep a dream journal or notes app next to your bed. Journal whatever you can remember. Even writing down the little bits in dreams you remember will help you to retain more in the future.
• When you wake up after dreaming, take about a minute or more to reflect on your dream and what it meant.  Note, people, places, dialog, colors, feelings, and anything else you saw, heard, or felt.

->  Go to the dream questionnaire at "Questionnaire" and fill out as much as you can about your dream.  You can print this page out and edit it to fit your needs. Place a few of these pages in your journal, and after jotting down your dream, try to answer as many of the questions you remember.

• Wake up slowly and avoid sudden movement or distractions.
• Review your dream journal regularly to reinforce recall.
• Be patient—dream recall improves gradually with practice.
• B 12 and B 6 are said to heighten dreams.  If you decide to try these, make sure you will not have any side effects.
• If you have time during the day, regular meditation increases self-awareness and mental clarity, which in turn improves dream recall. Even 10 minutes of daily meditation can make a difference.
• Limit Seditives and Alcohol. These substances suppress REM sleep. Reduce intake, especially before bed, to improve dream recall.

  Remembering dreams is a fascinating journey. Some nights you'll recall vivid dreams, other nights just a fleeting impression, and some nights nothing at all. Again, remembering dreams takes time, so be diligent and patient, stay consistent with your practice, and most importantly, enjoy the incredible, often bizarre, and always fascinating stories your subconscious mind has to tell.