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Fear can sure put a damper on meditating and I am really ready kick it to the curb. Haven't quite figured out how but I'll let you know if I do
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Thanks!
Cindy
sandy wrote:Would you feel less vulnerable perhaps when this kind of thing happens if you were to sit up in meditation? I think I might have reacted as you did with what occured in this lying down position. Maybe it is a a common feeling we women share, but I do not like to feel vulnerable in any way shape and form. anyway just a pasing thought.
Oh, I am so using this next timeblue nova wrote:i received a foot massage just the other night ! i started receiving massage to face...and i was a bit of a smarty-pants...i said to massage giver..."boy, the feet sure could use a rubbin'....they are throbbing"...and next thing i know, i was receiving a foot massage...altho it was a quick one.. as soon as nightfall comes, i look forward to 'them' coming out and mingling with me...
If I can wake up at 5am to go to the gym I can fit in a meditation
I have been wanting to get up earlier but George and I have gotten into a strange pattern of staying up late..nearly till 3:00am and getting up late. This routine bothers me and leaves me out of sorts some days... Did you just set a time and adhered to it to rise, or worked your way gradually over a couple months towards a healthier routine? When I first came here Midwayer Mathew always woke me up at 7:33am and I loved that time of morning and meditating first thing. He gradually gave up on me as I constantly ignored his wake up calls.If you knew me a year or two ago you would have faint if I told you I was getting up at 5am for anything. The house could have been on fire and I would have probably slept right through it It's something I've worked up to and the first couple of months were painful, literally, but I'm pretty use to it now and seeing the physical and feeling the positive emotional results helps.
Something else I needed to hear, Sis.Intent...does not go un-noticed by God , he is aware of our intentions ...
LOVE THIS, thanks for the reminderblue nova wrote:Intent...does not go un-noticed by God , he is aware of our intentions
It amazes me that even though we all know (at least I presume we do) that there are no more demonsThanks for that Sandy,
I am new to these message boards (in fact this my first post on any messageboard, ever), but I have been reading these message boards and an AC student since January. I get the brushes on my left leg and face. To me, it feels much like a nice breeze in a draftless room. If memory serves me correctly, it usually happens in the left leg, but now I have an explanation of what it is. How interesting! I always had my suspicions, so I appreciate everyone's validations of my experience. I also appreciate the advice to sit up during meditation. It just hit me, looking back, my deepest alpha's have been sitting up and now I have an explanation. I don't feel as vulnerable. That is fantastic! I can practice the AC more this way until that bothersome, yet, innate fear subsides.
"Deep Alpha" is designed to take you below where you want to be, and allow you stability at a higher level -- IOW you might drift down to 8 cycles to then rise to 10 or even 12, eyes open and journaling what comes to mind. Never mind if it is sheer rubbish (and it might not be) for weeks or even months. You will "fall into a correct groove" sooner or later, and then it becomes routine for your brain and mind to "go back to that state" where journaling is successful each time.My wife has impressed upon me the importance of journaling, and I have tried to be vigilant in this practice since I began the AC. There are those fleeting images, signs, voices, that I just can't quite remember after going through the entire meditation. I have always tried to go through the AC uninterrupted. Is this necessary? Does anyone know if I can open my eyes and journal as I go through the AC and still remain in deep alpha? Thanks for any advice.
there are no more demonsand the like
Thanks George. I am looking forward to practing going in and out and capturing every memory I can. I still see mostly Violet and Green light's, but the images are coming more now. There are times when I feel I am slipping very deep and out of my body, and I'll tense up. I have gotton better, but given enough time, I always "snap" back. I feel as though I am dropping down, losing my stomach a bit, then moving out of my eye lids, and floating to my right. I enjoy it for about 30 seconds, then tense up. Frustrating.... Any advice for this particular juncture? I can hold out for a bit, but I would love to just fly on.You will "fall into a correct groove" sooner or later, and then it becomes routine for your brain and mind to "go back to that state" where journaling is successful each time.
PG, I experience the same thing, bright violet and green lights that swirl around, it's quite beautiful and relaxing! I think I get too excited and find myself tensing up and losing it but there are times where I stay relaxed and enjoy the sensation, physically and visually. I wasn't sure if it was just me or part of the experience so thanks for the affirmationHDPG wrote:I still see mostly Violet and Green light's, but the images are coming more now. There are times when I feel I am slipping very deep and out of my body, and I'll tense up. I have gotton better, but given enough time, I always "snap" back.
Thanks Cindy,Starting the workouts definitely motivated me
Happy to hear of someone (you) close to my level of sights and sensations. I have found them relaxing too. I mentally melt when I can concentrate into their beauty. I get the feeling they are actual entities that I just can't quite see yet. They come and go as they see fit, but many times I will find them answering questions I am having with thought during meditations. The intensity, excitedness, and brightness will come through when relevant thoughts come through that I should be paying attention to. There is much more Violet than Green for me, but practice the AC mostly. Green is additionally present when I meditate on myself and/or creating my present life. I don't know what that color means, but the prensence feels different to me. Do you get any mixed in visions, images, symbols, etc?I experience the same thing, bright violet and green lights that swirl around, it's quite beautiful and relaxing!
Cindy your quote here goes way back, but I wanted to pick this thread back up, share an experience, and see if anyone else out there can relate.I think I get too excited and find myself tensing up and losing it but there are times where I stay relaxed and enjoy the sensation, physically and visually.
Dear Sandy,Sandy wrote: Something for me to remember when the neighbors dog insists on being noticed.![]()