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“Which is the biggest addiction we humans can have?” The master asks her disciple.

“Alcohol and Drugs!” Responds the disciple wondering why the master was asking such a simple question.

“Yes it is true that it is not easy to break an addiction to substances like alcohol or drugs but think of something that is even more addictive.”

The disciple seems confused. He tentatively responds, “Gambling? It is not a substance but a habit. Is this the answer you are looking for?”

The master shakes her head, “You are right that the answer I am looking for is an habit. However the correct answer is a much deeper habit, much deeper than gambling.”

The disciple now knows that he has to go deeper. He frowns his head in deep thought and then speaks slowly, “Love. We are all addicted to love. We spend our lives chasing love. Isn’t it true that love is our strongest addiction?” Continue reading →

Recently I had the opportunity to teach yoga to a group of students with one common characteristic, Traumatic Brain Injury.

Circumstances of their disability – car accidents, drug abuse, suicide attempts, illnesses- varied and were tragic in their reality and swiftness. What impressed me was the student’s willingness to participate. The students presented with a variety of physical conditions, some were ambulatory, others were not, most were stiff, some had difficulty communicating, used wheelchairs, had paralysis, but each student showed willingness to be fully present to this new experience. Yoga has shown to be beneficial for a variety of conditions and each person brings with them their own reasons for their willingness to participate. Here is an outline of our practice and the benefits for each practice:

We began with chanting, “Om Shante” translating to peace and calling upon the feeling of peace within. The positive effect of chanting:

• 0pens the throat which is the center of communicating and truth
• Improves breath function and use of abdominal muscles in order to sustain long held sounds
• Activates the parasympathetic response with soft pitch sounding
• Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system response to produce energy
• Improves hand eye coordination when adding hand gestures to the chant

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Most of us are very careful of what we eat. We also take vitamins and supplements to preserve our health. But it may not be well understood that most of us generate copious amounts of poison within our body itself! What is stunning about this is that this is completely preventable. You can greatly enhance your health and well being if you learn how to eliminate this poison from your life! Knowledge is power and this less than 5 minute video shows you the essence of this problem. Once you know about the problem you can do something about it! Worth watching and sharing!

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