Danialle Karmanos' Work it Out (DKWIO), a dynamic 501(c)(3) not for profit program dedicated to the physical, mental and spiritual wellness of children, has extended its yoga outreach to serve 75 additional children this summer. Through a nine week summer program, DKWIO volunteers will provide professional yoga instruction and nutrition information, as well as meditation and relaxation training, to children attending University Preparatory Academy, Boys & Girls Club and Communities in Schools.
"We're so grateful for our ability to continue partnering with the amazing and dedicated people who are committed to making a difference in the lives of the children we serve. Through our yoga based approach, DKWIO continues to empower kids to fight childhood obesity, to reduce anxiety and to live a healthy life," said DKWIO Founder Danialle Karmanos. "We are passionate about using yoga to battle the epidemic of childhood obesity. With an alliance of remarkable people, we will win."
By Global Newswire
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Monday, 29 June 2009
Sunday, 28 June 2009
MAINTAINING YOGA
In Bea Doyle's yoga studio, a sock monkey rests on a small altar. It's a witty nod to the Hindu deity Hanuman.
The Monkey God is revered for his physical strength, perseverance and devotion. So he's a fitting addition to a business that has inspired such loyalty in its clients that 40 of them recently came together on a Sunday morning to help save it.
Doyle opened Bhava Yoga Studio at 520 Central Ave. SE three years ago, after working as a high school math teacher for 22 years. She got help from WESST and borrowed $50,000, along with investing $30,000 herself. Her business' first and second years showed healthy growth.
But this past year has been a different story because of the economy. Doyle realized in May that she needed more money, but wasn't able to borrow more funds on her Small Business Administration loan.
By Megan Kamerick
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The Monkey God is revered for his physical strength, perseverance and devotion. So he's a fitting addition to a business that has inspired such loyalty in its clients that 40 of them recently came together on a Sunday morning to help save it.
Doyle opened Bhava Yoga Studio at 520 Central Ave. SE three years ago, after working as a high school math teacher for 22 years. She got help from WESST and borrowed $50,000, along with investing $30,000 herself. Her business' first and second years showed healthy growth.
But this past year has been a different story because of the economy. Doyle realized in May that she needed more money, but wasn't able to borrow more funds on her Small Business Administration loan.
By Megan Kamerick
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Friday, 26 June 2009
YOGA AND CHILDREN
Do you think children don't have the attention span to practice yoga? Several instructors in Berks who offer kids yoga classes might make you think otherwise.
They say kids can and do focus on the art, and they reap most of the same benefits as adults. A local pediatrician also gives a thumbs up to this alternative form of physical activity for your child.
Amy Sharkey of West Reading and Stacey Campbell of Wyomissing are both yoga instructors armed with special training in teaching kids yoga as well as master's degrees in the field of education.
Sharkey, 32, instructor and owner of Kindred Spirits Yoga, operates as an independent contractor. Sharkey tailors age specific yoga programs on site to meet the needs of clients ranging from preschools to organizations such as Girl Scouts. She also conducts classes for private birthday parties and will even conduct a family class in your home.
Prior to becoming a yoga instructor, Sharkey was no stranger to working with children.
"In my former life I was an elementary school teacher," she said. "I taught for 12 years."
After participating in a special yoga training course in New York for kids, she realized a new career was on the horizon.
Sharkey is used to people reacting in disbelief when she discusses the age of the students in her new profession.
"It's so much fun," she said. "It's amazing to see a 3 year old be able to focus for a half an hour. People don't believe me when I say I teach 3 or 4 year-olds yoga class."
Her 4 year old son, Aidan, enjoys practicing with her on occasion, she said.
'When is yoga?'
Sharkey encourages skeptical parents to come out and try it with their kids for the first session.
By Courtney H. Diener-Stokes
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They say kids can and do focus on the art, and they reap most of the same benefits as adults. A local pediatrician also gives a thumbs up to this alternative form of physical activity for your child.
Amy Sharkey of West Reading and Stacey Campbell of Wyomissing are both yoga instructors armed with special training in teaching kids yoga as well as master's degrees in the field of education.
Sharkey, 32, instructor and owner of Kindred Spirits Yoga, operates as an independent contractor. Sharkey tailors age specific yoga programs on site to meet the needs of clients ranging from preschools to organizations such as Girl Scouts. She also conducts classes for private birthday parties and will even conduct a family class in your home.
Prior to becoming a yoga instructor, Sharkey was no stranger to working with children.
"In my former life I was an elementary school teacher," she said. "I taught for 12 years."
After participating in a special yoga training course in New York for kids, she realized a new career was on the horizon.
Sharkey is used to people reacting in disbelief when she discusses the age of the students in her new profession.
"It's so much fun," she said. "It's amazing to see a 3 year old be able to focus for a half an hour. People don't believe me when I say I teach 3 or 4 year-olds yoga class."
Her 4 year old son, Aidan, enjoys practicing with her on occasion, she said.
'When is yoga?'
Sharkey encourages skeptical parents to come out and try it with their kids for the first session.
By Courtney H. Diener-Stokes
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Monday, 22 June 2009
ROCK 'N' YOGA
No matter how satisfying the sound, battling your way through the crowds at outdoor music performances can leave you a bit jaded, and hours of contorting to get a view of the stage can leave you with little more than a strained neck. At Lake Tahoe's first annual Wanderlust Festival (July 24/26), though, you can work out the kinks with back bends instead of crowd surfing sessions. Leave the beer and blue jeans at home; this "rock 'n' yoga" event is more carrot juice and spandex.
Don't get me wrong; with a music lineup that includes Spoon, Andrew Bird, Girl Talk, and Jenny Lewis, the wave your hands and say yea! vibe will not be lost on Wanderlust. And all star producers Velour Music Group, C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival), and Starr Hill Presents (Bonnaroo, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival) are behind the event. You'll just get some downward dog with your Rogue Wave.
Classes led by renowned yoga instructors Shiva Rea and John Friend can host 1,000 people, so if "Energetic Vinyasa for All Rebel Rockers" sounds like your thing, there's plenty of space. For ticket information visit wanderlustfestival.com.
By Ashley Cirilli
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Don't get me wrong; with a music lineup that includes Spoon, Andrew Bird, Girl Talk, and Jenny Lewis, the wave your hands and say yea! vibe will not be lost on Wanderlust. And all star producers Velour Music Group, C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival), and Starr Hill Presents (Bonnaroo, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival) are behind the event. You'll just get some downward dog with your Rogue Wave.
Classes led by renowned yoga instructors Shiva Rea and John Friend can host 1,000 people, so if "Energetic Vinyasa for All Rebel Rockers" sounds like your thing, there's plenty of space. For ticket information visit wanderlustfestival.com.
By Ashley Cirilli
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A YOGA DOCUMENTARY
It was all supposed to be fairly simple for filmmaker and yoga enthusiast Kate Churchill.
The idea for her documentary, Enlighten Up, was to take an average yoga skeptic and put him through a six month experiment during which they would travel the world meeting yogis and yoga practitioners, and gain an understanding and an appreciation.
Nick Rosen, 29, was the skeptic chosen to be front and center in Kate Churchill's documentary Enlighten Up, an examination of yoga.
'I think I started from a pretty naive and idealistic point. I really believed, in six months, if we could go anywhere in the world, that something dramatic and radical would happen,' Churchill said during a phone interview. 'No matter who the person was, no matter how skeptical he was, it was inevitable that something would happen. I had this blind enthusiasm, in a way.'
Not everything went according to plan. Churchill's subject was Nick Rosen, a 29 year old journalist from New York who seemed suitable enough. But through a series of beginning yoga classes and interviews with experts, his appreciation was only mild and Churchill's own perspective was becoming clouded.
'I liked that he was a skeptic, because I had such certainty that we were going to embark on this very life changing trip that it was a way to kind of stack the deck,' she said. 'I really liked that he was a journalist because I thought his journalistic skills would be a great collaborator for researching the subject and investigating that.'
Overall, Enlighten Up took more than five years to complete, much of that consumed by postproduction. The six month journey itself took the pair from New York to Los Angeles, Hawaii and India.
The film includes not only footage and firsthand accounts of Rosen's immersion into the world of yoga, but excerpts from interviews with yogis about enlightenment and the supposed transformative spiritual power of yoga.
After a while, however, Rosen isn't buying into the powers of the downward facing dog and Churchill isn't happy with the vague and sometimes conflicting answers from her hand picked experts.
By Todd Jorgenson
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The idea for her documentary, Enlighten Up, was to take an average yoga skeptic and put him through a six month experiment during which they would travel the world meeting yogis and yoga practitioners, and gain an understanding and an appreciation.
Nick Rosen, 29, was the skeptic chosen to be front and center in Kate Churchill's documentary Enlighten Up, an examination of yoga.
'I think I started from a pretty naive and idealistic point. I really believed, in six months, if we could go anywhere in the world, that something dramatic and radical would happen,' Churchill said during a phone interview. 'No matter who the person was, no matter how skeptical he was, it was inevitable that something would happen. I had this blind enthusiasm, in a way.'
Not everything went according to plan. Churchill's subject was Nick Rosen, a 29 year old journalist from New York who seemed suitable enough. But through a series of beginning yoga classes and interviews with experts, his appreciation was only mild and Churchill's own perspective was becoming clouded.
'I liked that he was a skeptic, because I had such certainty that we were going to embark on this very life changing trip that it was a way to kind of stack the deck,' she said. 'I really liked that he was a journalist because I thought his journalistic skills would be a great collaborator for researching the subject and investigating that.'
Overall, Enlighten Up took more than five years to complete, much of that consumed by postproduction. The six month journey itself took the pair from New York to Los Angeles, Hawaii and India.
The film includes not only footage and firsthand accounts of Rosen's immersion into the world of yoga, but excerpts from interviews with yogis about enlightenment and the supposed transformative spiritual power of yoga.
After a while, however, Rosen isn't buying into the powers of the downward facing dog and Churchill isn't happy with the vague and sometimes conflicting answers from her hand picked experts.
By Todd Jorgenson
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Thursday, 18 June 2009
FREE YOGA COMMUNITY CLASS
Amherst Yoga is offering a free Community Yoga Class on the first Sunday of each month. This class is open to the public and is designed to accommodate all who attend. For more information, visit www.amherstyoga. com
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009
GREEN YOGA STUDIOS
Bearing fruit, flowers and the best of intentions, Ron Kino stood 20 yards away from the Pacific Ocean to ask Yemanja, the Afro Brazilian ocean goddess, permission to use her name for his yoga studio.
With his eyes closed, he couldn't see the rogue wave sweep in and swallow the gifts whole.
More than a year later, Kino is still sure that sudden swelling of the sea was a gesture of the deity's gratitude.
"We're in the front of the largest body of water, and we have to hold these things with the utmost respect," the 49 year old Pacifica resident said last week from his yoga studio. "Everything we do is sacred. Everything we do is connected to universal life. We need to pay attention to all the details."
Kino is the owner of Ocean Yoga, a green yoga studio that follows a growing international movement that takes the spiritual practice back to its origins when there was a true connection to nature.
Green yoga studios can vary from practicing yoga outdoors, the greenest you can get; to using reclaimed and sustainable materials in a studio; or encouraging people to take public transportation and having a bike rack nearby.
In the Bay Area, Nandi Yoga in San Mateo is green, while more can be found in Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont.
For Kino's studio, ecological practices include: reclaimed bamboo flooring; use of a ventilation system that filters fresh air into the space; and installation of post consumer waste materials for insulation.
By Christine Morente
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With his eyes closed, he couldn't see the rogue wave sweep in and swallow the gifts whole.
More than a year later, Kino is still sure that sudden swelling of the sea was a gesture of the deity's gratitude.
"We're in the front of the largest body of water, and we have to hold these things with the utmost respect," the 49 year old Pacifica resident said last week from his yoga studio. "Everything we do is sacred. Everything we do is connected to universal life. We need to pay attention to all the details."
Kino is the owner of Ocean Yoga, a green yoga studio that follows a growing international movement that takes the spiritual practice back to its origins when there was a true connection to nature.
Green yoga studios can vary from practicing yoga outdoors, the greenest you can get; to using reclaimed and sustainable materials in a studio; or encouraging people to take public transportation and having a bike rack nearby.
In the Bay Area, Nandi Yoga in San Mateo is green, while more can be found in Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont.
For Kino's studio, ecological practices include: reclaimed bamboo flooring; use of a ventilation system that filters fresh air into the space; and installation of post consumer waste materials for insulation.
By Christine Morente
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Monday, 15 June 2009
ASHTANGA YOGA
K PATTABHI JOIS was the founder of Ashtanga yoga, the physically demanding, dynamic style of yoga embraced by millions of Westerners. If ever proof were needed of the health benefits of yoga, Jois was it. Up every day to start classes at 5am, he rarely missed a day's teaching in 70 years, instructing hundreds of students daily at his shala (school) in Mysore, southern India, until the last year of his life.
What sets Jois's method apart from other forms of hatha (physical) yoga is a technique called vinyasa. Ashtanga students jump back and forward (the vinyasa) between postures (asanas), synchronising movements with breathing in one long flow. Expertly done, it can look more like a dance or martial art than a relaxation class. "Ashtanga yoga is 99 per cent practice; 1 per cent theory," Jois would say. "Practise, practise and all is coming," was his mantra.
Over the past 15 years, Ashtanga has become one of the most popular forms of yoga in the world, with a big celebrity following. Jois's alumni include Madonna, Willem Dafoe, the rapper Mike D, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ralph Fiennes. Sting and his wife Trudie Styler hosted him in London. Ashtanga has also spawned many new styles of yoga, including vinyasa flow, power yoga, shadow yoga, dynamic yoga and Jivamukti yoga.
By SMH
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What sets Jois's method apart from other forms of hatha (physical) yoga is a technique called vinyasa. Ashtanga students jump back and forward (the vinyasa) between postures (asanas), synchronising movements with breathing in one long flow. Expertly done, it can look more like a dance or martial art than a relaxation class. "Ashtanga yoga is 99 per cent practice; 1 per cent theory," Jois would say. "Practise, practise and all is coming," was his mantra.
Over the past 15 years, Ashtanga has become one of the most popular forms of yoga in the world, with a big celebrity following. Jois's alumni include Madonna, Willem Dafoe, the rapper Mike D, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ralph Fiennes. Sting and his wife Trudie Styler hosted him in London. Ashtanga has also spawned many new styles of yoga, including vinyasa flow, power yoga, shadow yoga, dynamic yoga and Jivamukti yoga.
By SMH
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YOGA AND CONCENTRATION
Buoyed by the rise in SSC pass percentage by nearly 20 percent, the district administration is now aiming to achieve 100 percent success this year. As part of their endeavour to this end, the officials have decided to introduce 'yoga classes' to improve the concentration of students in social welfare hostels in the current academic year. The Yoga experts will train both students and wardens at 10 hostels on an experimental basis. Training for wardens will help them conduct classes for students whenever possible.
The pass percentage was 63.9 in 2007/08 and it increased to 81.7 percent in 2008-09. The rise has been possible due to the initiative of the officials to provide study material in time, appointment of vidya volunteers and motivation classes for teachers and students.
Collector Purushottam Reddy has also played his part in this exercise by constantly reviewing the situation. There are 126 social welfare hostels in the district. Of the 1,405 inmates who attended SSC examination from these hostels, 1,148 have passed, 654 in first class, 374 in second class and 175 in third class.
Speaking to this paper, Social Welfare deputy director Ramesh said Yoga would certainly help them in achieving 100 percent results. As many as 13,529 students were residing in the hostels, at present, he said and added that they were ready to admit more pupils.
By A Seshacharyulu
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The pass percentage was 63.9 in 2007/08 and it increased to 81.7 percent in 2008-09. The rise has been possible due to the initiative of the officials to provide study material in time, appointment of vidya volunteers and motivation classes for teachers and students.
Collector Purushottam Reddy has also played his part in this exercise by constantly reviewing the situation. There are 126 social welfare hostels in the district. Of the 1,405 inmates who attended SSC examination from these hostels, 1,148 have passed, 654 in first class, 374 in second class and 175 in third class.
Speaking to this paper, Social Welfare deputy director Ramesh said Yoga would certainly help them in achieving 100 percent results. As many as 13,529 students were residing in the hostels, at present, he said and added that they were ready to admit more pupils.
By A Seshacharyulu
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Thursday, 11 June 2009
LOVE PEACE YOGA
I took a yoga class today like I do most Wednesday mornings but this time. I had an 'Aha' moment during a few of the asanas. I realized that getting aligned into a yoga pose was similar to finding my way in everyday life. I noticed when I try and jam my body into a pose without properly breathing and taking my time while I may get into the pose quickly I definitely do not reap the benefits nor the enjoyments of the
realization of the true glory of the pose because I rushed it. This is also true with life. Basically there are no real shortcuts. Well there are some out there but you are just cheating yourself if you don't let nature take its course.
To truly be organic and move slowly and deliberately into a pose like reverse warrior is to revel into pure, radiant feeling of truly opening up your heart and soul to the pose. If the pose is rushed it will just be about the journey and not about that one perfect moment where you are totally present. An example comes to
mind. It takes 9 months to create a life inside a woman's body. During the 9 months there were times that I wanted to rush the process and was anxious just to see the baby already. Truth is the baby needed every minute of the 9 months inside me to grow and be nourished and be ready with all the tools it needed to survive outside my womb. The minute that baby is born and you hear its first cry is one of the purest, most present moment a mother can ever have.
Moral of the story..
Enjoy life.. Be grateful and accepting of the journey.. Be present.. Be Yoga.. Namaste www.lovepeaceyoga.com
By Jill Friedfertig - Love Peace Yoga
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realization of the true glory of the pose because I rushed it. This is also true with life. Basically there are no real shortcuts. Well there are some out there but you are just cheating yourself if you don't let nature take its course.
To truly be organic and move slowly and deliberately into a pose like reverse warrior is to revel into pure, radiant feeling of truly opening up your heart and soul to the pose. If the pose is rushed it will just be about the journey and not about that one perfect moment where you are totally present. An example comes to
mind. It takes 9 months to create a life inside a woman's body. During the 9 months there were times that I wanted to rush the process and was anxious just to see the baby already. Truth is the baby needed every minute of the 9 months inside me to grow and be nourished and be ready with all the tools it needed to survive outside my womb. The minute that baby is born and you hear its first cry is one of the purest, most present moment a mother can ever have.
Moral of the story..
Enjoy life.. Be grateful and accepting of the journey.. Be present.. Be Yoga.. Namaste www.lovepeaceyoga.com
By Jill Friedfertig - Love Peace Yoga
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Monday, 8 June 2009
KRIYA YOGA
Kriya Yoga is fundamentally meant for householders for self realization. It is a guaranteed way of Enlightenment if correctly practiced under the guidance of a realized guru, according to Sadguru Yogiraj Sri Sri Mangeshda, founder of Sadguru Mangeshda Kriya Yoga Foundation, which organized a Kriya Yoga Mahashibir in Mumbai on May 29 and 30, 2009.
Kriya Yoga is a five fold complete process of God realization such as Kriya Hath Yoga, Kriya Kundalini Pranayam, Kriya Dhyana Yoga, Kriya Mantra Yoga and Kriya Bhakti Yoga. The word 'Kriya' has derived from the letters'Kri' meaning 'Action' and 'Ya' meaning Soul. Kriya Yoga is a scientific technique, which closely follows the method propounded by Sage Patanjali in Yogashastra, the monumental treatise on Yoga. In the five fold Kriya Yoga is process, the common platform is Karma Yoga. The techniques of Kriya Yoga give constant Divine Perception. Its speciality is that it develops simultaneously body, mind and soul, in the shortest possible time.
After regular practice, Kriya Yoga can reduce the toxins and blockages and bring the energy flows which circulate and passes through various channels and Chakras. Once the transformation starts on biological level, it reflects on the mind. In the process, habits such as over eating and over sleeping, tiredness and irritation will automatically subside.
'The mental freshness at any work gives concentration to hear the Divine sound and feel the transformation within. The feeling of oneness with the Supreme Consciousness gives a movement to meet and experience God'. The difficulties. which are linked with our Chakras, endocrine system and organs, totally disappear, removing the internal blockages. It is the consciousness of the energy which goes from physio consciousness to Supreme Consciousness', says Sadguru Mangeshda.
By V.N. Gopalakrishnan
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Kriya Yoga is a five fold complete process of God realization such as Kriya Hath Yoga, Kriya Kundalini Pranayam, Kriya Dhyana Yoga, Kriya Mantra Yoga and Kriya Bhakti Yoga. The word 'Kriya' has derived from the letters'Kri' meaning 'Action' and 'Ya' meaning Soul. Kriya Yoga is a scientific technique, which closely follows the method propounded by Sage Patanjali in Yogashastra, the monumental treatise on Yoga. In the five fold Kriya Yoga is process, the common platform is Karma Yoga. The techniques of Kriya Yoga give constant Divine Perception. Its speciality is that it develops simultaneously body, mind and soul, in the shortest possible time.
After regular practice, Kriya Yoga can reduce the toxins and blockages and bring the energy flows which circulate and passes through various channels and Chakras. Once the transformation starts on biological level, it reflects on the mind. In the process, habits such as over eating and over sleeping, tiredness and irritation will automatically subside.
'The mental freshness at any work gives concentration to hear the Divine sound and feel the transformation within. The feeling of oneness with the Supreme Consciousness gives a movement to meet and experience God'. The difficulties. which are linked with our Chakras, endocrine system and organs, totally disappear, removing the internal blockages. It is the consciousness of the energy which goes from physio consciousness to Supreme Consciousness', says Sadguru Mangeshda.
By V.N. Gopalakrishnan
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YOGA AND CONCENTRATION
They ensure law and order, keeping a vigil when the city is asleep. They swing into action and rush to a spot in case of an emergency. The city's IPS officials are agile and always on their toes.
At the sidelines of annual target practice at JD Nagarwala Police Stadium when some of them were asked what keeps them going, their mantra for fighting fit includes regular workouts, sports and yoga.
Apart from policing, some of these officials have displayed their skill in adventure sports, art and writing. They spend more than 14 hours in the office or on the field and yet sneak out time to keep themselves in shape.
Mohan Jha, joint commissioner of police, sector I, is an avid walker. A follower of a strict health regimen, including exercise and food, Jha says he never misses his morning walks. "I make it a point to walk at least an hour at ATIRA grounds or Gujarat University grounds before starting the day. It rejuvenates me," he says.
These officials also stress on yoga and breathing exercises to increase concentration. Ajay Kumar Chaudhary, DCP, zone V, who was second in the shooting practice last year and scored more than 70 this time, said yoga gives positive energy. "In every day life, we come across a number law and order problems. However, to keep one's cool in stressful circumstances is crucial. I believe brisk walking and pranayaam have helped me a great deal to keep composure," says Chaudhary.
Some of the officials also workout in the gym. Dr KLN Rao, DCP, zone III, says despite all the work, he makes sure to go to a gym regularly and also carry out light exercises whenever possible. MM Anarwala, DCP, Traffic, also hits gymnasium daily for an hour. "Along with morning walks, regular workouts help me to be in the field for long hours. I also play outdoor games whenever possible," he says.
Irregular working schedule and lifestyle disorders pose a host of health hazards. Last year, the untimely death of joint commissioner of police PK Jha was a wake up call for many, admit officials.
By Times of India
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At the sidelines of annual target practice at JD Nagarwala Police Stadium when some of them were asked what keeps them going, their mantra for fighting fit includes regular workouts, sports and yoga.
Apart from policing, some of these officials have displayed their skill in adventure sports, art and writing. They spend more than 14 hours in the office or on the field and yet sneak out time to keep themselves in shape.
Mohan Jha, joint commissioner of police, sector I, is an avid walker. A follower of a strict health regimen, including exercise and food, Jha says he never misses his morning walks. "I make it a point to walk at least an hour at ATIRA grounds or Gujarat University grounds before starting the day. It rejuvenates me," he says.
These officials also stress on yoga and breathing exercises to increase concentration. Ajay Kumar Chaudhary, DCP, zone V, who was second in the shooting practice last year and scored more than 70 this time, said yoga gives positive energy. "In every day life, we come across a number law and order problems. However, to keep one's cool in stressful circumstances is crucial. I believe brisk walking and pranayaam have helped me a great deal to keep composure," says Chaudhary.
Some of the officials also workout in the gym. Dr KLN Rao, DCP, zone III, says despite all the work, he makes sure to go to a gym regularly and also carry out light exercises whenever possible. MM Anarwala, DCP, Traffic, also hits gymnasium daily for an hour. "Along with morning walks, regular workouts help me to be in the field for long hours. I also play outdoor games whenever possible," he says.
Irregular working schedule and lifestyle disorders pose a host of health hazards. Last year, the untimely death of joint commissioner of police PK Jha was a wake up call for many, admit officials.
By Times of India
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Friday, 5 June 2009
A YOGA DOCUMENTARY
Riding the crest of the multibillion a year industry that yoga has become, filmmaker Kate Churchill takes on the subject in "Enlighten Up!"
Churchill is enamored of yoga herself and has practiced daily for years. For her documentary, she came up with a plan: find the perfect yoga novice, immerse him in various (often extreme) types of yoga, have him meet some of the gurus and see if, or when, he gets enlightened.
It seems a promising premise, especially since she finds such an apt subject: Nick Rosen, whose father is a suited up and obviously successful lawyer, and whose mother is a shamanic healer (not surprisingly, they didn't stay married long).
Their son Nick, a journalist in his late 20s, is more skeptical than not, and describes himself as not spiritual. So, he's more like his father.
Nick is also easy on the eyes, which becomes important. This documentary is only 82 minutes long, yet Nick's handsome face is sometimes all you've got to keep you interested. And I say that as someone who is keenly interested in yoga and spirituality.
How did Kate Churchill gum this up? It might have been one of those ideas that sounded better on paper. Maybe when it comes to this kind of search, the work has to be your own.
By Evelyn Theiss
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Churchill is enamored of yoga herself and has practiced daily for years. For her documentary, she came up with a plan: find the perfect yoga novice, immerse him in various (often extreme) types of yoga, have him meet some of the gurus and see if, or when, he gets enlightened.
It seems a promising premise, especially since she finds such an apt subject: Nick Rosen, whose father is a suited up and obviously successful lawyer, and whose mother is a shamanic healer (not surprisingly, they didn't stay married long).
Their son Nick, a journalist in his late 20s, is more skeptical than not, and describes himself as not spiritual. So, he's more like his father.
Nick is also easy on the eyes, which becomes important. This documentary is only 82 minutes long, yet Nick's handsome face is sometimes all you've got to keep you interested. And I say that as someone who is keenly interested in yoga and spirituality.
How did Kate Churchill gum this up? It might have been one of those ideas that sounded better on paper. Maybe when it comes to this kind of search, the work has to be your own.
By Evelyn Theiss
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Wednesday, 3 June 2009
VISITING YOGA TEACHERS
Seane Corn is one of the best known yoga instructors in the world, with a worldwide reputation for altruism as well.
She got involved in a shelter for teenage prostitutes and raised money for YouthAIDS. Those efforts led to more activism, including a trip to India that she wrote about in her journal and that spurred interest throughout the yoga world.
"I have this incredible platform, and I don't take that platform for granted," Corn says. "I'm not that interesting, but there are a lot of the things going on in the world that are."
Corn created Off the Mat, Into the World to help organize charitable efforts in the yoga industry. Part of that effort is a program sponsoring a trip to a country in need each year. Each participant must, among other things, raise $20,000. That way, the group can better help the organizations. Last year, for the inaugural trip to Cambodia, more than $500,000 was raised.
One of the people on that trip was Abby Weis, 23, whose family owns Breathe Yoga in Pittsford, sponsor of the program this weekend. She and her mother, Cyndi Weis, who plans to participate in this year's trip to Uganda, sold T shirts and donated to the cause fees from classes and services done on days off.
Abby Weis says the trip really made her feel a connection to people in other parts of the world, "not sympathy, but empathy," that they are very similar to people there but with very different circumstances.
By Catherine Roberts
THE LATEST YOGA NEWS, FROM IT IS YOGA
She got involved in a shelter for teenage prostitutes and raised money for YouthAIDS. Those efforts led to more activism, including a trip to India that she wrote about in her journal and that spurred interest throughout the yoga world.
"I have this incredible platform, and I don't take that platform for granted," Corn says. "I'm not that interesting, but there are a lot of the things going on in the world that are."
Corn created Off the Mat, Into the World to help organize charitable efforts in the yoga industry. Part of that effort is a program sponsoring a trip to a country in need each year. Each participant must, among other things, raise $20,000. That way, the group can better help the organizations. Last year, for the inaugural trip to Cambodia, more than $500,000 was raised.
One of the people on that trip was Abby Weis, 23, whose family owns Breathe Yoga in Pittsford, sponsor of the program this weekend. She and her mother, Cyndi Weis, who plans to participate in this year's trip to Uganda, sold T shirts and donated to the cause fees from classes and services done on days off.
Abby Weis says the trip really made her feel a connection to people in other parts of the world, "not sympathy, but empathy," that they are very similar to people there but with very different circumstances.
By Catherine Roberts
THE LATEST YOGA NEWS, FROM IT IS YOGA
Monday, 1 June 2009
A YOGA CELEBRATION
To celebrate their first anniversary, Infinite Yoga Studio is offering free yoga classes to thank their customers for the energy they've brought to the study.
Hot yoga and regular yoga classes will be offered at the studio at 4870 Tomken Rd. next Saturday (June 6) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sunday from 5 6 p.m. and Monday, the yoga studio's official anniversary date, at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Karla Tarape, the director of Infinite Yoga Studio, says hot yoga is a detoxifying practice to help get rid of the toxins of the body through sweating at the same time it tones the muscles, enhances flexibility, balance, mental focus, agility, alleviates diseases.
It also helps in weight management, circulation and cardiovascular conditioning.
A one week unlimited pass to classes will be drawn after each class and a one month unlimited pass on June 8.
The studio is encouraging participants to bring non perishable foods that will be donated to Interim Place, a non profit organization who provides shelter and support services for women in the Peel Region.
For more information, visit www.infiniteyoga.ca.
By Julia Le
THE LATEST YOGA NEWS, FROM IT IS YOGA
Hot yoga and regular yoga classes will be offered at the studio at 4870 Tomken Rd. next Saturday (June 6) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sunday from 5 6 p.m. and Monday, the yoga studio's official anniversary date, at 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Karla Tarape, the director of Infinite Yoga Studio, says hot yoga is a detoxifying practice to help get rid of the toxins of the body through sweating at the same time it tones the muscles, enhances flexibility, balance, mental focus, agility, alleviates diseases.
It also helps in weight management, circulation and cardiovascular conditioning.
A one week unlimited pass to classes will be drawn after each class and a one month unlimited pass on June 8.
The studio is encouraging participants to bring non perishable foods that will be donated to Interim Place, a non profit organization who provides shelter and support services for women in the Peel Region.
For more information, visit www.infiniteyoga.ca.
By Julia Le
THE LATEST YOGA NEWS, FROM IT IS YOGA
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