Very interesting experiences. Thanks for sharing!

I can relate to the REM atonia stage that you are talking about and from my own experience not much effort is needed in this state, you intuitively know how to proceed in this state.

It's like your awareness in general feel different and your thoughts and visualization strangely enough feel more vivid.

What I am interested to hear more about is your thoughts on how you:

1. Wake up naturally (early) during the night

and

2. Time it with REM atonia or alternatively induce rem atonia upon awakening?

Thanks