Saturday, November 29, 2008

December 5th - Fundraiser for South Shore Hospital Cancer Center


http://www.spascapedayspa.com

Benefit for the South Shore Hospital's Cancer Center at Spascape Day Spa

December 5th from 5-8 P.M.

Please be our guest at our Open House on December 5, 2008 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. We will be celebrating the Spa's one year anniversary and raising funds for South Shore Hospital's Cancer Center. Come out to support South Shore Hospital's new cancer center. There will be a silent auction, raffles, wine tasting and much more. Purchase spa gift certificates for your holiday gift giving and ten percent of purchase price will go to the hospital. Please join us to celebrate the holiday season and to help South Shore Hospital!

The Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in clinical affiliation with South Shore Hospital is under construction at 101 Columbian Street in South Weymouth. The Cancer Center will welcome its first patients in late 2009. Services provided at the Cancer Center will include medical oncology and chemotherapy infusion, diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, breast health services, surgical oncology consults, complementary medicine, laboratory and pharmacy services, a resource center, café healing gardens and a shop specializing in cancer care supplies. Adjacent the Cancer Center will be a parking garage.The Cancer Center will further enhance South Shore Hospital's already comprehensive cancer program, which features advanced surgical treatments, clinical trials, outpatient care, visiting nurse, and hospice services.

Friday, November 21, 2008

The Eightfold Path



I saw this research article on the role of media violence and the development of aggressive behavior in adolescents. It was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and is one of many studies documenting the role the media plays in influencing violent actions in our children - and I am sure many adults. I am also sure the violent video games, aggressive words in pop music, negative images and messages in books and profane language now common in the media contribute to this very low energy state many people live in. There is a book called "Power Versus Force" by David Hawkins, MD that presents interesting research on the energy states of certain mind states. The lowest was in those who are blameful, vindictive, revengeful and humiliating. The highest were in those living in peace, serenity, compassion, divine love and self-enlightenment.

The Eightfold path in Buddhism has very simple concepts about how to live: Buddha's Noble Truths, is the way to end suffering (dukkha). It has eight sections, each starting with the word samyak (Sanskrit, meaning correctly, properly, or "right"

Prajñā is the wisdom that purifies the mind, allowing it to attain spiritual insight into the true nature of all things. It includes:
dṛṣṭi (ditthi): viewing reality as it is, not just as it appears to be.
saṃkalpa (sankappa): freedom and harmlessness.

Śīla is the ethics or morality, or abstention from unwholesome deeds. It includes:
vāc (vāca): speaking in a truthful and non hurtful way
karman (kammanta): acting in a non harmful way
ājīvana (ājīva): a non harmful livelihood
Samādhi is the mental discipline required to develop mastery over one’s own mind. This is done through the practice of various contemplative and meditative practices, and includes:
vyāyāma (vāyāma): making an effort to improve - having discipline in the practice
smṛti (sati): awareness to see things for what they are with clear consciousness, being aware of the present reality within oneself, without any craving or aversion
samādhi (samādhi): correct meditation or concentration, explained as the first 4 dhyānas
The practice of the Eightfold Path is understood in one of two ways. It requires either simultaneous development (all eight items practiced in parallel), or it is conceived of as a progressive series of stages through which the practitioner moves, the culmination of one leading to the beginning of another.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism#The_Noble_Eightfold_Path

Wouldn't it be simple if some of these concepts were practiced and honored by more people in this world. Imagine if we lived in a world with right speech, action, thought, deeds and love for one another. As yoga teachers and practitioners - we learn about these ancient practices and principles to live the "yogic lifestyle". Pass the teachings on to your children, spouses, friends - about the role that media violence is creating in the way people are behaving and living their lives. This is the best way to promote peace.
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From the research on violence:You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and a new paper, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, researcher Paul Boxer, provides new evidence that violent media does indeed impact adolescent behavior.
The author's research, funded by the Centers of Disease Control, into media violence and its impact is only one aspect of his overall work, which “focuses on the impact of violence in all aspects of the social environment on child and adolescent development.” Boxer is currently working on research that emphasizes the role of family violence and community violence in children's aggressive behaviors.


Boxer et al. The Role of Violent Media Preference in Cumulative Developmental Risk for Violence and General Aggression. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, February 2009
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In a paper published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers document the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence.They found that these extremely violent movies were seen by an average of 12.5 percent of an estimated 22 million children age 10-14. One R-rated movie, Scary Movie, was seen by an estimated 10 million children, or about 48 percent of 10-14 year olds.

Dartmouth College (2008, August 4). Too Many Children See Extreme Violence In Movies. ScienceDaily. Retrieved November 21, 2008,
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Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term.The research clearly shows that exposure to virtual violence increases the risk that both children and adults will behave aggressively," said Huesmann, the Amos N. Tversky Collegiate Professor of Communication Studies and Psychology, and a senior research scientist at the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR). In his article, Huesmann points out that U.S. children spend an average of three to four hours a day watching television. "More than 60 percent of television programs contain some violence," he said, "and about 40 percent of those contain heavy violence."Exposure to violent electronic media has a larger effect than all but one other well-known threat to public health. The only effect slightly larger than the effect of media violence on aggression is that of cigarette smoking on lung cancer," Huesmann said.

"Our lives are saturated by the mass media, and for better or worse, violent media are having a particularly detrimental effect on the well-being of children," he said.

University of Michigan (2007, November 28). Violent TV, Games Pack A Powerful Public Health Threat. ScienceDaily.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Yoga Space Available for Rent - Plymouth - 900 sq ft




Gorgeous modern office space right across the street from public parking and doors down from several restaurants (so you will get high foot traffic). Get into Plymouth now before everyone wants to come to Plymouth once the Plymouth Rock Studios come in!

Includes heat, water, and electric. Second floor. Just move right in.

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/off/926498606.html

Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo - Dec 6&7 - Quincy Marriott



Healing the Impact of War and Violence

Boston Marriot in Quincy, Massachusetts

Saturday, December 6th & Sunday, December 7th

from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo is an international Peacemaker and author of
“Voices of Our Ancestors”. Her teachings arise from the traditions of the
Ani Yun Wiwa (Cherokee) and Vajrayana teachings of Tibet. She is the 27th
generation of the Ywahoo lineage, Wild Potato Clan, Eastern Cherokee Nation,
and a recognized teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. Venerable has guided thousands
to spiritual insight and success.

For information or to register contact:
lucieleb@aol.com or 617­.680­.8814

Cost of Weekend is $265*
Early registration $250 before Nov 22

* Tribally affiliated Native Americans may make traditional offerings.

Please Note: We request that participants please refrain from wearing perfumes, colognes, or other aromas.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Chakra and Crystal Healing Workshop - Nov 24th

Amethyst Day Spa
1044 Central Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-1140

Chakra & Crystal Healing Workshop
And Therapeutic Aromatherapy Sessions
with Dr. Ravi Ratan

Renowned clinical aromatherapist, healer and pioneer of chakra therapy from India
Dr. Ratan is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Body Work (NCBTMB as a continuing education provider. Dr. Ravi Ratan is an internationally-renowned aromatherapist from Mumbai, India. Author of HANDBOOK OF AROMATHERAPY” and co-author of JOURNEY THROUGH CHAKRAS, he conducts training seminars and workshops in India, USA, UK, Canada & the UAE.

One of the pioneers of aromatherapy in India, Dr. Ratan comes from a lineage of healers and teachers, having achieved his Masters of Science, followed by D.Sc. He runs a Mind & Body Center at Mumbai along with his psycho-aromatherapist wife, Dr. Minoo Ratan and has done extensive clinical and research work using essential oils for health, healing and wellness, especially for stress management, healing of ulcers, wounds and sores, pain management, etc. His approach to aromatherapy combines ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern aromatherapy principles.
Date: Monday, November 24, 2008

Chakras and Crystal Healing Workshop
Monday, Nov 24th 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Cost: $60

Come join us for an exciting workshop about Chakras & Crystal Healing. The seven major chakras are transfer points for our thoughts, emotions, and the physical functioning of specific endocrine glands. When we are balanced, they pulsate with light, but when our emotions are blocked, they become dull and sluggish. Learn to heal and balance the Chakras with essential oils and crystals which help in Chakra healing, general wellbeing, and assisting one in becoming re-united with Source.

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Private Therapeutic Aromatherapy Sessions - Monday, Nov 24th 9:00am - 5:00pm

1. Chakra Assessment & Chakra Healing - 45 – 60 Minutes -- $75
2. Chakra/Health Assessment & Consultation w/ Body Therapy with MLD - 60 to 75 Minutes -- $140
3. Chakra/Health Assessment & Chakra Healing w/ Body Therapy & MLD - 75 to 90 Minutes - $175


To Register for Workshop or Book a Schedule Private Sessions

Contact: Amethyst Day Spa
1044 Central Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
phone: (781) 344-1140
email to: jdhedges1@comcast.net
www.amethystdayspainstoughton.com

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Corn Syrup's New Disguise




Source: www.mercola.com

According to the Corn Refiners Association, high-fructose corn syrup contains the same amount of calories as cane and beet sugar, is metabolized by the body the same way as these sweeteners are, and is an all-natural product.

Their current ad campaign insists that high-fructose corn syrup is just like honey, which is made by enzymes in a bee's abdomen -- as opposed to the enzymes and acids in centrifuges, ion exchange columns and liquid chromatographers used to make high-fructose corn syrup.

High-fructose corn syrup could be all-natural, if cornstarch happened to fall into a vat of alpha-amylase, soak there for a while, then trickle into another vat of glucoamylase, get strained to remove the Aspergillus fungus likely growing on top, and then find its way into some industrial-grade D-xylose isomerase.

High-fructose corn syrup is indeed similar to cane sugar in that it is about 50 percent fructose and 50 percent glucose. The American Medical Association issued a statement explaining that "high-fructose syrup does not appear to contribute more to obesity than other caloric sweeteners" ... but they also said that "consumers [should] limit the amount of all added caloric sweeteners to no more than 32 grams of sugar daily." Most sodas contain about 40 grams of high-fructose corn syrup.

Sources:
Live Science October 21, 2008

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From Dr. Mercola - his comments

By now you’re probably familiar with the advertisements claiming that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is “no worse for you than sugar.” What gets me about this campaign, run by the Corn Refiners Association, is this: What decent food product has ever needed to spend up to $30 million to convince consumers it’s inherently safe to eat?

The mere fact that these ads are defending corn syrup as a natural, healthy, and safe sweetener should be a tipoff to all that something is missing from the picture.

Where are the ads defending the use of sugar? Where are the ads defending salt? Both of these have obvious health ramifications if consumed in excess, but no one has ever needed to spend millions to convince you they’re no worse than something else, and that it’s okay to keep consuming them.

The Truth about High Fructose Corn Syrup

The truth is, scientists have linked the rising HFCS consumption to the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome in the U.S., and medical researchers have pinpointed various health dangers associated with the consumption of HFCS compared to regular sugar. This is why the corn industry is now scrambling to save face and profits – NOT because it’s really okay to consume an average of 59 pounds a year of this stuff.

The American Medical Association issued a statement on June 17, 2008, stating that "high-fructose syrup does not appear to contribute more to obesity than other caloric sweeteners." However, they also recommend you limit the amount of ALL added caloric sweeteners to no more than 32 grams of sugar daily, which, by the way, comes out to just over 25.5 pounds of sugar per year.

The AMA’s recommendation is over five-and-a-half-times less than the current yearly sugar consumption of the average American – which currently weighs in around 142 pounds a year -- but is still five times higher than my own recommendation of 5 pounds of added sugar per year.

Their evaluation that HFCS is not a major contributor to obesity is puzzling, considering the fact that the number one source of calories in America is soda, which contains about 40 grams of HFCS per can – more than the AMA’s recommended daily maximum for ALL caloric sweeteners.

And that’s without adding in all the corn syrup now found in every type of processed, pre-packaged food you can think of. In fact, the use of high fructose corn syrup in the U.S. diet increased a staggering 10,673 percent between 1970 and 2005, according to the latest USDA Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption report (whereas sucrose consumption declined by 38 percent), far exceeding changes in intake of any other food or food group.

And what kinds of foods account for more than 90 percent of the money Americans spend on their meals? You guessed it: processed food.

All in all, according to the USDA’s report, about one-quarter of the calories consumed by the average American is in the form of added sugars – the majority of which comes from high fructose corn syrup.

Folks, this is a prescription for disaster.

Why High Fructose Corn Syrup IS Worse For You than Sugar

If you need to lose weight, or if you want to avoid diabetes and heart disease, fructose is one type of sugar you’ll want to avoid, particularly in the form of high-fructose corn syrup.

Part of what makes HFCS such an unhealthy product is that it is metabolized to fat in your body far more rapidly than any other sugar.

According to Dr. Elizabeth Parks, associate professor of clinical nutrition at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and lead author of a recent study on fructose in the Journal of Nutrition:

"Our study shows for the first time the surprising speed with which humans make body fat from fructose. Once you start the process of fat synthesis from fructose, it's hard to slow it down. The bottom line of this study is that fructose very quickly gets made into fat in the body."

How does this happen?

Well, most fats are formed in your liver, and when sugar enters your liver, it decides whether to store it, burn it or turn it into fat. Fructose, however, bypasses this process and turns full speed ahead into fat.

"It's basically sneaking into the rock concert through the fence," Dr. Parks said in a previous interview with Science Daily. "It's a less-controlled movement of fructose through these pathways that causes it to contribute to greater triglyceride [i.e. fat] synthesis.”

Ironically, the very products that most people rely on to lose weight -- low-fat diet foods -- are often those that contain the most fructose! Even “natural” diet foods often contain fructose as a sweetener.

How You Can Drastically Improve Your Overall Health

If you want to drastically improve your health, the answer is quite simple. To lose weight and reduce your risk of developing metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and heart disease, STOP drinking soda and processed fruit juices that are sweetened with about eight teaspoons of fructose per serving! Switch to pure water as your beverage of choice and you will be well on your way to better health.

Genetic factors clearly play an important role in the development of obesity. However, the rapidity with which the current epidemic of obesity has hit the United States and the rest of the world makes diet and lifestyle a far more likely explanation.

To preserve your health you need to focus your diet on whole foods based on your personal biochemistry, and, if you do purchase packaged foods, become an avid label reader and severely limit your consumption of goods that contain corn syrup as a main ingredient.

Registry of Motor Vehicles - Massachusetts

In case you haven't heard...this is just a heads up to everyone. Effective immediately the Registry of Motor Vehicles will no longer be mailing out License renewal applications or reminders to renew your driver's license (http://www.mass.gov/rmv/ under "Alert").

It is now the drivers responsibility to know when their license is expiring and renew it on their own. This idea could change in the future but as of right now it's a huge cost savings and they plan to run with it.

Mailings Eliminated
The RMV will no longer mail out the following materials to customers:

License renewal notices
Mass ID renewal notices
License reinstatement letters:
Letter sent to a licensed customer when his/her license is reinstated, provided that the license is still active
Letter sent to an unlicensed customer when his/her right to operate is reinstated
Registration reinstatement letters:
Letter sent to a person or corporation whose suspended registration has been reinstated
Letter sent to a person or corporation whose revoked registration has been reinstated
Vehicle Inspection reminder letters for vehicles that are overdue for inspection
Inspector license renewal notices
7D license renewal notices
Driver's Education Certificates
Junior Operator Brochures for parents (still available in branches)
Change of address labels (customers can create their own)

YA Legislative Efforts & NJ Legislation Update



Dear Yoga Alliance Community,

As you may already be aware the state of New Jersey recently introduced legislation that would require fitness professionals, including yoga teachers, and those that hire these professionals, to be licensed by the state. Senate Bill 2164, the "Fitness Professionals Licensing Act," and Assembly Bill A3356, would establish a State Board of Fitness Professionals and impose the following:


New applicants for licensure following SB2164/A3356 enactment must complete 300 hours of Board-approved class work, including 50 hours of an unpaid internship, or possess a degree in a related field
Certification from the National Board of Fitness Examiners
Clubs (studios) employing fitness professionals (yoga instructors) must register and pay an undetermined fee every two years
In a flurry of activity this past Friday, Jan Bidwell, an Anusara yogi who has studied with John Friend and has run for legislative office in New Jersey, arranged for John to speak with the Assembly Majority Office of the New Jersey State Legislature to press the case that this bill would eliminate 2,000 jobs in the state and that yoga was not a pure fitness profession.

As a result of their efforts, Senator Sarlo, who introduced the bill in the Senate, has promised to remove yoga from the Senate Bill and contact Speaker Roberts to have it removed from the Assembly Bill.

We will continue to monitor this legislation and work with our proactive colleagues in New Jersey to make sure yoga is removed from the Senate and House bills.

We encourage all Yoga Alliance registrants in New Jersey to write a letter to Senator Sarlo and Speaker Roberts thanking them for saving jobs by removing yoga from the "Fitness Professionals Licensing Act."

Their contact information is below.
Senator Paul A. Sarlo
207 Hackensack Street, 2nd Floor
Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
Phone: (201) 804-8118
Fax: (201)804-8644

Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr.
Brooklawn Shopping Plaza
Rt. 130 South & Browing Road
Brooklawn, NJ 08030
Phone: (856) 742-7600
Fax: (856) 742-1831

Legislative efforts to support all registrants

Going forward, Yoga Alliance is more committed than ever to supporting you as individual teachers and schools. In the future, we anticipate an increasing number of state legislating bodies making steps towards regulating yoga and we wanted to share with you what YA is doing to stay at the forefront of this issue.

We are conducting a state-by-state analysis of all past and current legislation and regulations that affect yoga. This will establish a base line understanding of what has been implemented to date or is currently in process. Based on these findings we'll develop a policy position that will be universal enough and based in legal case studies of what has been done elsewhere that we can use throughout the U.S. We'll also be monitoring all current legislative actions and send them to you through special email alerts.

Sincerely,

R. Mark Davis
President & CEO

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Anatomy Trains with Tom Myers



Anatomy Trains is Tom Myers' revolutionary re-vision of musculo-skeletal anatomy. Our body is wondrously complicated and the traditional parts-based anatomy often serves to confuse rather than enhance its understanding. The Anatomy Trains simplifies it for us in a practical way.

The Anatomy Trains maps out how muscles fascially connect to each other, forming 12 myofascial continuities from head to toe and from birth to death. The Anatomy Trains help explain how one tight area can create a series of compensations that distort and hinder our everyday movements, leading to chronic compensations and eventually pain and dysfunction. By opening and engaging these continuities we can better experience our seamless unity in a easy, pain free manner.

This workshop gives a new perspective on anatomy and how it relates to health and fitness. We will explore the 12 Anatomy Trains and how they either support or hinder our intentions. We will learn to SEE them (Body Reading) and formulate effective strategies to bring the body back toward balance. In the classes for Bodyworkers we will explore how to manipulate the myofascia via Myofascial Release Techniques from Tom Myers' KMI technique library. In the classes for Yoga we will learn how these imbalances distort our student's yoga postures, discover the common compensations used to make the pose 'look good', and explore ways to engage these limitations and deepen our student's experience of Yoga. Come explore!

Jan 16-18, 2009 ape Cod, MA Yoga
Mar 13-15, 2009 Boston, MA Bodyworkers
April 3-5, 2009 Hartford, CT Yoga
Sept 4-6, 2009 Boston, MA Bodyworkers
Oct 9-11, 2009 Boston, MA Yoga

All courses are Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday
$245 early registration, $295 late.
617-776-9494 or Eli@EliThompson.com

Monday, November 10, 2008

Amma Fundraider for Indian Flood Victims Nov 16th

What You Eat Could Raise Your Risk of Alzheimer's




www.mercola.com

Eating the wrong diet could increase your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Scientists have found a link between the degenerative brain disease and raised levels of an omega-6 fatty acid.

Researchers compared the brains of mice bred with a condition that mimics Alzheimer's to those of normal mice. They found higher levels of the omega-6 fat called arachidonic acid in mice with memory loss and confused behavior.

The researchers believe that the substance interferes with the brain's nerve cells, causing over-stimulation, and that lowering levels would allow the cells to function normally.
Sources:
Daily Mail October 20, 2008
BBC News October 19, 2008
Nature Neuroscience November 2008, 11, 1311-1318

It has been known for quite some time that an excess of omega-6 fats is harmful. This report now linking them to Alzheimer’s is another reason to be cautious about consuming too many of them.

Omega-6 fats are found in high concentrations in factory-farmed animals as they are typically fed grains. Poultry, cereals, eggs and nuts are other sources, but the major source of omega-6 for most Americans is vegetable oil. Vegetable oils such as corn, canola, soybean and sunflower oils are largely composed of omega-6 fats.

Excessive consumption of these vegetable oils can lead to:

• Asthma
• Blindness
• Heart disease
• Cancer

And it is difficult to avoid excessive intake if you eat processed foods, since these oils are present in nearly all of them. At the turn of the century, when heart attacks were rare, the average American consumed only one pound of vegetable oil per year. Today, the amount can exceed 75 pounds.

This seriously distorts the critical omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in your diet. Back at the end of World War II, omega-3 and omega-6 ratios were lopsided (1:2) in favor of omega-3s. Now, that ratio is 25:1 on the omega-6 side.

This is problematic not only because of the excessive omega-6, but also because of the lack of omega-3 -- one of the most important fats for your brain health.

Bottled Water - Beware!



www.mercola.com

Bottled water isn't necessarily any purer than the water you get from your tap -- it's just more expensive.

The Environmental Working Group tested 10 major bottled-water brands. Thirty-eight low-level contaminants turned up in the water, with each brand containing an average of eight chemicals. Disinfection products, caffeine, Tylenol, nitrate, industrial chemicals, arsenic and bacteria were all detected.

Two brands contained disinfection byproducts at levels that exceeded California's bottled-water standards, and bottles of Wal-Mart's Sam's Choice bought in the Bay Area contained trihalomethanes, which have been linked to cancer and miscarriages.

In fact, the Wal-Mart water and a brand sold on the East Coast by the Giant supermarket chain were “chemically indistinguishable from tap water.”

Sources:
Los Angeles Times October 15, 2008
JustGetThere.us October 16, 2008
ABC News October 15, 2008

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

HEALING ARTS SAMPLER - Scituate

HEALING ARTS SAMPLER

Saturday November 15, 2008

Water’s Edge Retreat Center
Scituate , Ma.

Before the rush of the holiday season take this opportunity to quiet your mind, nurture your body and awaken your spirit.

Enjoy peaceful autumn surroundings while experiencing the benefits of ancient healing and restorative modalities including acupuncture, massage, reflexology, Reiki, Jin Shin Jyutsu, aura photography and more.

Water’s Edge will be open all day for rest & relaxation.

Complimentary Yoga at 11:00 a.m.

Services available 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., first come first served basis.

$30/20 minute session, each additional session $25

Advance registration recommended


Visit www.watersedgeatseagate.com

http://www.watersedgeatseagate.com/Sub%20Pages/Directions.html

email registration or call (781) 545-5708


Hope to See You There and Feel Free to Bring a Friend

Magnetic Portals Connect Sun And Earth




I saw this article today in Science Daily about the magnetic portals that connect the earth to the sun - 93 million miles away. As we posture in sacred geometric shapes called asana (cubes, rectangles, circles, triangles and pentagons) - we establish a communication system to our mind and body with GOD. A system that Generates, Organizes and Delivers (GOD)loving light (or maybe just strong magnetic particles from the sun and these portals)may create in our body a complete state of cellular order, coherence and clarity. If we live in that balanced state - we act, behave and think with enlightenment or what might be called "heaven".

On the other hand, when there is no connection to nature, the planets, the sun and the innate quantum intelligence contained deep in our body's cells -I suppose the entropic state one would be in could be considered "hell". I am sure heavy use of medications (esp painkillers), alcohol, processed food, chemical exposure and negative thought must mute cellular function and a connection to the deeper higher self.

This is why the practice of yoga, meditation and asana is so important in staying focused, clear and healthy. Here is more information from the article:
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ScienceDaily (Nov. 2, 2008) — During the time it takes you to read this article, something will happen high overhead that until recently many scientists didn't believe in. A magnetic portal will open, linking Earth to the sun 93 million miles away. Tons of high-energy particles may flow through the opening before it closes again, around the time you reach the end of the page.
"It's called a flux transfer event or 'FTE,'" says space physicist David Sibeck of the Goddard Space Flight Center. "Ten years ago I was pretty sure they didn't exist, but now the evidence is incontrovertible."

Indeed, today Sibeck is telling an international assembly of space physicists at the 2008 Plasma Workshop in Huntsville, Alabama, that FTEs are not just common, but possibly twice as common as anyone had ever imagined.

Researchers have long known that the Earth and sun must be connected. Earth's magnetosphere (the magnetic bubble that surrounds our planet) is filled with particles from the sun that arrive via the solar wind and penetrate the planet's magnetic defenses. They enter by following magnetic field lines that can be traced from terra firma all the way back to the sun's atmosphere.

"We used to think the connection was permanent and that solar wind could trickle into the near-Earth environment anytime the wind was active," says Sibeck. "We were wrong. The connections are not steady at all. They are often brief, bursty and very dynamic."

Several speakers at the Workshop have outlined how FTEs form: On the dayside of Earth (the side closest to the sun), Earth's magnetic field presses against the sun's magnetic field. Approximately every eight minutes, the two fields briefly merge or "reconnect," forming a portal through which particles can flow. The portal takes the form of a magnetic cylinder about as wide as Earth. The European Space Agency's fleet of four Cluster spacecraft and NASA's five THEMIS probes have flown through and surrounded these cylinders, measuring their dimensions and sensing the particles that shoot through. "They're real," says Sibeck.

Now that Cluster and THEMIS have directly sampled FTEs, theorists can use those measurements to simulate FTEs in their computers and predict how they might behave. Space physicist Jimmy Raeder of the University of New Hampshire presented one such simulation at the Workshop. He told his colleagues that the cylindrical portals tend to form above Earth's equator and then roll over Earth's winter pole. In December, FTEs roll over the north pole; in July they roll over the south pole.

Sibeck believes this is happening twice as often as previously thought. "I think there are two varieties of FTEs: active and passive." Active FTEs are magnetic cylinders that allow particles to flow through rather easily; they are important conduits of energy for Earth's magnetosphere. Passive FTEs are magnetic cylinders that offer more resistance; their internal structure does not admit such an easy flow of particles and fields. (For experts: Active FTEs form at equatorial latitudes when the IMF tips south; passive FTEs form at higher latitudes when the IMF tips north.) Sibeck has calculated the properties of passive FTEs and he is encouraging his colleagues to hunt for signs of them in data from THEMIS and Cluster. "Passive FTEs may not be very important, but until we know more about them we can't be sure."

There are many unanswered questions: Why do the portals form every 8 minutes? How do magnetic fields inside the cylinder twist and coil? "We're doing some heavy thinking about this at the Workshop," says Sibeck.

Meanwhile, high above your head, a new portal is opening, connecting your planet to the sun.