In	life,	each	of	us	plays	a	number	of	roles	in	order	to	fit	into	society. We	see
these	roles	as	an	important	link	to	the	rest	of	the	world. However,	when	we	become	totally	absorbed	in	a	role,	we	begin	to	identify
ourselves	by	its	behavior	patterns. That	which	society	expects	is	internalised
in	such	a	way	that	we	confuse	the	role	that	we	play	with	our	True	Selves. We	must	be	very	clear	with	ourselves	that	we	are	not	the	roles	that	we
assume. We	must	understand	that	we	are	is	far	greater	than	any	of	the	roles
that	we	play. When	detach	our	being	from	our	roles,	our	consciousness	will	begin	to
lighten. Then,	we	may	connect	with	our	essential	being,	with	who	we	truly
are.THE	EGO	AND	THE	BODY	OF
PAIN

Daily,	we	experience	harmful	sensations	such	as	annoyance. The	problem	is
that	instead	of	allowing	them	to	simply	pass	and	disappear,	we	hold	them	in
our	thoughts;	we	turn	them	over	and	over	in	our	minds	until	they	occupy	us
completely. The	consequence	of	this	is	that	we	allow	ourselves	to	become	angry,	thus
alienating	ourselves	from	our	True	Selves	and	allowing	the	suffering	to	stay
with	us. In	this	way,	the	pains	of	the	past	are	constantly	present	in	our	minds,
and	there	condition	our	concerns	for	the	future. To	illustrate	such	negative	over-thinking,	the	story	is	told	of	two	Zen	monks,
Tanzan	and	Ekido. The	two	monks	were	walking	along	a	muddy	road	on	time	when	they	saw	a
young	woman	trying	to	keep	her	silk	kimono	from	dragging	in	the	mud. To
help	her,	Tanzan	lifted	her	and	carried	her	across	the	muddy	road	to	dry	land. The	two	monks	continued	to	walk	in	silence,	until	five	hours	later,	when
Ekido	could	not	contain	himself	any	longer. He	expressed	his	anger	to
Tanzan,	saying	"We	are	not	supposed	to	do	such	things! ",	to	which	Tanzan
simply	replied,	"I	left	the	woman	behind	hours	ago. Are	you	still	carrying
her?”

Most	people	act	like	Ekido,	continually	carrying	pains,	anger,	wounds	and
negative	emotions	that	prevent	us	from	enjoying	life. By	doing	so,	the	body	of	pain	increases. This	means	that	any	negative
emotion	that	is	not	allowed	to	pass	only	strengthens	over	time,	and	leaves	a
lasting	impression. These	remnants	live	on,	making	up	the	body	of	pain. To	avoid	strengthening	the	body	of	the	pain	that	prevents	us	from	living	fully,
we	must	learn	from	the	example	that	nature	gives	us. Those	who	have
observed	a	duck	fight	will	have	seen	that	when	the	fight	ends,	the	ducks
immediately	separate	and	go	in	opposite	directions	as	if	nothing	had
happened,	as	if	to	let	go	of	any	negativity	that	appeared	during	the	fight. Many	humans	do	not	act	like	this. After	a	fight,	people	continue	to	think,
wallowing	in	their	anger,	allowing	it	to	take	over	their	minds,	where	it	only
continues	to	generate	negative	thoughts	and	ideas. To	alleviate	the	body	of	pain,	it	is	necessary	to	let	go	the	effects	of	negative
events	and	to	eliminate	all	traces	of	them	in	ourselves. We	need	to	bring
ourselves	into	the	present,	where	we	may	find	peace. The	suffering	and	pain	that	we	are	exposed	to	in	life	are	"evolutionary
supports;"	impulses	for	the	progress	of	our	consciences. The	experiences	that
we	have	in	each	moment	are	the	ones	that	we	need	at	precisely	that	moment. A	serious	mistake	to	which	the	ego	leads	us	is	the	belief	that	if	not	for	a
certain	occurrence,	we	would	not	have	to	suffer. This	is	not	true. The
suffering	that	we	experience	is	what	drives	the	change	of	consciousness	that
is	essential	to	our	liberation. We	must	accept	suffering	as	a	process	that	favours	our	enlightenment.ACCEPTING	THE	PRESENT

People	spend	their	lives	locked	up	in	thoughts	that	bind	them. In	order	to
achieve	happiness,	it	is	necessary	to	learn	to	accept	the	present	as	it	is. Either
we	accept	life	as	it	is,	or	we	suffer. The	true	cause	of	unhappiness	is	not	the
situation	that	we	are	in,	but	our	attitude	toward	it. We	must	become	observers
of	our	own	thoughts,	constantly	aware	of	them. Situation	and	thought	are	two
different	entities. The	situation	simply	is;	it	is	objective	and	neutral. Our
thoughts	are	the	only	thing	with	the	power	to	make	us	suffer. THE	SHADOW	LIVING	IN	YOU

We	react	when	we	see	other	people	behaving	in	a	way	that	bothers	us. Surely
those	behaviours	and	patterns	are	also	within	ourselves,	but	we	simply	do	not
identify	them. What	bothers	us	of	others	is	just	a	mirror	of	what	exists	in	us. This	is	a	very
powerful	concept. Carl	Jung	designated	it	as	the	Shadow:	"Unfortunately,	there	can	be	no	doubt
that	man	is,	in	general,	less	good	than	he	imagines	or	wants	to	be. Each
carries	a	Shadow,	and	the	less	it	incarnates	in	the	conscious	life	of	the
individual,	blacker	and	If	he	is	repressed	and	isolated	from	conscience,	he	is
never	corrected,	and	if	he	is	repressed	and	isolated	from	conscience,	he	is
never	corrected	and	Is	prone	to	explode	suddenly	in	a	moment	of
unconsciousness,	but	in	any	case,	it	forms	an	unconscious	obstacle,	frustrating
our	more	intentional	intentions.
" How	can	we	identify	our	very	own	Shadows? By	observing	other	people	and
analysing	what	bothers	us	about	them	more	from	other	people,	we	can
recognise	ourselves	in	them. HARMONIZING	EXTERNAL
AND	INTERNAL	OBJECTIVES

Generally,	we	all	have	an	outer	goal	that	is	linked	to	material	possessions,
such	as	making	more	money. We	assume	that	if	we	succeed	and	live	more
comfortably,	we	will	be	happy	forever. On	the	path	of	change,	we	also	experience	the	inner	need	to	separate	thought
from	consciousness. We	intend	to	separate	thought	from	consciousness	to
attain	the	state	of	enlightenment,	a	state	in	which	we	are	aware	but	do	not
think. This	purpose	is	fundamental	to	life. Enlightenment	means	overcoming	the	ego
and	being	able	to	remove	our	consciousness	from	our	thoughts,	and	by	doing
so,	finding	our	True	Selves. Any	external	goal,	such	as	being	famous	or	having	possessions	and	money,
will	bind	you	to	external	factors. Such	goals	are	motivated	and	effected	by	the
outside,	and	so,	will	surely	cause	you	eventual	unhappiness. Let's	look	at	an	example. Suppose	you	define	the	purpose	of	your	life	as
raising	your	children. This	purpose	involves	depending	on	whether	your
children	permanently	need	you	or	not. As	your	children	grow,	they	will
emancipate	themselves	and	stop	needing	you. Your	l


 Let’s break this down, one part at a time, and consider how your life
may be impacted by codependency. Seeing a weakness but ignoring  it. When Cynthia was brutally honest
with herself, she admitted she was ignoring Daniel’ s immaturity. Deep
within she secretly knew she was putting up with behavior she loathed. She
knew she was tolerating behavio r that was belittling to her. Yet for complex
reasons, she ignored these truths. Enabling that weakness. Ignoring these truths caused Cynthia to enable
his weaknesses. She feared intervening and doing her part to bring an end to
his abusive behavior. She enable d his abusive behavior primarily because of
fear that something worse would happen to her.Reinfor cing that weakness. Seeing  his weaknesses and ignoring them,
thereby enablin g them, led to reinforcing them. Cynthia was actually
creating space for her husband’ s abuse to become even stronge r and more
egregious. Certainly this was not her intent, but it was the result. Healing for Cynthia required seeking truth, letting go of codependency,
and finding freedom. She had to find and honor her self again, becoming
the woman God destined her to be. Can you relate? The Power of Collusion
Collusion is a process very similar to codependency. Collusion, when
used in psychological or relational situations, occurs when two people
tacitly agree not to talk about a prohibitive topic. Collusion exists in many
abusive marriages—couples often refuse to talk about important issues
permeating their relationship. Collusion may begin innocently  enough, as it did in Cynthia’ s life. It
begins with a fear of talking about difficult issues, but it grows and
solidifies as the couple continues to avoid difficult issues. There are often
serious consequences to avoiding those challenging topics. Consider what Cynthia had to say:
“I rarely  confron ted Daniel about his temper, but he knew I noticed it. I
avoided confronting him about his controlling behavior and my fear of
talking to him about it. He knew I was pulling away from him emotionally
but neve r really said anything about it. As long as his sexual needs were
met, he didn’ t seem to push for emotional intimacy. After a while he didn’ t
even push for sex anymore. He has to know we are in trouble, but he
doesn’ t bring it up, and neither do I.”
Cynthia’ s story is one I’ve heard so many times. Women are often
keenly aware of problems within the marriage, but they are afraid to
confront those issues. They fear making matters worse. They fear being
further abused. They fear being intimidated and threatened, choosing
instead to cling to the life they have grown accustomed to. They trade a life
of unknowns for what they know. Collusion, for many women, is a strong but subtle process. Many are
not aware they are giving their power away. Many come to believe they
don’t have many  choices, so they settle into believing their dire situation isirremediable and accept it. They  believe they truly are powerle ss, and they
have long since given up any hope of talking about changing their situation
or attempting to transform it. Abusive men have various reaso ns to collude with their wives. In many
ways life is working for them. Their power and manipulation work to get
them what they want. The power and control become second nature to
them. They have largely been successful at silencing the earlier cries of
their mates. Life for them is what they want, and it’ s working for them. You, however, don’t need to continue getting caught up in his power
plays. You can take a stand against it. No longer mesmerized  and with a
heart of conviction, it’ s time to dedicate yourself to healing. Do Y ou W ant to Be Healed? Amid your codependency—a common problem of losing your identity
to anoth er and very common with abuse victims—in the quietness of your
heart you undoubtedly ask yourself some form of this question: “Do I really
need change?”
Or you may wonder, “How much change do I need?” These are critical
questions to ask yourself. What changes must I have? How important is it
for me to obtain  these changes? What will my life look like if I don’t insist
on these changes? There is a fascinating story in the fifth chapter of John’ s Gospel. In this
story Jesus was at the pool of Bethesda, where the sick gathered  in hopes of
being cured when an angel miraculously stirred the water. The name of the
pool gives us a glimpse of the power happening there. The Aramaic word
translated “Bethesda” means “house of mercy.”
Jesus arrived on the scene and noted a man who was ill and had been
there for 38 years. Crippled and ailing, he had waited a long time,
undoubtedly suffering the consequences of his illness—unable to earn a
living, care for his family, or be an active part of the commu nity. These
issues, which you may feel to a certain extent, carried a certai n stigma as
well. Seeing the man, Jesus asked what seemed to be a rude question: “Do
you want to get well?” Instead of responding yes, the man said, “Sir…I
have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I amtrying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me” (verse 7). Can you
hear his desperation and helplessness? He seems to be saying there is little
hope for healing. Winn Collier offers a summary of this story, titled “Do You Want to Be
Whole?”
There are many reasons why we find it difficult, in our broken
places, to stay connected with our desire for something more. To
hope for (to live with the deep desire for) healing can itself be an
excruciating act…W e often abandon our desire for wholenes s
because we are deeply afraid. While the reality of our life may
be far less than what we had expected, over time we make a
certain kind of détente with our brokenness. It becomes what we
know. It’s a fearful thing to surrender the security of the present
(no matter how disappointing or painful it may be) for the
uncertainty of the future.3
To hope for change, to lean into the possibility of change, we must not
only face the truth of our situation but be willing to embrace that change. We must envision it, see it, and reach out for it. For you, this means acknowledging how deeply you have been hurt,
how much you are ailing, and yet continuing to reach for healing. It means
being honest with yourself about whether you have given up on healing. It requires even more than this, however. It requires, like the man by the
pool of Bethesda, that you face the part of you that has given up on the
possibility of change. You must face any resistance to change you may be
clinging to. If you will do that, you open yourself up to the creative
possibilities of change. Seeing the Elephants
Healing from narcissistic and emotional abuse will require not only
courage to envision and embra ce change, but also a willingness to admit
there are elephants in the room you’ve not wanted to see or fully
acknowledge.You cannot rid yourself of elephants—issues within yourself and your
mate—that you don’t name and effectively face. Let’s talk about cultivating
an attitude of seeing the elephants. First, you must feel your feelings. This may seem obvious, but when we
feel emotional pain, it is natural to push that pain away. This is especially
true if that pain is persistent. When you expe rience narcissis tic and emotional abuse on a continual
basis, and you have challenges in your life that demand your attention, it’s
natural to push those painful feelings away. Additionally, attending to your feelings requires some degree of safety. You’ve been in an environment where your feelings were not honored. This
has been part of the abuse. To heal, to fully acknowledge the elephant,
includes finding safe places where you can feel what you feel. Owning
emotional elephants means having friends and places where you are
encouraged to feel your feelings and even where that process is celebrated. Feelings of fer us critical information. They tell us what is missing in our
lives and what must be changed. For Cynthia, this meant feeling her
feelings associat ed with Daniel’ s control and anger. Those feelin gs included
fear, discouragement, and sadness. She had to reflect on how his actions
impacted her, the residual toll his actions took on her. Second, you must honor your feelings. As you honor your feelings, you
will rid yourself of unhealthy guilt and shame. You tell your brain that you
are strong enough to explore the trauma you have experienced. You tell
your brain that it is safe to return to your healthy self and healthy self-
expression. Y ou are worth it. I cannot overemphasize the power of listening to your self. Again, your
feelings offer a pathway to healing. Listen for signs and symptoms of
needing more attention, support, care, and possibly rest. Your feelings will
offer much instruction about what you need and the direction you need to
take in your life. Third, set goals  based on those feeling s. It is not enoug h to know what
you feel. You


 into the vagina. There may be enough
for a woman to be well aware of it, or she may just notice a
slickness around the opening to her vagina. The molecular struc-
ture of this mucus is like tunnels and ladders, giving sperm direc-
tion and support in their journey toward the cervical canal. Ten minutes after ejaculation into the vagina, some sperm can
be found in the fallopian tubes. Sperm also find their way into the
crypts lining the cervical canal where they are nourished by the
mucus and time-released out over a period of three to five days. So, if a woman and a man have intercourse on Saturday night and
she has fertile mucus but doesn't ovulate till Tuesday, she could
get pregnant some time on Wednesday. NONFERTILE MUCUS
During the rest of her cycle, a woman may notice periods of rela-
tive wetness and dryness. The cervical mucus produced during the
nonfertile times varies in quantity and is usually white and sticky. The molecular structure of this mucus is like a mesh or grid, pre-
venting most sperm from entering the cervix. Observation of the
mucus cycle aids many women in determining their fertile times. MENSTRUATION
About two weeks after ovulation, if a woman has not gotten preg-
nant, the lining of the uterus, which has been building up to make a
nest for a developing embryo, sloughs off and another period be-
gins. The menstrual cycle is measured as the time between one
period and the next, counting the first day of bleeding as Day 1. Most women menstruate about once a month, although few women
have periods exactly every 28 days, which is denoted as the
"norm" or "ideal." Regular cycles can vary as much as from three
to seven weeks. Some women who have only two to three periods
a year are often unaware of any cycle.270 Taoist Secrets Of Love
PERIODS
For many women, their periods are a sign of the health functioning
of their body, occurring more or less "on time," lasting three to
five days, and requiring a certain amount of paraphernalia and
attention to hygiene. For sexually active heterosexual women their
period is the sign that they are not pregnant. From the Taoist
viewpoint, the loss of blood is a loss of valuable energy that can be
minimized or altogether stopped if the woman has finished bearing
children. The Taoist method is reversible should the woman
change her mind. The typical period often starts out "light," that is with a small
amount of pink-tinged mucus or a few drops of blood, increasing to
a bright red full flow on the second day and perhaps going on for a
couple of days, then diminishing to brownish "spotting" as it ta-
pers off. Some women bleed a lot; for some, their periods start and
end dramatically, like turning on and off of a faucet; some have
very little bleeding. Some women's blood is dark and can have
clots varying from specks to the size of a dime; some women's
periods have a lot of mucus. The blood as it comes out of the
cervical canal has virtually no odor or taste. These characteristics
change with exposure to air and the passage of time as cells break
down. Many women commonly experience some discomfort during
their periods: swollen, sore breasts, fluid retention, pimples, head-
aches, low back pain, diarrhea or constipation. Some women with
chronic herpes are likely to have an outbreak around the time of
their period, indicating some of the "stress" imposed on the body
by her period. The uterus, which is a muscular organ, can contract,
which sometimes feels like a cramp does in any muscle of the body,
or may be described as pressure, ache, or a bearing down feeling. A few women are absolutely incapacitated by their periods, e.g.,
with severe pain or vomiting. Virtually no research has been done
to understand such recurrent misery and Western allopathic doc-
tors only offer these women strong and possibly dangerous medica-
tions to relieve the symptoms. Women are intimately familiar with their own cycles but
rarely exchange these details with friends or relatives. Most Amer-
ican women are deeply ashamed of their menstrual blood, feel
humiliated and embarassed if they stain their clothes, and are veryBiological Facts About Female Sexuality 271
self-conscious about bulges of sanitary pads, odors, and the dis-
creet disposal of bloody pads or tampons. EMOTIONAL CHANGES
Some women experience mood changes around the time of their
periods, but studies have not been able to document any patterns in
large numbers of women. Most women can identify a part of their cycle when they feel
"horny" and indeed every portion of the menstrual cycle, includ-
ing the period itself, has been claimed by some women as being the
time when she feels her sexual desire most strongly. WOMEN'S SEXUAL ANATOMY
So, let's take a look at women's genitals. Starting at the front
and top is the Mount of Venus (mon veneris, or mons, for short). The amount, texture and distribution of pubic hair can vary from a
few straight hairs to a bushy growth going up the abdomen or down
the thighs. The mons is a cushion of fat protecting the pubic bone
underneath (which is joined together by cartilage that softens dur-
ing pregnancy so that the bones can separate if necessary during
childbirth). The mons divides and separates into the large outer lips
(labia majora). INNER LIPS
Inside the outer lips are the inner lips (labia minora)—very dif-
ferent in color and texture, they are related to the mucous surfaces,
like the lips of the mouth. In the unaroused state they vary in color
from pink to dusky to dark maroon/purple. Sometimes the inner
lips are long and can be seen protruding from the outer lips. During
sexual arousal the small lips, which are well-supplied with blood
vessels, get engorged and swell to two or three times their resting
size! As the point of no return approaches orgasm they can go
through a color change sometimes turning to crimson or dark wine. (Masters & Johnson)
Follow the small lips to the top where they join together to
form the hood that protects the glans of the clitoris. Usually the
glans, in the unerect state, is nestled under the hood. You can see it272 Taoist Secrets Of Love
by pulling back on the hood. The glans of the clitoris is loaded with
nerves, and for most women the glans is the most acutely sensitive
spot in their sexual anatomy. Some women find it is so sensitive
that direct stimulation can be irritating. THE SHAFT OF THE CLITORIS
The shaft of the clitoris can be felt like a strong rubber band under
the surface between the glans and mons. As sexual excitement
mounts, the shaft thickens and shortens and the glans, shaft and
supporting structures erect. As with men, there is often a dramatic
change in size and shape. THE GLANS
Travelling down from the glans is the opening to the urethra. Below
this is the opening to the vagina. A woman's urethra is about IVi"
long from the outside to where it opens into the bladder. Surround-
ing the urethra is a plexus of blood vessels. Since these blood
vessels had no name in medical books, a group of women named it
the urethral sponge (A New View of a Woman's Body). During
sexual excitement the blood vessels engorge and a bulge can be felt
through the vaginal wall. This bulge has been named the G spot
(after Grafenberg, one of the first sexologists). It can be explored
by feeling around the front and upper part of the vagina. (It has also
been said that the G spot is located Vi inch deeper than a woman's
longest finger). THE POSITION OF THE G SPOT
Making love in a face-to-face position, the G spot can be difficult to
reach directly (with the exception of those men whose penises,
when erect, press right up against their bellies). Shallow thrusting
gets closest to the G spot and can cause that stimulation of the
suggestive and tantalizing kind. However, a change in position may be necessary if a woman
wants her G spot stimulated more directly. Fingers are often most
effective and direct. A woman stimulating herself might choose to
squat or lie with her legs up in order to reach it better. Her partner
might find it easier to reach if she is lying on her stomach; duringBiological Facts About Female Sexuality 273
coitus, if the woman is on top she can position herself more pre-
cisely. Some women, when holding their man tight, enjoy the sensa-
tion of an erect penis rubbing on their lower abdomen, right above
the pubic bone, stimulating the G spot from the other side. When the G spot is massaged, often a woman's first impres-
sion is that she has to urinate. However, sexologists assure women
that if the pressure is continued there will be a transition to sexual
arousal. The sexual response to G spot stimulation may also have
to be learned by some women and it can take several sessions for it
to feel good. (Perry and Whipple)
Some women find that stimulation of


ary and pineal glands in
the brain and improves digestion, while helping to improve
lymphatic circulation and venous blood ﬂow to the heart. It can
also reduce swelling in the feet and ankles. Energetically, Sirsasana moves us into our fears and helps to
shift our perspective. It stimulates the sixth and seventh chakras,
harnessing the qualities of insight and innovation while also
promoting our connection to unbound intelligence. Engage mula,
uddiyana, and jalandhara bandha. Stimulates udana vayu. Therapeutic applications:  Relieves headaches, sinusitis, asthma,
insomnia, infertility, edema, and mild depression; helpful for
postnatal conditions. Helpful tips:  Practice at the wall to help with balance. If you have
any neck injuries, practice Dolphin pose or, alternatively, place two
or three blocks underneath each shoulder and bend at your
elbows so that the elbows align underneath each shoulder. Place
your hands in front of the blocks and spread the ﬁngers wide. Kick
one foot up at a time so the legs are either against a wall or up
toward the ceiling. OceanofPDF.comSHOULDER STAND: SARVANGASANA
Overview:  Traditionally referred to as the “queen of all poses,”
Shoulder Stand is referenced in many classical yoga texts,
including the Siva Samhita and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. This pose
can induce a deep state of pratyahara, or sense withdrawal, when
mastered. How-to:  Lying ﬂat on your back, extend your arms alongside
your body with the palms facing down. Inhale, and on your exhale,
use your abdominal muscles to lift your legs so that your feet touch
the ﬂoor behind you. Curl the toes under and lift your hips away
from your shoulders. Draw your shoulder blades toward one
another and bend your elbows, placing your palms ﬂat on your
upper back. Lift one leg toward the ceiling followed by the other
one, pressing through the balls of the feet and peeling the toes
back. Stay here and breathe.Benefits:  Physically, Shoulder Stand strengthens the legs and
the core. It stretches and supports the back, stretches the
shoulders and the back of the neck, helps regulate the thyroid
gland, and aids in digestion. Shoulder Stand also helps improve
lymphatic circulation and venous blood ﬂow to the heart. It can
also help reduce swelling in the feet and ankles. Energetically, this pose reduces anxiety and calms the nervous
system by stimulating the parasympathetic nerves at the back of
the neck. It helps induce pratyahara, or sense withdrawal, bringing
us into a deep state of quiet and introspection. Shoulder Stand
stimulates the ﬁfth and sixth chakras, facilitating our ability to be
silent, communicate with clarity, and build insight, intuition, and
higher vision. Engage mula, uddiyana, and jalandhara bandha. Increases
udana vayu. Therapeutic applications:  Shoulder Stand reduces anxiety, high
blood pressure, and varicose veins. It alleviates thyroid imbalances,
insomnia, and edema, and can ease the symptoms of menopause. Helpful tips: Place a ﬂat, folded blanket underneath your
shoulders to create more space in the back of your neck. If you
have any neck sensitivity, avoid this pose and practice Legs Up the
Wall pose instead (see this page). OceanofPDF.comPLOW POSE: HALASANA
Overview:  As a physical shape, Plow pose is like Staff pose (see
this page), rotated 180 degrees. It evokes the same qualities as a
Seated Forward Bend with the added beneﬁt of inverting. This
pose can elicit profound physical, mental, and energetic responses
that lead to a deep state of awareness when done safely. How-to:  From Shoulder Stand, bend at your hips and allow your
feet to lower down toward the ﬂoor overhead. Keep your toes
curled into the ﬂoor. Lift your tailbone toward the ceiling and
release your hands and elbows toward the ﬂoor. Draw your
shoulder blades in toward one another and interlace your ﬁngers,
bringing your palms to touch so that your upper and lower arms
are ﬁrmly pressing into the ﬂoor. Lift your chest toward your chin
and your chin away from your chest. Stay here and breathe. Benefits:  Physically, Plow pose stretches the hamstrings, the
lower back, the upper back, and the back of the neck. It also
extends the chest, the shoulders, and the upper arms. This posestrengthens the abdomen and the muscles along the spine. It also
regulates the thyroid gland. Energetically, this pose is calming and cooling. It activates the
ﬁrst and ﬁfth chakras, creating a deep release in the unconscious
through the hamstrings while also cultivating an internal space of
silence for clear, unbridled communication at the throat. Engage mula, uddiyana, and jalandhara bandha. Increases
udana vayu. Therapeutic applications:  This pose relieves lower backache,
headache, fatigue, insomnia, and sinusitis. It helps to ease
symptoms of menopause and to maintain thyroid regulation. Helpful tips:  If you feel tension in the back of your neck, place a
carefully folded blanket underneath the upper back to create more
space in the cervical spine. Place a strap or a belt around the upper
arms to keep the elbows from splaying away from one another. Place a bolster or a chair underneath your toes if your hamstrings
are tight. If you have any cervical spine injuries, practice
Paschimottanasana (see this page) instead. OceanofPDF.comSEATED TWISTS
Not only do seated twists aid in our digestion and in
keeping the spine healthy, but they also help to ﬂush old
blood out of our organs and bring in fresh blood. This
squeeze-and-soak action is cleansing and detoxifying, and
it allows us to let go of what is no longer serving us so that
we can awaken to new possibilities. OceanofPDF.comHALF LORD OF THE FISHES POSE: ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA
Overview:  According to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika (1.26–27), this
pose is meant to destroy many diseases. Although modern science
might dispute that, this pose keeps the spine strong, aligned, and
lengthened. The ancient yogis considered the integrity of the spine
a measure of proper health, as it supports the ﬂow of breath and
life force energy. How-to:  From Staff pose (see this page), bend the right leg, and
cross the right foot over the left leg, so that the sole of the right
foot is on the ﬂoor to the outside of the left sit bone. Roll the left
thigh open toward the left and place the left foot to the outside of
the right sit bone. Root down evenly through both sit bones. Hug
the right knee with the left arm. As you inhale, reach the right arm
toward the ceiling. On the exhale, lower the arm down behind you,
resting the ﬁngertips on the ﬂoor behind you. Lengthen your spine
as you inhale, and rotate around the axis of your spine as you
exhale, keeping your chest lifted and the shoulder blades moving
in toward one another and down the back. Allow the crown of the
head to lengthen toward the ceiling as you root down evenly into
both sit bones. Benefits:  Physically, this pose strengthens the obliques, the
abdominal muscles, and the back. It stretches the external rotators
of the hips and the shoulder girdle. The pose aids in digestion by
massaging the internal organs and, like a sponge, gently
compresses and plumps up the intervertebral discs, leading to a
longer, healthier spine. Energetically, this pose stimulates the third chakra, which
strengthens and promotes transformation. It stimulates the agni,
the digestive ﬁre of conversion that helps us metabolize our food
and process our thoughts and feelings. This pose can also help
release stagnant energy by rinsing out blood from the organs and
bringing in fresh blood and renewed energy. Engage mula, uddiyana, and jalandhara bandha. Stimulates
samana vayu.Therapeutic applications:  Alleviates constipation, sluggish
digestion, asthma, sciatica, scoliosis, and lower backache. Helpful tip: If your hips are tight and your spine is rounded,
either sit on a blanket or keep the lower leg extended straight out
to get more length in the spine. OceanofPDF.comRECLINED TWIST POSE: JATHARA PARIVARTANASANA
Overview:  This calming and therapeutic pose is excellent for
regulating the nervous system, relieving lower back pain, and
learning the art of surrender. Once you come into the shape of the
pose, let the pose do the work for you. How-to:  From Constructive Rest pose (see this page), walk the
feet in so that they come directly underneath your knees. Take your
arms wide in a “T” shape and align your wrists with your shoulders


NHEJ). The first method uses a duplicate set of DNA as a template to repair the damaged DNA, and
the second method (NHEJ) is able to repair the break directly without outside influ -
ence. 7 The first method of DNA repair, homologous recombination, is more accurate
than NHEJ because it uses the undamaged DNA strand from its template to make
sure the repair is done correctly and no nucleotides are lost in the transaction as it 84 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
often happens with NHEJ. How the cell determines whether homologous recombina -
tion or NHEJ will be used to repair a break is not entirely clear. It is estimated that one DNA double-strand break in a key gene is enough to
kill the cell outright or cause the cell to trigger the more complex process of
apoptosis.8
The double-stranded DNA breaks can be repaired by the mammalian cell using
powerful methods to repair this damage as soon as it happens.9 To understand how
DMSO may help repair double-stranded DNA breaks, a review of the mammalian cell’s response to this type of genotoxic damage is in order. In the first place, the pathologic forms of double-stranded DNA breaks are repaired by NHEJ because they often occur when a nearby homology donor is not available. 10 Common causes
of double-stranded DNA breaks are ionizing radiation (Figure 4.1) and ROS from an overactive oxidative metabolism. 11
Ionizing radiation from x-rays and gamma rays passes through human bodies
every day at a rate of 300 million ionizing particles/h, and as they do, they create free radicals from water along their path. Radiation damage can strike DNA inside the living cell in two ways: first, by ionizing the DNA atoms and changing them to ions, and second, by ionizing water molecules to produce free radicals that can react with and damage DNA molecules. Free radicals formed in this manner can damage DNA by inducing single- and double-strand breaks. These breaks are easily fixed by the cells using NHEJ, which requires specific enzymes such as a nuclease to resect the damaged DNA, a polymerase to fill in new DNA, and a ligase to restore integrity to the DNA strands. 10 When these repair enzymes are unavailable, repair agents such
as DMSO can be used with relative success, as discussed later. A second major cause of double-stranded DNA breaks occurs when ROS are
formed. ROS can form from environmental pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are industrial chemicals used as dielectrics in capacitors, as lubricants, and as flame retardants in cooling fluids. 12
Despite the fact that PCB production in the United States was halted in the late
1970s, it is estimated that more than a million tons of PCB particles have escaped into the environment worldwide where they persist and accumulate through the food chain in animal tissues, including humans. 13 Studies have reported a causal link
between exposure to PCBs and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a frequently fatal form of cancer
14 as well as other cancers, including liver and biliary cancer,15 breast cancer,16
and skin cancer.17
Double-stranded DNA breaks have also been linked to malignant brain tumors
such as gliomas, meningiomas, and medulloblastomas.18
These findings are of intense interest with respect to the properties DMSO is
observed to exert as an agent that can help repair DNA double-strand breaks and its potential as a therapeutic and chemosuppressor of various forms of cancer arising primarily from DNA damage. The radioprotective properties of DMSO have been known for a long time and
were first reported by Ashwood-Smith
19 in 1961 following the work on the ability of
some sulfoxides to suppress the effect of irradiation. A series of other reports soon followed showing that the application of DMSO to newborn rat skin protected them from damage from x-ray exposure. 2085 DMSO in Genetics
A study on the fruit fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ) given DMSO via the abdomen
showed a significant reduction of x-ray-induced mortalities and sex-linked recessive
lethal mutations of male sperm.21 That report concluded that DMSO provided radio -
protection to the fruit fly at both the whole-body and genetic levels.21 However, that
conclusion was at odds with another experiment that showed DMSO did not protect mouse testes subjected to x-irradiation. 22
A common malady among elderly people exposed to solar radiation was shown
to have been completely prevented in mice after x-ray radiation (1000 radians) when DMSO was prophylactically applied topically to the eyes. 23
These early studies were rarely followed up by pharmaceutical firms or academic
institutions with human trials even when the therapeutic potential to neutralize or
lessen ionizing radiation damage from solar, nuclear reactions, radioactive  m aterials,
x-rays, and other external sources of beta and gamma rays to human and animal body parts seemed not only obvious but also medically warranted. This was par -
ticularly baffling especially because the sources for radiation damage were strongly linked to many types of cancer even in the early 1950s following the nuclear bomb -
ings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and a study of the populations affected by this radiation exposure. To our knowledge and perplexity, the military forces in the United States, who
would have an extra interest in protecting its more vulnerable personnel from radia -
tion exposure and damage from any source, never showed an interest in either funding extracurricular investigations with DMSO or employing its own research facilities to study radiation prevention and treatment. The exact explanation for the radioprotective effects of DMSO on tissue exposed
to ionizing radiation remains unclear, but the effects are generally attributed to the suppression of DNA damage caused by the indirect action of radiation and the for -
mation of hydroxyl radicals, which DMSO is able to scavenge and neutralize. 1,2,20
However, this conclusion was questioned by more recent experiments on golden
hamster embryo cells treated with DMSO after exposure to gamma rays. Although gamma ray damage to DNA single-strand breaks yielded hydroxyl radicals, the prin -
cipal protective effects of DMSO were observed to be not due to the scavenging of hydroxyl radicals, but rather due to the scavenging of H
+ atoms or other ions, which
created protective DMSO radicals.24,25
The finding that DMSO may act to protect golden hamster embryonic cells from
radiation damage by scavenging H+ ions does not negate that in other models, using
other conditions to produce DNA strand breaks, DMSO can also be effective in its protection of DNA strand breaks through the inhibition of free radicals, includ -
ing those cytotoxic molecules known to damage DNA including ROS and hydroxyl radicals. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are a cell line derived from the ovary of the
Chinese hamster used routinely in biological and medical research in genetic studies and gene expression. CHO are the preferred host cell lines in biological research and mutagenesis
studies because of their rapid growth, ease of manipulation, and high production of recombinant therapeutic proteins such as monoclonal antibodies, growth factors, hormones, blood factors, interferons, and enzymes. 2686 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Trauma and Disease
Ionizing radiation-sensitive mutants of CHO cell lines that are deficient in DNA
repair of single- and double-strand breaks are a preferred model to unravel the com -
plexities of DNA repair and to screen potential therapies that can aid in the DNA
repair process. DMSO was tested for its protective effects against the induction and rejoining of
DNA double-strand breaks and inactivation using CHO cells exposed to both high- and low-linear energy transfer (LET) radiations. 27 The cells were exposed under
aerobic conditions as monolayers to either low-LET photons or high-LEt alpha par -
ticle radiation. Gamma irradiation in the presence of 0.5 mol/dm3 DMSO, 90%, was
observed to be rejoined within a 3 h incubation. It was inferred that this action by DMSO was due to the scavenging of free radicals near the double-strand breaks after gamma radiation, but this was not the case after alpha particle radiation. 27 It seemed
likely that the severity of damage reduced by DMSO was due to minimizing the formation of hydroxyl-induced sugar/base assault forming near the vicinity of the double-strand breaks. 27
The frequency of human chromosomal aberrations induced by irradiation was
examined in the presence of 0.5 M DMSO.28 The number of aberrations of human
chromosomes 1–4, 7, 11, and 12 in the presence of DMSO was found significantly reduced following irradiation as calculated by DNA content. 28
These studies suggest that DMSO may exert two viable protective mechanisms
in repairing single and double DNA strand breaks by its ability to capture both the damaging H
+ ions and hydroxyl radicals formed after ionizing radiation. In a series of studies from Kyoto University in Japan, investigators tested different
concentrations of DMSO on CHO cells irradiated with x-rays. At 1.28 mM DMSO, cells were treated for 2 h before and during irradiation. 29 These studies showed that
DMS


ome	back	and
would	recover	quickly. After	more	than	four	minutes	on	the	other	side,	she
did	return,	and	later	at	the	hospital	while	waiting	for	a	report	from	the	doctors,
I	let	that	feeling	of	gratitude	rise	up	as	never	before. My	prayer	in	the	waiting
room	was	one	of	great	thankfulness	for	the	Lifeforce	within	her	that	was
healing	and	perfecting	her	body. The	next	morning,	Jan,	too,	was	expressing
gratitude	for	life,	her	incredible	experience,	and	how	wonderful	she	felt—and
the	doctor	was	shaking	his	head	in	thankful	awe	of	her	rapid	recovery. Gratitude,	which	combines	the	energies	of	love	and	joy,	had	filled	that
hospital	to	overflowing,	and	it	would	not	have	surprised	me	to	learn	that	other
miraculous	healings	had	taken	place	during	that	time. When	we	live	with	grateful	hearts,	fear	cannot	enter,	guilt	is	dissolved,	and
there	is	only	peace,	love,	forgiveness,	and	understanding. To	me,	that’s	what
life	is	all	about. A	Shortcut	to	a	Miracle
Rev. Michael	C.	Rann
Rev. Michael	C.	Rann

is	the	minister	of	the	First	Church	of	Religious	Science
in	Chicago,	and	the	author	of	several	books,	including	EFFECTIVE	RADIO
ADVERTISING,	SOMETHING	GOOD	IS	ABOUT	TO	HAPPEN,	and	THE
POWER	OF	COMMITMENT. Michael	is	a	charismatic	and	dynamic	speaker
whose	philosophy	of	life	is	one	of	success	for	himself,	for	his	clients,	and	for
all	those	with	whom	he	comes	in	contact. If	there	is	a	shortcut	to	manifesting	a	miracle,	it	is	though	an
attitude	of
gratitude. When	individuals	learn	to	be	thankful,	they	are	opening	their	lives
to	receptive	action. Thankfulness	evokes	the
Law	of	Receptivity. Learning	to	use	two	simple	words,
thank	you,
	helps	you	accomplish	things
you	desire. For	example,	if	you	would	like	a	particular	table	in	a	restaurant,
thank	the	host	or	hostess	in	advance;	it	usually	gets	you	a	seat	at	a	table
positioned	exactly	where	you	want	to	be	seated. I	could	go	on	with	more
examples,	but	I’m	sure	you	understand	the	point	that	I	am	making. Did	you	ever	think	of	what	happens	when	you	say	thank	you	when	you	are
grateful? Let’s	think	about	it	for	a	moment. You	say	thank	you,	and	in	a	split
second,	there	is	a	closeness	established	between	you	and	the	person	you
thanked. For	the	person	you	say	it	to,	it	makes	him	or	her	feel	wanted,
appreciated,	and	even	important. In	other	words,	saying	thank	you	makes	the
person	feel	good. The	simple	fact	is	that	you	cannot	give	without	receiving. This,	all	the	learned
philosophers	tell	us,	is	a	Law. “We	give	what	we	choose,	and	we	receive	back
that	which	we	give. So,	in	fact,	we	choose	what	we	receive	in	life.”	How	sad
for	those	who	have	not	learned	this	simple	truth. Don’t	take	my	word	or	anyone	else’s	word	for	it. Try	it	yourself! Say	thank
you,	and	watch	the	results	in	your	life. Then	try	saying	thank	you	even	beforethe	desired	results	occur. You	will	be	amazed	by	how	quickly	your	life
becomes	filled	with	wonderful	outcomes	that	some	choose	to	call
miracles. What	does	saying	thank	you	do	for	you? When	you	make	another	person	feel
good,	you	also	feel	good. When	you	make	another	person	feel	important,	you
also	feel	important. How	wonderful	it	is	to	help	yourself	feel	good,	important,
and	even	appreciated. Saying	thank	you	to	others	gives	you	the	same	respect
and	satisfaction	that	you	expressed	to	the	one	whom	you	thanked. Following	this	way	of	life	is	a	wonderful	adventure. To	know	any	Law	is	to
respect	it,	and	the
Laws	of	Gratitude	and	Receptivity
	are	an	established
science. To	have	faith	in	these	Laws	and	to	practice	them	on	a	regular	basis
allows	the	Creative	Power	to	work	for	you. The	possibilities	are	awesome	when	you	learn	to	appreciate	and	respect	the
things	that	others	do	to	make	your	life	more	enjoyable. You	create	your	own
experience,	so	let	it	be	one	filled	with	respect	and	appreciation. Since	it	is	up
to	you	to	choose	what	your	experience	will	be,	you	have	an	opportunity	to
demonstrate	this	form	of	love,	and	love
always
	produces	constructive,
creative	action. It	all	starts	with	an
attitude	of	gratitude
	and	with	saying	the	two	simple	words,
thank	you. You	cannot	give	good	away. It	keeps	coming	back	bigger	and
better	than	when	you	gave	it. Now	it’s	up	to	you! Prove	the	power	of
gratitude,	and	you	will	be	practicing	what	some	refer	to	as	the	highest	form	of
prayer. Oh,	by	the	way,	thank	you	for	reading	this	essay. I	appreciate	your	time,	and	I
appreciate	YOU! Gratitude:	Its	Healing	Properties
Dr.	Frank	Richelieu
Dr.	Frank	Richelieu

is	pastor	of	the	Church	of	Religious	Science	of	Redondo
Beach,	California,	and	a	past	president	of	Religious	Science	International. He
received	much	of	his	religious	training	from	Ernest	Holmes,	the	founder	of	the
Religious	Science	movement. Dr.	Richelieu’s	dynamic	talks	are	heard	over
radio	daily	on	the	“Living	Ideas”	program,	which	has	been	broadcast	for	25
years. He	is	the	author	of	THE	PROSPERITY	CONNECTION,
REINCARNATION:	THE	INHERITANCE	OF	A	SOUL,	and	THE	ART	OF
BEING	YOURSELF. Gratitude	is	more	than	an	ennobling	attitude. It	is	one	of	the	most
empowering,	healing,	dynamic	instruments	of	consciousness	vital	to
demonstrating	the	life	experiences	one	desires. When	you	are	focused	on
gratitude,	you	are	filled	with	the	awareness	of	the	good	and	desirable	fabric	of
your	life. You	are	literally	praising	and	blessing	what	you	know	you	already
have. This	knowing	is	the	fulfilling	of	a	cosmic	law:	WHAT	YOU	ADORE
BECOMES	MORE. Gratitude	is	like	a	magnet. It	draws	and	attracts	to	you	that	which	is	equal	to
it. If,	for	example,	you	happen	to	be	flat	on	your	back	in	pain,	practice
gratitude	in	the	area	of	health. Be	grateful	for	the	health	you	do	have. Focus
on	the	feeling	of	peace	and	well-being	that	still	exists	in	other	parts	of	your
body. When	experiencing	illness	of	any	kind,	it	is	especially	essential	to	let
your	mind	dwell	on	health	with	gratitude	and	acceptance	for	the	good. See
that	the	greater	part	of	your	body	is	doing	what	you	want	it	to. Praise	and
bless	it. Your	body	is	renewable	and	rechargeable. Your	gratitude	is	like
fertilizer	to	the	tree	of	your	life. It	stimulates	health	and	growth. When	you	are	seemingly	overwhelmed	by	a	chaotic	condition	or	situation,
that	is	the	time	to


tests which reveal increasing deposits of inorganic
“heavy metals” in our human bodies. The dangerous
effects of the incr easing pollution of our water, soil, food
and air are evidenced by the fact that:
• 90% of tests show mer cury poisoning. • 85% of tests show lead intoxication. • 37% of tests show arsenic poisoning. • 70% of tests show zinc accumulations. SHOCKING FACTS: Fluoride is more toxic than lead. Levels of fluoride in water
are 67 times higher than permissible lead levels. – Health Action Network Poisoned By Food and W ater
Mercury... lead... arsenic... zinc... none of us
deliberately take these inorganic mineral poisons into
our systems. Or do we? How could we? Health-minded
people drink distilled water, organic fruit and vegetable
juices, and tr y to eat only organic foods. The tragic truth about the water and organic foods
and juices is that even these substances can become
contaminated, because so much of our air, water and
soil are contaminated by industrial and agricultural
pollutants. W e are aware of radioactive fallout and have
demanded safeguards against it. But what about the daily
fallout of inorganic wastes from factor y chimneys? What
about poisonous pesticides, chemical fertilizers and the
deadly food additives put into american foods? Rain water, for example, was once and rightly
considered pure – but no longer! Pure it may be when it
leaves the clouds. But after it passes through air polluted
by industrial and automotive toxic wastes – including
everything from sooty carbons to str ontium, arsenic,
selenium, ber yllium, copper, lead, mer cury and fluorides
– it should be labeled “hazardous to your health!”
When these poisons, especially the deadly fluoride
gases, are absorbed by the soil it also becomes toxic. Add
to this the toxic contaminants contained in poisonous
pesticides and chemical fertilizers that large industrial
farms and growers use to increase crop production. Grains, vegetables and fruits will absorb these poisons
and so will meat from animals that feed on contaminated
grass and feed. It’ s no wonder millions of people ar e
only half-alive, suffering with physical problems! 132
Amino Acids are V ital to Life and Longevity
From the smallest germ cell of life to the most
complicated living organism, amino acids are now
recognized as the activating ingredients of life itself. Amino acids are responsible for the production of
proteins; the building blocks of the body; as well as the
hormones and enzymes responsible for thinking and
memor y, breathing and muscle action. The Biological Sciences have isolated some 30 distinct
varieties of amino acids. Most of these are manufactured
within our bodies, but some must be supplied daily by
the food we eat. These amino acids are essential to life –
life cannot exist without them! Heavy Metals Mur der V ital Amino Acids
The discover y of amino acids was a tremendous
scientific breakthrough and Bragg helped promote
amino acids. Now we are on the threshold of another –
the unmasking of the murderer of these amino acids
which are so essential to life. The substances which lead
to the destr uction of the body chemicals necessar y for
the metabolizing and manufacturing of these vital amino
acids are proving to be the inorganic heavy metals from
industrial and agricultural toxins. however, we ar e being robbed of these essential elements. No trace organic minerals can be found in the “plastic, ”
demineralized, devitalized foods produced from depleted
soils that are deadened and contaminated further by the
use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. The end result
is lifeless supermarket produce with good “eye appeal”
but little or no nutritional value. 133 Refined Foods Remove V ital Amino Acids
Trace organic minerals are also vital to the production
of amino acids by the body. By natural law, these are
supplied directly by fruit, vegetables and grains. T oday,
Protective Action in Personal Ecology
With inorganic heavy metal toxicity caused by air
and water pollutants, and a loss of the essential daily
supply of trace minerals due to contaminated and
depleted soil, it is not surprising that many tests are
revealing a dangerously low count of amino acids. What are Amino Acids? They’re the building blocks of all our organs and
tissues. They are the building blocks of protein. They are essential for
production of energy within ourselves, for detoxification and for vital
transmission of nerve impulses. In short, they are the very soup of life, and
are almost always overlooked and neglected.” – H. J. Hoegerman, M.D. Dr. Hoegerman uses Bragg Liquid Amino Acids ( from soybeans ) for Seasoning. What Can W e Do to Protect Ourselves? These actions can be taken now, while we wait for
more information on these important discoveries:
1. Learn more about amino acids and the enzymes that
make them work, and the poisons that can kill them. 2. Have your health practitioner do these tests:
a) tests for toxic mer cury, arsenic, lead, fluorides,
strontium and all the heavy metals. b) the new test known as  	 “30 amino acids
fractionation test” is important to have. 3. Encourage your friends and loved ones to seek the
assistance of their doctors in measuring their bodies
for these substances before they become problematic. 4. Make sure that the sour ce of your or ganic food is in
an area free from airborne pollution and grown in
134 soil enriched by only natural fertilizers. 5. Follow the precepts of this book in regard to your
drinking water! Drink only steam-distilled water. Political Action for Permanent Ecology
During recent years, in response to heightened public
opinion, politicians have promised in their political
action platforms to solve our ecological problems. Millions of taxpayers dollars have been spent on
studies, and volumes of words printed and spoken. But the ever-increasing problems of air pollution and
a dangerously disrupted ecology are still plaguing us. The air in our cities is fast approaching or exceeding
crisis conditions! Also our drinking water sour ces – our
rivers, lakes and ocean shorelines – are becoming
contaminated far beyond the established safe toxic
levels! Scientific bodies and institutions throughout the
world agree that we are in danger of self-extinction unless
we stop abusing our vital life-support systems. They have
offered sober warnings and countdown time tables! So far these warnings have received but token hearings
from governmental and political ears. Please Contact! Protest to your congressman (representative) – www.house.gov/writerep But there is one voice that ever y politician heeds –
the combined voice of aroused voters who demand
action! This is the one sound that rises above the clink
of campaign contributions from big money industrial,
agricultural, manufacturing, financial and business
interests. T o achieve the desir ed effect – political action
on any and all levels – the voice of the voters must be
strong, widespread and united in purpose. What Can One Person Do? – Miracles! Whether you are counting to 10 or to a million, you
have to begin with one! That’ s how political action star ts. Begin with yourself, your family, friends and neighbors,
involve your clubs, chur ch and other groups, and write
letters to editors of local newspapers. Call, fax or write
local radio and TV stations. Go to town council meetings
and state your health concer ns! www.senate.gov. After you get your hometown or community
involved, extend your action into the county, the state,
the nation! W rite, visit, fax and call county of ficials, state
 135
officials and your congressmen and women, and even
the President and V ice-President of the United States! Don’ t settle for promises or palliatives! Demand action
– and persist until you get it! It is up to each and every
one of us to bring all possible political pressure to bear
upon our political leaders to clean up our environment
(water, air, soil) and restore the world’ s vital natural
ecology. This is what we all must faihtfully do – it is our
responsibility if we hope to sur vive this 21st Centur y!! Let’s Clear Up Some Confusion
On the basic issues of pollution and ecology,
practically all health-minded persons agree. On other
issues among ourselves, however, there seems to be some
disagreement. On the subject of nutrition, for example,
there was so much controversy among the advocates of
various diets – each claiming theirs was the only one
worthwhile – that we felt it necessar y to clarify matters. As the world’ s oldest practicing biochemist and
nutritionist, with personal experience in evaluating the
Miracles can happen daily through guidance and prayer! numerous and varied dietetic theories, my father has
shared his great knowledge with all those who are
interested in our revealing, life-changing book, Bragg
Healthy Lifestyle – V ital Living to 120. (See back pages to
order this book if unavailable in your ar ea.) Now water,
and its safety, has become a similar controversy. What is “Pure W a


 in the stomach, helping to deal with the constant
intake of large amounts of juice. Even so, cooked foods only account for some 3 to 4 pounds of
the patient’s daily consumption, while raw foods, mostly made into juices, represent some 17
pounds! The All-Important Juices
Only four kinds of juice are used in the treatment of all categories of patients, except for   a
few minor exceptions. The basic juices are:
• Apple/Carrot juice
• Carrot only juice
• Green juice
• Orange juice
Occasionally, for special cases, a different juice may have to be substituted. For example,
diabetics receive grapefruit juice instead of orange juice, since grapefruit contains less sugar. Also, sometimes a fruit juice, such as apple juice is given to patients with collagen diseases who
should not drink citrus juice. Apple/Carrot Juice
Use approximately 8 ounces each of carrots and apples. Wash and brush (do not peal), grind
to a pulp and place in cloth supplied with the press type juicer to press. Serve and drink immediately. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 106Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCarrot Only Juice
Proceed as above, but use only carrots. Green Juice
Use Romaine, red leaf lettuce, endive, escarole, 2-3 leaves of red cabbage, young inner beet
tops, Swiss chard, a quarter of a small green pepper, watercress. Add one medium apple when
grinding. Procure as many of these materials as possible. Do not use substitutes, such as spinach or
celery, if some of the above items are not available. Grind the material to a pulp and place in cloth for pressing. This juice must be drunk immediately, since its enzymes die quickly. Orange (or Grapefruit) Juice
Use only a reamer type juicer, electric or hand operated. Do not squeeze the peal of the fruit. The aromatic oils contained in the skin are harmful and would interfere with the treatment. The Daily Routine
The typical average daily menu of the Gerson patient is as follows:
 BREAKFAST: a large plate of oatmeal cooked in distilled water and sweetened with a little
organic honey or pre-soaked unsulphured dried fruit. An 8-ounce glass of freshly squeezed orange
juice. Some additional raw or stewed fruit. Optional: a slice of organic, unsalted, toasted 100%
rye bread. LUNCH: a large plate of mixed raw salad with flax seed oil dressing. 8-10 ounces of
the “special soup.” Baked, boiled, mashed or otherwise prepared potato. 1-2 freshly cooked
vegetables. Raw or stewed fruit for dessert. DINNER: Follows the same order as lunch but is varied with different vegetables and fruit
for dessert. PLEASE NOTE: Either at lunch or dinner, after the patient has consumed the necessary
foods,  he or she may eat a second slice of organic, unsalted, 100% rye bread. However, bread
should NOT satisfy the appetite or take the place of essential foods. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 107Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comBasic Recipes to Start You Off
For a full range of Gerson recipes, please see Chapter 28. The following instructions are only
meant to introduce the most fundamental items of the patient’s essential daily menu. BREAKFAST : For one person, put 5 ounces of rolled oats into 12 ounces of distilled water. Start cold, bring to a boil, let simmer for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile squeeze
orange juice, add prescribed medication(s) (see Chapter 14 ). Serve the oatmeal with pre-soaked
unsulphured dried fruit, e.g. apricots, apple rings, prunes, raisins and mango. Or use raw or
stewed apple or stewed plums, or fresh fruit in season, e.g. peaches, nectarines, grapes or pears. (No berries!) Up to two teaspoons a day of permitted sweeteners (raw honey, maple syrup, spray-
dried cane juices sold as Sucanat and Rapadura, or unsulphured molasses) may be used. LUNCH :  For the salad, cut up, slice and mix varied lettuces, such as red lettuce, Romaine,
escarole, salad bowl and endive. Add to the mixture chopped green onions, radishes, a little
celery, some tomatoes, cauliflower florets, slices of green pepper and watercress. Dressing:  mix
1 tablespoonful of flax seed oil (during the first month of the therapy; afterwards reduce to 2
teaspoonfuls) with apple cider or red wine vinegar, or lemon or lime juice; add garlic to taste. “Special Soup” or Hippocrates Soup
(to be eaten twice daily throughout the treatment.) To save time and effort, prepare enough for two days, i.e., 4 portions. It will keep in the
refrigerator overnight for the next day. These are the ingredients :
1 medium celery root if available. If not, 3-4 celery branches, i.e., pascal
1 medium parsley root (rarely available, may be omitted)
2 small or one large leek (if not available, use 2 small onions instead)
2 medium onions
garlic to taste—may also be squeezed raw into the hot soup instead of cooking it
a small amount of parsley
1 1⁄2 pounds of tomatoes (or more, if desired)
1 pound of potatoes. To prepare : wash and scrub vegetables and cut into slices or 1⁄2 inch cubes. Put in lar ge pot,
add water to just cover vegetables, bring to the boil, then cook slowly on a low heat for 1 1⁄2 to
2 hours, until all the vegetables are soft. Pass through food mill, to remove fi bers. Let soup cool
before storing in refrigerator. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 108Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comPLEASE NOTE : Many spices are high in aromatic acids, which are irritants and are likely to
counteract the healing reaction. This is why only the following mild spices are permitted, to be
used in very small doses:
Allspice, anise, bay leaves, coriander, dill, fennel, mace, marjoram, rosemary, sage, saffron,
tarragon, thyme, sorrel, summer savory. In addition, chives, onion, garlic and parsley may be
used in larger amounts. Two herb teas, chamomile and peppermint, are frequently used by Gerson patients. For details
please see Chapter 13  and Chapter 16. Copyright © Charlotte Gerson, 2007. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any medium, print or electronic without prior written permission from the author.Page 109Healing the Gerson Way—Defeating Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases
www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 13
All About Enemas
To the uninitiated the coffee enema is the most surprising and apparently bizarre element of
the Gerson Therapy. Critics like to attack and ridicule it, without bothering to find out its purpose
and function. Yet without this simple tool of detoxification the Gerson method wouldn’t work. Before going into details, let us make clear why this is so. The moment a patient is put on the full therapy, the combined effect of the food, the juices
and the medication causes the immune system to attack and kill tumor tissue, besides working
to flush out accumulated toxins from the body tissues. This great clearing out carries the risk of
overburdening and poisoning the liver, the all-important organ of detoxification, which in a cancer
patient is bound to be already damaged and debilitated. It was this recognition that prompted Dr.
Gerson some 70 years ago to incorporate the coffee enema in the program, for he realized that
without this additional means of detoxification the liver was in danger of becoming comatose,
which could severely damage or even kill the patient. How the coffee enema prevents this will be
explained fully in this chapter. Generally speaking, any kind of enema introduces a substance into the rectum in order to
empty the bowel, or to administer nutrients or drugs. It is a medical procedure of great antiquity:
Hippocrates, the Greek “father of modern medicine” prescribed water enemas for several
conditions some 2600 years ago. In India, enemas were recommended for inner cleansing by
Patanjali, author of the first written work on yoga, in around 200 B.C. According to tradition, the
ibis, a sacred bird of Ancient Egypt associated with wisdom, used to administer itself an enema
with its long curved beak. Closer to our own time, a lady in the court of King Louis XIV of France
is reported to have taken an enema under her voluminous skirts, and “Le Malade Imaginaire


 have to have owns you, which means
you don ’ t own yourself. T o that end, many people can’ t leave w here they’re
living right now because they don’ t know what to do with all the stuf f
they’re h anging on to. They say, “I have too much here. I can’ t l eave. ” This
causes them to m iss opportunities because they can’ t hear the m essages the
universe is sending them. When yo u’re no t attached to thin gs, they can’ t own you any longer. Then
you’ll find that y ou’re less attached to ideas that no longer work in your life
either. In the process, you’ll open yourself up to so ma ny positive
experiences. What you once viewed as just happenstance or a coincidence
shows up in your life in numerous ways now that you’re really experiencing
the a wakened life. Again, the less attached you are, the more t he universe
will send your w ay. If you give away more of whatever you’re g etting, it all
keeps moving and flowing, and your life improves beyond measure. STRIVING VS. ARRIVING
Acceptance and  being happy wi th where you are in life is not something
W estern society tends to teach. In fact, it can seem like you’re programmed
to g o after some thing else from day one. It’ s like you’re trained to think,
When I get out of this playpen, I’ll have the whole r oom. Oh, get me out of
her e. The n yo u get out of the playpen  and into the room, and you thi nk, I’d
like to go into the next r oom, but they’ve got one of those barriers acr oss
the hall. I’ve got to get past that gate that they put ther e. Then maybe I can
get into the cupb oar ds and have fun with the pots and pans. That’ll be when
I arrive. Then it’ s like, Maybe I can go  out into the yar d, so  the yard
becomes the goal. Then you ge t out of the yard, and the goal is the block. Then there’ s a street to cross. There is always a “next. ”
Y ou fina lly get into school, and  all you can think about is getting out. What I remember about elementary school is lines. I hated lines and seeking
permission. For five years, you’ ve peed whenever you felt like  it but now,
all o f a sudden, you have to ask  permission. It’ s like, Let m e out of her e. I
don’ t want to ask permission to pee anymor e. Then you’re going to
geography class, and you have to stand in line. Why in the world do they do
this. Th e lines don’ t move; you just stand there waiting. I guess if it moved,
it wouldn’ t be a line—it would be a parade, wouldn’ t it. Anyway, all you can think about is junior high—you know that w hen you
get there, you’ll get out of lines. But then you find out that this is not the
place to be either. Y ou realize, They do n’ t tr eat us like adults at  all. W e have
to ta ke whatever courses they  give us, and we’r e always told to stop
touching each other. Or, “Sit up. ” Or, “Quiet. No talking. ”
Then your goal shifts again. It’ s like, When I get to high school, that will
be  it. Life will  be complete. Y ou get to high school, but then you realize
you’re a  lowly little freshman. Even the word sounds yucky, so you bypass
it. Y ou think, All righ t, I’ll put up with this because next year I’ll be a
senior under classman. ( Y ou call you rself this as a euphemism for a
sophomore. ) Y ou’re telling yourself, I want to get in the 10th grade because
then I can learn  to drive. N othing in the world counts now except getting a
driver ’ s license. Life is about nothing else when you’re 14 and 15, just
striving toward getting a driver ’ s license. That’ s all there is. until you
start thinking about dating. W ow. W hen I can date, boy, tha t’ s when my life
will be complete. Then it’ s  like, When I get out of high school, it ’ll be so gr eat that I won’ t
have to be told what to do. F inally, you work hard and g et out of high
school, but there’ s no marchin g band. There’ s a ceremony an d maybe a
little pa rty—but then you’ve got to face life. Y ou say to you rself, W ell,
maybe m y life will start when I  go to college. Sur ely that will be it. Then
you go through college, thinking, No. This is not it at all. It’ s mor e of the
same—just studying. Sur e, I get to pick the classes I want, but it’ s the same
old stuff. Y ou get out of c ollege. They tell me when you get married, that’ s when
your life  r eally begins. That’ s when it’ s gr eat, so I’ll get married. Then you
find out  that the partner you pic ked out makes funny noises th at he or she
never made before. It’ s just too  much. Y ou think, All r ight. Marriage may
not b e it, but they tell me when you have a child, that makes yo u complete
with the universe. I guess I’m not r eally a person yet—I’m  sort of an
appr entice person. But when I have that child, that’ s when I’ll be complete. Then maybe you think, They tell me tha t life gets going when you finally
get that divor ce. They say that divor ce is the thing that r eally makes your
life. My spouse drags me down all the time, so as soon as I get marriage out
of my life, that’l l do it. Or maybe you focus on geography: How did I get
her e any way. M y gr eat-gr eat-g randpar ents landed in this town, and I’m
still her e. What the hell am I doing her e. That’ s it. I’ll go to Hawaii. By the
time I get to Hawaii, then I’ll be complete. It’ s kind of endless: Maybe w hen I get a new job, that’ll be it. Or, They
tell me when you get the pr omotion, that’ s the thing that r eally makes your
life start. Or, What I’ve hear d is that as soon as you r etir e, that’ s when life
r eally gets going. T hen you retire, and you hear  people talking about the
good old days. But they never had a “good old day” in their  whole life,
because they were always postponing and had an aversion to now. There aren’ t many people who understand what Carly Simon said, that
these  are the good old  days. That’ s because everything you do is done  in the
present moment. A person who’ s always goal setting, thinking about the
future, and concerned with what things are going to be like is doomed to
eternal frustration rather than an appreciation of anything. They’re
constantly striving, never arriving. LET GO OF BEING BEST—SIMPL Y BE
V irtually everyo ne we’ve ever known has told us that in ord er to be
successful, we must have goals. This is one of those aphorisms that guide
our live s, the whole idea that if we don’ t know where we’re going, then
how will we know when we get there. There are, in fact, other ways of learning other than to have goals. There’ s a word in Sanskrit, satori, and it speaks to the idea that when the
student is ready, the teachers wil l appear. So in moments of insight, you can
shift around things that you’ve s pent a lifetime accumulating. Y ou just have
to be ready. I can hear the doubts, because the importance of goals has been pounded
into your head for your whole life. I’m not here to get in an ar gument nor to
make an ybody wrong who believes in these things strongly. All I’m
suggesting is that you can have satori, an instant moment of shifting around,
when you are ready and willing. Also, God works in very mysterious ways. If yo u have this  readiness, you say, “I’m going to turn this whole problem
or strugg le over, and I know that the universe knows what it’ s doing. I’m
going to surrender and allow the or ganizing Divinity that i s a part of
everything to work through me. I know that I’ll be guided, a nd I’m not
alone. ” The moment that you have that awareness, then goals don’ t seem to
be nearly as significant or as important. If you feel like you have to hav e everything all planned out in your life,
with go als set up all along the


 During the natural act of chewing the lips are
closed, and there is also a complete closure atthe back part of the mouth by the pressing ofthe tongue against the roof of the mouth.During mastication, then, the mouth is anairtight pouch. After which brief description, please note, the
next time you take food,
WHAT  HAPPENS  DURING  MASTICATION. Hold the face down, so that the tongue hangs
perpendicularly in the mouth. This is for tworeasons: one, because it will show how food,when properly mixed with saliva, will be liftedup in the hollow part in the middle of thetongue, against the direct force of gravity, and
will collect at the place where the mouth is shutoff at the back, the food-gate. It is a real gate; and while the food is being
masticated, so that it may be mixed with salivaand chemically transformed from its crudecondition into the chemical form that makes itpossible of digestion and absorption, this gatewill remain tightly shut, and the throat will beentirely cut off from the mouth. But as the food becomes creamy, so to speak,
through being mixed with saliva, or emulsified,or alkalised, or neutralised, or dextrinised, ormodified in whatever form Nature requires, thecreamy substance will be drawn up the centralconduit of the tongue until it reaches the food-gate. If it is found by the taste-buds there located
around the " circumvalate papillae " (the teat-like projections on the tongue which Imentioned above) to be properly prepared foracceptance and further digestion, the food-gatewill open, ) and the food thus ready foracceptance into the body will be sucked backand swallowed unconsciously—that is, withoutconscious effort.I now started to experiment on myself. I
chewed my food carefully until I extracted alltaste from it there was in it, and until it slippedunconsciously down my throat. When theappetite ceased, and I was thereby told that Ihad had enough, I stopped; and I had no desireto eat any more until a real appetitecommanded me again. Then I again chewedcarefully—eating always whatever the appetitecraved. THE FIVE PRINCIPLES  OF FLETCHERISM. I had now found out five things ; all that
there is to my discovery relative to optimumnutrition; and to the fundamental requisite ofwhat is called Fletcherism. First: Wait for a true, earned appetite. Second: Select from the food available that
which appeals most to appetite, and in the ordercalled for by appetite. Third: Get all the good taste there is in food
out of it in the mouth, and swallow only when itpractically  " swallows itself." Fourth: Enjoy the good taste for all it is
worth, and do not allow any depressing ordiverting thought to intrude upon the ceremony. Fifth: Wait; take and enjoy as much as
possible what appetite approves ; Nature will do
the rest. For five months I went on patiently
observing, and I found out positively in thattime that I had worked out my own salvation. Ihad lost upwards of sixty pounds of fat: I wasfeeling better in all ways than I had for twentyyears. My head was clear, my body felt springy,I enjoyed walking, I had not had a single coldfor five months, " that tired feeling " was gone!But my skin had not yet shrunk back to fit myreduced proportions, and when I told friendswhom I met that I felt well and a new man,their retort was that I certainly " did not lookit! " *
The more I tried to convince others, the more
fully I realised from talking to friends how futileand well-nigh hopeless was the attempt to getcredence and sympathy for my beliefs,scientifically well founded as I felt they were. * NOTE :—Some of these same friends, fifteen years later,
when I was sixty-four years of age, as positively declared : "You
never looked so well: Fletcherizing has certainly done well for
Fletcher! "For years it proved so ; and I faced the fact that
to pursue  the campaign for recognition meantspending much money, putting asideopportunities to make profit in other and moreagreeable directions, and no end of ridicule.Sometimes, during the daytime, when I was "sizing up " the situation in my mind, treating itwith calm business judgment, it seemed nothingless than insane to waste more time or money intrying to prove my contentions. Fully three years passed before I received
encouragement from any source of recognisedauthority. I went first to Professor Atwater,*who received me most politely, but when I toldhim my story he threw cold water on myenthusiasm. In our correspondence afterwardshe was most cordial but in no way encouraging. The frost became more and more repellent
and benumbing. Still I persisted. At last I got hold of my first
convert : a medical man, ill and discouraged ;amember of a family long distinguished in the
* Professor W. A. Atwater, of Connecticut, U.S.A., was, in
his time, a respected authority in the field of human nutrition,
and, as such, was selected by the editors of the Encyclopedia
Britannica to write the chapters on Nutrition for the
Encyclopaedia.medical profession. He was Doctor Van
Someren, of Venice, Italy, where I had made myhome and where I lived for some years. Iinduced him to organise an experiment with me.We enlisted a squad of men and induced themto take food according to my ideas. We also werefortunate enough to secure the co-operation ofProfessor Leonardi, of Venice. In less than three weeks the sick physician
found himself relieved of his acute ailments,and it would have taken several teams of horsesto hold him back from preaching his discovery. *A little later, we transferred the field ofexperiment to the Austrian Tyrol, and testedour endurance qualities, only to find a capacityfor work that was not before consideredpossible. Then Doctor Van Someren wrote hispaper for the British Medical Association, whichexcited the interest of Professor Sir MichaelFoster, of the University of Cambridge,England, and the first wave of scientificattention was set in motion. * Dr. Van Someren's testimony is given as an Appendix to
the American edition of this volume; taken from The A.B.—Z. of Our Own Nutrition,CHAPTER II
SCIENTIFIC TESTS
First Critical Examination at Cambridge University, England— My
Endurance Test at Yale University in America. ONE result of this powerful interest was a test
of our theories made at Cambridge University,England, organised by Sir Michael Foster, whowas then Professor of Physiology at theUniversity, and conducted by Professor FrancisGowland Hopkins. The test was successful,proving our most optimistic claims, and thereport of it was published. The scientific world now began to turn its
attention to my discoveries. Doctor HenryPickering Bowditch, of Harvard Medical School,the dean of American physiologists, put the fullweight of his respected influence into the workto secure for America the honour of completingthe investigation; but it was not until theexperiments at Yale University, in New Haven,that the first wide publicity was accorded. Thestory of this and subsequent experiments andtheir results is this : Professor Russell H.THE AUTHOR  TESTING  HIS ENDURANCE   BY MEANS  OF THE KELLOGG
MERCURIAL  DYNAMOMETER. DR. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR  OF THE
YALE GYMNASIUM, IN THE BACKGROUND. Chittenden was at the time President of the
American Physiological Association, Director ofthe Sheffield School of Yale University, and therecognised leading physiological chemist ofAmerica. He invited me to the annual meetingof the Physiological Association at Washington,where I described the results in economy andefficiency, and especially in getting rid offatigue of brain and muscle, obtained up to thattime. But evidently to little purpose, asProfessor Chittenden revealed to me at the closeof the meeting. He said, in effect:
" Fletcher, all the men you have met at our
meeting like you immensely, personally; but noone takes much stock in your claims, even withthe endorsement of the Cambridge men ; thetest there was insufficient to be conclusive. If,however, you will come to New Haven and letus put you through an examination, our reportwill be accepted here. You will be eitherjustified or disillusioned ; and—I want to befrank with you —I think you will bedisillusioned." MY EXAMINATION
by Dr. Chittenden showed a daily diet averageof 44.9 grams of proteid, 38.0 grams of fat, and
253 grams of carbo-hydrates, with a totalaverage calory value of 1,606 (compare this with
the Voit Diet Standard, page 88), and careful
and thorough tests made at the YaleGymnasium proved that, in spite of thisrelatively low ration, I was in prime physicalcondition. Previously, as before stated, in the autumn of
1901, Dr. Van Someren had accompanied me toCambridge for the purpose of having our claimsclosely investigated, with the assistance ofphysiological experts. The Cambridge and theVenice findings were fully confirmed at NewHaven, and striking physical evidence wasadded by Doctor William Gilbert Anderson'sexaminations of me in the Yale Gymnasium.This latter test, described on page 19, was morepractically important as an eye-opener to bothdoctors and lay


helps
the
metabolism
of
calcium
in
the
body
and
strengthens
the
lungs. With
its
help,
asthma,
rheumatism,
gout,
gallstones,
kidney
and
lung
diseases,
malignant
and
benign
tumors
are
treated. Concluding
the
description
of
the
properties
of
evaporated
urine,
it
can
be
safely
said
that
it
is
the
best
kind
of
urine
how
for
sick
people
as
well
as
for
healthy
people. 11)
Cooled
urine
If
you
cool
fresh
urine
at
-3-4
degrees
and
store
it
in
the
dark,
then
due
to
unfavorable
conditions,
biologically
active
substances
will
be
formed
in
it. This
is
the
third
option
for
obtaining
biogenic
stimulators
from
urine. But
evaporated
urine
is
the
best
after
all. 12)
Urine
saturated
with
various
substances
From
old
sources
-
Shivambukalpa,
Ayurveda,
Zhu-shi,
we
learn
that
urine
parameters
can
be
greatly
changed
by
adding
various
substances. We
can
do
this
programmatically
or
selectively
influence
the
action
of
this
or
that
property
of
urine
and,
through
it,
this
or
that
function
of
the
organism. For
example,
boiling
urine
with
a
piece
of
precious
metal
additionally
saturates
it
with
atoms
of
gold,
silver,
etc.,
which
strengthens
its
specific
properties. Golden
sand
is
known
to
cure
kidney
diseases
and
urinary
retention. Urine
enhanced
with
gold
by
immersing
a
gold
object
in
it
during
cooking,
is
used,
for
example,
in
poultices
for
diseased
kidneys. By
adding
various
herbs
and
their
mixtures,
the
content
of
trace
elements
and
minerals
inthe
urine
increases
and
helps
in
feeding
the
body
with
these
substances. When
evaporating
urine,
e.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the recommended use of cooled urine?,
A: Cooled urine loses many of its excellent properties, especially the ability to generate heat and the structure of liquid crystals.
Q: What is the recommended method of using urine for massages?,
A: It is best to use old urine with a slight odor, and you should not store it for more than 3-5 days at a temperature of 20 degrees.
Q: What is the recommended method for using urine for cleansing the blood vessels?,
A: You should not use urine with a strong smell, as it could cause an alkaline burn. Instead, use urine with a slight odor, and apply it to the skin.
Q: What is the recommended method for treating a sick person?,
A: It is necessary to accumulate urine with the aim of later evaporation. The author himself and his followers were convinced that simple enemas with the help of urine can be used to treat various diseases.
Q: What is the recommended method for using urine for healing?,
A: For any disease, you must know the time of the organ's activity and use the urine accordingly.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>But
by
what
mechanisms
does
urine
get
into
the
body? Research
has
shown
that
labeled
water
enters
the
body
through
the
skin
just
as
quickly
as
it
does
back
to
the
surface. It
is
also
the
first
way
to
transport
urine
into
the
body. There
are
a
large
number
of
receptors
in
the
human
skin. They
are
also
at
acupuncture
point
locations. These
receptors
are
made
up
of
high-molecular
proteins
which,
in
a
certain
state,
are
able
to
receive,
transport
and
transmit
information
and
energy
from
an
external
stimulus
to
the
acupuncture
network. An
acupuncture
channel
is
a
kind
of
electrical
conductor,
an
accelerator
in
which
it
originates
effect
superconductivity,
thanks
to
which
substances
from
the
surface
of
the
skin
can
enter
the
body
with
the
flow
of
liquid. This
is
the
second
way
urine
enters
the
body
through
the
skin. In
nature,
there
is
a
long-range
effect. The
essence
of
this
phenomenon
is
that
the
energy-informational
properties
of
a
drug
or
other
substance
spread
in
space
like
waves. If
this
wave
or
radiation
falls
on
another
material
object,
then
part
of
the
energy
of
the
radiation
is
absorbed
and
the
absorbing
object
acquires
the
properties
of
the
emitting
object. This
is
the
third,
most
important
method
of
transmission
information
from
urine
to
the
body. At
the
same
time,
as
research
shows,
the
reaction
after
applying
some
the
healing
substances
on
the
skin
will
show
up
in
just
3
seconds! What
is
stored
in
the
skin? Sweat,
tear
and
sebaceous
glands,
receptors
and
biologically
active
points
(acupuncture),
hair
and
hair
are
stored
in
the
skin. In
total,
there
are
about
three
million
sweat
glands
in
the
human
skin. It
secretes
300
-
800
milliliters
of
sweat
in
24
hours. In
extreme
conditions,
up
to
1500. Most
of
them
are
found
in
the
skin
of
the
palms,
soles,
forehead,
breasts,
abdomen
and
armpits. The
total
sweat
excretion
area
is
about
5
square
meters. The
composition
of
the
sweat
secreted
by
these
glands
is
not
simple
and
contains
a
lot
of
urea
(about
1
gram
in
1
liter)
and
mineral
salts. Lacrimal
glands
and
vesicles
secrete
tear
secretion,
which
significantly
affects
the
speed
of
healing
of
skin
wounds. Lubricating
wounds
with
tears
accelerates
their
healing
by
up
to
30%. What
is
it
caused
by? In
addition
to
the
fact
that
there
are
substances
in
the
tears
that
help
the
healing
of
wounds,
the
tear
secretion
is
heavily
saturated
with
salts. Just
for
comparison:
blood
plasma
contains
about
8%
of
salts,
urine
30%,
tissue
fluid
64%,
tear
secretion
72%
and
sweat
-
75%. While
the
salt
content
in
the
sweat
secretion
depends
on
the
diet,
it
varies
greatly
and
it
also
contains
toxins
and
waste
substances
that
it
helps
remove
from
the
body,
the
tear
secretion
has
a
constant
composition
and
does
not
contain
any
poisons
or
harmful
substances. A
conclusion
can
be
drawn
from
this:
the
higher
the
salt
content,
the
more
healing
the
liquid,
if
the
same
conditions
are
met. So
if
we
evaporate
urine
to
1/4
of
its
original
volume,
then
we
strongly
concentrate
its
salts
and
give
it
properties
that,
for
example,


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could do what it is naturally adapted to do. I’d heard dozens of these stories. Men, mainly in their 20s, who’d
suddenly been diagnosed with arthritis and psoriasis or depression, who,
weeks after practicing heavy breathing, no longer suf fered any symptoms. T wenty thousand others in Hof ’ s community exchange blood work data and
other metrics of their transformations online. The before-and-after results
confirmed their claims. Some of these people were reducing inflammatory
markers (C-reactive protein) 40-fold within just a few weeks. “Doctors say this is more pseudoscience than science, that there’ s no
way any of this can be true,” McGee told me. And yet McGee and
thousands of other heavy breathers kept showing profound improvements. They kept getting of f medications they’d been on for years. They kept
heating and healing themselves. “Y ou cannot copyright breathing, that’ s part of it, and you can’ t fault
someone for the way they’ve learned,” said McGee. “All you can do is give
information. ”
•       •       •Here’ s the information: T o practice W im Hof ’ s breathing method, start by
finding a quiet place and lying flat on your back with a pillow under your
head. Relax the shoulders, chest, and legs. T ake a very deep breath into the
pit of your stomach and let it back out just as quickly. Keep breathing this
way for 30 cycles. If possible, breathe through the nose; if the nose feels
obstructed, try pursed lips. Each breath should look like a wave, with the
inhale inflating the stomach, then the chest. Y ou should exhale all the air
out in the same order. At the end of 30 breaths, exhale to the natural conclusion, leaving about
a quarter of the air left in the lungs, then hold that breath for as long as
possible. Once you’ve reached your breathhold limit, take one huge inhale
and hold it another 15 seconds. V ery gently, move that fresh breath of air
around the chest and to the shoulders, then exhale and start the heavy
breathing again. Repeat the whole pattern three or four rounds and add in
some cold exposure (cold shower, ice bath, naked snow angels) a few times
a week. This flip-flopping—breathing all-out, then not at all, getting really cold
and then hot again—is the key to T ummo’ s magic. It forces the body into
high stress one minute, a state of extreme relaxation the next. Carbon
dioxide levels in the blood crash, then they build back up. T issues become
oxygen deficient and then flooded again. The body becomes more adaptable
and flexible and learns that all these physiological responses can come
under our control. Conscious heavy breathing, McGee told me, allows us to
bend so that we don’ t get broken. •       •       •
Back on the park lawn, there is no more huf fing, no more irritable heart. The journey into self-inflicted sympathetic stress is over. Outside, the world
seems to yawn awake in a Disney-like montage: the crackle of pine needles
beneath the feet of a squirrel, a brush of wind through the branches, the caw
of a distant hawk, all of it broadcast in high fidelity. Getting here took some ef fort, and if I wasn’ t laid out on a mat in a park,
breathing this hard for this long could be dangerous. McGee repeatedly told
me, as he told all his students, to never, ever practice T ummo while driving,
walking, or in “any other environment where you might get hurt if you passout. ” And never practice it if you might have a heart condition or are
pregnant. Nobody knows how eliciting such extreme stress might af fect the
immune and nervous systems in the long term. Some pulmonauts, like
Anders Olsson and other slow-and-less proponents, ar gue that this kind of
forced overbreathing could actually be more damaging than it’ s worth
“given the adrenaline society we live in,” Olsson told me. I’m less certain. Alexandra David-Néel used T ummo and other ancient
breathing and meditation practices until she died in 1969, at the age of 100. One of her acolytes, a man named Maurice Daubard, is still alive. Daubard
had spent his teenage years bedridden in a village hospital with
tuberculosis, chronic lung inflammation, and other illnesses. By his 20s, the
doctors had given up. Daubard decided to heal himself. He read books,
trained in yoga, and taught himself T ummo. He not only completely cured
his body of any sickness but gained a superhuman strength. On his of f hours of working as a hairdresser he’d strip to his underwear
and run barefoot through snowy forests. Decades before W im Hof, he
immersed himself in ice from the neck down and sat there motionless for 55
minutes. Later, he ran 150 miles beneath the searing sun of the Sahara
desert. At 71, he toured the Himalayas on his bike at an elevation of 16,500
feet. But his greatest feat, Daubard said, was helping thousands of others with
illnesses learn the power of T ummo to heal themselves, just as he’d done. “The human is not only an or ganism. it is also a mind whose strength
used wisely can allow us to repair our body when it wobbles,” wrote
Daubard. As of this writing, Daubard had just turned 89. He still plays harp,
reads without glasses, and leads T ummo retreats in the Italian Alps above
Aosta, where students join him in stripping down to underwear and sitting
in the snow for an hour, then hike half-naked up mountains, and finish with
a dip in an ice-covered alpine lake. “[T ummo] is for the reconstitution of man’ s immune system,” Daubard
proclaimed. “It’ s a fabulous way for the future of man’ s health. ”Tummo isn’t the only  heavy breathing technique to have recently had a
resur gence in the W est. Several years ago, when I was early in my research, I’d heard about a
practice called Holotropic Breathwork created by a Czech psychiatrist
named Stanislav Grof. The main focus wasn’ t to reboot the autonomic
nervous system or heal the body; it was to rewire the mind. An estimated
one million people had tried it, and today more than a thousand trained
facilitators run workshops around the world. I paid a visit to Grof, whose home was just a half hour north of me in
Marin County. I drove along a tree-lined street where oak roots the size of
human thighs buckled narrow sidewalks and pulled up to the driveway of a
Mid-century modern house, grabbed my bag, and approached the front
door. Grof greeted me in a blue oxford shirt, khakis, and clogs. He walked me
into his living room past Buddhist figures, Hindu gods, Indonesian masks,
and stacks of the 20 books he has written over the years. T wo sliding glass
doors of fered a view of hills sprinkled with red-tile Spanish-style rooftops. W e sat at a redwood patio table and Grof told me how it all began. —
It was November 1956, and Grof was a student at the Czechoslovak
Academy of Sciences in Prague. The university’ s psychology department
had been sent a sample of a new drug from Sandoz, a Swiss pharmaceutical
company. The drug was originally developed to treat menstrual and
headache pain, but Sandoz found that the side ef fects, which included
hallucinations, were too severe to make it marketable. Sandoz thought
psychiatrists might use it to better understand and communicate with their
schizophrenic patients. Grof volunteered to try it. An assistant strapped him to a chair and
injected him with a hundred micrograms. “I saw light as I had never seen it
before, I could not believe it existed,” Grof later recalled. “My first thought
was that I was looking at Hiroshima. I then saw myself above the clinic,
Prague, the planet. Consciousness had no boundaries, I was beyond the
planet. I had cosmic consciousness. ”
Grof was one of the first-ever test subjects of lyser gic acid
diethylamide-25, better known as LSD. The experience would guide Grof ’ s research at the Czechoslovak
Academy of Sciences and, later, at Johns Hopkins University, where he
would research psychotherapy treatments with patients. By 1968, the U. S. government had outlawed the use of LSD, so Grof and his wife, Christina,
sought a therapy with the same hallucinatory and healing ef fects that
wouldn’ t get them thrown in jail. They discovered heavy breathing. The Grofs’ technique was essentially T ummo cranked up to 11. It
involved lying on a floor in a dark room, with loud music playing, breathing
as hard and quickly as you could for up to three hours. W illingly breathing
to the point of exhaustion, they found, could place patients in a state of
stress where they could access subconscious and unconscious