Biofeedback: The Yoga of the West

"If we can make ourselves sick, then perhaps we can learn to make ourselves well". Based on that assumption, Dr. Elmer Green, his wife Alyce, and colleagues at the Menninger Foundation research the ability of the mind to control the body. They test Indian yogis who can stop their hearts at will or remain in a airtight box for hours. They study pain, bleeding and infection. And through the use of biofeedback training, they help patients overcome disease and develop a sense of self-mastery and deeper insight into the subconscious.