Patanjali Yoga Sutras 2.6 Center of the Universe - by Joseph Le Page

I received this sutra interpretation by Joe LePage and thought I would share.  Great commentary.  I completed advanced yoga teacher certification with Integrative Yoga Therapy and highly recommend it if you are looking for a yoga therapy training with a medical framework.  Joe was a psychotherapist and brings a great background to his training.  www.integrativeyogatherapy.com

Patanjali Yoga Sutras 2.6 Center of the Universe

Interpretive Translation by Joseph Le Page

Asmita, egoism, is a distorted sense of individuality that mistakes the instruments of seeing, the body, mind and senses, to be the inner seer or true Self.

Commentary by Joseph Le Page – Center of the Universe

If you think you’re the center of the universe, take a closer look...

You float on life’s surface in a small boat called “me”,
unaware of the ocean that lies underneath,

And the world around you, the “reality” you see
is only a reflection of your colored beliefs

And your entire life story, written line by line
is not even a comma in the annals of time

And you daydream a fantasy of the life you desire
based on the dream-world of those you admire

And your whole world revolves around profit and loss,
while the price paid in stress is the actual cost,

And your precious planet, fountain of life
is littered with the leftovers of shopping and buying,

And the boat you call hope that carries your dreams
is adrift without the compass of life’s larger meaning,

And the fortress you build to keep life in control
is made of from the same stones that imprison your soul,

And you say you’re self made, that you did it all,
when you don’t even know what will be your next thought.

But when you finally wake and take the colored glasses off,
to see you’re not the center of life in the way you thought,

To discover that the sum of your desires will never equal peace, and your dislikes are only a reflection of your own negativity,

And you open your heart, your true inner being
to discover your life’s purpose and deeper meaning,

To discern that death is just life’s natural next step,
and return home to the Self that you never really left...

You find that you are the center of the universe.

Humming Can Ease Sinus Problems

Well - this seems to be proof that practicing primordial sounds - and OM - that vibrate the sinuses works!!!

Humming can ease sinus problems

Dealing with a cold is bad enough, but when it leads to a sinus infection, the misery can double. Some researchers have proposed a surprising remedy: channeling your inner Sinatra.
Sinus infections - which afflict more than 37 million Americans every year - generally occur when the lining of the sinuses becomes inflamed, trapping air and pus and other secretions, and leading to pain, headaches and congestion. Because the inflammation is often caused by upper-respiratory infections, people with asthma and allergies are more vulnerable than others to chronic sinusitis.
Keeping the sinuses healthy and infection-free requires ventilation - keeping air flowing smoothly between the sinus and nasal cavities. And what better way to keep air moving through the sinuses and nasal cavity than by humming a tune?
In a study in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers examined this by comparing airflow in people when they hummed and when they quietly exhaled. Specifically, they looked to see if humming led to greater levels of exhaled nitric oxide, a gas produced in the sinuses. Ultimately, nitric oxides during humming rose 15-fold.
Another study a year later in The European Respiratory Journal found a similar effect: humming resulted in a large increase in nasal nitric oxide, "caused by a rapid gas exchange in the paranasal sinuses."
Since reduced airflow plays a major role in sinus infections, the researchers suggested that daily periods of humming might help people lower their risk of chronic problems. But further study is needed, they said.

NEW - Falmouth Location for Yoga Teacher Certification

Michelle Fleming will be offering a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Certification at the Blooming Lotus Yoga Studio in January 2011.  For more information or to register contact Michelle at sanctuary_info@
Blooming Lotus Yoga Studio
(located at Center for Vital Living)
704 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
(508) 457-0440
http://www.falmouthyogastudio.com/home.html

BLYS Yoga at the Center For Vital LivingBlooming Lotus Yoga Studio or BLYS is a beautiful, light-filled space located at the Center for Vital Living. BLYS offers over 20 yoga classes per week to suit students of all ages and levels. Workshops as well as special class series are frequently offered. Group or individual meditation instruction is also available.

Gentle Yoga for Pain Relief

Class will resume on Thursday, Jan 6, 2011.

Gentle Yoga for Pain Relief At the end of the day allow your mind and body to relax… to be in the present moment…

Grace Furnari, RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) has been a practitioner of Hatha Yoga since 2002. Her journey into Yoga started over 10 years ago when she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. The fatigue and pain was so debilitating it affected her work and everyday life. A fibromyalgia specialist suggested she try yoga to ease her symptoms. So she started practicing yoga on a weekly basis. Within a few months, Grace saw her symptoms start to diminish. She decided she wanted to share her experience with others through teaching and became a certified yoga instructor in August of 2009.
This class will explore simple stretching and pranayama (breathing techniques) that can help with mental clarity and relaxation, as well as asanas (yoga postures) to help calm joint pain and release muscle tightness and tension. Grace concludes each class with a few minutes of calming meditation and relaxation. All levels welcome.
Thursdays at 7:30-8:45 p.m. Sign up for any 6 classes and pay $60.00.
Drop–ins welcome, $12.00  Class size is limited, to reserve a space contact:

Grace Furnari (781) 267-6109 or sss1030@aol.com.
Located at: The Healing Moon Wellness Center
One Walpole Street, ~ Norwood, MA
(Located Across from Conrad’s Restaurant)
781-769-1121
www.TheHealingMoon.com

Grace Furnari, RYT
781-267-6109 (c)
sss1030@aol.com
www.meetup.com/Yoga-with-Grace/

Do our bodies' bacteria play matchmaker?

I found this research fascinating and wondered if this could be why some yoga teachers while in training have relationship difficulties or breakups.  As you transform and move towards a healthier lifestyle and diet - if your partner does not follow along it could lead to the demise of the connection because of the bacteria colonizing the body from the types of food you eat!  Amazing - as you know - as an infection control nurse I love bugs!!  lol

ScienceDaily (2010-12-03) -- Could the bacteria that we carry in our bodies decide who we marry? According to a new study, the answer lies in the gut of a small fruit fly. Scientists recently demonstrated that the symbiotic bacteria inside a fruit fly greatly influence its choice of mates.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101202124211.htm

Conducting their experiments on the rapidly-reproducing fruit fly, the scientists were able to test this new theory. The first experiment repeated a study carried out two decades ago by a Yale University researcher, in which a fly population was divided in half and fed different diets -- malt sugar versus starch. A year later, when the flies were re-integrated as one group, those who had been fed starch preferred starch-fed mates, while the sugar-fed flies preferred mates of a similar nutritional background. The repeat experiment carried out by the Tel Aviv University researchers shows that this dietary influence takes effect within just a generation or two rather than over an entire year.

In their second experiment, the Tel Aviv University team repeated the first, but with the addition of an antibiotic, which killed the bacteria and eliminated the specific mate preference. The mating process became random, with no dietary influence.
In subsequent experiments, the researchers successfully isolated the bacterial species responsible for reproductive isolation in flies with diet-related mating preferences, and found the bacteria Lactobacillus plantarum to be present in greater numbers in starch-fed fruit flies than in sugar-fed flies. When L. plantarum was reintroduced into the antibiotic-treated flies, the preferential mating behavior resumed -- proving that this bacterial species is at least partly responsible for the mating preference.

SAVE THE DATE! - January 8, 2011 - Recognition Award Ceremony

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January 8th, Saturday
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