When I was younger I would try to like around 13,14 but didn't see the point after a while... The OBE I did have was a really short-lived experience... Not much to brag about.. After my OBE phase I got into Yoga Nidra (Conscious Deep Sleep) for a bit but that was short lived as well.. There is transition phase you have to go through to go into Yoga Nidra called the "little death" which I would liken to the feeling of falling off of a cliff except your in your bed experiencing your body transition from Wakefulness to sleep... Me being young and not doing anything to prepare my mind for that fucked me up so I went searching for other practices... In the meantime while searching I took the time to brush up on my knowledge of various paths such as Sufism, Gnosticism, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism and various Yogas until I found Chi Kung... I then came in contact with a teacher, was taught the practices and things kicked off from there.. Building up my Energy body I didn't have to go outside my body, I could do everything I wanted to wide awake right here at the Computer if I wanted to... If I wanted to send Healing energy out to someone all I had to do was imagine myself sending it and feel the Energy flow through my body to whoever I was sending to.. In my opinion, this process is way better then OBE... Chi Kung raises your Energy level and by doing that, it opens you to the realm that you try to reach while trying to go Out of Body, right here in the Physical....