Accelerated language learning, Superlearning, mind-body enhancements, Ivan Barzakov, Tony Robbins, Lloyd Silverman, Rose Bryant-Tucker, Teri Mahaney, Superlearning music, hypermnesia, Georgi Lozanov, supermemory phenomena, sacred geometry, Hermetic philosophy Alfred Tomatis, Ernest Rossi, Raymond Abrezol
How did Bulgarian Ivan Barzakov bring the roots of Superlearning to America?
Answer: Ivan Barzakov wanted to escape the yoke of the Communist oppression in Bulgaria and go to America. This entailed swimming for seven miles in the open, cold, shark-infested waters of the Adriatic sea and onto the marshy Yugoslavian coast and from there crossed the border to end up in a refugee camp in Italy. This dangerous journey started on a September 10, 1976 and the fact that he suffered from asthma did not deter him from accomplishing his goal of freedom. Another goal of his was to convey what he had learned under the Bulgarian M.D. Georgi Lozanov, who had developed a new method of accelerated language learning and memory that later became the origin of all Western Superlearning systems. He felt that the pursuit of discovering and enhancing human potential for learning and hence, using our untapped powers and capabilities could only be realized in the free reign of democracy in the West, particularly in the US.
[...] Low doses of microwave can cause the hypothalamus cells to begin to atrophy after five months. Thus, being exposed to ELF magnetic or electric fields from heaters, TV, hair-dryers, computers, waterbeds, power stations, and the like can have detrimental effects on memory and general physical and mental health. These ELF fields form a sort of electronic smog, which has been found to cause hyperactivity, disturbed sleep, memory deterioration, learning disabilities, depression of the immune system, cancer, and a variety of mental and behavioral disorders such as depression. [...]
[...] They work because they engage the brain on many levels, especially visual processing, which is estimated to involve, at least to some degree, about 80 percent of the brain. Tony and Barry Buzan9 summarize mind mapping laws as follows: Technique 1. Emphasis: use clear images, use dimensions in images and around words, blend the five senses (words describing the meaning in terms of sensations), use variations in size (lines, images and printing), use organized and appropriate spacing Association: use arrows for connections within and across branch patterns, use colors, use codes Clarity: keep paper placed horizontally (landscape orientation), make central lines thicker and organic (wavy or slightly curved), use only one key-word per line, print all words as upright as possible, make line length equal to word length, make major branches connect to central image, connect lines to other lines, curve back the end of a branch line so that it embraces a branch outline or draw an unique image around it; e.g., a cloud Creativity: develop a personal style, while maintaining these laws, and find more associations. [...]
[...] This can also be seen in babies and toddlers; they express and show signs of stress if we hold or embrace them for too long. So, if stress as a mobilizing force is not channeled and utilized in order to move toward our goals, it will become inner stress. An important part of this utilization lies in the correct choice and channeling of various stressors into physical activities of the body Why does Baroque music elicit a state of alert relaxation? [...]
[...] Again, deep rhythmic breathing is used and the feeling of relaxation is enhanced through the use of imagery and suggestion. A variation on progressive relaxation is scanning and relaxing, where a mental scan is done for each part of the body to be aware of and to release any tension that might be present. Gold-Blue Energy Breathing Lying down comfortably with the head pointing north and the feet south, the palms are placed to the sides facing upward. Slow deep breathing through the nose is combined with visualizing sunshine-golden energy flowing from the top of the head through the whole body and out the soles of the feet on inhalation. [...]
[...] It consists of a warm-up period followed by one or more relaxation and visualization exercises. The warm-up is done with eyes closed for two or three minutes and consists of imagining putting on a “relaxation mask” over the face that totally loosens up all of its muscles; the tongue should be on the inner gumline of the upper teeth. This is done while performing gentle, deep belly-breathing with exhalations twice as long as inhalations. Inhalations are gradually and progressively cycled from a one or two count to six or seven, without straining, and then back down to one or two. [...]
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