Hello, i have attempted WILD a few time with some success but latley I have found myself in a state of sleep or awareness that I just dont understand.

This is what happens. I attempted a WILD during an afternoon nap. After about 30 mins I realized that i was deeply relaxed and that my mouth was wide open (I sleep with my mouth closed at first but during the night it opens automatically due to snoring) I dont remember opening my mouth but i was observing this fact from a strange trance like state. My hands were numb and felt in a different position from where they should be and there was other mild sensations such as tingling etc.

I was very much aware that i was lying down in my bed but felt slightly 'removed' from myself as i observed this weird state. There was no lucid dream going on, no visualization, no HI and so I dont know where i was in terms of my state of mind etc.

1) Was i asleep? If so then why wasnt i lucid dreaming? :-(

2) Also, If there is no REM available for a while when wilding then what exactly happens when the body goes asleep, what do we experience whilst waiting for rem to kick in?

This bugs me because when i went for a nap, i knew rem was close but i still dont understand what happens in the minutes before we go into rem. If the body is asleep but the mind awake without rem then how does that generally feel and could this have been what i was experiencing. Would i have entered a lucid dream if i had of held on? Please help, thank you