Declassified CIA Manual Reveals Five-Step Technique to Boost Physical Power

A 1977 training manual prepared for a secret CIA program describes a simple breathing and visualization method said to enhance strength and reaction speed.

• The US Central Intelligence Agency declassified the 21-page manual in 2003, after it was prepared by the Monroe Institute for Applied Sciences in 1977.
• The manual claims that closing the eyes, inhaling, and visualizing a "powerful red energy" while imagining a movement allows the person to perform with "greater strength, speed, and coordination."
• The manual was studied and used by the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) in experiments during the Cold War.
• The document warns that the technique should only be attempted after completing the first session of the Gateway Program, which uses binaural audio technology.