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MIND Control through Breath Regulation
By Nguyen Tran
Trafford Publishing
Copyright © 2012 Nguyen Tran
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ISBN: 978-1-4669-4332-2
Chapter One
An Integrated Approach to Mind Control through Breath Regulation for Yoga Poses This book is about a personal experience with mind control through breath regulation with yoga poses. This new technique helps relax the body and focus the mind to achieve almost anything in life. Mind control enables one to act on signs perceivable from body and mind to improve performance, to be creative, and to delay age-related degenerative processes. Mind control complements mental and physical activities. When the power of the mind is unlocked, new skills are developed, complex projects are successfully managed, difficult problems are solved, and talents are honed. Practicing mind control the way I do is most spiritually rewarding.
How Did I Develop Mind Control through Hatha Yoga?
As a first year student under siege from study pressure and depression, I took up Hatha Yoga. Thanks to it, the pressure on the mind was removed, and the depression was banished. I then developed mind control through breath regulation with yoga poses to keep the mind focused for mental work and the body supple for sporting activities. Thus, mind and body interaction was different from the conventional way of practicing yoga in that breath regulation was integrated with every pose. This helped exercise the brain, control the mind and at the same time introduce awareness of the two forms of energy, oxygenating and quantum, in the brain, organs, and glands.
I came across Hatha Yoga, a book written by Theos Bernard, purely by chance without any prior knowledge at all on the existence and significance of yoga. It was a most fascinating beginning of a lifelong Hatha Yoga association. Yoga exercise is very gentle, and I would have never imagined that it could be so effective. Stress did indeed rob me of energy. The Hatha Yoga book inspired me to do further reading and develop a new breathing technique to be integrated with every pose for mind control. This proved to be very beneficial for my need. I have been practicing mind control through breath regulation in yoga for the last forty years and have kept refining the breathing technique until the present day. After a session, the mind becomes more creative and the organs and glands more harmoniously invigorated. A positive connection is also made with inner and celestial spirituality. The energy I saved from worrying and indecision was put into studying, developing new skills, and enjoying life. The mind control technique has enabled good sleep, prevented the development of osteoporosis, and avoided the type 2 diabetes.
What Is the Mind Control Practice?
The essential parts are as follows:
1) Consciously adding breathing control to every exercise.
2) Focusing awareness on organs and glands while exercising.
3) Visualising the working of oxygen and quantum energy in the body.
4) Using quantum physics as the basis for quantum breaths.
Date of the Emergence of Yoga
Yoga has been the major physical aspect of my exercise. I have read a lot of books and papers on the subject. Hatha Yoga was developed a long time ago by people who needed the kind of exercise that enabled them to achieve muscle tone and mind control to live harmoniously with the environment, a form of ecospirituality. It is an ergonomic form of exercise capable of delivering wonderful effects using a minimum amount of energy.
Yoga is at least three thousand years old that is more than one thousand years before the birth of Christ. Its effectiveness has been verified throughout this time. The more I read the yoga literature, the more I admire the wisdom of early yoga masters who persisted with personal trials to gain valuable know-how and knowledge to pass on by word of mouth. I am certain that this approach will continue evolving, with the added advantage of the progress in sciences, to appropriately respond to human needs.
Three Types of Breaths and Their Regulation
There is an emphasis on breath regulation to control the mind because the two are interrelated. Hence, by controlling the breath, one can control the mind. From my understanding of Hatha Yoga (physical yoga exercises) and Pranayama Yoga (breathing control exercises) and through personal experiments, I devised three breathing techniques to accompany each pose. These are oxygenating breath, quantum breath, and resonance breath.
In an oxygenating breath, I imagine that oxygen reacts with food to produce energy. In a quantum breath, I visualize the interaction of opposite charges at the atomic and subatomic levels to generate quantum energy. A resonance breath is a special breath with an awareness that energy resonates in the brain, organs, and glands. So resonance breathing emphasises the harmonious presence of oxygenating and quantum energy in all parts of the body.
Awareness of Internal Organs and Glands
To derive maximum effects from mind control through yoga poses, I strongly believe that breathing should be in the forefront of the mind while exercising and concentrating on realistic objects such as important organs and glands I call centers in the body. I single out seven internal centers as follows:
C1: the gonads (testes in male or ovaries in female)
C2: the prostate in male or Skene's gland in female
C3: the adrenal and pancreatic glands
C4: the heart and lungs
C5: the thyroid and parathyroid glands
C6: the pituitary and hypothalamus glands
C7: the brain
When breath regulation is integrated with yoga, oxygenating and quantum energy are perceived to permeate these seven selected centers. This special way of practicing mind control appears to have been, in my case, beneficial in pursuing a highly pressured and intense professional career. I am in the opinion that it will be helpful for other people of all walks of life such as students, teachers, politicians, business managers, young children, retirees, people who consider themselves nonphysical as well as competitive athletes.
Endocrine and Nervous Systems
The human body is an amazingly complex machine. There have been no machines ever invented to the same degree of sophistication. There are ten systems of the body that function together in unison to maintain all aspects of a human life. If one system is not working, every other system will feel the effect.
All systems must be well supplied with energy, both oxygenating and quantum, to keep them functioning twenty-four hours a day. The central nervous system that comprises the brain and the spinal cord is very energy intensive. It takes up to 60 percent of the daily energy requirement. The building block of the nervous system is the neuron. There are over one hundred billion neurons in the nervous system. Unlike other cells, the common understanding is that neurons do not regenerate. They die off at a phenomenal rate of two hundred thousand per day. This dying rate increases as one gets older, which reduces the brain capability and plasticity and makes learning and remembering an increasing problem. All efforts must be made to energetically engage as many neurons as possible. By integrating every yoga pose with the three breathing techniques at the seven selected centers, I experience heightened control and enjoy a far more productive mind. The effects on the body and mind are most rewarding. There is an abundant supply of energy for all my daily activities.
Quantum Energy
The new breathing technique is substantially based on quantum energy. Quantum energy is energy produced from the interaction of opposite charges at the atomic and subatomic levels in the body. It is well known that direct interaction of charges in household electricity from a short circuit of opposite charges creates an exploding arc and an immense amount of energy. On the other hand, interaction of opposite charges, at the atomic and subatomic levels in the body, results in safe quantum energy as a natural perpetual event.
The communication of signals to and from the brain involves lots of interactions of atomic and subatomic charges. Charges from nerve impulses in the brain and nervous system do not travel over continuous conducting paths like in a computer or household electricity. They only travel the length of a neuron axon, which is about a few millimeters. This is important because if there were continuous electrical conducting paths to transfer information between the brain and nervous system as in a computer, a lot more energy would have been needed to overcome the resistance from neurons. Computers need cooling to function properly. The brain and the nervous system would have become too overheated to function. An enormous cooling system would have been needed.
This "would be" overheating problem is overcome by using interrupted and very short conducting paths. So a signal to and from the brain is transmitted in an electrical form along a neuron then converted to a chemical form at its end then back to an electrical form with another neuron while information in thoughts or actions flows continuously. In other words, a responsible nerve signal is transmitted in an electrical form then a chemical form then back to an electrical form and so on. The process keeps repeating until the information reaches its destination. So there are only very short conducting paths and no continuous electrical conducting paths; hence, there is not so much heat being generated due to neuron resistance. This is indeed very ingenious to avoid the "would be" overheating problem.
In each neuron, charges are driven forward by a very small action potential of about sixty thousandth of a volt, which is several thousand times less than what is used in a digital watch. Opposite charges are driven toward each other by tunnelling through membranes to generate quantum energy.
Influence of the Earth's Magnetic Field
The earth's magnetic field plays a vital role in the movement of nerve impulses and has a strong bearing on the development of my new breathing technique. The motion of a charge in electrical impulses carrying information is influenced by the earth's magnetic field. Positively charged atoms of sodium and potassium in a neuron, driven by an action potential, are responsible for propagating nerve impulses to and from the brain. They do not move in straight lines but in discrete loops and helices as shown in Figure 1. The solution of the effects of the earth's magnetic field on the motion of charged particles in the brain and nervous system are given in Appendix 4.
When sitting in a lotus position facing east, as shown in the Figure 2, the solution for a charged particle in a nerve impulse shows that it moves in a loop in a spinal cord.
There is a clear difference between sitting facing east and north. When facing east, charges move in loops from the spinal cord to each of the seven selected centers and also in loops along the spinal cord to and from the brain. So there is compatibility in the form of charge movement when facing east. But when facing north, they move in helices from the spinal cord to each of the seven selected centers and in loops along the spinal cord to and from the brain. So there is incompatibility in the form of charge movement.
In a child pose with the head pointing north as shown in Figure 3, a charged particle only moves helically in the spinal cord. This is a unique solution that comes close to the concept of the so-called Kundalini latent energy described metaphorically as a dormant snake coiled up three and a half turns at the base of the spine. This is amazing because the physics of charges in the body was probably not known a long time ago when Kundalini was conceived. But it should be understood that such a charged helix is very tiny, not to the scale of a snake.
The Breakdown of the Book
This book does not discuss Kundalini but concentrates on the practice of mind control through breath control at every pose for a healthy body and a productive mind. The movement of charges is incorporated in the new breathing technique and used for developing awareness of quantum energy permeating throughout the body. The book consists of six chapters, five appendices, plus a bibliography.
Chapter 1 is this introduction. It consists of a brief account of the integrated approach to mind control through breath regulation using yoga poses.
Chapter 2 is concerned with the background information on the discovery and interesting aspects of yoga leading to an understanding of its ability to remove stress. Control and regulation of breath are the key to control the mind.
Chapter 3 is focused on the fundamental basis for quantum breathing. It deals with the visualization for energy-driven integrated breath control and regulation. Under the influence of the earth's magnetic field, charged particles in the nervous system move in loops and helices.
Chapter 4 is devoted to balancing and warming up, which is very gentle and noncompetitive in nature. Examples of breathing procedures are discussed in this chapter. There are two parts of warming up. The first part comprises twelve poses to loosen up every part of the body with an emphasis on balancing. The second part comprises twelve poses to keep the circulation going smoothly. In any session, balancing and warming up must be done first. The most important part of the balancing and warming up practice is to focus the mind at every breath on awareness directed at a center. Oxygenating, quantum, or resonance breaths are used throughout.
A new confirming pose is introduced at the end of the session by forming two closed loops. One is formed with the fingers of the two hands pressing against each other to sense and to be aware of nerve impulses moving in the upper part of the body. The other is formed with the toes of the two feet pressing against each other to do likewise with the lower part of the body. This pose is found to be particularly valuable for quieting the mind to enjoy sound sleep.
The session in chapter 5 is concerned with toning the body and tapping the power of the mind. It is an intimate interaction between the self, body, and mind. It is a precious time reserved for the body and mind to resonate in harmony with all the organs and glands. The intention is to make them become more efficient.
It is vital to clear the mind for receiving new information generated by its newfound creativity and to tone the body for better targeted physical activities.
Mind control yoga plays a supplementary but important role to all my physical and mental activities. Moments of happiness do come regularly during practice when the mind has been dynamically energised. This could be something new I acquire or a solution to a problem or an insight for overcoming a difficulty or creating something new.
Out of numerous poses available in the literature, I only selected those that help exercising all parts of my body. I steer away from those that demand athletic or gymnastic skills.
The final chapter, chapter 6, is the mind control headstand, which is described as the climax of yoga. The headstand is often described as the king of all yoga poses, which must only be attempted by a person whom a medical professional judges fit to do so. I liken this session to the performance of a famous symphony: the conductor is the controlled mind and the orchestra is all muscles, organs, and glands of the body toned, energised, and coordinated, making the headstand session a memorable performance. It is a phenomenon that is difficult to describe and can only be fully understood by those who perform it. The headstand confirming pose was devised by pressing the toes of the feet together while on the head to enjoy the flow of energy impulse and to sense extraordinary occurrences in the body.
In a classic text Hatha Yoga Pradipika, there are some fantastic claims about the effects of the headstand including avoiding death. All should be treated as metaphors. I must admit that some seem to be true in my case. The special effects experienced from the headstand are well worthwhile if one is medically and physically able to do it.
At a senior age, I am fortunate not to have developed osteoporosis, which may be due partly to the longterm yoga practice. With mind control, I can regulate the food intake to avoid type 2 diabetes.
The five appendices are carefully constructed to further highlight the importance of the practice of the breath regulated mind control.
Appendix 1 is "Yoga and Sleep," which includes detailed stages of sleep notably non-REM and REM sleep (rapid eye movement) and how one can use yoga to enjoy a good night sleep. Dreams are normal during sleep. But witnessing a dream depends on the state of the body and mind. I do not witness dreams often probably because my body stays relaxed while I sleep, thanks to mind control yoga. Appropriate exercise is essential for good sleep and dreams. It is important for achieving a high quality of life.
Appendix 2 is "Yoga and Osteoporosis," which discusses six important poses for preventing osteoporosis, and the principle of modulated weight loading to build bones. These poses and all others discussed in this book will keep bones strong and healthy. Weight load modulation, using the body weight and conscious mind loading action, is an elegant principle in parallel with using weight, walking, or playing games. Appendix 3 is "Yoga and Food," which touches on a diet for yoga practice based on the basic principle of listening to the body talking. It is nonvegetarian and does not rely on any rigid formula with an emphasis on experiencing all foods and providing the body with a comprehensive variety of food to supply the brain with adequate carbohydrates and the body with adequate nutrients, proteins, and carbohydrates. Low glycemic index (GI) food is important to minimise the chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
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