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12/09/08
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Hi everyone,
I hope you're all enjoying Spring
(if you're in Melbourne)!
Hopefully everyone is getting some sunlight.
I've been doing a fantastic "De-tox" in the last month
and the best thing is drinking a litre of water
(with lemon) basically the minute I wake up.
I think this has made a huge difference
to my body's ability to get waste out (eg: lots of phlegm).
I recommend trying this for a month or so.
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TOPIC OF THE MONTH: ANGER!
The simplicities of Buddhism and Yoga
clearly highlight that all emotions are projections.
If the same thing is said to 5 people,
each person may have a different response,
and each may be confronted differently;
ie: we are all responsible for our reactions.
The irony about Anger is that it is rooted in arrogance.
It is Expectation that causes anger:
People get angry because they have been let down,
but in the background are their own expectations.
Society is big on conformity, appropriateness and judgement
- and even bigger on inconsistency, indignation and presumption!
People get angry because they can't accept what happens to them.
An angry person is in fact childish and selfish.
Who would have thought?!
...well this is just one perspective...
any opinions? Contact Me
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NEW SECTION: AYURVEDA
Thanks to Saurabh Gupta
- a friend from India who has his own website
www.myhealingstation.com
This will be a regular section.
First Edition: Your Gorgeous Skin:
"All of us want to look charming.
This week's Ezine is about skin care.
Daily exposure to pollutants and other chemicals
takes its toll on our complexions.
But there are some easy steps you can take
to ensure flawless skin..."
For more of this article, Click Here.
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FENG SHUI: BY LEAH RUSSELL
Creating your Ideal Home
Consider carefully the type of aspirations
for each
area of your life.
Does everything
around you reflect these?
September is the best time to spring clean
and
enhance the energy of the home.
Sitting quietly alone in your space…
meditate
on what your ideal home would be
before getting to work on making the changes
to create this with what you already have.
Leah can be contacted through:www.soulcompass.com.au
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HEALTH TOPIC: HAY FEVER
Spring inevitably brings allergies and sinus problems
and there is an ancient Yogic cleaning practice
that is so successful in controlling these ailments:
'Jala Neti' - water cleansing.
A usually-ceramic little pot
is filled with salt and luke-warm water
and then gently poured up one nostril
(the head is tilted on its side).
The water flows along one nostril
and then comes down the other side,
picking up dust, hystamines, (and snot!).
This is not a difficult practice, though it may appear strange.
I have been doing it every day for a week now,
and find it easier to do every time.
I have been feeling so clear in my sinus area,
and incredibly fresh after this is done each morning.
I feel like I have heaps more energy.
I have just bought 5 of these pots, so if you are interested
in this, please let me know (they cost $30).
Jala Neti is one of the 6 traditional cleansing practices,
and is not done simply to fix hay fever. It just happens to.
However, it is a much more serious investigation
into the sinus area and nostrils -
areas consideredby Yogis as crucially linked to mental
and emotional/psychological balance.
Great for Snorers too!
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SPECIAL NEW SERVICE
Nat is a regular at Yoga and has opened her new business:
Vegan Muff offers 100%
organic and cruelty free
cupcakes, muffins, cakes
and slices made in
Nat Grant is a
Brunswick-based
musician and committed
vegan who saw an
opportunity to produce
delicious baked goods
without the unnecessary
addition of animal
products or
preservatives.
Her wares are
(323 Lygon St East
Contact Nat on
or veganmuff@hotmail.com for ordering
or more info.
(Delicious! Keep an eye out - Toby)
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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
PRANAYAMA
Advanced Yoga for All levels.
September 28th 1pm-3pm
at Land of Yoga. Cost - $20.
A 2hr Workshop on the The Science of Breath Control.
A gentle session exploring the Breath and all its possibilities.
There are hundreds of breath exercises,
and you will be guided through many.
Everyone who can breathe is able to do this session.
It will totally change the way Yoga is understood.
It will also explain how the breath is a key to Health.
Anyone who can't orchestrate the breath easily
and with great control, will be psychologically tight.
This will affect their state of mind.
It's so easy to learn. And deeply relaxing. Try it.
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ARTICLE: SELFISHNESS AND GIVING
This article may be a little confronting,
depending on where the finger is being pointed!
Here's the first paragraph:
"It is what a
person will not do that determines who they are.
Anyone can give when it is
easy to give -
but when we are not willing to give, it becomes so much harder.
This article is based on the premise that Relationships and Love
are built upon
Giving, and that their survival will depend
upon the extent to which
Selfishness rules."
For the rest of this article, Click Here.
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ASTROLOGY: WITH LEAH RUSSELL
September Heavens
September brings quite a change from the
enormous
August shifts and energetic movement.
Later this month we are
cautioned to watch
our communication carefully,
though with the full moon in
Libra at the end of September
be sure to let your loved ones know
what they
mean to you
as this is a very auspicious time for romance.
Leah can be contacted through:www.soulcompass.com.au
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Thanks everyone, have fun!
Bye!
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