Proprioception And How to Use it to Shift!
First off, @/calebslittlecrow explained it so much better in their post so go give it a read if you want to know what proprioception is in detail.
Explaining it briefly, proprioception is the sense that allows you to know where you are right now. If you close your eyes, you can sense where you are standing and what is around you. Its your spatial and object awareness no matter where you are.
At the time that I was using this, I didn't even have a name for it because I myself didn't know what it was. I just couldn't visualise at all because I have complete aphantasia and I have been using proprioception since childhood.
Before going to bed, I would "feel" the room and the furniture around me, kind of like checking things off a list. "My cupboard is there, my nightstand is here..." It helped me fall asleep quicker lol kind of like counting sheep.
Its actually really simple. When you are shifting you tell yourself that you are in your DR right? You visualise and you affirm in your favor.
Instead, just close your eyes and try to pinpoint where everything is right now. Where are you standing/sitting/laying down in your DR? Whatever room/place you are shifting to, try to feel the objects that are around you in that exact time and place that you are shifting to.
If you turn to your left, what will be the first thing you see when you open your eyes? No need to recite them out loud or in your head. Just know and feel.
You don't have to actually touch anything or feel any sensations. Just know and accept.
You can practice it by first closing your eyes and establishing where everything is in your CR room. "My beds there, my TV is there, to my left is my table..." and then try turning your head towards each object with your eyes still closed. Try to feel the presence of each object without actually touching it.
Afterwards, open your eyes and see if everything was where you felt it would be.
When you're done, try the same with your DR bedroom/wherever you are shifting to. You can just practice it with no expectations and you might just end up shifting without even noticing it.
Proprioception, when used like this, makes you really immersed in your DR. You begin to actually expect that those objects are where you assume they would be if you were in your DR. You expect that when you open your eyes you'll see them there and you'll be in your DR.
While using this, assume that you are already in your DR and you're just checking things off the list. Making sure everything is where you scripted it would be. That would help immerse you even more. I also suggest looking at a picture/visual of the exact place that you will be in as you shift so that it can help with placing yourself there in first person.
You can either pair it with a method or just on its own. Either way you'll probably shift.
I already mentioned that I used this since I was a kid (for things unrelated to shifting) so it made more sense for me personally.
The months before I began to shift on command, I would do this exercise before going to sleep. Just checking things off a list and feeling their presence as if I was already in my dr.
It just made my DR feel that much more real and tangible, I have shifted many times with it as well. Before I even knew it, I would feel my DR around me. The bed changing, the cool air from the window, the smell of flowers, my s/o snoring in my ear.