[maliboia]

I had my first concious projection the other night, and it went very similar to yours. I usually wake just after dozing off, already separated from my body, and feel little to no exit symptoms. I just float right out without much effort. I have also tried very hard to conciously project, most of the time I feel the heavy energy sensations (almost like I am dying it is so intense) and start to feel a strong "pull" upward. I try to go with it, but it just stops at some point or I get so excited I come out of the trance type state. Last night the same thing happened, but I kept pushing it, I felt like I was suffocating, but I kept at it until I felt a physical jolt, or "pop" and suddenly my legs were out of my body, and just floating around. I was a little disappointed it was only my legs, but soon afterward my arms just floated out too. So there I was, arms and legs free, but my torso and head still stuck. So I grabbed my chest with my astral hands and just yanked the rest of me out, so hard I floated to the floor and landed. I remember feeling so excited that I had finally done it, a fully concious projection, I looked back and saw my body (which I usually have trouble with) then decided to go outside and wander around. Unfortunately I was feeling a little "grounded" and I couldn't float or fly or really do anything I couldn't already do in my body. Outside I walked around for a while, then for some reason I "closed" my astral eyes for a little while, then opened them and I was back in my body in bed. But I am still excited that I had that first waking projection and pushed past the stopping point I have had for a year!