Authentic program of complex of healing

breathing exercises by Dr. Arthur Mhitaryan

Authorship certificate Nr. 13292

In the second part of 20 century eastern philosophy and mysticism

started piercing actively into the consciousness of westerners.  Western
world has been introduced to acupuncture, eastern types of massage,
ayurveda medicine, yoga, u-shu, Dao's practices, etc.
Different eastern teachers and instructors of Yoga and Chi gun
started to come to the west actively introducing different types of
healing techniques and philosophic flowing.
Western scientists at the same time started to search for parallels
between science and eastern mysticism.
Similarities have been found, for example, between quantum
physics and Buddhism, between bootstrap physic theory (the universe
is considered as a net of dynamically related events) and Daoism,
between "Book of Changes I-Chin" and gene engineering.
The world based on Newton - Cartesian approach, where the main
role was given to objects was left behind. This principle has become
clearly seen when physics' scientists started researching sub-atom
world which is expressed in the formulae of uncertainty by Heisenberg:
"observer researching inner world influences the process of
researching this world". This principle portraits the measure of unity
and interrelation of the universe.
   A complex of breathing exercises which is represented in this
work has been developed during the research of parallels between
western medical science, eastern philosophy and healing practices.
The complex has been invented by a psycho-therapist doctor, who
has actively studied eastern healing practices for many years.
The breathing gymnastics has been brought into the world during
the research of interaction of Dao' circle "Yin and "Yan", work of heart's
muscle and functioning of cerebral hemispheres.

Lets study circle of interaction of Dao' energies "Yin" and "Yan".

That is an interaction of energies which smoothly flow one in to

another.  The circle from Daoism’s point of view represents the
beginning of genesis of any process in the universe.
Two energies (in Eastern terminology "Yin" and "Yan") begin to
interact smoothly, turning one in to another. As it is seen in the
drawing there is a small dark dot in the light area and a little light dot
in the dark area.
This circle represents that there is no interaction of two pure
energies, but is interaction of their conditions.
Quoting Lao Chi: "Yin can't born separately. Yan can't grow
separately".   Dao's philosophy says: "there is no pure energy Yan and
pure energy Yin, but there are their certain condition where in every
Yan's part (light area) is a little Yin's part (little dark circle in the light
area), and in every Yin's part (dark area) is a little Yan's part (light
circle in the dark area).
In Chinese terminology those energies are called „Big Yan – small
Yin” and „Big Yin - little Yan”.
As a matter of fact that circle represents, firstly: that nature has
got no pure "black", nor pure "white", but there are their undertones,
and secondly, that everything in this world is relative. For example, if
there is minus 25 degrees' cold outside we can say that it is very cold.
However, if the temperature falls to minus 35 degrees, then 25
degrees' cold would relatively be warm weather.
Rhythm of interaction of "Yin" and "Yan" energies serves as a
pedestal of the creation of the world.
The "eight miracle of the world" - book of changes "I-chin", which
is known for its esoteric and scientific aspects is also based on the
fundamentals of "Yin" and "Yan" energies.
Let us now consider the function of heart muscle.
Until the middle of 20th century it was believed that heart's
muscle is functioning in two stages: relaxation stage and a stage of
straining. During the stage of straining the muscle strains and drives
the blood out. During the stage of relaxation it rests and gets ready for
the new straining.
From the second part of 20th century medical science has been
actively developing and many discoveries were made. It was
discovered by physiologists that heart's ventricles are not functioning
according to diphase cycle (relaxation - straining) but according to
tetra-phases cycle.
Table 1 represents scheme of functioning of heart's muscle.  
Table 1: Cycle of functioning of heart's ventricles
 Phases
Periods

VENTRICLES' systole ~0.33 s
Period of isometric straining ~0,08 s
Period of driving the blood out ~0.25 s
Protodiastolic period ~0.04 s
Diastole of ventricles  ~0.47 s
Period of isometric relaxation ~0,08 s
Period of filling with blood ~ 0,25 s
Presystolic period ~0,1 s

Functioning of the heart's muscle consists of two stages of systole

and two stages of diastole. Systole (the active stage) consists of period
of isometric straining and a period of driving the blood out.
Diastole (stage of relaxation) consists of period of isometric
tension and period of filing with blood.

In  Between systole and diastole there is protodiastolic and

presystolic periods.  These periods are when one stage turns in to
another. Before heart's ventricles are going to strain and drive the
blood out they meet the stage of isometric tension, when muscles are
tensioned, but straining is not occurs yet.
And before hearts ventricles are going to relax they meet the
stage of isometric tension when before relaxation the muscle is tensed.
Now let's try to think not by categories of objects but of relations.
If we consider systole (active stage), then the period of isometric
tension - is a small "Yin's" part with regard to big "Yan's" part (the
period of driving the blood out).
If we consider diastole (passive phase), then the period of
isometric straining - is a small "Yan's" part with regard to big "Yin's"
part (the period of filing with blood). In Dao circle that is small white
 circle on black background.

The analogy with Dao circle is coming up by itself.

Period of driving
blood out

Period of isometric
straining

Protodiactolic period and

presystolic period
Period of isometric
relaxation

Period of filling
with blood

At the beginning the period of isometric tension - the small "Yin"

then period of driving the blood out - the big "Yan", further - period of
isometric tension - the small "Yan" and period of filling with blood - Big
"Yin"

Let us now consider function of cerebral hemispheres

It was known before the second part of the 20th century that brain
consists of two hemispheres. Those are connected between each other

by certain structure (connective tissue) which is called corpus callosum.

Also it was known that the right cerebral hemisphere is responsible for
movements of the left part of body, and the left hemisphere is
responsible for movements of the right part of body.

However,   it appeared that specialization of hemispheres is much

more serious.
That was promoted by works of scientists Sperry and Gazanegga
They were studying epileptics, who were operated to divide corpus
callosum (connective tissue between hemispheres) in order to reduce
pain and people who have had traumas of left and right hemispheres.
As a result of those experiments it was discovered that left
hemisphere controls processes of speech, writing, mathematics
operations, logic, counting.
Right hemisphere dominates in matching faces, area's
orientation, dreams, fantasies, emotions.
Interesting results were acquired from researching personalities
who had traumas of left and right cerebral hemispheres.
If a person has had a trauma of left hemisphere, he or she couldn't
speak, because left hemisphere is responsible for speech. However
after certain training those people were able to speak.  That was not an
advanced speech but still they could talk.

 If a person has had a trauma of right hemisphere, the person shouldn't be 

able to see dreams. However these people still were able to see dreams.

Not same high quality dreams as common people see, but still they
were able to.
Again, the analogy with the Dao circle comes up: in left hemisphere
there are some cells of the right hemisphere. And there are some cells
of the left hemisphere in the right hemisphere. See the drawing.
 Left hemisphere

Right hemisphere's 
neurons 

Corpus callosum
Link between right and left 
hemispheres
Left hemisphere's 
neurons 

Right
hemisphere

  A person can live a normal life when both hemispheres

functioning and there is a connection between them. For example,
right hemisphere is forming complete vision of space ("Yin") and
transfers it to the left hemisphere. At the same time left hemisphere is
transferring that vision through the speech ("Yan").
  This way the analogy is found between the "Dao circle", heart
muscle and functioning of cerebral hemispheres.
Now there is a question: "how to use that?"
It was decided to use that for breathing function. That was
promoted by several reasons.
Firstly, breathing is the major physiologic function of the organism.
Secondly, the function of breathing is for 70% controlled by breast-
belly diaphragm. Clinical researches showed that almost all patients
who had problems with the spine, especially with slipped disks, had
disorders in work of diaphragm as well.
Thirdly, breathing if the function which reacts at change of
emotions immediately. For example, during anger there is a certain
type of breathing, during depression - another, and during paste - a
different type.

Yet Avicenna, the ancient and renowned doctor had differentiated 26 types 

of breathing.  
At present time Body-Oriented Psychotherapy is considering
unblocking of the breathing as one of the main points in treatment.
Fourthly, almost all eastern healing systems are giving the major
role to breathing. During thousands of years it was known that by
changing function of breathing one can influence consciousness and
there were breathing exercises developed in order to put the organism
in modified state of consciousness.
Fifthly, the function of breathing is connected with the activity of
sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve systems. Sympathetic system
which is responsible for activity of organism is activated during
inhaling. Parasympathetic system, which is responsible for passivity
(relaxation), is activated during exhaling.
The principle "small Yin" - "big Yan" and "big Yin" - "small Yan"
was used for breathing.

The   conclusion   is:   Human   beings have got four stage rhythmic
breathing cycle: inhale, pause; additional inhale and straight away
exhale; pause, additional exhale, and inhale straight away.
Additional inhale ad exhale are accordingly "small Yin" and "big
Yan". Pauses are the transformation of "Yan" to "Yin" and of "In" to
"Yan".