▁program ▁includes ▁special ▁g ymn ast ics , ▁breath ing ▁techniques , ▁ps y cho - dynamic ▁actions ▁on ▁h orm ones ▁and ▁n erve ▁p lex us ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁asc end ▁to ▁what ▁corresponds ▁to ▁body ▁and , ▁though ▁not ▁being ▁body , ▁makes ▁up ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁ener get ic ▁bodies ▁per me ating ▁the ▁organ ic ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁finally ▁reaching ▁the ▁caus al ▁body ▁where ▁the ▁imm ort al ▁I ▁res ides . ▁Out - of - body ▁experiences ▁( in ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁direct , ▁personal ▁experience ▁of ▁spiritual ▁world s ), ▁methods ▁of ▁med itation ▁on ▁the ▁cent res ▁of ▁force ▁directly ▁linked ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁imm ort al ▁E go ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁med itation ▁on ▁the ▁heart ▁defined ▁by ▁Pal am id ess i ▁as ▁card i ogn osis ▁or ▁" inner ▁knowledge ▁of ▁one ' s ▁heart ) ▁and ▁exer cis es ▁of ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁some ▁past ▁lives ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁it iner ary ▁of ▁self - aw aren ess ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁journey ▁towards ▁God . ▁suggested ▁by ▁Ar che osof ica . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁treat ise ▁T ec n iche ▁di ▁Ris veg lio ▁In iz iat ico ▁( T ech ni ques ▁of ▁In iti atic ▁Aw ak ening ) ▁( Ed . Med iter ran ee ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁T omm aso ▁Pal am id ess i ▁presents ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁integral ▁as ces