Habits or routines that improve or hinder your ability to get out of body

I recently listened to Diana Pasulka’s book American Cosmic. In her book she talks about a man she refers to as “Tyler” it’s speculated that this is NASA’s Timothy Taylor.

Diana talks about some of his personal habits that she believes allows him to access higher states. He has an 8+1 rule when it comes to sleep. He gets a minimum of eight hours of sleep then forces himself to get one additional hour. Along with this he drinks no caffeine and drinks minimal alcohol.

I took this as a challenge and have been one week completely caffeine and alcohol free, I’ve yet to get much more than six hours of sleep per night. Last night I had some very vivid dreams, dreaming for me is a rarity. I see this as a step in the right direction.

This got me thinking. Do any of you have any personal habits or routines that improve your ability to go out of body? Are there any know variables that hinder this ability? I’d love to hear any suggestions that I can implement in my personal routine.