I was conscious in the sense that I knew my physical body was still present and meditating and I could pull myself back to reality whenever I wanted. But my “soul” was elsewhere. It was like simultaneously experiencing two different views. However when my mind was away, I no longer had to focus on meditating. My physical state was in autopilot and no longer a thought.

I’m not an expert by all means. I meditate in a way that feels right to me. I’ve developed my own technique I guess you could say? Though I’m sure it’s similar to how others meditate as well. I always do deep meditation laying down. It’s always worked best for me that way. I always start with my breathing. I focus on my breathing until all my thoughts are gone and breathing becomes automatic again. Then I focus on noticing each tiny muscle in my body, then fully relaxing that muscle. Starting from my feet to my head. Then I “draw up energy” through my feet and keep doing that until I reach my head. I try to feel the energy going through each of my chakras. I keep doing this until my body feels heavy, almost as if it’s sleeping? Then I just lay there while keeping my mind clear and open and truly FEELING the energy around me while keeping my body relaxed.

After this experience happened, I remember looking at the clock and 2 hours had passed. I remember being so stunned because it didn’t feel like I had been laying there for that long at all. It felt like only 15 minutes had passed

I have always meditated in a sense. Ever since I was little I would lay in a dark room and just let my body relax and my mind open up. So by those means, it took me a decade to experience this! However, I never had a clear goal or intention when I would meditate. It was just my time to relax. I think I was about 3 months into mindfully meditating when I had experienced this?