I've had times where I slept yet all the way through the sleep, some deep sleep some midday near-sleep naps/daydreams, I seemed to be aware of my physical body lying there and resting. I've noticed this on occasions where I went to sleep in unusual times: naps at daytime being very tired and during sleep on nights when I ate Magic Mushrooms. A sort of deep entancing yet very physically aware kind of sleep.

Yesterday evening around 9 o clock I was extremely tired and layed down on a 1 person matrass in my room which I keep there for people who sleep over. I filled it up with pillows and blankets and I dropped down to sleep there.

As I was near sleep, yet still ''pretty much'' awake I started to think a Mantra to keep me aware of lying there:
'' I'm just lying here'' I thought every once in a minute perhaps. And as I said that in my Mind I also thought of what that meant; I would visualise the room and the matrass, my sleeping body, focus on my breath, on my body's severe relaxation...etc then I would think it again and become aware again of all these things. It really brought me into a very deep state of near-sleep trance & Relaxation yet very Consciously.

Then I decided I was so tired that I wouldn't nap but sleep for the rest of tghe night till the next morning.
However this is a Technique I want to continue investigating and hopefully together with some of you people.
I've noticed that taking naps in daytime or early in the evening when you're very tired helps most for inducing this aware sleep. If you want to Sleep deprive yourself a little so you're tired enough in the late midday/early evening try waking up about 4 hours earlier than you normally would. Works especially well if you go to bed rather late like after 12 o'clock and then suddenly one day rise out of bed at 5 in the morning: this was what I did. So if you want to find out with me then help me out by experimenting with Conscious naps and let me know the results here.