I'm still with the program and now a few days into L4, started on the 1st of Jan.  I start all my new levels on the first of the month and go to the end of the month, 6 days a week and one day off.

December was sort of a rough month due to a nasty cold I caught on the 7th that lasted all the way through Christmas and right up to New Years weekend. I had to cancel my trip to Arizona to spend Christmas with my family down there. So I'm over the cold and trying to get some running miles in before I head to Arizona for the Arizona marathon & 1/2 marathon on the 15th of this month. Being down with a cold put my workouts on hold so I won't be up to my normal performance for this race but I'll give it my best shot and still cross the finish line.

Okay enough of that now onto what has been going on with BtainEv. During my L3 sessions in December and continuing on into my L4 session is a lot of, shall we say negative events of the past seem to surface during the session. I really struggle with shifting focus to more positive thoughts and concentrating on the sounds in each session. I suppose this is normal at this stage so the negatives of the past are released. I should consider rereading my books on forgiveness and letting go of the past, I know that works.

My insomnia seems to be getting better, not sure if its the BrainEv doing it's magic or if it's the little changes I have made in my routine or perhaps a little of both.  I downloaded a book on sleep disorders and really absorbed the chapters on insomnia and followed some of the recommendations and it's been helping.  Some of the changes I've made is no more strenuous exercise in the evening, do that earlier in the day.  No more reading in bed before falling asleep, that was a hard habit to give up since I love to read and falling asleep with a book or my iPad/Kindle in my hand was something I got very use to. And that one glass of red wine with dinner had to go, even just one innocent glass of wine they say can affect your sleep if it's within four hours of going to bed.  And of course the caffeine, I only drink 3 cups of decaf coffee in the morning but I have my two pieces of dark chocolate 90% stuff in the evening so that got moved to earlier in the day, in fact this book recommends no caffeine after noon.

So there you have it I'm moving on and looking forward to some more pleasant changes even at the expense of going through the negative stuff to release it.

Hello HOG Rider,

Sorry to hear of your illness in December. Hoping for the best for you in your upcoming marathon and 1/2 marathon.

Okay enough of that now onto what has been going on with BtainEv. During my L3 sessions in December and continuing on into my L4 session is a lot of, shall we say negative events of the past seem to surface during the session. I really struggle with shifting focus to more positive thoughts and concentrating on the sounds in each session. I suppose this is normal at this stage so the negatives of the past are released. I should consider rereading my books on forgiveness and letting go of the past, I know that works.

Just trying to remember what I've read here from others, including Pure Bliss and I'm going to suggest that you do NOT strugle to shift your focus away from the negative events that come up as much as attempt to look at what is coming up without judgement. Negative things are coming up for a reason, so they can be released, which is something you bring up yourself.
Also, on the glass of wine in the evening, rather than eliminate it, can you move it forward in the evening so it is more than four hours before bed? There are as many or more positives to having a glass of wine per day as there are negatives.
Now a question about your sleep phones, does wearing those interfere with hearing your alarm in the morning?
Wishing you well on your journey.
Dreamer