Struggling to Stay Still During Astral Projection?

Why Physical Stillness Matters for the Astral Projection Transition

Many astral projection attempts fall apart long before the vibrations or separation phase. The issue isn’t always the mind. In many cases, it’s the body. If your body keeps asking for movement—adjustments, swallowing, shifting, repositioning—your awareness gets pulled back into the physical layer every time. For projection to work, the body must reach a point where it no longer interrupts the process.

This doesn’t require deep, trance-level relaxation. You don’t need to sink into sleep or lose control of your awareness. What you need is a very specific kind of stillness; the body becomes settled, comfortable, and non-interactive, while the mind stays aware. That is the foundation for every successful transition.

Technique 1-Minimum-Effort Release

This technique helps you relax without over-relaxing. Lie down in a comfortable position and breathe naturally. On each exhale, let the body soften just a little. Not fully, not completely—just enough to reduce unnecessary tension. The key is to let the body settle without checking how relaxed it is.

If you try to monitor the relaxation, the mind stays too active in the physical layer. Instead, let the body drop on its own while you keep your awareness passive and steady.

If the technique is working, you’ll feel the body slowly becoming heavier or more neutral, but you won’t feel sleepy. You’re aiming for quietness, not sedation.

Technique 2-Three-Point Drop

For people who get restless or keep shifting, this method is especially effective. Instead of relaxing everything, you release only three points: the jaw, the shoulders, and the stomach. These areas carry most of the tension that triggers micro-movements.

On your next exhale:

1. Drop the jaw

2. Drop the shoulders

3. Drop the stomach

That’s it. No full-body scan, no long procedure, just these three points.

When these relax, the rest of the body naturally follows. You don’t need to guide it or check anything. Within a short period, the entire body becomes still enough to hold the transition.

Technique 3-The Stillness Line

This technique builds stable stillness without drifting into sleep. Visualize a simple “line” running down one part of your body—forehead to chest, or chest to stomach, or stomach to legs. Choose one.

Let that entire line become settled. Not tense, not rigid—just unavailable for movement.

Once it feels still, shift your attention to the next line.

After two or three lines, the body’s signal for movement naturally fades. This creates a clean foundation for the transition without forcing anything.

What Proper Stillness Should Feel Like

You’ll know the body is entering the correct state when:

• the urge to adjust disappears

• the body feels heavier or “backgrounded”

• tension drops in layers instead of all at once

• sensations feel broad and quiet

• awareness stays calm even though the body is completely still

When the body reaches this point, you’ve done enough. Once the body becomes still, you must avoid placing too much attention on it. If your awareness stays on the body after it settles, it reactivates physical identity and pulls you out of the transition.

A simple rule: Relax the body → notice stillness → then gently shift your attention away from the body to prevent re-anchoring letting it become background noise.

You don’t have to “leave” the body with your awareness yet. You just have to stop monitoring it. From this point onward, the techniques you use will naturally guide your awareness where it needs to go.

If You Struggle With These Techniques

If you fall asleep → you relaxed too much, too fast. If you stay tense → focus only on the three points, not the whole body. If you keep adjusting → use the stillness line to ease your body into it. If your mind centers on your body → shift attention outward or inward the moment stillness arrives.

None of these require perfection. The goal is a body that’s quiet enough not to interfere.

Next Step

When your body can reach this level of stillness without pulling your awareness down or demanding movement, you’re ready for the next stage of development. At this point, retake the Astral Projection Readiness Quiz. Your new score will show exactly where you stand and unlock the next step in your training.

If you’d like help identifying where your body interferes during attempts, you can message me on Telegram. The contact information is at the bottom of the homepage.