That’s OK! It’s what you’re brain does! It wanders, and that’s normal. There’s a technique called “labeling” that helps get you centered when you wander. Simply notice that you have moved to thinking about something else and label it “thinking” and re-center your focus. You’ll notice after you practice this for a while you’ll be able to focus on stillness longer than you had before
having ADHD, my monkey mind is constantly running, but this was helpful
I got sad 
Its running the same loops
Dozed off
I wrapped my mind in a membrane and floated on the outside. I‘m pretty sure if I’d let myself I could have floated there and fallen into the bast if sleeps. I pretended I could reach through the membrane and grip negative thoughts and crush them, almost like one would at a cellular level.
It was definitely helpful to imagine myself as an observer of my thoughts rather than being my thoughts
I don’t know how I’m supposed to observe my mind while I’m using my mind… Don’t use your mind, just observe it makes no sense when I have to use it to observe it. I cannot observe it from within.
I observed there was a slow shift from the busy thoughts about my day or the near past and future to a form of inner talk where I was sort of describing my thoughts to myself, and finally to a sequence of images and feelings similar to dreaming, by connection of thoughts
My monkey mind started off a bit chaotic and then it slowly become more like a lazy river
I still felt quite tense physically while working on this exercise. At the same time my thoughts quickly drifted to the sexual.
It was interesting I’ve meditated with the observer effect before and this was similar but I did find my mind going to sexual thoughts
Definitely prefer this style to the type where you’re trying to still your mind. Feels more natural to just let the mind be and observe even on a calm day then try and force calm
Very calming and relaxing
Same here, my thoughts went thoroughly pornographic.
Lots of mental clutter. Has been a horribly stressful year. Alot of it came up.
I kept being interrupted but it was very relaxing
I felt a little bit better. I was laughing at a joke I made, but, also had thoughts about negative things. Things that don’t make me feel better. Anyways. I felt like I was ruminating on the past. Thinking about what happened or what’s going on. Things that were said and weren’t cool. Things like that. That’s how I feel. I’m not sure. I want to be better about it and be kinder to myself every day and believe the words I say so I can make sure I feel better and try my best to help myself on the regular.
Lots of thoughts from work, to my body, relationships and even holiday shopping. Its like letting your mind think about these things the way it wants to gives them less power over you.
I could literally visualise thoughts zapping backwards and forwards across my mind. But was able to step away from them and found some calm