What am I doing wrong..?

[shreksan]

Hey guys, I'm looking for some feedback on my WILD technique as I'm not getting too far with it right now. Some background: I've had 3 WILDs before, maybe about a year ago, and I'm looking to get back into it now. I'm also light sleeper and I find it difficult to fall asleep normally. My current understanding and routine is as follows: WBTB about 5 hours after going to sleep (I've got the timing down so I pretty much always wake up during REM). stand about and go to the toilet for about 5 minutes in the dark go back to bed, lie down in my most comfortable position and just try to fall asleep (I can never fall asleep without shifting about a few times first for 20-30 minutes so I use this to get more sleepy) shift positions every 10 minutes from my 2nd position onwards, I start counting my breaths to use as mental anchor. usually what happens: i do this for 3 more positions so thats like 30 minutes. Usually, towards the end of the 10 minutes on the 2nd and 3rd positions I can feel my arm, legs etc. going dead and numb, but then I know I'm supposed to get to sleep as well as the awareness thing so I shift. at some point after I shift positions 3 times, I just lose awareness and I fall asleep (I can never remember the exact moment but I guess that's normal) Is there anything that I should be doing differently? When I start to feel my body going numb, should I stick in the same position as long as I can or should I try and get comfortable? I'd really appreciate some help, thanks for reading through it

[gab]

Well, I'm not sure about the shifting positions. It should be less structured, more mental than physical. Just simply falling asleep as usually, with some mantras thrown in to keep our mind awake. As simple as it sounds, it does require mental preparation. If yo have not read this yet, I can recommend our best WILD tutorial WILD Good luck.