Mind Control Through Breath Regulation

© Copyright 2012 Nguyen Tran.

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Important Warning

All yoga poses discussed in this book may cause injury so due care must be taken,

and it is strongly advised that they must be performed under instruction of a

qualified instructor and with the advice of a medical professional.

ISBN: 978-1-4669-4332-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4669-4333-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012910768

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter One

An Integrated Approach to Mind Control through Breath Regulation for Yoga Poses

Chapter Two

Understanding of Breath Control Yoga Ability to Remove Stress and Render the Mind Productive

Chapter Three

Visualization for Energy-Driven Mind Control Yoga

Chapter Four

Balancing and Warming Up Exercises

Chapter Five

The Mind Control Yoga Routine

Chapter Six

The Headstand

Appendix 1

Mind Control Yoga and Sleep

Appendix 2

Mind Control Yoga and Osteoporosis

Appendix 3

Mind Control Yoga and Food

Appendix 4

Charged Particles in the Earth’s Magnetic Field

Appendix 5

Regulated Breathing to Accompany Mind Control Yoga Poses

Glossary

Bibliography

About the Author

TO MY MOTHER

Who raised me single-handedly from childhood after the tragic death of my father; and inspired me on self-learning, self-reliance, and innovative thinking.

Foreword

At a time when the constant noise and haste of everyday life sends many in search of stillness and wellbeing, it may be surprising to find an approach to yoga written by a busy scientist. Here is a unique contribution to our scientific understanding of how yoga works on the mind and body.

Mind Control through Breath Regulation can be used at many levels. Students and practitioners will find a delightfully illustrated guide to yoga exercises, and general hints on living healthily. Experienced practitioners can further their understanding and ways of developing the disciplined use of the breath. Those interested in science will find a fascinating study of the way neurons, electrical impulses and quantum energy are utilised in yoga practice to achieve high physical and mental potential.

As an engineer who has practiced yoga for over forty years, Nguyen Tran has broken new ground by using quantum physics to explain the body’s response to yoga. When Nguyen asked me to look at his work in progress, I offered to question, clarify, and help shape the expression of his ideas. Over time I have enjoyed the unfolding of his scientific approach to Yoga. His passion as a scientist and yoga practitioner, his storytelling, and his creative illustrations offer a unique contribution to curious practitioners and teachers of Yoga.

His descriptions of the personal effects on his body and mind are significant and merit verification through wider practice.

Christine Ingleton

BA, DipEd, BEd, MEd

Preface

This book is written to pay respect to my mother who raised me single-handedly from childhood after the tragic death of my father. Even if she was without a basic elementary education, her courage and dedication to educating her children was phenomenal and supernatural. She could not read but could remember all the poems I read to her. Her inspiration on self-learning, self-reliance, and innovative thinking has made the writing of this book worthwhile.

In one way, the book could be read as a record of the struggle of a freshman in a totally new university environment trying to cope with all difficulties in a hopeless situation. He overcame them with mind control yoga through self-learning and self-reliance and became a successful professional without depending on drugs and electroconvulsive therapy.

In another way, the book could be read as an attempt, based on the resulting motion of a charged particle in a spine neuron under the influence of the earth’s magnetic field, toward comprehending the power of creative thinking on Kundalini energy of early yoga masters long before the birth of quantum physics.

I wrote the book with the sincere hope that the information contained herein may provide some assistance to all those who are in need and all those who want to better themselves through controlling the mind by regulation of the breath.

Nguyen Tran

April 2012

Acknowledgments

The completion of this book is not possible without the valuable assistance of many people.

Firstly, my special thanks are due to my wife, Fay, who painstakingly went through the manuscript and made suggestions on English grammar and structure.

My next important thanks go to Christine Ingleton, an old friend from an early contact when the Ingleton family opened up their hearts to invite overseas students to their home.

Chris undertook the important task of a guiding editor for the book I proposed to write. She is the former deputy director of the Centre for Learning and Professional Development, University of Adelaide. From the wealth of experience in her responsibility with students’ essays, postgraduate students’ theses, and academic report writing, she skillfully guided me along the way as I committed ideas and experiences to paper. She did a magnificent job. Her short bio provides more information on her background:

"Christine Ingleton has a master’s degree in education and a jigsaw career path that encompasses teaching English in Africa, literacy to adults in Australia, academic writing in universities, communication and teaching skills for academics, and the evaluation of a wide range of teaching projects. Her children and grandchildren are her lifetime teachers, and her frequent travels are a constant source of discovery and delight in people and their history.

Christine has a long-held interest in the relationship between mind, body, emotion, and spirit. Her educational research was on emotion and learning; she has a diploma in Swedish and soft tissue massage, has undertaken yoga and Tai Chi classes for decades, and incorporates both practices in (almost) daily exercise routines. Gym, golf, tennis, choir, reading, music, friends, and family are her daily inspiration.

The next person I must thank is my daughter-in-law, Dr. Hsiu Lin Li, who has a PhD in chemistry and works as a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales. She practices Chan meditation daily and has considerable experience with proofreading students’ theses. She went through the manuscript with a fine-tooth comb for English errors and the scientific basis of my ideas. She has the following comment:

You make yoga sound very interesting and rewarding and almost easy to do. Everyone who reads your book will be inclined to give yoga a try. Your book will interest people wishing to try alternative therapies for health reasons.

The next person I am indebted to is Claire Nontapan-Smith. She has a certificate on applied social science, a bachelor of arts with anthropology/community development majors. She loves reading and belongs to two reading clubs. She has been practicing yoga on and off for thirty-five years. With the assistance of her husband Andrew, who is an environmental scientist, she reviewed the manuscript page by page and provided valuable suggestions to presentation, English, and writing style. This is what she says:

I encourage anyone who wishes to write to do so by reading and editing their work. Nguyen’s story is an amazing one. Imagine that young man coming to Australia as an electronic engineering student when there were few other Asians and when he couldn’t find a bowl of noodles or a friendly face in Adelaide! Yoga gave him the peace of mind and strength of body to succeed in an inhospitable environment. It has helped him in an extraordinary way to be successful and maintain his health and happiness. Nguyen’s book should be a great inspiration to its readers. I encourage the reader to follow this practice and experience the rewards it offers.

I am grateful to Pam Richards. Pam was a high school biology teacher for year 11–12 students. She was trained at the Sivananda Yoga School in Melbourne and has been a yoga teacher for ten years. She was also trained in Kundalini yoga by Joy Spencer for two years. Pam reviewed the manuscript and provided corrections, advices, and suggestions that have been incorporated in the present text. She has also made the following comments:

In general, I found your precise use of breath patterns as a visual focus to concentrate the prana (sic) very interesting. Many teachers do work with such programs but perhaps without the precision that you work with. The quantum energy and spirals I found very interesting even though they are beyond my technical knowledge. The voice is good and clear. I have a sense of the person speaking as a writer. Your prose style and expression are clear and concise. This book is worth publishing as it contains a valuable exploration of the scientific aspects of yoga in a way not common in the yoga world. It is a valuable and refreshing reference for the general public and a useful tool for teachers. The appendices on yoga and sleep, yoga and osteoporosis, and yoga and food are relevant and appropriate.

Finally, I would like to thank Geoff Reynolds, a senior academic at the University of South Australia, a practitioner of yoga for over forty years. Geoff suggested several changes in style and made vital comments in the text concerning normal breathing and oxygenating breaths. He has the following to say:

Congratulations on the completion of your book. I have been a practitioner in both physical and mental aspects of yoga for forty years and found it to be very beneficial to overall health. Good luck on your sales.

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