After the introductory level of the program (“Awakening Prologue”) I started the first level, which is called “Awakening Level 1”.
The first time I listened to the CD, I felt the impact of this deeper level. It was pleasurable and I felt more relaxed, while listening to the CD.
You kind of get used to the level you are in (which happened with the previous level) and then, when you start a new level, which means that you are getting a stronger stimulus into your nervous system, you feel the difference right away.
I listened to the first soundtrack (“The Dive”) for 14 days, as per the program instructions, before going to the complete listening section, that is, the first soundtrack followed by the second soundtrack (“Immersion”). In the first weeks, it seemed that the CD was taking much longer to finish. I felt angry when I listened to the “Immersion” soundtrack. I guess this is one of the reasons why it is recommended to do physical exercise after meditating.
As far as I know, the reason why you have uncomfortable feelings or emotions during or after listening to “Immersion” is because this soundtrack keeps you in a deeper meditation state (called “Delta” brainwave state) which results in your nervous system being more pushed to change. The anger or irritation that I was feeling faded after a few weeks. After that, I started feeling more relaxed when listening to the CD. And like I described before in the post that I tell my experience with the previous level, on some days I felt more relaxed than others. On some days my mind was quieter, on others it was busier. My experience with the program seems to be always a cycle like this.
One of the experiences during meditation that I had, which I consider different, was having the sensation that my whole body was inclined backwards. Another experience was feeling expanded, as if I was spread out. It is tough to describe, other than saying that I had the sensation of being expanded.
Although for some people these experiences may initially seem weird, or even scary, they seem quite normal when they happen. It is important to learn to just go with the flow during meditation.
After some months into Awakening Level 1, one of my eyelids started to twitch and later the eyebrow of the other eye also started to twitch. It was not something that other people would notice, but I noticed my eyelid moving during the twitching.
I was concerned about this. I was wondering if this was a temporary side-effect or something permanent. I continued to listen to the CD as usual, trusting that the twitching would go away.
It lasted at least two months before it finally stopped. I was relieved.
Another different symptom that I had was a low pitch ringing in my ears when I woke up in the morning. This seems to happen sometimes and only in the mornings and don’t last long.
Sometimes I feel more emotional. I start to think about things that are important to me and that involve feelings, as, for example, certain people that I like, and I kind of have an urge to cry. This state of being emotional comes and goes – it lasts for a few days or weeks, then it goes away for some time, and after, it comes back again.
Some of these experiences may be unique to me or perhaps are not even related to the program. Some other experiences may be common to other people.
Keep in mind that everyone reacts differently. I believe that what one experiences is probably influenced by several factors, including current emotional makeup, level of physical health and how well one follows the program instructions.