Back on track

I'm back on track! I did follow my napping schedule yesterday and felt very good. After work I went to my yoga class, which really energised me. I was planning a polyphasic night but with a core sleep. It worked yesterday and I felt great. The core was quite long (4 h) but that was just to set me back to my old routine. Basically I slept between midnight and 4am.
I felt really good driving to work that day thinking how I pushed myself in the past. Was that necessary? I don't know, I did it and it was a lesson.
I'm ready now to take things a little bit more easy. When I was driving to work I felt my old self, like I used to be, fully energised and awake.
So the core works and I will keep it for a while.
As I mentioned earlier last night I also included the core sleep, this time from midight till 3am. I felt fantastic waking up at 3am, rested and ready to go. It was nice to be able to wake up and not to jump out of bed in fear of falling asleep again.
It is 7am now and I'm ready for my nap, the sleepiness is creeping up but I must hold on for another 1/2 h to estabish a new pattern. When i go back to work on Monday 7.30 nap will be perfect.

Flotation tank

Two days ago I visited a flotation tank. It was my birthday treat from my best friend and I was really looking forward to it. It was an amazing experience but it completely wiped me out! My whole polyphasic routine went to pots. That night I just couldn't get myself out of bed from the naps so I almost slept the whole night! The next day I was alright and carried on with my midday and the afternoon nap. In the evening I went to the cinema with my family and came back almost ready for my midnight nap but I was very tired. I set up my alarm for 4am as I decided to go back to core sleep for a few days to get myself back on track.
For some reason I decided to wear my Q-Link, which I abandoned when I started the polyphasic sleeping. It was sending me too much into the deep sleep.
Unfortunately my alarm didn't go off (I fiddled with it before I went to sleep) and to my horror and amazement I woke up at 7.30am! I couldn't believe it. I jumped out of bed and rushed to work trying to figure out how I managed to sleep whole 7 hours without waking up once! I felt really bad. I had a headache and my face was puffed up. That sleep didn't feel good.

The power of breath

...and the fog has lifted again...
Tonight I meditated with my friends, although they are all in different locations we managed to 'meet'. It was a wonderful experience and I still feel the benefits of it and that was hours ago.
It only took 10 min but I used my breath very consciously. I was taking very slow and deep breaths at the same time connecting with my friends and the omnipresent light of the Universe.
That meditation re-energised me beyond belief.
I'm still astonished by it.
I had a very long day at work today. My 4pm nap was very short and I don't even think that was I really asleep. I had to stay at work till 8 pm and drove home at the time of my nap! I was fully awake and didn't encounter any symptoms of sleepiness. I had my nap at home at 9pm followed by the shower and the meditation. I was sure that I would collapse tonight but to my astonishment I'm fully awake and it's 3am. There is a beautiful buzz around me. I feel like I'm vibrating with joy and happiness. I can't even describe it and only yesterday I doubted myself and the path I have chosen. Thank you Angels for helping me. I feel so inspired. Miracles happen every day!

Spring

Yes, the spring is coming. I went for a walk today despite the rain to look for the first signs of spring. I took lots of inspiring pictures and will be posting them here every day with a new post.

It was a strange weekend full of doubts and struggle as if the fog came over me and the inner light of joy was hidden. I couldn't find myself.
My struggle with Uberman schedule was the main reason of my discomfort. I was oversleeping a lot. After my 8m nap this morning I found myself staying in bed and drifting between the dreams till almost 11am. It's not that I sleep deeply in those times but I literally wake up every 20min. or so to recall the dream and go back for more. This morning I almost became lucid as in one of the dreams I knew I was dreaming but didn't make a command to fly or do anything. I simply acknowldge it but didn't do anyting about it.
After the midnight nap, just now I realised that I was dreaming about travelling. That is a sign for me to wake up in a dream but I didn't.
By the way I stayed in bed after this nap for another hour drifting between the dreams. I'm fully awake now and rested so maybe I will adapt this technique for a while to stop this constant battle with myself that I'm not doing clean uberman. That midnight nap will be my dream nap, close to a core sleep.
1. Polyphasic sleep - everyman
2. Raw food - 80% (had steamed pumpkin soup and a piece of spelt bread)
3. Meditation - yes but very short
4. Clear mind - no
5. Reality checks -no
6. Exercises - yes
7. fresh air - yes

Greed

I had my lunch after my afternoon nap at 4pm so I felt hungry and greedy. I must make sure that won't have such big gaps between the meals otherwise disaster strikes. I simply stuffed myself and felt heavy and sick afterwards. As a result of that my 8pm nap lasted 2hours.
What I was thinking? It's 6am at the moment and heavy rain and high wind are taking over the morning. Yesterday was such a beautiful day and I was planning to go today for a long walk and immerse myslef in nature. I don't think that will happen now.
I think I go and do some yoga. I have become very lazy this weekend...

Morning coffee

This Friday early morning before I went to work I decided to avoid coffee, which I had for the whole week to keep me awake in the car. Bad move. I was struggling really bad. The rain didn't help also and I remembered that my blood pressure is usually very low and coffee is beneficial for me. I'm afraid I'll have to stick to coffee for road safety reasons at the moment.
When I got to work I realised that I've forgotten my phone and that equals alarm clock. My friend Helena had a day off so I couldn't ask her to wake me up or borrow her phone. As a result I overslept the 8am nap for about 30min. That morning I felt a little bit groggy and only after midday nap I regained my natural state of being.
I woke up naturally after this nap and asked my students to wake me up from my afternoon sleep.
In the evening I went to my friends party and had cooked food! It was a lovely vegetarian enchilada. I didn't have time to eat after coming back from work and I was hungry. I felt in a party mood and wanted to be a little bit naughty! Strangely enough alcohol didn't even cross my mind.
That night I slept most of the time between 4am and 8pm. It was a conscious treat and I loved it.
I felt fantastic during my dance step class and afterwards went to town to by a new journal.
At the party I was talking to an old lady, who has been recording weather and nature for the past 15 years. I was really inspired by that idea and started thinking about doing it myself.

The white noise

I think I know why I was so sleepy the other night. White noise. I was meditating listening to the white noise CD, which induces deep relaxation altered state. When I was a monophasic sleeper I used to listen to it mainly on weekends because I could sleep longer. After a session on white noise I had extra wonderful dreams but at the same time my sleeping was very deep and I usually slept much longer than usual.
I guess I'll have to quit the white noise for now as I did with the Q-link. My Q-link is now sitting on my bed side table rather than on my neck. I miss it in a way but again the Q-link had great impact on my sleeping similar to white noise so for now I'll just look at ti form a distance.