I have had some unusual things happen over my last two meditations last night into today. I should mention that I have switched up the times that I meditate to accommodate for my early school days. I need my beauty sleep on the days I catch an early train.
I noticed my meditation sessions can sometimes be better in the evening as long as it’s not too late. I feel calmer and less distracted by everything that needs to get completed in a day. It’s really your call where to fit in your meditation routine. It’s individualized there are no hard fast rules.
Though it’s important not to eat too heavy prior to your meditation as this can hinder the effectiveness of your meditation session. You can find some helpful information here regarding meals before and after meditation sessions.
Last night while meditating I was focusing on my spirit guides and asking for help with my studies. I could feel the presence of others in the room surrounding me. In addition, I felt something poke me very abruptly in my left shoulder.
Surprisingly it didn’t startle me lol. I continued to focus on my energy field. I worked on expanding it and pushing it out as far as I could. I started to feel a heavy pulsing sensation in my heart center again.
I also completed a meditation in bed this morning. Of course, Willow and Crystal (My dog and cat) demand to be fed at 6am every morning. This takes top priority.
After feeding them I enjoy meditating in bed at times. It allows me to completely relax and let go. Sometimes that’s too difficult to do when sitting in the lotus position.
So long as I’ve slept well, I’m usually able to have a very productive meditation in this way. This morning parts of my body kept jerking and at one point a huge rush of air escaped my mouth unexpectedly.
This morning, I experienced an outward expansion of my heart chakra. Along with this sensation I also felt as if my energy body was larger.
I have been focusing more on the somatic side of my meditation. I haven’t felt like chanting. I feel the need for silence lately because my mind has been on overload.
It’s been hard to meditate with the alarms going off in the morning. My kids tend to let their alarms go off for an extended period of time. So, it’s necessary to wear earplugs to stay focused. But when I wear earplugs it’s overwhelming when I chant. It makes me focus too much on my head.
This website is helpful in describing the heart chakra and the sensations you might feel when it opens.
Since starting back up with my meditation practice. I keep finding myself going online to research various methods to meditate. I haven’t had any profound experiences like I did in the past. I am preoccupied with finding just the right methods.
But, I have come to the realization that this is what has been holding me back. When I sat and thought about all of the amazing experiences I had in the past I realized these things only happened when I let go of my expectations.
It really is overwhelming how many different methods for meditation that are out there. The most important thing to remember is to stick with what works for you.
Also remember that a meditation practice takes time. You may not see any results right away. Yes, the unusual experiences are amazing but they shouldn’t be your main goal. Be patient and over time you will see the benefits of your meditation practice.
February 2024I can’t recall where this photo was taken
My meditation was a bit uneventful today. Some days are like that. It’s good to remind ourselves that we are meditating not just for the unusual experiences but for the benefits of meditation itself.
One of the benefits I truly appreciate it that my meditations help with my anxiety. I really notice a difference in my level of anxiety when I make time to meditate daily.
Meditation felt a little rushed today. I was out of bed a little late this morning. Managed to be able to concentrate for 40min. I finished a little early today.
I used my typical meditation technique that I completed on 4/7/25. Once I reached my 5th chakra at the throat, which is called “Vishuddha”, I had an image flash in my mind. It was like sunlight flashing off of a mirror which appeared within the chakra. You can learn more about the throat chakra here.
I would like to start working with mudras again during my meditation. There are so many things that you can add to your meditation practice it can be a little overwhelming. Each chakra has a particular mudra that can be used during meditation.
It can be a little bit overwhelming when you realize how many mudras there are. I just do what feels right for me. I think that’s with anything related to meditation in general. The best thing is to stick with what feels right for you.
I have begun meditating again daily as of 3/31/25. I spend 45min to 1 hr each morning around 6:15am. I can meditate for longer depending on the day. If I’m working that day, it’s usually 45min.
This morning I began my meditation around 6:15am. I used earplugs to help me focus on my breathing. This really helped keep me focused and free from distractions.
I started with just breathing in and out and focusing on the breath for a few minutes. I’d say maybe 5-7min. Then I completed silent mantras for each of the seven chakras. Focusing on white light entering each chakra with the in breath and darkness or negative energy moving out of each chakra with the out breath.
Some time, after activating and cleansing each chakra I experienced the sensation of floating in nothingness. I had a vision of me holding something in my hands.
It appeared to be a coin or something of the sort. It was round and I don’t exactly recall what color it was. I think it might have been white. But I’m not completely sure of that. It also had some writing on it but I can’t remember what the writing signified.
This item felt important. It meant something. I just don’t know what.
Yesterday was the first time in a while I have had anything unusual happen during my meditation. But, then again, I haven’t been diligent in meditating daily in the morning. I meditated using the chakra sounds. After each I imagine that chakra growing until it expands out to infinity. In the midst of this process, I heard a very loud tapping sound in my bedroom. Initially, I thought it might be coming from the attic roof. When the wind blows very hard outside on the side of the house where my room is I often times will hear cracking sounds. But, this is usually along the wall where my bed is. This sound was coming from the closet area in my room. Also, the sound was different. It was more of a tapping versus creaking sounds. I also thought maybe I had accidentally locked the cat in the closet but then remembered I had seen her at the bottom of the steps prior to coming up to meditate. I close the door to meditate so none of the animals will bother me. I peeked at the door to make sure Willow my cat wasn’t poking her feet under the door. I also felt a heaviness in the air as if something else was in the room with me. I finished the meditation without any further incidents.
I was finally able to sit and meditate successfully again today. My mind has been racing so much it’s been difficult to focus. When I sit down to meditate all I can seem to focus on is my aches and pains as well as all the problems I’m trying to solve. Usually, the pain is in my neck and shoulders, hips, lower back, and the middle of my back. I got to a point today where I didn’t feel any pain. I worked on each chakra repeating the mantras in my mind while deep breathing. I started to feel like I was floating and that nothing was touching me. This seems to be the first sign for me that I’m in the alpha state. I had some difficulty when I got to my heart and throat chakra. It felt like the energy was stuck here and wouldn’t flow properly. This is difficult to explain. It’s really a physical feeling like something is stuck. I also worked on connecting with the earth. I sent energy down into the earth and allowed energy to flow from the earth back into me. I envisioned my energy growing outwards. When I finished, I did some stretching. I kind of feel drawn to do this after sitting and meditating. This just feels right and I follow what my body wants to do. I feel like doing this helps the energy flow better in my body.
The past two days have been uneventful. I had a very difficult time meditating. I think my mind has just been a bit on overload making it difficult to get into a calm state. It keeps racing when I try to redirect it and I have an underlying feeling of constant anxiety. I didn’t bother trying to meditate this morning. I’m also thinking it could be related to my lack of sleep over the last few days. I haven’t slept well and I’ve been working out heavily. I took a break last night. I will re-approach my practice this Saturday morning.
Hiking the Mindfulnes Hike at Valley Forge Park 5/20/23
I woke up and went to use the bathroom. Attempted to prep for astral projection by lying on my back. Used this technique plus bounced between various exiting techniques for at least 45min or so. I wasn’t having any luck in this position. I kept having problems with my legs as usual jumping and jerking as well as my right arm. I rolled over onto my right side.
I tried using the catch yourself going to sleep technique in this position. At some point, I think I must have dosed off for a brief second or two. When I came to again I heard this loud noise in my head. It sounded like a ball rolling around on a roulette table it started off rolling slowly and then it proceeded to get louder and louder. I realized I was approaching the exit phase of AP. I got a little too excited and the sound started to fade. I quickly calmed myself down so I wouldn’t push myself out of the exit phase. As the sound returned I began to wiggle my astral body and half dragged half rolled it out. It was like pulling and stretching taffy. For some reason I always have a great deal of resistance when I am trying to exit.
I finally got all of the way out and everything seemed really dark. It felt as if I was in a drunken stupor. I could only see through my left eye and I couldn’t see anything out of my right eye. I started to get really scared that other entities might be able to take advantage of me in this state. Then I remembered I had put white light and a white cross of light over my body before attempting to exit. I calmed myself down and reminded myself that thoughts are immediate in the astral. Thinking these thoughts would bring it to life.
I remembered also that if your vision is unclear you should ask for clarity. I demanded “clarity now”. This did not work the first time. Again I demanded “clarity now” with lots of intent and my right eye cleared. I was able to see with both eyes at this point. I started walking and pulling away from my body off to the right where my bedroom door is. We keep it closed at night. The closer I got to the door the less resistance I began to feel from my body.
At this point I remembered to look at my hands to sharpen my awareness. I brought my hands up to my face. They both looked normal except they seemed longer and finer. Not sure why that is. Since the door was shut I prepared myself to pass my astral body through the door paying particular attention to what it felt like. I sank my hands through it first. Then the remainder of my body. It felt like something rubbing up against my astral body as I passed through it.
I headed straight for my son Jacob’s room. I’m not sure why, but I feel drawn to my son Jacob when I astral project. His room wasn’t where it should have been. His room is on our left as you walk down the hall. It seemed further down the hall then usual. When I looked in his room, it seemed smaller. Instead of his bed being off to the left it was now off to the right. And the bed and bedding seemed rather large. I wanted to see if he might realize I was there by getting closer to him but I didn’t want to frighten him. I decided to cut it short and return to my body so I would remember my projection.
As soon as I thought this, I was back in my body. I’m don’t remember the process of re-entry. I checked the clock and it was 4:32am.
I sat there and ran through the entire experience over and over again in my head so I wouldn’t forget anything. I realized at this point why I couldn’t see out of my right eye when I had projected initially. My head had been sunken down into my pillow on the right side of my face covering my right eye. I had been perceiving the room from two locations at the time during my exit. From my physical body and my astral body.
4/3/16 5am
I woke up to loud winds outside with. As I was trying to go back to bed “Osvaldo” popped into my head. Also heard someone say “hi” in my right ear. Looked up Osvaldo- means uncertain divine power. Fell asleep and had a lucid dream I was in huge warehouse and was doing the backstroke like I was swimming in water. I lifted into mid air and started to feel astral projection coming on while in the dream state. Strong vibrations were starting. I popped out of my body using the roll technique. Found myself in my bedroom. Told myself I had to focus on a destination. Tried to go out through the bedroom door. I couldn’t see clearly my vision was very dark. I tried to yell clarity now slipped back into my body and dream state.
8/9/16
I’m not sure of the time for this experience at this point because I am recording this late. Was working on AP after waking up in middle of the night. Started working on energy and focusing on humming in my head. Asked for my Spirit Guide to make contact with me and to help me have a positive OOB experience. I asked if this was the way to helping see things differently in my life. I heard a voice say, “Yes this is the way”. It was a female voice. Continued working with energy and attempting to project. Got tired. Moved to bed with intent to attempt upon awakening. At some point in the hypnagogic state I heard the same female voice say “Laura …it’s time to get up now”. Which I knew instinctively meant AP and leave the body. I made an attempt to lift out. I was able to get me head out which felt very weird like lifting it out of water as described by Mike in his “Phase Evolution” YouTube videos. But I couldn’t seem to get the remainder of my body out and I slowly ended up slipping back into my body.
8/10/16 3 am
I woke up from sleep and went to the bathroom. Came back and laid down on my AP mat. Started listening in for the humming that I hear in my head. Worked for about an hour or so moving energy up and down my body and expanding and contracting the energy in and out. Also allowed my eyes to roll upwards gently and focus on the third eye. Called out to my Spirit Guide. Started getting restless. I re-focused on the humming and felt some movement of my energy body. Continued with this and felt energy being pulled and pushed away and towards my body more heavily on right side of my body. Not sure when this happened but I suddenly had a feeling of fullness or expansion in my physical body. I’m not sure hard to describe it in words. I felt like there were two of me. Me within the me. Two mes overlapping if you would. But even these words don’t describe the way it felt. I held this feeling for a while but as I began to analyze this feeling it slowly disappeared. I couldn’t get the feeling back once it went away which was frustrating. I finished my energy work at 5:15am and couldn’t focus anymore at this point so I climbed back in bed.
8/22/16
I woke up in the phase and was hearing and feeling the vibrations; eyes were closed. This happened while at the beach house. At first I thought I had my headphones on and was listening to the “Monroe Institute” CD for AP Condition D. However this was not the case. I was on my left side and for some reason I felt like my left hand was contorted with my thumb bent up backwards against my left check. The position of my left hand was really uncomfortable. I was afraid that I might be cutting off the circulation. I also noted my legs felt funny really heavy dead weight. Decided to trust my hand and legs would be okay. At first I tried to direct the vibrations throughout my body. That didn’t work so well so I decided it was best to relax into the vibrations as I remembered this was important to let them do their thing and engulf me like water. Noted the vibrations were coming from my chest towards the back area in my spine I think. Heart felt like it was beating rather rapidly. I had my eyes closed and the blackness was like window three-dimensional. As I looked into the blackness, a forest began to appear with very young trees that were not more then a few inches wide in diameter. They appeared to be birch trees. They were all spaced about a few feet apart enough to make walking through this forest comfortable. The grass was really tall. I reached out in front of me with my right hand. I started to hear music. I thought it was whistling at first. Maybe it was a flute being played in the distance. I’m not sure what type of instrument it was but it was so beautiful. The vision of the forest started to fade out. Not sure why. Maybe I was trying to evaluate everything too much and it was ruining my composure. Regained my composure and started seeing the forest reappear. Called out for help to exit the physical. Slowly lost the phase state and became fully awake.
8/27/16
Woke up from sleep due to a vibrating sensation at the base of my spine. It really startled me. At first I thought it was a bug that had gotten under the sheets. Laid there a bit longer awake and noticed a pulsating sensation at the base of my head on the right side. Right where my head meets my neck. Was lying on my left side.
9/3/16 3:45am
Woke up at 3:45 and went to bathroom. Got back in bed and attempted to AP. Couldn’t get in the right state as Scott was tossing too much. After three attempts went to the floor mat. First started on my back but I couldn’t relax in that position. Turned on my right side maybe 20 to 30 minutes into it. I think I dosed off at one point then woke up feeling faint vibrations. I tried to roll out and accidentally moved my physical body. I sat still for a bit and relaxed into it. Finally, I was able to throw myself out and I quickly crawled to the bathroom door. I tried to turn around in an attempt to see my body lying there. But, I was afraid I would get sucked back in so instead I crawled out our bedroom door to go see Jessie. Started losing lucidity. Focused on my hands in front of my face. Put them close together and they were glowing a bit. Saw some light between them. Started losing lucidity again and slipped into a dream. Woke up again around 5:30am in the phase with intense vibrations. Relaxed into them this time. Body was in paralysis. Along with the vibrations I saw some white light. Looked down at my lower body and it looked like a heat wave coming up of a hot blacktop in the summer. Really cool. I heard someone yell at me “Now”. And they said something else but I can’t remember. I think it was “now’s the time”. I also heard a grunting sound I thought was the dog but realized she was at the kennel. Then I heard Scott get out of bed which stopped the vibrations. I saw his shadow in the dark come around the end of the bed and he peered down at me on the mat. Then continued to walk out our bedroom door. I heard it open and close. I figured he was having trouble sleeping. I tried to call out to him “where are you going” but the words wouldn’t come out. After he left, I realized it wasn’t Scott that I had just seen because I could hear his c-pap still running. I tried to remain calm and tell myself this was my imagination. I was being tested to see if my fear would get the best of me and prevent me from AP. I calmed myself down and allowed the vibrations to come again. I saw the room become slightly brighter like a purple haziness. Then I started to worry where I would end up after exiting and I again heard that strange grunting sound. Well that was it. I forced myself to move and climbed back in bed too scared to continue. Looked at the clock and it was 5:50am.
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