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Quotes on Asteya
“Finding the difference between wants and needs seems to be a difference in attitude to ‘what can I get: to ‘what can I give.” “What can I get” is an attitude of wanting, possessing, and hoarding. “What can I give” … Continue reading
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Asteya
“Don’t steal, the Yoga Sutra says, and all good things will come to you. Because asteya is commonly translated to mean refraining from taking anything that is not freely offered, the first things most people think of are money, clothes, … Continue reading
Heart Month: 7 Symptoms Women Ignore
Heart attack symptoms are not unisex. In an article published this month in Prevention Magazine, women may experience these seven symptoms that are warning signs that a heart attack may be on the horizon. 1. Fatigue –Weeks before a heart attack … Continue reading
Satya – a quote from Robert Browning
“Truth lies within ourselves: it takes no rise from outward things, whatever you may believe. There is an inmost center in us all, where truth abides in fullness and to Know rather consists in opening out a way whence the … Continue reading
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More on the Root Lock
The word Bandha means “voluntary contraction of a group of muscles.” The Mula Bandha is the contraction of the perineum or the zone between the genitals and the anus. Be patient in acquring this skill it can take years of practice … Continue reading
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Back Health
A Yogic Approach to Back Pain Suffering from back pain? Yoga can help. By Timothy McCall, M.D. Each year, millions of Americans suffer from debilitating back pain. Despite Western medicine’s phenomenal advances and powerful technology, two of the most commonly … Continue reading
Taking care of your liver
The liver’s main function is to filter toxins and excessive or poor quality fatty acids. When we take in more chemicals or fats than the liver can handle, it stores them. One way of releasing these stored toxins and fats … Continue reading
Healthy Sleep
The second foundation focuses on getting a good nights sleep. When you consider that 84 million Americans suffer from some kind of sleep problem, understanding what it takes to restore our bodies deserves our attention. It is during sleep that our … Continue reading
13th Century Poem by Rumi
You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings. … Continue reading
Jan. 29th class quotes
When we start at the center of ourselves, we discover something worthwhile extending toward the periphery of the circle. We find again some of the joy in the now, some of the peace in the here, some of the love … Continue reading
