1. Do you cycle from AP to EQ "inside" EQ, or in another way?
(the numbers I chose are arbitrary, the number of stages varies slightly from source to source)
one stage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
next stage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2. Is the cycling happening during [one and the same] session, or in daily life, or both?
You are constantly cycling, whether you notice it or not. It seems that meditating or putting more attention on it speeds up the process.
There is also a point you reach in meditation (I am not sure when) where you automatically start meditating if you are doing nothing else. Meaning you might be talking or moving around but when you stop your body starts meditating.
I also believe that the length of cycles may vary, but not sure by how much.
Hope this helps