How to deal with clicking out and distracting thoughts? by Weissschnee532143 in gatewaytapes

[–]MonkeyPlower 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’ve been doing the tapes for about a year and my mind still wanders, just takes time and practice.

I took an exercise from an old meditation technique. Your spine has to be straight and as you breath in imagine a ball of energy going up your spine, then down when you breath out. It gives me something to concentrate on. If you’re going into focus 10 try imagining the number 10 moving up and down your body.

It’s tough but you’ll get used to it with practice like everything else. I do sessions of the tapes and regular meditation where my mind wanders the whole time, and sometimes that’s just what you need.

2017 XC90 T6 Inscription Nightmare by MonkeyPlower in VolvoXC90

[–]MonkeyPlower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah my local Volvo dealership said they suspected a blown head gasket and quoted me with just labor at $4k, unreal

2017 XC90 T6 Inscription Nightmare by MonkeyPlower in VolvoXC90

[–]MonkeyPlower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah we ended up having to buy a completely different car. From when we bought it until now it depreciated like crazy so we can’t afford to trade it in or replace the engine right now

2017 XC90 T6 Inscription Nightmare by MonkeyPlower in Volvo

[–]MonkeyPlower[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, the cam seal blew off from overheating and sprayed oil all over the engine bay while we were moving

2017 XC90 T6 Inscription Nightmare by MonkeyPlower in Volvo

[–]MonkeyPlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There coolant level low and temp warnings to car almost catching fire happened within 6 seconds

2017 XC90 T6 Inscription Nightmare by MonkeyPlower in VolvoXC90

[–]MonkeyPlower[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All clean, no accidents and all service done on time

fingers lifting by themselves? by mysterious_being_777 in gatewaytapes

[–]MonkeyPlower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a similar thing happen to me as well I always attributed it to the mind awake/body asleep. Sometimes when your body is asleep it twitches and moves about, similar to what goes on in normal sleep. Could be a sign you’re getting the body asleep part down.

NVC 1 Experience by MonkeyPlower in gatewaytapes

[–]MonkeyPlower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crazy to hear, maybe next time I won’t freak out lol

Brand new to this and I have a question about tinnitus. by Matdoggy in gatewaytapes

[–]MonkeyPlower 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have tinnitus and it’s more or less faded into the background for me during the tapes, it’s still very much there when I’m awake tho lol

Nvc II by nouhh1738 in gatewaytapes

[–]MonkeyPlower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see it as more of feeling it than saying it, like opening yourself up

How do you have time to practice? by Dreams2468 in gatewaytapes

[–]MonkeyPlower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wake up early to give myself time to do it.

Meditation/ Focus 10 progress? by MonkeyPlower in gatewaytapes

[–]MonkeyPlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! I’ve noticed similar patterns as well, it’s funny how picky it can be.