Aurora talks to her therapist about a recurring dream in which she encounters a ferocious lion that has just escaped from local zoo. She works with her therapist to learn how to form a conscious awareness of the dream and to control the dream by turning the lion into a kitten. What technique is Aurora utilizing?

Lucid dreaming

Explanation:

A dream during which the dreamer is totally aware that he/she is actually dreaming is regarded or known as lucid dreaming. This means that, the dreamer is in a state of consciousness during the dream.

In this case, the technique that is being utilized by Aurora where she was consciously aware of the dream is known to be lucid dream.