The EASIEST Shifting Method I’ve Ever Tried (The Tai Method)
Okay so basically—this method is called the Tai Method (I found it on Tumblr from @shiftingtai ), and it’s so good I had to share it.
So let me set the stage. I’ve been in this headspace recently where I feel like I need to put less pressure on shifting and just… do it. Like, shifting is something you do, not something you reach. You don’t need a huge routine or crazy method—just pure intention. Recently crashed out about this on a recent post.
I saw this post once (a TikTok slideshow, actually) about this girl’s dad who’s like a literal shifting master. And all he does is shift to waiting rooms—forests, beaches, empty fields—so he can think clearly when making big decisions. No method. Just closes his eyes, sets his intention, and goes. And I was like… excuse me?! Meanwhile I’ve been doing 2-hour routines for years???
So I was like, okay. Let me stop doing the most and try something simple. Just trust that intention is enough. And then—I stumbled upon the Tai Method. Here’s how it works:
Tai Method (asleep method, but can be done awake)
1. Focus on the darkness behind your eyes for ~30 seconds.
2. Focus on what you hear (CR or DR) for ~30 seconds.
3. Focus on what you feel (tingles, sinking, etc.) for ~30 seconds.
4. Repeat this cycle 4 times.
5. Fall asleep.
Just keep your attention on your senses, and try to observe rather than force.
So I decided to use it—no scripting, nothing fancy. Just a dream, a little Pinterest board with 33 pins (lol), and an idea for a waiting room I hadn’t even scripted yet.
My waiting room is basically a soft pink princess room with a big window overlooking a beach, where it’s always pink sunset hour and the waves are crashing in the distance. I’ve never tried shifting to a waiting room before, but I wanted a place to prep, observe my DR self, check over my script, and do whatever the fuck I want before shifting fully.
So it’s 1 AM, I’m tired, just got out of a shower, and I decide to try.
At first, it was kind of weird focusing on the darkness behind my eyes—it felt unnatural, like my eyes were in a weird position. So I opened and closed them a few times until it felt okay. Then I focused on what I was hearing, and then on my body. I was just observing—not affirming. Just noting: “I hear this,” “I feel that,” “I see this,” etc. And it flowed. Each sense sort of called me to move to the next.
At one point, I told myself, “I can hear the waves.” At first I couldn’t. But then… I could. I could genuinely hear the ocean. Like—on one side only. My left ear had a little pressure, and I could fully hear the waves just on that side. I even questioned myself like, “Okay but is this just my fan?” (Because it’s summer, and I sleep with a fan.)
But I know what my fan sounds like. I listen to it all the time. And this wasn’t that. This was different. And it reminded me of a time during the train method when I heard a train/car rush sound that I swore was from my CR—but later I checked, it didn’t match. It was from my DR.
So this time, I did the whole Tai Method cycle four times. I kept hearing the waves, even when I wasn’t focusing on sound. I saw the light behind my eyes change. I felt body twitches. I stayed present, calm, and intentional—and then I just fell asleep.
And Then? I Dreamt of My Waiting Room.
Not my Hogwarts DR. Not my Soccer DR. Not my Twilight DR. My waiting room.
And it wasn’t even the one I scripted—it was like a garden version. At night. Kind of abandoned and overgrown, with a TV in the middle of it (??) and I was literally watching Squid Game. Then I started planning for my Arcane DR inside the dream. Like… genuinely working on my DR plans in my dream.
Y’all. This method is SO EASY. I’ve been trying to shift for days, and all I’ve had are weird CR nightmares. This was the first time I actually dreamt about my DR. That means something.
Please try this method. If you’re burnt out, overwhelmed, or tired of complicated routines—this is it.

















