The Fountain of Youth Within
believe in it deep in your heart of hearts. Through
Any illness can be remedied with the power of
positive thinking and proper breathing. One Japanese
centenarian doctor has proven this time and again —
and has become younger in the process!
In Japan, Dr. Nobuo Shioya has as much star appeal
as a Robbie Williams or a David Beckham in Europe.
But he did not get
such clout through
a hit record or
prowess on the
football field -
though for his age,
he is a stupendous
golf player. The
physician managed
to win the Japanese
Golf Championship
— 92 years after his
birth in 1902!
Two months after is
100th birthday, won
his 9th Seniors Golf
Tournament title.
At the age of 82, the newspapers started calling him
“Dr. Uncanny,” because he could still drive a golf ball
200 yards (a good 180 meters). Fifteen years later,
he humbly confessed, “Since then, I’ve been able to
hit it even farther.” On television, Nobuo Shioya was
able to win his third “Age Shoot” at the age of 94 -
i.e., hit all 18 holes of a golf course within 94 strokes
(corresponding to his age in years) Nobuo Shioya
gained renown among spiritualists throughout the
world from the books of Masaru Emoto, the scientist
who photographed water crystals to demonstrate
how feelings and thoughts modify the basic structure
of water (see ZeitenSchrift No. 1, page 46). In fact
it was Shioya who in 1999 led the ceremony at Biwa
Lake, Japan, before a gathering of several hundred
participants, where they prayed for world peace
and purification of the lake waters - successfully, as
substantiated by the images of the water crystals.
The Power of Visualization
Future generations will not be remembering Nobuo
Shioya because he was an excellent golf player,
but instead because he taught people how to heal
themselves, both physically as well as spiritually.
“The power of natural healing, which is instilled in
every human being from the time of birth, is much
stronger than people realize,” said the Japanese
physician in his book, Dr. Shioya’s Fountain of Youth
(available only in the Japanese original and German
translation). “It has the power to vanquish any disease
that exists. Still, in order to access this natural healing
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power, and to illicit an adequate result, you have to
the power of visualization, a person has the power to
create a “miracle” from within.
“The placebo effect is likewise stimulated by thoughts
and visualization, and its degree of efficacy also
depends on the strength of guided imagery. Some
people succeed and some do not, although they
try equally as hard. However much you believe, or
not believe, is the difference between success and
failure. People who are very lucky, and whose wishes
are fulfilled often have a guided imagination twice as
powerful as others.
“Through guided imagery and visualization, one can
access the inexhaustible powers of the universe. The
Chinese call it chi; in India, it is referred to as prana.
This power can be integrated into your consciousness.
Allow me to illustrate this with a metaphor: To light
a sheet of paper on fire with the use of sunlight, it
is not enough to let the sun shine on it - you need a
convex lens as well. This concentrates the light, and if
you aim the focus - the burning point - directly on the
paper, it starts to burn.
“Instead of the lens, we use guided imagery and
visualization, or rather, the creative power of
thoughts, and proper breathing methods. Sunlight is
available in abundance, but because it is dispersed,
the paper does not burn. The inexhaustible power of
the universe is likewise everywhere, but as long as it
is not concentrated through the lens of notional and
figurative thinking on one point in the body, beaming
on a specific goal, then the power is not being
targeted to actualize thought. An important aspect of
unlocking this infinite power is correctly placing the
focus, namely, at the center of the body. “And what
happens if we take that same piece of white paper
and cover it in black ink? The paper starts to burn
much quicker than if it had been left white. This is
because the color black absorbs light much better
than white. The act of ‘covering with black ink’ is
analogous to prayer. Perhaps now you can understand
why it is so important not just to ask for your wish,
but to heighten the power of that request by affirming
its certain fulfillment. “If you are recovering from
a serious illness, you should not say, ‘Please, heal
me,’ or ‘I wish I were healed.’ If you want success
at business, it won’t happen by saying ‘Let there be
success,’ or, ‘Please, make me a success.’ The key lies
in the affirmation: ‘I am healed,’ or ‘I am a success.’”
Nobuo Shioya knows what he is talking about. In his
book, he describes how the sole power of thought
made it possible for him to walk without a cane. For
him, the pains in the hip and leg joints that typically
accompany the aging process disappeared into thin
air. He likewise dispelled the clouds of an increasingly
forgetful mind:
I Don’t Want Alzheimer’s!
“One day I decided I would cure myself of this absent
mindedness. I kept repeating over and over, ‘My brain
cells are rejuvenating,’ and I sent the thought to my
brain cells, saturating them. Through thought and
feeling, I visualized the shape of the cells in detail,
and clearly imagined their living function. The results
set in a short time later.
“I am no longer at a loss for words, but instead can
directly access the words that I need. It’s no longer
exhausting to converse with other people, and I can
also hold my lectures without assistance.
“70% of human brain cells are unused, and there is a
theory which states they have no purpose whatsoever.
That is not true. The human body is analogous to the
universe, and there is not one thing that is useless.
So it cannot be that 70% of the brain’s cells are
ineffective. It is much more likely that each individual
brain cell indeed functions, using only 30 % of its
power. The remaining 70% are inactive.
“What would happen if you now imagined: ‘My brain
cells are rejuvenating, they are unfolding all of their
capabilities to the fullest,’ and, using the proper
breathing technique, inhale fresh oxygen and energy
into the body? The inactive 70% would similarly
become active. Our bodies possess a vast number
of capabilities that are in a state of suspended
animation. If people could tap the source of these
powers and use them in their daily lives, then human
potentiality would extend beyond the infinite.”
Experience the Power of Self Healing
Nobuo Shioya’s insights were borne of his own
suffering. He was very frail as a child. In fact, his
parents didn’t believe he would survive. His childhood
was marked by severe illness, yet while he was a
schoolboy, Shioya began trying out various breathing
techniques that would improve his condition. Because
he experienced the suffering of his own afflictions, he
felt compelled to help others who were suffering in
pain, and therefore became a physician. He studied
western medicine and integrated it with his knowledge
of eastern healing arts. His own case history made
obvious to his own eyes how important correct
breathing is for health. While still a young physician,
it so happened that he came down with tuberculosis.
He cast all of the medical advice he was given to
the wind, and began intensive abdominal breathing,
which, instead of being gentle on his body, placed
extreme demands on his lungs.
“I did something else ‘abnormal,’” remembered
Nobuo Shioya. “I used my guided imagination and
clung to the idea that a lung disease was not going
to get the best of me. I continuously imagined that
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the lungs were healed, and I had this completely
unfounded but immensely powerful self-confidence
within the depths of my heart that my mission
in life was to work as a physician. And heaven
would certainly not stop someone who pursues his
mission with all his might! About a year later, the
fevers stopped, and at some point, the tuberculosis
symptoms disappeared completely.”
Thanks to his positive outlook on life, even though
times were extremely difficult economically, Dr. Shioya
successfully built up a flourishing practice, not the
least because of his progress in the field of remote
healing drew more and more patients from all over
Japan. The doctor discovered that the complaints
from his patients disappeared much faster if he
imagined his patients as completely healthy.
What to Nobuo Shioya had long been a reality,
thanks to his personal experiences, was proven
as fact by Japanese scientists in one study under
stark experimental conditions: a Chi-Gong master
concentrated in Peking on a water glass that was
standing in laboratory in Tokyo, and by using the
power of thinking, directed his chi energy into the
water. Upon examination, the scientists determined
beyond a doubt that the electric conductivity of the
water had changed.
If water can be modified across great distances
merely through the power of thought, then remote
healing can no longer be dismissed as an inexplicable
“miracle.” Still, to some doctors it would border on
miraculous if cataracts or prostate disorders were to
disappear on their own, without surgical intervention.
But this is exactly what happened to Dr. Nobuo
Shioya’s own body.
Cataracts and Prostate Trouble
“Around the age of 85 I noticed how my sight was
deteriorating. By the time I was examined by a
doctor, the lenses of my eyes were actually clouded
over. I was advised to have surgery on the ‘cataracts’
diagnosed. ‘Are there no other methods of healing
besides an operation?’ I asked. No, there are none. -
So I stopped seeing this doctor.
“Instead, I did my daily breathing exercises and
developed the conscious image wherein my cataracts
would heal, that they were already completely healed!
That is what I envisioned over and over.
“In the meantime I noticed my sight gradually
returning. And when I allowed myself to be examined
by another doctor this time, he said that minor
symptoms of cataracts were visible, but these were
only in the initial stages. But they weren’t really in
the initial stages - they were well on their way to
being healed! Of course I did not allow myself to be
operated on, and now the cataracts have completely
disappeared.
“Shortly after that, I began to be plagued by prostate
enlargement. I could only urinate with difficulty, and
constantly felt like I had a full bladder. So I proceeded
the same way as with the cataract, and envisioned
the prostate as completely healed. But this did not
lead to any good results, and the symptoms started
getting worse. When I turned 90, I could hardly
urinate any more. “After going around in circles trying
to understand why my methods had not worked, I
finally recognized the reason: The strength of the
guided imagery, and the means by which I called forth
this vision, were not adequate! It became clear to me
that the power of the guided imagery able to heal
cataracts was insufficient to heal prostatitis.
“So I intensified the guided imagery even more. I
convinced myself that I was healed, and concentrated
on a vision of the urine being expelled in full strength
and with a full stream. And what happened then? The
next morning there was a dribble as thin as a cotton
fiber, which became increasingly thicker - and after a
week, I was completely healed.”
100 Years in the Best of Health
“Everyone wants to live a long life, but no one wants
to get old. This sentiment hits the nail on the head.
Because it is possible for everyone, same as me, to
live a long life, and to maintain physical fitness. On
the basis of my medical knowledge, I am convinced
that the human being has a physiological life span
of up to one hundred years. And there is no reason
why one cannot enjoy each and every one of these
years in complete health,” writes Nobuo Shioya, who
asserts from his own experience that he has become
ever younger and healthier since the age of 60. “Body
and mind can be rejuvenated by the power of thought.
This is what I have written; however, it is naturally
impossible for the condition and cells to become
younger in actuality. We don’t make ourselves younger
through the power of imagination, but rather return
ourselves to a target state of health.
“If, additionally, we draw sufficient oxygen into our
bodies through proper breathing, our resistance to
disease increases, and the life expectancy of the
individual cells is extended. I believe that a person
can protect themselves from 90% of the symptoms of
senility by the creative power of thinking, and proper
breathing.
“This is precisely how one also prevents cancer:
cancer is a symptom generated by diseased changes
to cells. Diseased cells multiply uncontrolled, and
inhibit the functions of healthy cells. I believe that the
causes lie in a chronic deficiency of oxygen.
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“Or to put it better: I not only believe it, but in fact
I know it, because all around me I have seen people
sick from cancer, and through my methods, they have
stopped the further spread of cancer cells, or even
lowered their numbers. That is a prime example of the
fact that a sufficient supply of cosmic life force called
chi, and oxygen is not only a defense against cancer,
but can also be a true means of healing.
“Of course, even the psyche can have a strong
influence on the occurrence of cancer. It has been
proven that a positive, optimistic attitude, laughter,
and humor strengthen the immune system.”
Many readers of Dr. Shioya’s book, which has been
on the Japanese market for more than a decade, have
confirmed that his methods had a successful effect
even on osteoporosis, stroke and heart disease. At
the age of 103, he is himself in excellent physical
and mental health, still has all his own teeth, and the
blood pressure of a young man in his prime. If all
old people were as healthy, we would not be dealing
with today’s wildly out-of-control healthcare costs. In
addition to a basic positive disposition, it only costs
a few minutes each day to maintain your own health
through proper breathing. Through this, one takes in
five times the amount of oxygen than with superficial
breathing. The effects are irrefutable:
At the age of 74, Nobuo Shioya took part in a trekking
tour on Mount Everest. At first, given his age, no one
wanted to take him along at all, because it was feared
he would get altitude sickness and perhaps even die
from it. Most of his fellow travelers were between
twenty and thirty years old - only one was 52. Still,
Shioya was the only who did not come down with
altitude sickness: indeed, the “old geezer” wound up
tending to and taking care of the youngsters!
Free Will against Determination
Based on the wealth of his experiences, Dr. Nobuo
Shioya believes that a person is capable of healing
even innate genetic defects through the positive power
of the consciousness. In his book, he writes, “The
existence of DNA leads to the generally accepted
notion that living beings subject to a certain kind of
pre-determined fate. For instance, cancer or diabetes
is more likely to appear in some families than in
others. That is to say, the information in the cells is
already determined before birth, and can later only
be modified with much difficulty. In other words: One
cannot alter congenital traits.
“I still believe: Congenital traits can be altered! I think
that one can take in the infinite power of the universe
into the body through the creative power of thought
and correct breathing, and be able to transfer this
power to the genes. It is then possible to shift innate
genetic information into a positive direction.”
A German physician confirmed his Japanese
colleague’s thesis many years ago: Dr. Ryke Geerd
Hamer, founder of the New Medicine movement
(Germanische Neue Medizin), was in a position to
help a little girl suffering from mongolism overcome
her genetic disease by freeing her from her psychic
conflicts. The insights gained from this case could
fundamentally change our understanding of genes,
because it is obvious that the genes, indeed, do not
have the last word.
Now that you have read numerous inspiring success
stories, the time has come for you to become active
for yourself. In the following passage, Dr. Nobuo
Shioya explains to you how you can make yourself
look and breathe like a young and healthy individual:
Shioya-shiki Seishin Chosoku-ho
Breathing practice with right mind devised by
Medical Doctor Nobuo Shioya
Breathing practice ( Chosoku-ho ) Close your eyes.
1. Breathe in slowly for 5–7 seconds. Push air into
the lower abdomen (Tanden) under the navel.
Lower abdomen should swell and become like a
balloon or ball.
2. Hold the breath and close your anus for 5–10
seconds. Strain your lower abdomen muscle and
make your abdomen balloon hard. Please do not
forget to close your anus. You must not strain
your abdomen too much. You must not strain your
upper body at all.
3. Breathe out slowly for 5–10 seconds. Lower
abdomen should shrink and draw back. Relieve
all of your muscles. Try to exhale longer than
inhaling.
4. Breathe in naturally.
5. Breathe out naturally.
Above-mentioned length of the breathing is just a
rough standard, so you can do it in your own capacity.
If you do it too much extremely, you will lose softness
and get tense. Try to hold your breath and breathe
out longer in your capacity. In doing this, your brain
wave will become, that is to say, you will be in a very
relaxed status of your body and mind.
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Repeat above 1 through 5 for 25 times.
Definite statement and image practice During above
1 to 3, try to speak to yourself and have a vivid image
of your desire.
When you breathe in, speak to yourself and have a
vivid image as follows. Infinite forces of the universe
have been put into lower abdomen, then the forces
have spread over the whole body.
When you hold the breath, speak to yourself and have
a vivid image of your desire.
This should not be “I want to be…”, but should be “I
have gained…”. For example, if you get lung cancer,
your talking should be like “I have recovered complete
health” and your image should be like “I am in good
health” or “Clear blood circulate in and out from my
lung organs”.
Your desire should not be necessarily relate to your
health. For example, if you hope your business will go
well, speak to yourself so and have an image that you
have been already busy with your business.
And your desire does not necessarily relate to you. For
example, if you want to cure other person’s illness,
it is O.K. for you to do the practice. Or if you want to
find a good job for your daughter, it is also O.K. for
you to do so.
If you have 5 wishes, have each one talking and image
through each 5 times. If you have 2 wishes, have one
talking and image through 15 times, have another
through 10 times.
Dr. Shioya says this practice will make all of your
desires realized. But if the desire were not consistent
with general happiness of the mankind or earth, you
would take some negative reactions on the realized
desires someday after you attain your wish.
When you breathe out, speak to yourself and have a
vivid image as follows: ”Waste materials of the body
have been breathed out. My whole body has been
purified. I have become younger.” (The last one is not
needed if you are young.)
If you do not have time to do above breathing practice
25 times at once, it is O.K. to do it by 5 times
respectively. You can do it anytime in anywhere. Of
course, it is a little bit better to do 25 times at once,
but to do it time by time will still give you a merit.
Posture requirement is to relax, but not bend forward
too much or backward too much. You can do it in
sitting on the chair or floor or standing or lying.
Suzu no In
Except lying posture, the position of the hands is
right hand over the left hand in front of your navel at
the distance of one fist. Left hand sits horizontally.
Put your right hand over your left hand vertically.
Grasp both hands each other as if you hold the small
egg within them. Cross your right thumb over your
left thumb. The angle of both your arms are at 90
degrees. Both of your arms touch your body softly.
This hands posture is called “Suzu no In” (sign of the
bell).
When you practice in the lying posture, you can just
put both your hands beside your body with palms
facing down.
There might be many detailed questions against
above requirements. You do not have to stick to the
detailed so much. For example, if you can not follow
above instructions for image practice due to lack of
concentration, it is O.K. for you to do only breathing
practice. Only breathing practice will give you big
merits. While you practice day by day in the relaxed
situation, you will come to notice that you attain your
desires.
Declaration
When you finished above 1 to 5 for 25 times (if you
want to do more, it is O.K. to do till whenever you like
to stop), to breathe in and out 10 times naturally, but
slowly. In this time, try to speak the next phrase when
you breathe out.
“Having focused infinite forces of the universe, the
time of perfect peace has come on earth”.
You can speak it in your mind or speak out if
circumstances allow it.
First 25 times, image and talking is only for you or
your family or friend. In above declaration, the peace
means the peace for earth and all sentient beings. So
if you declare above mantra, it means you pray that
world peace attain for all sentient beings.
Right Mind (Seishin)
Right mind status means as follows:
1. Think positively and take everything that happens
around you positively.
2. Never forget to be thankful to surroundings.
3. Do not complain.
Above right mind status will generate right things at
your surroundings. Negative and dark mind status will
generate such surroundings. In your daily life, try to
keep right mind status so that you could bring forth
happiness.