Why VRT Works

An interesting piece of literary input from Gordon Anderson, guru of the old-time bodybuilder's turn-of-the century physical fitness courses:

"British doctors have known for a long time that some Indian yogis could demonstrate voluntary control of physiological processes that are by definition involuntary. It was reported by physicians in the last century, for instance, that certain yogis could stop their hearts, or could be buried for many days and when dug up 'come back to life.' These reports were not widely believed at first, but as decades passed and more reports came in, and the phenomenon of hypnosis came to Western medical attention, it became clear that the normally involuntary section of the physiological apparatus could be manipulated somehow by volition and mental instructions, primarily through control of visualization."

"Beyond Biofeedback"
by Elmer and Alyce Green of the Menninger Foundation
Knoll Publishing 1977
page 61