Hi all,
First time poster, long time lurker! First, a huge thank you to this community; it's been such a wonderful wealth of information for me over the last few months
So here's my dilemma... I'm feeling very stuck. I've been practicing AP for roughly 8 months, and feel like I'm making no progress. Additionally frustrating is that I actually achieved the vibrations/rapid heartbeat stage several months ago... It was like nothing I've ever experienced. Truly unbelievable. Like so many first-times at this stage, I got more freaked out than I thought I would be, and ended the process. I practice regularity, sometime a few times a day. But no technique or amount of practice seems to be bringing me back to that same level of closeness. And I assure you, fear is no longer the issue. I have nothing but positivity and excitement towards the prospect of those sensations, now that I have experienced them.
I've trying all sorts of different techniques - I'm actually wondering to what degree you all feel consistency in approach is responsible for success. But anyhow... Lately when practicing visualization techniques, I'll find I start to drift off after some time, and suddenly snap back to...being more presently-conscious? It's hard to describe. When this happens, it's usually accompanied by an intense whole-body feeling;a sort of pressure. I guess this is a mark of some progress or heading down the right path?
One thing I can do well, and as wondering if any one can offer advice to milk this... Is I can do an excellent job of creating sensations of motion. With eyes closed, I can bring on the twisting and moving sensations similar to a slow roller coaster. But I'm not entirely sure how to best utilize this.
Anyhow, that's a brief summary of my situation. Any help is appreciated!
First time poster, long time lurker! First, a huge thank you to this community; it's been such a wonderful wealth of information for me over the last few months
So here's my dilemma... I'm feeling very stuck. I've been practicing AP for roughly 8 months, and feel like I'm making no progress. Additionally frustrating is that I actually achieved the vibrations/rapid heartbeat stage several months ago... It was like nothing I've ever experienced. Truly unbelievable. Like so many first-times at this stage, I got more freaked out than I thought I would be, and ended the process. I practice regularity, sometime a few times a day. But no technique or amount of practice seems to be bringing me back to that same level of closeness. And I assure you, fear is no longer the issue. I have nothing but positivity and excitement towards the prospect of those sensations, now that I have experienced them.
I've trying all sorts of different techniques - I'm actually wondering to what degree you all feel consistency in approach is responsible for success. But anyhow... Lately when practicing visualization techniques, I'll find I start to drift off after some time, and suddenly snap back to...being more presently-conscious? It's hard to describe. When this happens, it's usually accompanied by an intense whole-body feeling;a sort of pressure. I guess this is a mark of some progress or heading down the right path?
One thing I can do well, and as wondering if any one can offer advice to milk this... Is I can do an excellent job of creating sensations of motion. With eyes closed, I can bring on the twisting and moving sensations similar to a slow roller coaster. But I'm not entirely sure how to best utilize this.
Anyhow, that's a brief summary of my situation. Any help is appreciated!