Yoga
Free Yoga-Meditation Classes
FREE YOGA CLASSES AND INSTRUCTION IN MEDITATION
Learn to:
1. Increase mental power for more effective study.
2. Increase health, longevity and resistance to sickness.
3. Attain inner happiness and a stress-free environment.
4. Restore emotional harmony.
5. Tap into your inner mental potential for increased creativity, and a problem-solving capacity.
Schedule for Spring Semester 2010 Semester: All Classes @ University Center upper lavel
• February 3 Wed. 5:00pm to 6:00pm Red River
• February 5 Friday . 5:00pm to 6:00pm Red River
• February 10 Wed. 5:00pm to 6:00pm Red River
• February 17 Wed. 5:00pm to 6:00pm San Saba
• Febrary 19 Friday 5:00pm to 6:00pm Red River
• Febrary 24 Wed. 5:00pm to 6:00pm Red River
• March 3 Wed.5:00pm to 6:00pm San Jacinto/ Neches
The yoga sutras of Patanjali: dharana
Dharana is the sixth limb of ashtanga yoga. It involves deep meditation where the object being focused on is held in the mind without consciousness wavering from it. Dharana means “holding steady”, “collection” or “concentration” of the mind
The basic idea is to hold the concentration or focus of attention in one direction. When the body has been prepared by asanas, the mind has been calmed by pranayama and the senses have been brought under control by pratyahara, the “seeker” reaches the sixth stage. dharana. Here, the mind has to be stilled in order to achieve this state of complete absorption.
The objective in dharana is to steady the mind by intently focusing on one particular activity of the mind. The more deep the focus, the easier other activities of the mind fall away. Now we can reach our greater potential for inner healing.
As the practitioner becomes more advanced, consciousness of the act of meditation disappears, and only the consciousness of being exists.
Want to know more? Read “Seeking Samadhi” by Judith Laseter at:
http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/461
National Conference on Meditation and New Economy
National Conference on Meditation and New Economy conference was held in Dallas on April 3 and April 4 2009. Checkout the videos of the event
http://dallas.desiplazza.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=76&task=...
http://dallas.desiplazza.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=76&task=...
Yoga for anxiety and depression
Since the 1970s, meditation and other stress-reduction techniques have been studied as possible treatments for depression and anxiety. One such practice, yoga, has received less attention in the medical literature, though it has become increasingly popular in recent decades.
One national survey estimated, for example, that about 7.5% of U.S. adults had tried yoga at least once, and that nearly 4% practiced yoga in the previous year.
Yoga classes can vary from gentle and accommodating to strenuous and challenging; the choice of style tends to be based on physical ability and personal preference. Hatha yoga, the most common type of yoga practiced in the United States, combines three elements: physical poses, called asanas; controlled breathing practiced in conjunction with asanas; and a short period of deep relaxation or meditation.
Many of the studies evaluating yoga's therapeutic benefits have been small and poorly designed. However, a 2004 analysis found that, in recent decades, an increasing number have been randomized controlled trials -- the most rigorous standard for proving efficacy.
Diabetes
Symptoms: Incessant desire for urination, burning sensation in the urinary tract, continuous thirst and sweet taste in the mouth, attraction of flies and ants towards the urine, headache, dizziness, pale and dry skin, becoming old in appearance at a young age, discomfort all over the body, etc., taken together, are the indications of diabetes. It is often found that diabetic persons suffer from cataracts.
Causes: It is not always the case that sugar is present in the urine of diabetes patients. Diabetes with sugar in the urine is called “somaroga” or “madhumeha”. Diabetes without sugar is called “mu´tra´tisa´ra” or “udakameha”.
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