Our Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) shapes the way we experience our lives. This system acts mostly unconsciously and regulates bodily functions, such as heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, etc. It serves to inform and protect us but sometimes it continues to react to previous experiences...

Much has been written about the phenomenon known as lucid dreaming, where while dreaming, the individual recognizes that she or he is in a dream and is able to consciously direct her or his actions as while awake instead of passively participating in the dream experience. Perhaps the most salient...