It took me 1 week of about 2 - 3 hours of practice at night. I would start at 10pm and usually stop around 12am or 1am. I had gained lots of intrest in the idea of OBE about 4 or 5 weeks prior. I knew of them but never knew they could be self induced. We were Catholics prior to my "mini awakening".
My wife was reading a book called "Conversations with God" and would tell me about all these wonderful ideas she was learning. One day when I came home from work she read me a few paragraphs and it mentioned how we had the ability to leave our bodies. This triggered something in me and lead me to research OBE. a week or 2 later I bought "Astral Dynamics" and read it entirely. I practiced N.E.W. for about a week. Then I started to attempt a full blown OBE. I was very excited and REALLY inspired to make it happen. After some good results from N.E.W. and feeling the symptoms described in the book and web I was convinced that it was possible and that I was on the right track.
My first OBE was the most vivid/clear, visual and auditory OBE experience I have had to date. It was amazing. Once I came out of it I wrote it all down. I think I was helped because right when I separated I saw a clear shadow of a hand casted on the wall. It got scared and jumped straight through the ceiling.

My first OBE was the most vivid/clear, visual and auditory OBE experience I have had to date. It was amazing. Once I came out of it I wrote it all down. I think I was helped because right when I separated I saw a clear shadow of a hand casted on the wall. It got scared and jumped straight through the ceiling.