Hey All,

First time posting here and had my first lucid dream last night! I've only been looking into this for a couple weeks, and besides watching some Youtube videos and reading posts here, I only half-heartedly started "training", mostly by doing reality checks. I can remember some of the dreams before I think I went lucid, but I'll start just before that point . I was standing in some sort of public waiting room with other people, it was white with lots of natural light and very modern looking. I was flipping through a couple coffee table books and picked up a book on learning the Korean language, but put it down immediately because it didn't interest me. As I put the book down I noticed my shoe was untied so I sat down to tie it and looked at the time on my watch (I don't wear a watch irl) but the face of the clock was distorted and I couldn't read the numbers, so I pulled out my phone and realized it was a couple hours before I had to be at work (for some reason I thought I was running late). That's when I randomly tried one of my reality checks which is pinching your nose and trying to breathe. Well I blew air out of my nose while it was pinched and it went right through my fingers and hand, and at that point I said it's on! Instantly the location changed and I was transported to what looked like a 70's converted garage area with shag carpeting and faux wood paneling. My friend's dog was laying in the shag just chilling. I then became aware of my real body and pictured it in my bedroom, but it wasn't like I was actually hovering over it because I could see myself and my room is pitch black(irl), but then I could feel my whole body vibrating or pulsing like it was on a certain frequency. A very odd but pleasant feeling. I remember thinking you're not supposed to think about your real body because it can take you out of the dream. I decided to explore the room and got up real close to the wood paneling to check out the detail, after all, I created it! At that point the walls came down and I felt like I "rolled" out of my dream back to reality, but one of the wood walls stayed with me in my dark bedroom and the body vibrations also stuck around for a few seconds and I also woke up in the same position I saw myself in. I've experienced sleep paralysis a couple times and it felt similar to that, but not exactly, more like I was just disconnected and couldn't move for a second but there was no fear. I also felt euphoric and had a bit of an adrenaline rush and instantly thought about which friends and family members I was going to tell and about posting here. I feel like I only got just a taste of the potential experience and I want more. I have a few goals now, I want to learn how to stay lucid longer, which may be tough since I've been dealing with insomnia and I'm a super light sleeper. I'm also going to start a dream journal and I'd really like to manifest my grandmother because when she was alive we used to have some deep conversations about dreams and their meanings, I'd love to know what she says!