some help please

[Kris]

OK..

I achieved a state of vibrations or static feeling or something...

a feeling going from my feet up through my body

and random thoughts..

but then i fall asleep.. what am i doing wrong??

[Selski]

Hi Kris

You are not doing anything wrong.

You are simply falling asleep!

Change your practice time to when you are less tired.

I always have a go at trying to catch myself fall asleep when I go to bed - I find it a bit of a challenge really: and if it's any consolation, it took me well over a year before I managed to watch the images in my mind's eye.  Even so, I can only do it sporadically.

Mornings are prime times to practice, when you have just woken up.  Before you "come round", lie there and let yourself drift, both physically and mentally.  Try to avoid those daytime thoughts such as "I must go the Post Office today," "the dog needs feeding," "what shall I wear today?" and so on.  Perhaps go over your dreams and attempt to return to that inner lazy feeling.

If you fall asleep, then don't worry.  When you wake up again, go through the same process.

You'll soon find you are having some rather nice experiences!  

Sarah

[EnderZ]

Sounds like you are over tired. Have you been getting good sleep everynight of the week?

Practice on controling your surface mind during the day. While you are doing work, walking, driving, talking to a friend, dont let yourself "think" with words. Instead just be aware of everything as it is happening without haveing the need to verbalize it.  

On weeks when I havn't been getting enough sleep, I have trouble control my surface mind a little, and I end up falling asleep.  If you can practice during the day, try taking a good 30-45min nap (set an alarm), wake up, go to the bathroom or do something to wake yourself up just a little bit. Then try  at another projection attempt. The benifites to this is that your body will already be deeply relaxed.

A good method when you are starting out, and most of the time you try to project you fall asleep, try setting a 45min or an hour alarm. This way if you do fall asleep you will wake up, and be able to try to project again.  Try to find an alarm that wont be extremely loud, just a small beep will do. Most cell fones are capable of doing this. You want it to be just enough to wake you up if you slipped into a dream, but not too much that it has you jumping up in a reaction to the noise.

-En

[Quantitativefool]

Yea, trying it in the morning really helped me quite a bit.