Partially...there...

[danzarely]

I was curius, lately when I try to project my body goes into it's usual relaxed state, but oddly enough, when i get really relaxed i can physically feel my left index finger sticking up in the air. i know it isn't---because why would it be? but it feels like it is sticking straight up. is my finger better at projecting than i am??

[jalef]

lol no your finger doesnt project. its f10 state you reach. your body is asleep while your mind is awake. the sense of touch shuts down and since you dont feel you finger touching something you feel it floating or sticking in the air.
when youre in that state you begin to see hypnogogic imagery and you can try to project by concentrating just staring at it with mild interest.

[danzarely]

but if that is true, then wouldn't i feel more than just my finger "floating"??

[jalef]

no, i experience the same and im pretty sure that my finger isnt projecting.
my theory is that on your fingers you have much more sensoric receptors so the sense of touch very strong developed there. when the sense of touch shuts down there you feel a much bigger contrast that for example in your stomach. another possiblity is that the body runs on kinda power saving mode while you sleep and in that mode theres lees blood in your finger that during the waking state. in my understanding a combination of that two factors is what makes out the finger floating sensation.