Are any of these true?

[Eyyoshi]

I've looking around and I noticed people say the below. Not on these forums, around the interwebs.

Night or morning?

Age is a factor?

Current emotion yeilds success or failure?

Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?

Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

Achieving AP takes an hour.

You have to lay down with palms facing up.

I await the AP omniscient to share his/her wisdom.

[kurtykurt42]

Night or morning?

Depends on the individual.

Age is a factor?

No

Current emotion yeilds success or failure?

Yes

Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?

No

Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

Maybe

Achieving AP takes an hour.

Yes

You have to lay down with palms facing up.

No

[T.L.]

Night or morning?

1 Age is a factor?

2 Current emotion yeilds success or failure?

3 Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?

4 Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

5 Achieving AP takes an hour.

6 You have to lay down with palms facing up.

These are all dependent (except number 1) upon the person. So I'll just answer from my personal experience. 1.) Absolutely not. I am only 28 and have had experiences for years, then there are others like my great aunt who is very old and has these same experiences. Robert Monroe was no spring chicken either. 2.) Not really. I have projected when I was happy and comfortable, and have also projected when I was stressed out. 3.) A person can project in any way they are comfortable. Since physical relaxation the only thing you need to be concerned about about, you can use blankets, or no blankets. 4.) No, that hasn't happened to me. I've been ticked off before and still managed to project. 5.) Not true either. A person can fall asleep as quickly as 10 minutes (I've seen people fall asleep faster than that), since you have to be near the brink of sleep to project this is obviously not true. How many of you have fell asleep as soon as your head hits pillow? 6.) Where did this come from lol, not true either.

[thirdeye26]

Night or morning?

That depends on you. If you tend to fall asleep during the practice, then do it in the morning.

Age is a factor?

Not really, though kids can astral project easily because they do not have the thought limitations that adults do.

Current emotion yeilds success or failure?

Yes.

Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?

I am not sure of this one.

Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

Definitely

Achieving AP takes an hour.

I think the experts can achieve it faster.

You have to lay down with palms facing up.

Since that helps relaxation, I guess so.

[Tiny]

Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

negative emotion = you attract negative beings attempting to exploit you thru your suffering.
positive emotion = you attract negative beings attempting to exploit you thru temptation.

[personalreality]

1.Night or morning?

2.Age is a factor?

3.Current emotion yeilds success or failure?

4.Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?

5.Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

6.Achieving AP takes an hour.

7.You have to lay down with palms facing up.

1. I have my best results in the afternoon around nap time (i.e. 2-4pm).  It's said that the morning, right after waking, is easiest because your body is already fully relaxed and your consciousness is already close to sleep.  However, some people have trouble here because they fall back asleep.  I've also heard before that projecting consciously at night (when you get in bed to go to sleep) is difficult because your serotonin is lowest at that point and these neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine facilitate OBEs.  It would also make sense that it would be harder to stay awake through the projection attempt at night because your levels of melatonin are at their highest, which makes it harder to maintain consciousness when your body is getting all these sleep signals.

2. I don't see why age would matter much.  Perhaps older people (and by that I mean like 70+) could have trouble if they don't have full mental faculties.  Even so, if it was an older person who had been doing it their whole life they could probably still handle it.  Aside from physiological differences (hormones, neurotransmitters, clarity, etc.) age shouldn't matter.  If I had to say one way or the other I would say that kids are more able to start projecting because as we get older we seem to drift away from the magickal and lose our connection to the unseen.  We can intellectualize metaphysics, but kids can much more easily feel metaphysics.  In that case, it may be harder for an adult to learn AP, but once the skill is learned there should be no difference.  Perhaps the meaning you derive from an AP experience is greater when you're older and can put it in more perspective for your life.

3. Emotion plays a huge role in my opinion.  When you're actually trying to project you should suspend all emotion.  When you get emotional you get to involved in the process and that inhibits your success.  However, I wouldn't say that the actual emotion makes a difference per se.  That happy means success and sad means failure.  But if you have a defeated attitude you may not be very successful.  

4.  I have never projected without a blanket.  When you project your metabolism drops and you get cold.  That can jerk you out of a projection.  

5.  Negative emotional energy attracts lower energy beings, but "negative" beings aren't bad, they just operate from a different perspective.  I don't know that any being can actually stop you from projecting by their efforts alone.  However, they could spook you into stopping it yourself.  I've never had any encounters like that though.

6.  The whole process takes me 1 & 1/2 HR on average.  From when I lay down to when I come back to my body.  However, most of that time flies by because I'm in such a deep trance.  it usually feels like 20 minutes at the most.  Some people can project within 15 minutes.  The more you practice the faster you will be able to exit.  Though there is something to be said for spending a lot of time raising energy and inducing trance.  It can help you project easier and sustain longer projections.

7.  I always lay on my back with palms facing down.  The position is irrelevant.  Some positions may be easier, but there is no right way.  I've known people to project while laying on their stomach with their legs twisted every which way, arms behind the back, head cocked to the side.  It doesn't really matter.  it's whatever position is easiest for YOU!


Have you tried to project yet?  Or are you getting questions out of the way before you try?  Because if you haven't tried yet, I imagine you ought to before you start worrying about all these details.  The details might distract you when it comes down to it.  

[WASD]

Night or morning?

Aside from the success rate, I've heard a lot that OBEs when its light outside; makes it easier to see and its lighter in the RTZ. And when its dark outside you have less good vision. Makes sense to me.

[Xanth]

I've looking around and I noticed people say the below. Not on these forums, around the interwebs.

1. Night or morning?

2. Age is a factor?

3. Current emotion yeilds success or failure?

4. Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?

5. Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

6. Achieving AP takes an hour.

7. You have to lay down with palms facing up.

I await the AP omniscient to share his/her wisdom.

1.  People will give you the wide range of answers here, but the only answer is "Whatever works best for you." 
2.  I'd generally say no, age isn't a factor, however young people today tend to have the attention span of a DOORKNOB.  So... I'd passively say YES.  LoL
3.  Yes, your current emotional state can seriously effect your ability to project.  You can't project if you're not centered.
4.  You can project through a blanket just fine. 
5.  This comes with the whole "Like attracts like" statement.  While it might not "block" you, it does no good to be negative... EVER. 
6.  APing takes however long it takes.
7.  You can sit or stand however you want, in whatever position you want as long as you're comfortable and can hold that position comfortably for however long it'll take.

I hope that helps.

[Eyyoshi]

Have you tried to project yet?  Or are you getting questions out of the way before you try?  Because if you haven't tried yet, I imagine you ought to before you start worrying about all these details.  The details might distract you when it comes down to it.  

I've tried and miserably failed for months. Yeah I'm getting some questions out of the way. Those are all ways on my mind when I attempt to AP. So every time I just lie their and worry "omg it's night time" or "blanket or no blanket?" etc. Now that the AP omniscients have gave me their wisdom, it has alleviated some of my worry. meening u gaiz off course

I attempted the other day and felt a weird tightening feeling all over my body. Nowadays I'm kinda impatient when I attempt to AP. How long does it take to feel the first sensation?

[Xanth]

I've tried and miserably failed for months. Yeah I'm getting some questions out of the way. Those are all ways on my mind when I attempt to AP. So every time I just lie their and worry "omg it's night time" or "blanket or no blanket?" etc. Now that the AP omniscients have gave me their wisdom, it has alleviated some of my worry. meening u gaiz off course

I attempted the other day and felt a weird tightening feeling all over my body. Nowadays I'm kinda impatient when I attempt to AP. How long does it take to feel the first sensation?

There is a problem some people have in that they're too analytical.
Sometimes you just have to turn off that part of your brain and just accept what comes. 

[missym]

I attempted the other day and felt a weird tightening feeling all over my body. Nowadays I'm kinda impatient when I attempt to AP. How long does it take to feel the first sensation?

hehe I was the same at first   .. It used to take me up to an hour-an hour and a half to get the first vibrations, and they felt like an earthquake was happening inside my head and it was being crushed.. And finally, I got so excited I would bring myself right out of it. The more you practice, the faster the sensations will hit you. Now it usually takes me between 5-10 minutes to get the vibrations, astral vision follows shortly, and the hallucinations (voices, feel like you're being touched) comes at that time too.
Some people have a natural 'loose' hold on their physical bodies and can exit easier than others.

Age is a factor?

Anybody can AP, but I assume if you're older you'd have a looser hold on your body as opposed to if you're 16 or 17.. that's just an assumption though 

[personalreality]

I'll give you a "minute by minute" breakdown of what happens to me when I project.

1-10 minutes:  I stretch out my body and proceed to do a trance induction technique that doubles as a relaxation technique.  I used to do progressive relaxation, but after listening to the relaxation training in the Journeys Out of Body Hemi-Sync, I discovered that the way Monroe teaches relaxation is very similar to the sense memory I created for trance induction.  So two birds, one stone.  

10-30 minutes:  Once I reach the first detectable signs of trance (really about 5-8 minutes in), I step up the "falling sensation" and give extra attention to feeling it in my head.  It feels like my center of consciousness (which i feel in my head usually) is either shrinking or falling away and is now just floating around inside the huge cavernous space that is my skull.  Once I feel my hands and legs start to "float" or feel like they've expanded, I begin my energy work (about 15 minutes in).  I do hand and feet stimulation, arm and leg bounce, full body bounce and then a full body circuit.  I do all that for about 15 minutes.

IMPORTANT!!  The whole time I'm doing all of this I am doing my best to try to bring my focus down to a point, to a single minded focus.  I do this by focusing on either the ringing sound in my ears or on my third eye.  A warning though, if you're not already familiar with focusing on the third eye, the sensations can be disturbing to say the least.  I remember the first time I felt like a hand reached into my third eye, through my brain and up out the top of my head, I almost peed myself.  It was a bit freaky.  Now when I focus on the third eye, I feel a tingling pressure and sometimes temperature fluctuations.  

You want to slow down your mind while you're relaxing your body and bringing your energy up.  You should notice a reduction in the number of thoughts you have, the speed at which new thoughts come up, the amount of wandering from thought to thought (ie, the "imagination trap", when you're in trance your creative side awakens and it's really easy to have a thought snowball into this long train of nonsense.  Do your best to stop it.)  All of this can be done relatively easily once you've practiced and meditated independently of and during OBE practice.  Some people may disagree with me, but I find that it's a little easier for me to do this after I've been at work or school all day because my mind is tired and seems to wander less.  Though, this can make focusing a little harder, but I just supplant my fatigue with a crystal like optical calcite or lepidolite.  

30-60 minutes:  This is the hard part.  Now my body is relaxed, my energy is up, I am fairly dissociated from my body and my mind has slowed down a lot.  But, while my mind has slowed from the normal waking state, it's not enough yet.  This bit is tricky sometimes.  I have to focus my conscious awareness down to a point (which as I said, I do my focusing on the ringing or 3rd eye) but I also need to let it slip into almost sleep.  It can be hard to focus yet be uninterested at the same time.  It's a very subtle and delicate balance and it usually takes me a good 30 minutes to slip away enough.  Now, someone more experienced in projection and meditation can probably achieve this state in 15-30 minutes from start to finish.  But for someone like me, who hasn't spent the years training myself to have control over my mind like I should have, it can take a while.  

50-60 minutes:  At the end of this period, if I have achieved the state of mind that is needed, I will usually dose off.  I fall into a very light sleep maybe 2-5 times.  Each time I basically just gain awareness and realize that there is a gap in my memory.  I never know how long the gap was but I know it wasn't very deep because I can almost feel the memories of the moments drifting around just out of reach.  After one of these mini-naps I will gain my awareness and my body will be vibrating.  

60-90 minutes:  The whole mini-nap process can take up to a half hour depending on how alert I am.  This is one of those places where the mental fatigue can have an adverse effect.  If my mind is really tired, it could take the full half hour before I gain enough awareness to move on to dealing with the vibrations.  

Once I gain awareness and feel the vibrations, I increase them.  It's something that you'll instinctively know how to do when it happens, but I've spent some time thinking about what the actual mental action is that produces the increased vibrations.  It's something like flexing your astral muscles.  Literally.  Try to imagine you are separated already and floating inside your body.  All at once you flex every muscle in the body without actually moving anything.  So it's not like you curl your arm to flex your bicep, you just push on your astral muscles.  It's hard to explain, but I promise when it happens you'll know.  

As I flex my 'astral muscles' the vibrations increase in frequency and intensity to the point where it starts to create a bone deep tickling sensation.  The first couple times I barely made it through this point because the tickling was so intense it became almost uncomfortable.  But just as the feeling reaches my threshold of "I can't take this anymore!" I feel myself float up and dislodge from my physical body.  Not quite out of the woods yet though.  I'm still usually attached to my body so I have to perform some wiggly movements to get completely unattached.  Usually I roll to one side or the other, or I do a backwards somersault (which is one of the easier and more effective ways), or I just stand up, or the one I use most often, I just pivot, using my butt as the fulcrum point and put my feet on the ground just like I was getting out of bed in the morning.  And HUZZAH! I am free to roam.


A few notes on my setup and equipment:

I like to use a few things to assist the process.  

1. Mind Fold - This is basically a sleep mask with foam padding on one side with holes cut out for your eyes.  It lets you have total darkness, even with your eyes open if you really want.  it's a little better for me than a blindfold or bandanna because those tickle my eyelashes.  www.mindfold.com

2. Foam Ear Plugs - You can get these at any pharmacy.  I like the ones that are more rounded and smoother, as opposed to the cylindrical ones.  This not only shuts out disturbing external sounds, it also makes the ringing in your ears more noticeable.  However, it's good to practice without the ear plugs also because it conditions you to outside sounds so that they don't interrupt your trance state.  If you train without them, you will be able to project at times when perfect silence isn't an option.  But in the beginning they can be a big help.

3. Crystals - While our new friend Amezarak is very skeptical of the usefulness of crystals, I use them every time I project.  They aren't required at all, but they can help.  

Here are some of the ones I use:

Lapis Lazuli - For stimulating the 3rd eye and psychic experience/communication;  I will often use a flat piece of this directly on my third eye.  Not only does the sensation of the crystal on the skin and the crystal's energy itself stimulate the energy center, but it's also said that humans have minute bits of lodestone (magnetite) in our pineal gland and Lapis (Afghan, not Chilean) has bits of iron pyrite (fool's gold) in it which stimulates the lodestone.  You can feel a tingling in the middle of your brain, it's wild.

Optical Calcite - For focus and clarity; place it near your head or hands.

Lepidolite - For focus and clarity, as well as protection from EMF fields that some say can mess with your mental function, thereby preventing you from having the control needed to project; anywhere around your body.

Apophyllite - This little beauty carries the currents of the Akashic Records.  I use it because it is a stone of information and is very fluid, which to me represents the fluidity of the OBE state, both in consciousness and actual movement.  What it does for you during projection is enhance the connection to the physical body, thereby facilitating the download/transfer of information from the astral consciousness back to the physical brain.  What does that mean?  MEMORY!!  It helps you remember your experience.  I keep it either on my nightstand by my bed (all the time to help with not just OBE memory but also dream memory nightly)

Cavancite - This is the once stone I've ever found that is said to facilitate the actual conscious exit of the physical body in an OBE.  Lots of stones help you remember, or protect your while out of the body, or help you to meet guides, or do something specific while out of body.  But this one facilitates the actual conscious exit.  If you put it on your third eye it facilitates channeling and METAPHYSICAL AWARENESS! which can be thought of as various forms of your "6th sense", like intuition, mind sensing, astral sight, etc. etc.  But one of the most useful characteristics in my opinion is that it can stimulate the release of endorphins in the brain and give you a good case of the feel-goods.  For me this is invaluable when trying to AP because it helps me stay focused on the task and not be overcome by fear or worry.  Brain chemistry is a beautiful thing.  I will often put this on my heart chakra.

Ulexite - I love this stone.  One of it's nicknames is the TV Stone because it enhances visualization to the point that you feel like you're watching a TV or movie screen in your mind's eye.  By that I mean that the image becomes very stable with little conscious effort (which is what we want for OBE practice, lots of control with little conscious effort).  Place on your third eye.

Merlinite - This is a good one.  Inappropriately named Dendrite Opal by Melody (she writes crystal books if you don't know her, and Merlinite has no opal in it, though it is dendritic), this is a stone that holds the wisdom of shamans, alchemists and magician-priests and is very effective at accessing multi-dimensions and is a good companion for interdimensional journeying because it carries the wisdom of those before us who know those domains well.  (If you can find Mystic Merlinite, it is a higher resonance form of traditional Merlinite and can produce a strong effect)

Spectrolite - This is a higher resonance form of Labradorite.  This is one of three stones that I wear all the time.  This stone is like a protective cloak and it protects you in any realm.  Wearing it enfolds you in a protective cocoon through all dimensions where your consciousness exists.  This is also a highly mystical stone that raises your vibrations and thus facilitates other dimensional travel (OBE).  This is truly an amazing stone that does so much for you in so many ways.  It prepares you for ascension, it prevents energy leakage of vapirization, it filters the 3rd eye and deflects unwanted information away from your psychic perception so that you won't be inhibited or impeded, and my favorite, it removes the projections or thought forms of other people or entities that have hooked into your energy and are draining you or controlling you in some way.  

There are also a host of other OBE crystals, and also many generic crystals that can help with things like relaxing, calming, meditating.  There are a few basic ones that everyone should have around for energizing and cleansing,  like Clear Quartz, Amethyst, Kyanite, Citrine, Rose Quartz, etc.  

4.  I also recommend using some kind of essential oil (diluted if you put it on your skin).  If you do choose to use an essential oil, pick one and use that same one every time because you will create a sense memory program in your brain/mind so that every time you smell that scent in the meditative conditions, your brain will click into trance mode.  You condition your brain to react to this particular scent by going into a trance state faster.  And don't worry, if you're out and about and smell the same scent you won't just drop on the floor and go into a deep trance in the middle of starbucks or anything.  This technique relies heavily on not just the scent but the environment you use it in.  This is why it's better if you can project in the same place each time and try to find a position that you can replicate each time.  These become environmental cues that when combined with the fragrance of the oil can trigger you to enter a trance state.

5.  When I actually lay down to do the projection I usually wear some kind of loose pants and a loose t-shirt, sometimes socks depending on how cold my feet are feeling.  While socks can be constricting, cold feet can be even more distracting.  I like to cover myself with a blanket and I lay on one side of my bed next to the edge.  I usually pull the blanket up to my neck and put one arm under the blanket and uncover the other arm.  I uncover the other arm so that if I do get an itch that I can't ignore and it has to be scratched I can make my movements much slower, smoother, and without much fuss with the uncovered arm, which makes it much easier to get back to where I was in trance.

Along the way you will learn subtle variations and little techniques that make what you're doing easier for you.  Through trial and error you can really get a handle on the specifics of what works for you.  nevertheless, I hope this helps you.  I remember the first time I ever came to this forum like a year or so ago, I wanted so bad for someone to give me a step by step breakdown of how they APed.  

[personalreality]

I'm sorry that was so long.  I got carried away. 

You can try all or none of that.  It may not work for you at all this way.
But, maybe it will work.

I'm hoping that since I'm pretty new to successful projection (though I've been trying for a loooooong time) that the way I do it might be what you need.

[Valkry]

1) For me, usually in the morning after enough sleep. If I go to bed too late, it just doesn't happen. If I go to bed at an early enough hour, though, I'll have quite a few lucid dreams and OBEs. I'd say between 5 AM and 10 AM for most projections.

2) Hmmm dunno about that. I only started projecting within the past couple of months, I'm 20 now. Don't know if age had anything to do with me not having these experiences before.

3) I definitely think so, at least for me. I've only projected when I'm completely relaxed.

4) I have like 5 blankets on top of me at night (anemic so I'm always freezing!) and I project no problem most nights, so this is definitely a myth.

5) Doubt it! I'm not really a negative person but I have enormous, extreme issues with negative entities. I think sometimes these things are dependent on past lives, so really out of my control. I'll go into a projection fearless, confident and completely happy and I'll STILL be encountered by these monsters. They are really impeding my progress. Hopefully things go better for you.  

6) It takes more than that for me!   I have to sleep for awhile usually before I can project. I have a really loose astral body so I'm lucky in that regard. I'm not good at the whole trance thing (yet). I'm dedicating this summer to practicing trance though so I should get better in time.

7) I've projected in different positions - NEVER with my palms facing up though - so uncomfortable for me! On my side and on my back (with my head tilted to the side) are the two positions most yielding of results.

[Xanth]

I like to use a few things to assist the process.  

1. Mind Fold - This is basically a sleep mask with foam padding on one side with holes cut out for your eyes.  It lets you have total darkness, even with your eyes open if you really want.  it's a little better for me than a blindfold or bandanna because those tickle my eyelashes.  www.mindfold.com

Oh that's a great idea.  I should really buy or make myself one of those.  Thanks! 

2. Foam Ear Plugs - You can get these at any pharmacy.  I like the ones that are more rounded and smoother, as opposed to the cylindrical ones. This not only shuts out disturbing external sounds, it also makes the ringing in your ears more noticeable.  However, it's good to practice without the ear plugs also because it conditions you to outside sounds so that they don't interrupt your trance state.  If you train without them, you will be able to project at times when perfect silence isn't an option.  But in the beginning they can be a big help.

My problem with things like this is that it brings my attention TO my ears, which in turn brings my attention to where I don't want it.  Sometimes I meditate listening to my iPod... this does the same thing.  I had a REALLY loose headset I used to use, but I think it got lost when I bought my house and did the move.  LOL

3. Crystals - While our new friend Amezarak is very skeptical of the usefulness of crystals, I use them every time I project.  They aren't required at all, but they can help.  

I use a straight up Double Terminated Clear Quartz Crystal programmed for assisting with relaxation.  I put it on my heart chakra or third eye chakra.

4.  I also recommend using some kind of essential oil (diluted if you put it on your skin).  If you do choose to use an essential oil, pick one and use that same one every time because you will create a sense memory program in your brain/mind so that every time you smell that scent in the meditative conditions, your brain will click into trance mode.  You condition your brain to react to this particular scent by going into a trance state faster.  And don't worry, if you're out and about and smell the same scent you won't just drop on the floor and go into a deep trance in the middle of starbucks or anything.  This technique relies heavily on not just the scent but the environment you use it in.  This is why it's better if you can project in the same place each time and try to find a position that you can replicate each time.  These become environmental cues that when combined with the fragrance of the oil can trigger you to enter a trance state.

You can also "program" yourself to "smell" that whenever you want too.  When you're actually smelling the scent, *remember* what the scent is like.  Remember the emotions it evokes in you and how you feel... when you want to experience it again, just bring those memories and "experience" them again.  This will "trigger" the actual experience in you.

I used to use a lot of incense and other scents, but I haven't much lately since moving out.

[CFTraveler]

I've looking around and I noticed people say the below. Not on these forums, around the interwebs.

Night or morning?

For me, morning.  But as some said, that's completely individual.

Age is a factor?

I don't think so- I think practice is a factor.

Current emotion yeilds success or failure?

Yes.  Some emotions cause failure, if you are obsessing about something.

Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?

I can't project if I'm not covered, because I run cold.  It's a matter of comfort.

Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.

Maybe.  Possibly.

Achieving AP takes an hour.

That's probably true on the average, but not at individual times.  Results vary.

You have to lay down with palms facing up.

No no no.  You don't have to do anything but be in trance.  That's ritualistic thinking.  Just be comfortable, but not too comfortable- to avoid falling asleep.

I await the AP omniscient to share his/her wisdom.

Ok, since you're getting philosophical:  There isn't any such thing as AP omniscient.  Everyone's Higher Self may be omniscient, but our temporal self  doesn't know everything- about anything.
There, done with the woo-woo part.

[RisingSon]

Night or morning?  Find you're own best time.  Even things like WBTB depends on the individual.  For me around 2 AM is perfect.

Age is a factor?  I hope not!  If anything, I think as you age you may even have an advantage. 

Current emotion yeilds success or failure?  Definitely.  Right now I couldn't project if you offered me a million bucks - preoccupied with money at the moment.

Can't project if you're covered in a blanket?  Anything on your body is fine as long as you are relaxed and comfortable.  Elephants are even OK if that's your thing.

Negative emotion attracts negative beings that'll block you from projecting.  Can't confirm this but negative emotion can definitely produce negative imagery and projections.

Achieving AP takes an hour.  Again, it depends on how relaxed you are.  If you are used to meditation, then it doesn't have to take that long.

You have to lay down with palms facing up.  Eh? Assume any body position that is comfortable to you.

[missym]

I'm sorry that was so long.  I got carried away. 

Actually, you were very informative, I read the entire thing. Thank you