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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Inmates Gets Time Off Sentences for Taking Yoga
The prisons of India's state of Madhya Pradesh offer special yoga classes to the incarcerated. For every one-to-three month program completed, the prisoners receive a reduced sentence by 15 days.
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More PhotosThat's the philosophy behind a program in India's state of Madhya Pradesh where prisons offer special yoga classes to the incarcerated. Instead of breaking rocks, they learn yoga positions, like the downward dog which is when a person gets on all fours and forms an inverted V by pushing their buttocks high into the air.
For every one-to-three month program of yoga lessons completed, the prisoners receive a prison reduction of 15 days.
Murderers and thieves learn to meditate and breathe from some of the world's best yoga instructors like Swami Ramdev.
"So many of the prisoners have total life transformations and now they are very responsible citizens of the country and they become yoga teachers as well," said Ramdev through an interpreter. "They become the course of inspiration and respected citizens of their community." (More)
Source: ABC News
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Meditation for the Practitioner
Source: Massage Today
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Three Reasons Why Mindfulness Meditation Helps Relationships
Here are three of the many reasons I give to them, with some examples we can all relate to. (More)
Source: Psychology Today
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thinking Happy Thoughts at Work
Instead, she got a big dose of something new: Happiness coaching. Keynote speaker Shawn Achor—a former Harvard University researcher and former co-teacher of one of the university's most popular courses, Positive Psychology—extolled 90 listening employees to shake off dark moods at work by practicing such happiness-inducing techniques as meditation or expressing gratitude.
To her surprise, Dr. Rivera says, she drove home filled with thoughts about cheering up; "if I assume a negative attitude and complain all the time, whoever is working with me is going to feel the same way." (More)
Source: Wall Street Journal
Monday, January 25, 2010
"Doga", Yoga and Meditation For Dogs And Their Owners
Doga aficionados are adamant: there's nothing like balancing your cocker spaniel on your belly as you stretch to create a bond between you and your canine companion. The practice stems from an unsaid philosophy shared by many yogis: because dogs are pack animals, they are a natural match for yoga's emphasis on connection with other living creatures. (More)
Source: The Observers
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Yoga You Can Do at Your Desk
Working at a desk all day can leave you achy and stressed, but yoga can help you deal with that -- and for some yoga exercises you don't even have to get out of your chair.
Celebrity yoga and pilates instructor Kristin McGee, Fila's yoga ambassador, shared some simple moves you can practice at your desk. (More)
Source: CBS News
Friday, January 22, 2010
Meditate Your Way to Good Health
Source: Fit Sugar
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Relaxation Through Meditation to Manage Excessive Stress
All forms of meditation take practice and are excellent for managing stress; they include: (More)
Source: Empowher
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Techies Told to Turn to Yoga, Meditation to Beat Stress
Impressed by the value yoga adds in his own company in terms enhancing enthusiasm and output, Chairman of city-based IT firm MindTree, Ashok Soota, says the practice certainly helped the firm’s professionals energise themselves.
Asked about the tendency by a section of IT industry to brush under carpet health concerns of young professionals triggered by long hours of work before computers, he pointed out that the sector literally employs millions of people.
“I would not necessarily speak for the BPO sector and its 24X7 pressures”, Soota, a past President of Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology and Confederation of Indian Industry, said. (More)
Source: The Hindu
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Self-centred Buddhism
Western Buddhism can be a serious business. If you travel to Newton Abbot in Devon, and then make your way a few miles further west – through the village of East Ogwell, and then the hamlet of West Ogwell – you arrive at Gaia House, one of the places in the UK where western Buddhism is being forged with impressive commitment. It's a meditation centre. Run by volunteers, who offer a year at a time to manage the place, it hosts retreats – periods of time, running from a single day to many weeks, during which retreatants meditate. (More)
Source: The Guardian
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Accident Leads to Meditation Practice
A hunting accident came perilously close to killing St. Romain, but his traumatic journey through that experience led to an appreciation of meditation and a spiritual awakening.
"I was duck hunting south of here," St. Romain said. "I slipped, heard a bang, got shot and was bleeding from my head. At first, I was terrified. Then that shifted into sadness, and I told those with me to tell (wife) Barb and (daughter) Claire that I love them, because I didn't think I'd see them again.
"Then I shifted into this incredible awareness of my breath. I was so present with my breath, so connected. My terror had eased dramatically." (More)
Source: The Adversier
Friday, January 15, 2010
Meditation Could "Prevent Thousands" Relapsing With Depression Every Year
Andrew McCulloch, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, made the statement on the day that a report from his charity urged for mindfulness – a form of Buddhist meditation - to be widely available on prescription.
In 2004, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommended mindfulness-based cognitive therapy courses for people who had had depression at least three times. (More)
Source: PsycMinded.co.uk
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Chain Your Ego and Unchain Your Spirit
the world.” Change has to start from within, say the award-winning authors of 15 books on meditation, self-development and social action in their latest offering, How meditation can transform you and the world, “If we want to have more love in our lives, we must become more loving; if we genuinely want to end terrorism and to bring real and peaceful change in the world, then we must start by ending the war within ourselves.” (More)
Source: Economic Times
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Meditating With a Baby
Source: Beliefnet
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Schoolboys Getting Classes in Meditation and Stress Relief
In what is being described as a ground-breaking school curriculum addition, the school’s pupils aged 14 and 15 are taking part in the courses designed by Oxford and Cambridge psychologists.
The school’s year 10 pupils’ “mindfulness” course, which will last for two months, is said to be one of the first in the country, which was designed to develop skills in concentration and to combat anxiety.
The school also reportedly said it showed teenagers the benefits of silence and helps them to identify certain “corrosive” mindsets that could lead to mental health problems. (More)
Source: The Telegraph
Monday, January 11, 2010
The Meditation Zone
Dr. Paul Masters President of The University of Metaphysics and an expert in the field of meditation, coined the phrase which is the title of this article 'The meditation zone' many years ago, and he refers to it as, halfway between wakefulness and sleep. Now, when a person gets into this 'Meditation Zone' where they are both relaxed, whilst concentrating on the pure power of the actual state that they're in, one can do several things. (More)
Source: The Nassau Guardian
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Three Fundamentals of a Meditation Practice
There are three simple steps to set up a practice: create the appropriate environment, maintain a relaxed and alert posture and have an intention. (More)
Source: AnnArbor.com
Saturday, January 9, 2010
How to Breathe Stress Away This Year
Today's world is increasingly defined not by who we are but by what we do. Work plays an increasingly important role in life. Considering the volatile job market and the apprehension that inevitably accompanies it, those who are employed feel the sense of impending doom. Those who are jobless worry, realizing that their future remains uncertain. (More)
Source: mycentralnewjersey.com
Friday, January 8, 2010
Five (Etiquette) Tips For Better Yoga
Yoga is far different than any other fitness class. The breathing, the awareness, and the quiet of the room all contribute to the experience for all attendees -- so best not to be the jerk in the room.
Joining me today is guest blogger Noel Rozny. Noel's a fitness freak who's had her share of rude-butts interrupt her "oms." Take it away, Noel, and I'll chime in with my bitchy two cents: (More)
Source: Chicago Now
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Meditation Not Medication for Depression
A report for The Mental Health Foundation says many patients with recurrent depression are not getting access to therapies like meditation.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was recommended for people who suffer repeated bouts of depression by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in 2004. However, the report called ‘Be Mindful’ says that, five years later, only one in five GPs say they can get the treatment for their patients, and only one in 20 prescribe it regularly.
Depression facts
The Mental Health Foundation says depression affects one in 10 people and costs the economy £7.5 billion a year.
The number of prescriptions made each year for antidepressants in England has doubled in a decade to 36 million in 2008. (More)
Source: WebMD
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Why Meditation Therapy on the NHS is so Vital
So I'm appalled that a meditation-based therapy which works - and was recommended by advisory body NICE five years ago - is still largely unavailable on the NHS.
A report released yesterday by the Mental Health Foundation reveals that only one in five GPs have access to the therapy, known as mindful meditation.
It combines meditation with yoga and cognitive behavioural therapy, an established technique that tackles negative thinking. Three-quarters of GPs say they still have to prescribe antidepressants due to lack of access to more effective alternatives.
It's a crying shame as mindful meditation is clinically proven to cut the risk of a relapse by half. This could make a huge difference as one in 10 people will be affected by clinical depression at some point. (More)
Source: Mirror
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Cure Cervical Cancer through Diet, Yoga and Meditation
Source: Natural News
Monday, January 4, 2010
Meditate To Keep The Mind Active?
A team from the University of Wisconsin recently learned that meditation may help some individuals to focus their minds and attention. This may be helpful for treating individuals who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), believes study leader Antoine Lutz.
"For example, attention training is worth examining for disorders like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," Lutz explains. (More)
Source: Personal Liberty Digest
Sunday, January 3, 2010
5 Tips to Better Meditation
Do I "om?" Picture a white-sand beach? Breathe white light out of my nostril? Can I scratch that itch on my back before I lose my mind?
Studies show that meditation has many health benefits, from lowering blood pressure to boosting happiness. But nothing defeats the purpose like stressing out about it. So let's keep it simple.
Stephan Bodian, a California psychotherapist and author of "Meditation for Dummies," recommends mindfulness meditation as best for stress reduction. In mindfulness meditation, you let yourself be fully present in the moment by focusing on your breath.
Bodian offered five pointers: (More)
Source: Chicago Tribune
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Looking to Reduce Stress in 2010? Meditation, Helpful Solution
Source: Cherry Hill In New Jersey
Friday, January 1, 2010
Control Emotions Through Meditation
My recommendation is that you make your life a meditation. Let me explain why I reached such a seemingly radical attitude.
I read an article by Zen teacher Shinzen Young recommending a slow-motion dishwashing practice. The idea is to intentionally wash your dishes at about half the speed you would normally wash them. It works. It forces the brain to slow down and relax. It put me right into alpha (pleasant) brain waves and was great fun.
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Source: Chattanooga Times

























