Time: 45 minutes.

Situation: A quiet room with my eyes closed, sitting in a chair with my hands on my knees.

Experience:  Awareness settled on touch-sense. Touch-sensations arose and passed at about 8 or 10 times per second. Concentration and equanimity were moderate to high. I reminded myself of what the Three Characteristics are. Mind-sensations were observable as sensations just like any of the five physical sensations. Sensations were very much not "me", they were just sensations in whatever moment they were "doing their thing" in, and then, of course, they passed away.  Awareness entered a story. When it popped out, the rate of arising and passing of sensations had increased quite a bit, if I had to guess: ballpark 25 times per second. The character of the arising and passing was smooth and fine, but the periods of "nothingness" between one sensation passing and the next arising were very discrete and perceptable, despite the speed involved. The body began to twist and tilt for some reason. Proprioception was off and there was some physical pain the lower back and shoulders. It was difficult to tell whether I was sitting in a normal upright position or not. Awareness entered another story. When it popped out, sensations were arising and passing just as fast as when awareness entered the story, but the pain and proprioception/twisting issues were gone. Continued observation of sensations arising and passing. The alarm beeped. This session did not feel long, but it didn't feel like the blink of an eye either. 

Observations: N/A.