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will. He can and does use it as a vehicle for sending forth Prana
to others. Rhythmic breathing will increase the value of mental
healing, magnetic healing, etc., several hundred per cent.
In rhythmic breathing the main thing to be acquired is the
mental idea or rhythm. To those who know anything of
music, the idea of measured counting is familiar. To others,
the rhythmic step of the soldier; Left right; left, right; left,
right; one, two, three, four; one, two, three, four, will convey
the idea.
The Yogi bases his rhythmic time upon a unit corresponding
with the beat of his heart. The heart beat varies in different
persons, but the heart beat unit of each person is the proper
rhythmic standard for that particular individual is his
rhythmic breathing. Ascertain your normal heart beat by
placing your fingers over your pulse, and then count: 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc., until the rhythm becomes firmly fixed
in your mind. A li le pra ice will fix the rhythm, so that you
will be able to easily reproduce it. The beginner usually inhales
in about six pulse units, but he will be able to greatly increase
this by pra ice.
The Yogi rule for rhythmic breathing is that the units of
inhalation and exhalation should be the same, while the units
for retention and between breaths should be one-half the
number of those of inhalation and exhalation.
The following exercises in Rhythmic Breathing should be
thoroughly mastered, as it forms the basis of numerous other
exercises, to which reference will be made later.
Rhythmic Breathing.
(1) Sit or stand, in an easy posture, being sure to hold the
chest, neck and head as nearly in a straight line as possible,
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with shoulders slightly thrown back and hands resting
easily on the lap. In this position the weight of the body is
largely supported by the ribs and the position may be easily
maintained. The Yogi has found that one cannot get the best
effect of rhythmic breathing with the chest drawn in and the
abdomen protruding.
(2) Inhale slowly a deep breath, counting six pulse units.
(3) Retain, counting three pulse units.
(4) Exhale slowly through the nostrils, counting six pulse units.
(5) Count three pulse beats between breaths.
(6) Repeat a number of times, but avoid fatiguing yourself at
the start.
(7) When you are ready to close the exercise, pra ice the
cleansing breath, which will rest you and cleanse the lungs.
After a li le pra ice you will be able to increase the duration
of the inhalations and exhalations, until about fifteen pulse
units are consumed. In this increase, remember that the units
for retention and between breaths is one-half the units for
inhalation and exhalation.
Do not overdo yourself in your effort to increase the duration
of the breath, but pay as much a ention as possible to acquiring
the rhythm, as that is more important than the length of the
breath. Pra ice and try until you get the measured swing of
the movement, and until you can almost feel the rhythm
of the vibratory motion throughout your whole body. It will
require a li le pra ice and perseverance, but your pleasure at
your improvement will make the task an easy one. The Yogis are
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most patient and persevering men, and their great a ainments
are due largely to the possession of these qualities.
The following will give you a general idea of the use of the
breath in Pranic Healing:
General Directions.
The main principle to remember is that by rhythmic
breathing and controlled thought you are enabled to absorb
a considerable amount of Prana, and are also able to pass it
into the body of another person, stimulating weakened parts
and organs and imparting health and driving out diseased
conditions. You must first learn to form such a clear mental
image of the desired condition that you will be able to actually
feel the influx of Prana, and the force running down your
arms and out of your finger tips into the body of the patient.
Breathe rhythmically a few times until the rhythm is fairly
e ablished, then place your hands upon the affected part of
the body of the patient, le ing them rest lightly over the part.
Then breathe rhythmically, holding the mental image that you
are fairly pumping Prana into the diseased organ or part,
stimulating it, and driving out the diseased conditions, just as
one may pump clear water into a pail of dirty water, and thus
drive out the la er in time. This plan is very effective if the
mental image of the pumping operation is clearly held, the
inhalation representing the lifting of the pump-handle, and
the exhalation the actual pumping. In this way the patient is
filled full of Prana and the diseased condition is driven out.
Every once in a while raise the hands and flick the fingers as
if you were throwing off the diseased condition. It is well to do
this occasionally and also to wash the hands after treatment,
as otherwise you may take on a trace of the diseased condition
of the patient. During the treatment let the Prana pour into
the patient in one continuous stream, allowing yourself to be
merely the pumping machinery connecting the patient with
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the universal supply of Prana, and allowing it to flow freely
through you. You need not work the hands vigorously, but
simply enough that the Prana freely reaches the affected parts.
The rhythmic breathing must be pra iced frequently during
the treatment, so as to keep the rhythm normal and to afford
the Prana a free passage. It is be er to place the hands on the
bare skin, but where this is not advisable or possible place them
over the clothing. Vary above method occasionally during the
treatment by stroking the body gently and softly with the
finger tips, the fingers being kept slightly separated. This is
very soothing to the patient. In cases of long standing you may
find it helpful to give the mental command in words, such as
get out, get out, or be strong, be strong, as the case may be,
the words helping you to exercise the will more forcibly and
to the point. Vary these instructions to suit the needs of the
case, and use your own judgment and inventive faculty. We
have given you the general principles and you can apply them
in hundreds of different ways. The above apparently simple
instruction, if carefully studied, and applied, will enable one
to accomplish all that the leading magnetic healers are able
to, although their systems are more or less cumbersome and
complicated. They are using Prana ignorantly and calling it
magnetism. If they would combine rhythmic breathing with
their magnetic treatment they would double their efficiency.
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Chapter IX.
Pranic Treatments.
t is well to begin treatments by preparing the hands, as follows:
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Preparing the Hands. Rub the hands together briskly
for a few minutes, and then swing them to-and-fro a li le
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