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Definisi Tantra tentang Yoga

2011-02-26T19:15:00.000-08:00

Tantra mengatakan Sam'yoga yoga ityukto jiiva'tma' Parama'tmanah. Artinya, penyatuan dari jiwatman dan Paramatman adalah yoga. Jadi disini Tantra telah maju selangkah. Menurut Patainjali, yoga adalah penghentian aktivitas mental, namun ketika kecenderungan mental ini ditarik ke dalam dan dihentikan - padahal di sisi yang lain pikiran juga membutuhkan suatu arah - maka suatu gangguan akan tercipta di dalam pikiran. Akibatnya, misalnya orang secara nyata bisa saja berhenti mencuri, namun di dalam pikirannya ia masih tetap bisa mencuri.

Menurut Tantra, makna dari yoga adalah penyatuan jiwatman dengan Paramatman, sebab setelah kecenderungan pikiran ditarik dari luar, ia akan diarahkan menuju Entitas Agung. Dengan cara inilah penarikan ini akan menjadi final. Hanya dengan menarik pikiran menuju Tuhan saja penyatuan total dari jiwatman dan Paramatman bisa terjadi, dan inilah yoga.
- Atman, atau jiwatman, berarti "kesadaran unit". Paramatman adalah nama kolektif dari semua kesadaran unit. -

(Shrii Shrii Anandamurti)

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Course

2010-11-30T22:20:00.000-08:00

YOGA UNTUK MASA KEHAMILAN

Kehamilan merupakan sebuah momen yang sangat berharga dan istimewa yang layak dinikmati setiap detiknya. Pada saat seorang wanita sadar akan kehamilannya, ia akan berusaha untuk lebih memperhatikan kesehatannya. Terjadinya perubahan-perubahan fisik pada masa kehamilan akan mempengaruhi sang calon ibu dan membuatnya merasa tidak nyaman. Mual, ngidam, mood yang tidak menentu, lemas, tubuh yang membesar, sesak nafas seiring dengan pertumbuhan janin, dan rasa cemas akan menghadapi persalinan, sering membuat seorang calon ibu merasa tidak percaya diri dan tidak nyaman. Apalagi bila kehamilan itu merupakan kehamilan yang pertama, yang biasanya terjadi pada usia yang relatif masih muda. Banyak hal yang belum dimengerti oleh sang calon ibu, sehingga sering menimbulkan rasa cemas yang berlebihan.

Berlatih yoga pada masa kehamilan ini merupakan salah satu solusi yang bermanfaat untuk mengurangi ketidaknyamanan selama masa hamil, membantu proses persalinan, dan bahkan mempersiapkan mental untuk masa-masa awal setelah melahirkan dan saat membesarkan anak.

Manfaat berlatih yoga bagi kehamilan antara lain:

v Manfaat fisik melalui postur tubuh yoga (asana):

1. Melatih postur tubuh yang baik, tegap dan kuat di sepanjang kehamilan.

2. Melancarkan aliran darah, memperlancar supply oksigen, nutrisi dan vitamin dari makanan ke janin.

3. Menguatkan otot punggung, membuatnya lebih kuat menyangga beban kehamilan dan menghindarkan dari cedera punggung dan sakit pinggang.

4. Melatih otot-otot dasar panggul (perineum) yang berfungsi sebagai otot kelahiran agar kuat menyangga beban kehamilan dan menyangga kandung kemih dan usus besar. Semakin elastis otot dasar panggul, semakin mudah untuk menjalani proses kelahiran. Dan semakin cepat pula proses pemulihan pasca melahirkan.

5. Membantu mengurangi ketidaknyamanan fisik selama kehamilan, seperti morning sickness, sakit punggung, sakit pinggang, weak bladder, heart burn, konstipasi/sembelit dan lain-lain.

v Manfaat mental melalui teknik pernafasan yoga (pranayama), relaksasi, dan teknik-teknik pemusatan pikiran (dharana):

1. Menenangkan diri dan memusatkan pikiran. Akan membantu saat dilanda kecemasan dan ketakutan, atau saat perhatian tercerai berai.

2. Mengumpulkan energi dan prana.

3. Menginduksi rasa nyaman dan rileks di sepanjang kehamilan dan saat melahirkan.

v Manfaat spiritual melalui teknik-teknik berkontemplasi dan meditasi:

1. Sebagai mediasi untuk berkomunikasi dengan sang buah hati dan meningkatkan keterikatan/bonding dengannya.

2. Meningkatkan ketenangan dan ketentraman batin selama menjalani kehamilan.

3. Meningkatkan inner peace, penerimaan diri dan kepasrahan saat melewati semua kesulitan dalam proses kehamilan dan kelahiran.

4. Meningkatkan kemampuan untuk merasa bahagia.

Berlatih yoga secara sistematis akan melatih otot-otot tubuh, membuatnya lebih kuat dan elastis. Yoga dilakukan dalam gerakan yang dinamis ataupun statis. Melakukan gerakan dalam bentuk dinamis dapat dikerjakan dalam waktu yang lebih singkat. Gerakan ini hampir sama dengan gerakan tari, satu gerakan menyatu dengan yang lain. Manfaatnya adalah meningkatkan kelenturan dan peredaran darah, mengendurkan otot dan persendian, serta melepaskan penyumbat tenaga.

Selain itu gerakan yoga juga dapat dilakukan secara lebih perlahan, statis, ataupun dalam bentuk meditasi. Bentuk statis memiliki efek yang lebih halus dan kuat pada jiwa dan tubuh. Jika menahan gerakan selama beberapa saat dengan kesadaran , gerakan tersebut dapat memijat organ , kelenjar, dan otot dalam tubuh, serta merelaksasikan saraf di seluruh tubuh. Langkah ini sangat bermanfaat untuk mengembalikan pikiran dalam suasana tenang, yang membawa pada perasaan menarik pikiran (pratyahara) atau kondisi awal menuju ke tingkat konsentrasi yang lebih tinggi (dharana) dan meditasi (dhyana).

God is the controller (Subha's'ita Sam'graha II, 25)

2010-11-25T23:00:00.001-08:00

God is the controller of that vital force which keeps the organisms alive. He is our friend Who saves us from the jaws of calamities by His affectionate and tender touch. He exists everywhere. He is present about us sometimes as sound expression, sometimes as thought or emotion, and then again sometimes as individual entities. There is not a place in the universe where His Entity is not manifest. What we apparently take to be a void is also full of His Entity. He is even where the human intellect cannot reach, and where the imagination bounds back, thwarted and baffled. In the planetary world, it is His glory that shines as the sun. The backbone of the nervous system, the praising of the dead ancestors, the truth of the sages, the controller, the friend, the sun - are all these separate entitites? No, all is He, all is He, all is He.

(Subha's'ita Sam'graha II, 25)

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Sadvipra

2010-09-19T17:59:00.000-07:00

Sadvipra ialah mereka yang seluruh kegiatan dan usahanya ditujukan untuk mencapai Kebahagiaan Abadi (Anandam). Moral mereka kuat dan siap untuk berjuang menentang kemerosotan moral. Orang-orang yang dengan ketat menjalankan prinsip-prinsip moralitas, tidak pernah ragu-ragu melakukan pengorbanan (Tapah) dan dengan penuh semangat menentang sikap dan perbuatan amoral; mereka itulah Sadvipra. Hanya para Sadvipra itulah yang selamat dari kehancuran dan kemusnahan, yaitu mereka yang bekerja untuk kepentingan kesejahteraan umat manusia. Karena itu adalah tugas utama semua orang untuk menjadikan dirinya dan orang lain Sadvipra.

Para Sadvipra akan berjuang tanpa kompromi menentang perbuatan amoral dan semua kecenderungan untuk memecah-belah perluasan persatuan. Orang yang kelihatannya Dharmik (berbudi), tetapi enggan berjuang, tidak dapat disebut Sadvipra.

Sadvipra tidak boleh beristirahat. Tidak ada waktu di dalam kehidupan seorang Sadvipra untuk beristirahat di kursi malas dan berkata, "Nah, hari ini aku tidak punya kegiatan. Sekarang aku beristirahat sejenak!" Di dalam phase pertama sejarah manusia, masyarakat Sadvipra belum terbentuk. Tidak adanya masyarakat Sadvipra itu menyebabkan siklus sosial akan berputar sesuai kodrat alam. Di setiap jaman, kelompok-kelompok yang dominan cenderung menjadi penindas dan pemeras, dan karena itu terjadilah proses evolusi atau revolusi. Karena tidak ada bimbingan Sadvipra, maka dasar yang menjadi landasan masyarakat menjadi tidak kukuh. Para Sadvipra akan bekerja untuk kebaikan semua negara, untuk kebebasan semua umat manusia. Biarlah kegelapan malam bulan mati itu hilang. Biarlah dengan terbitnya matahari baru di dunia ini umat manusia menjadi sadar.

(Buah Pikiran dari P.R. Sarkar)

Ahimsa in Neohumanism

2010-06-18T01:59:00.000-07:00

"Manova'kka'yaeh sarvabhu'ta' na'mapiida' namahim'sa'.

Ahim'sa' means not inflicting pain or hurt on anybody by thought, word or action. This word is wrongly interpreted by many. Some so-called learned persons in fact, define the word ahim'sa' in such a manner that if one adheres to it strictly, it is impossible to live not only in a society but also in forests, hills and caves. In such an interpretation of the term ahim'sa', not only is killing prohibited, but even to fight a defensive fight is not allowed. By tilling the land one may cause the death of innumerable insects and creatures under the earth's surface. Therefore, the use of a plough is not permissible. The followers of such an interpretation of ahim'sa' say that those who want to lead a religious life should not use the plough themselves, but employ other low-born people to do the same to save themselves from the sin of destroying life. Sugar must be poured into the abodes of the ants; no matter whether human beings have food or not. The poor must spare their blood from their bodies to save insects, the born enemies of human beings.

This is no definition of ahim'sa'. It merely causes confusion. It is contrary to true dharma; it is against the very laws of existence. Even the process of respiration involves the death of numberless microbes. They are all living beings and to save them one will have to stop breathing. The administration of medicines to the suffering will have to be stopped, because such medicines cause the destruction of disease-causing bacteria. If ahim'sa' is so interpreted, where will such interpreters be able to stand? They will have to give up even filtered water, because the process of filtration of water means destroying the insects that cause impurity. It is also not possible to drink impure water, because then it is likely that such microbes might die in the stomach.

In the post-Vedic age this type of ahim'sa' was practised in India for a long period, and as a result life for ordinary citizens became very miserable. The populace viewed with fear the religion dominated by this so-called ahim'sa'. They were forced to accept an atheistic belief, and they left the path of dharma. Devoid of any code of conduct, and intent on giving first preference to their own selfishness, such atheists became a burden to the society and to the world. Those who wanted to enforce the so-called ahim'sa'-influenced religion, became impractical and impotent by nature. Thus there is a pressing need in the modern age to re-think these historical facts from a new angle of vision.

This age was followed by another wherein another new definition of the word ahim'sa' was propagated. According to this definition, him'sa' meant to cause pain to living beings, but did not include the slaughter of animals for food. This idea is very much mistaken. If causing pain amounts to him'sa', the slaughter of animals for food must also be called him'sa', because the animals do not offer their heads willingly at the altar of death for this cause.

Recently one more interpretation for this word has been heard. It somewhat resembles the second definition described earlier, but it even lacks the simplicity or sincerity of that interpretation. According to this interpretation, ahim'sa' means non-violence or non-application of force. Possibly it is this interpretation which has distorted most the meaning of ahim'sa'. In all actions of life, whether small or big, the unit mind progresses by surmounting the opposing forces. Life evolves through the medium of force. If this force is not properly developed, life becomes absolutely dull. No wise person would advocate such a thing, because this would be contrary to the very fundamentals of human nature.

The champions of non-violence (so-called ahim'sa') have, therefore, to adopt hypocrisy and falsehood whenever they seek to use this so-called ahim'sa' for their purposes. If the people of one country conquer another country by brute force, the people of the defeated nation must use force to regain their freedom. Such a use of force may be crude or subtle and as a result, both the body and mind of the conquerors may be hurt. When there is any application of force, it cannot be called non-violence. Is it not violence if you hurt a person not by your hands but by some other indirect means? Is the boycott movement against a particular nation not violence? Therefore I say that those who interpret non-violence and ahim'sa' to be synonymous have to repeatedly resort to hypocrisy to justify their actions. The army or police are necessary for administration of a country. If these organizations do not use force even in case of necessity, their existence will be of no meaning. The mark of so-called ahim'sa' or non-violence on a bullet does not make the bullet non-violent.

Those who are not adequately equipped to oppose an evil-doer should make every endeavour to gain power and then make the proper use of this power. In the absence of ability to resist evil, and in the absence of evev an effort to acquire such ability, declaring oneself to be non-violent in order to hide one's weaknesses before the opponent may serve a political end, but it will not protect the sanctity of righteousness.

The meaning of the word ahim'sa' in the sphere of Sa'dhana' has already been explained. According to its correct meaning, one will have to guide one's conduct carefully to ensure that one's thought or actions cause pain to nobody and are unjust to none. Any thought or action with the intention of causing harm to someone else amounts to him'sa'. The existence of life implies destruction of certain lower forms, no matter whether there is intention of doing harm or not. The process of respiration kills thousands of millions of protoplasmic cells. Whether one knows it or not, in every action such living cells are dying and being destroyed. The use of prophylactics means destructions of millions of disease-carrying germs. The crop-eating insects, parasites, mosquitoes, bugs, spiders, etc. are also being killed in innumerable ways. This is necessary to maintain one's livelihood; it is not with the intention of causing pain to them. Such acts also, therefore, cannot be classed as him'sa'; they are to be done for self-defense.

As a result of clash and cohesion within the physical structure of every entity and also for the maintenance of structural solidarity at every moment, a process of formation and de-formation is always taking place. Rice is obtained from paddy--is there no life in paddy? Paddy can sprout. It is also capable of reproduction. For the preservation of the physical body you prepare rice by killing the paddy. Do you have any intention to harm anybody while preparing rice? It is thus seen that life depends on other forms of life for its very existence. There is no question of him'sa' or ahim'sa' here. If this is conceived as him'sa' living beings will have to subsist on bricks, sand and stone. Even breathing will have to be stopped or one will have to commit suicide.

It is, however, very necessary to remember two things in respect of edibles. First, as far as possible, articles of food must be selected from among those items in which development of consciousness is comparatively little; i.e., if vegetables are available, animals should not be slaughtered. Secondly, under all circumstances before killing any animal having developed or under-developed consciousness, it must be considered whether it is possible to live in a healthy body without taking such lives.

The human body is constituted of innumerable living cells. These cells develop and grow with the help of similar living entities. The nature of your living cells will be formed in accordance with the type of food you take. Ultimately all these together will affect your mind to some extent. If the cells of the human body grow on rotten and bad-smelling food, or on the fresh flesh of animals in which mean tendencies predominate, it is but natural that the mind will have a tendency of meanness. The policy of eating, without due consideration, whatever is available cannot be supported in any case, even though there may not be any question of him'sa' or ahim'sa'. It should not be your policy to do what you wish. You must perform actions after due thought. For continued subsistence a policy will have to be adopted for taking food; otherwise it will be against the code of aparigraha.

A'nanda Pu'rn'ima' 1957
from "Ahim'sa'"
A Guide to Human Conduct

S E V A (Pengabdian)

2010-06-09T03:58:00.000-07:00

Dalam meditasi harus selalu dibangkitkan perasaan bahwa kalian akan mengabdikan diri kepada-Nya. Apabila perasaan pengabdian itu telah bangkit, maka seketika itu pula pikiran jadi terpusat. Apabila dalam meditasi puncak perasaan yang timbul adalah pengabdian, maka segalanya pun akan tercapai. Meski melalui pelajaran permulaan (Nama Mantra), seorang sadhaka dapat mencapai Moksa, dan meskipun dengan menggunakan pelajaran yang lebih tinggi(Vishesh Yoga) tidak dapat mencapai hal itu kalau tidak tumbuh perasaan pengabdian seperti yang dikehendaki. Lebih-lebih apabila meditasi dilakukan hanya untuk memamerkan keberanian. Kalau pengabdian internal tidak dilakukan sebagaimana mestinya, pengabdian diluarpun akan demikian; itulah sebabnya dinyatakan Pembebasan diri dan Pengabdian pada Kemanusiaan. Di dalam Pembebasan diri dilakukan pengabdian internal; dan di dalam Pengabdian pada Kemanusiaan dilakukan pengabdian terhadap umat manusia di luar. Kedua-duanya dibutuhkan Pengabdian eksternal (di luar) menyucikan pikiran dan dengan sucinya pikiran pengabdian internal (di dalam) dapat dilakukan oleh siapa saja.

(P. R. Sarkar)

Yoghurt Cegah Kerusakan Gigi Anak

2010-06-07T21:18:00.001-07:00

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detikcom - Tokyo, Yoghurt yang merupakan produk fermentasi susu atau kedelai tak hanya baik bagi sistem pencernaan, tetapi juga untuk kesehatan gigi. Konsumsi yoghurt secara teratur dapat memangkas risiko kerusakan gigi pada anak.

Mengonsumsi yoghurt setidaknya empat kali dalam seminggu dapat mengurangi 22 persen risiko anak mengalami kerusakan gigi pada saat berusia 3 tahun, dibandingkan dengan anak yang hanya konsumsi yoghurt kurang dari seminggu sekali.

Temuan yang telah dipublikasikan dalam Journal of Dentistry ini, berasal dari studi Jepang yang sedang menyelidiki klaim sebelumnya yang menyatakan bahwa produk susu umumnya menangkal kerusakan gigi pada anak.

Sementara produk susu lain seperti mentega, keju dan susu tampaknya tidak memiliki manfaat besar pada gigi. Konsumsi yoghurt justru dapat memberikan perlindungan yang besar pada gigi anak-anak.

Belum diketahui persis mengapa yoghurt dapat memberikan perlindungan pada gigi anak. Tetapi satu teori menyatakan bahwa yoghurt mengandung protein yang 'mengikat' di permukaan gigi dan menyegel gigi terhadap serangan asam yang berbahaya.

Segel yang dimaksudkan adalah kalsium dan fosfat, yang membuat email gigi tidak rusak dari waktu ke waktu.

Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh para ahli di Fukuoka University dan University of Tokyo, mendukung penemuan sebelumnya yang dilakukan ilmuwan Australia.

Dalam penelitian terbaru, peneliti Jepang mengamati 2.000 anak usia tiga tahun dan orangtua ditanyai tentang kebiasaan makannya. Setiap anak juga melakukan pemeriksaan gigi untuk menilai kondisi giginya.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang jelas antara yoghurt dan pencegahan kerusakan gigi, tetapi hasil ini tidak berlaku bagi produk susu lainnya.

"Konsumsi yoghurt tinggi dapat dikaitkan dengan prevalensi kerusakan gigi yang rendah pada anak kecil," tulis peneliti dalam laporan hasil studi, seperti dilansir dari Dailymail, Selasa (8/6/2010).

Namun, direktur eksekutif British Dental Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter, memperingatkan bahwa harus diingat banyak yoghurt yang beredar di pasaran dunia mengandung tambahan gula. Bila frekuensi makan makanan yang mengandung gula meningkat, maka jelas dapat menyebabkan peningkatan kerusakan gigi.

Pekan lalu, para pakar Inggris juga memperingatkan bahwa orang dewasa yang tidak menyikat gigi dua kali sehari akan mengalami peningkatan risiko penyakit jantung.

Diperkirakan bahwa peradangan di dalam tubuh, termasuk gusi, dapat meningkatkan kemungkinan penyumbatan arteri yang mengacu pada penyakit jantung dan penyakit pembuluh darah lainnya.

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Song

2010-05-12T02:16:00.000-07:00

May the love we sharing spread its wings
Flow across the earth and bring new joy to every soul that is alive.
May the blessing of Your grace my Lord
Shine on everyone and may we all see the light within...within...within.
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K a s i h

2010-04-24T00:21:00.001-07:00

(Buah Pikiran dari P. R. Sarkar)

Latih dirimu menjadi ideal seperti bunga Padma, yang mekar di atas lumpur yang berjuang setiap hari untuk mempertahankan hidup, bergulat melawan gejolak air berlumpur ditambah menghadapi tekanan dari luar yang memburu keuntungan bagi dirinya, namun betapapun, bungan Padma itu tidak pernah melupakan adanya bulan di langit. Ia terus memelihara rasa cintanya kepada bulan di langit itu. Walau demikian, ia tetap menjadi bunga biasa saja. Tidak ada sesuatu yang luar biasa pada dirinya. Tetapi bunga yang kelihatannya biasa ini memiliki ikatan kasih dengan bulan di atas.
Demikianlah, kalian mungkin hanyalah makhluk biasa - harus melewati hari-hari yang sukar, naik dan turun dalam perjuangan hidup - tetapi janganlah hendaknya sampai melupakan Tuhan. Arahkan semua dorongan keinginanmu menuju kepada-Nya. Pikiranmu hendaknya selalu merasuk ke dalam pikiran-Nya. Masuklah sedalam-dalamnya, ke dalam rasa Cinta Abadi itu.
(Subhasita Samgraha III)

Sesuatu yg menjadikan jiwa itu lembut, kuat dan tahan, sehingga dapat menjaga keseimbangannya meski dalam keadaan menderita - sesuatu yang tidak henti-hentinya menciptakan perasaan nyaman di dalam, disebut cinta. Bhakti itu identik dengan cinta. Pada saat perasaan bhakti itu tumbuh. Rasa cinta kepada Tuhanpun datang.
(Salvation and Devotion)
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Pemicu Kolesterol Tinggi Pada Anak-anak

2010-04-01T03:43:00.001-07:00

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detikcom - Jakarta, Banyak yang menganggap penyakit jantung, stroke dan masalah pembuluh darah lainnya adalah penyakit orang dewasa. Tapi kini penyakit tersebut tengah menjadi kekhawatiran di kalangan anak-anak dan remaja.

Menurut pusat pengendalian dan pencegahan penyakit Amerika (CDC), kejadian kelebihan berat badan pada anak-anak dan remaja (usia 6-18 tahun) telah meningkat sebesar tiga kali lipat dibandingkan pada tahun 1970. Hal inilah yang memicu kekhawatiran timbulnya penyakit-penyakit pembuluh darah di usia dini.

Gaya hidup yang malas bergerak dan kebutuhan gizi yang tidak terpenuhi dengan baik diduga sebagai penyebab timbulnya obesitas pada anak-anak.

Saat ini hampir setiap hari kegiatan anak-anak hanya diisi dengan duduk untuk menonton televisi, main game komputer atau teknologi lainnya. Pola makan yang sering mengonsumsi makanan cepat saji serta olahan juga menjadi salah satu faktor.

Tapi berat badan dan gaya hidup bukanlah faktor mutlak penyebab masalah tersebut. Penyakit jantung juga dipengaruhi oleh faktor genetik, jika ada anggota keluarga yang memiliki riwayat kesehatan penyakit jantung, diabetes dan tekanan darah tinggi. Sehingga dapat meningkatkan peluang seorang anak mengalami aterosklerosis, kolesterol tinggi dan kelainan lipid.

Dalam edisi Juli 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) menjelaskan pedoman mengenai pemeriksaan lipid pada anak-anak dan kesehatan jantung. Karena kasus obesitas yang semakin meningkat, AAP merekomendasikan pemeriksaan awal lipid pada anak dan remaja usia 2-10 tahun.

Seperti dikutip dari DiscoveryHealth, Kamis (1/4/2010) ada beberapa hal yang menjadi faktor risiko pada anak-anak, yaitu:

Kelebihan berat badan atau obesitas

Memiliki diabetes

Memiliki sejarah keluarga kolesterol tinggi atau penyakit jantung prematur.

Menurut AAP, anak-anak dan remaja usia 12-18 tahun harus memiliki kadar kolesterol total kurang dari 170 mg/dl, kadar LDL (kolesterol jahat) kurang dari 110 mg/dl, kadar HDL (kolesterol baik) 35 mg/dl atau lebih tinggi dan kadar trigliserida kurang dari 150 mg/dl.

Jika hasilnya normal, maka pengujian bisa diulang kembali 3-5 tahun mendatang. Tapi jika hasilnya menunjukkan kolesterol tinggi harus dirujuk ke dokter ahli jantung pediatrik.

Bagi anak yang mengalami kelebihan berat badan dan obesitas, maka perubahan gaya hidup adalah langkah pertama yang harus dilakukan. Melakukan konsultasi gizi bisa sangat membantu orangtua untuk menerapkan diet rendah lemak jenuh dan kolesterol. Selain memperbanyak aktivitas fisik sebanyak 60 menit atau lebih setiap harinya.

Hingga kini penggunaan obat-obatan untuk mengatasi masalah kolesterol pada anak-anak masih menjadi kontroversi dikarenakan tidak adanya data jangka panjang mengenai penggunaan obat tersebut. Perubahan gaya hidup dan pola makan masih menjadi rekomendasi utama untuk mengatasi masalah kolesterol anak-anak.
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Song

2010-03-18T20:44:00.000-07:00

Sam'gacchadvam' sam'vadadhvam'
Sam'vomanam'si janatam
Devabhagam' yatha purve
Sam'janana upasate
Samanii va akuti
Samana hrdayanivah
Samanamastu vomano
Yatha vah susahasati

Meaning:
Let us move together, let us sing together
Let us come to know our minds together
Let us share, like sahes of the past
That all people together may enjoy the universe
Unite our intention
Let our hearts be inseparable
Our mind is as one mind
As we, to truly know one, another become one.
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Yoga untuk kehamilan

2010-03-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

YOGA hamil tak hanya membuat bayi sehat, tetapi juga tenang dan nyaman. Selain itu yoga hamil juga mengurasi risiko komplikasi kehamilan pada ibu hamil. Semua ibu hamil (bumil) pasti menginginkan bayi yang dilahirkan sehat. Berbagai cara pun dilakukan agar janin yang dikandungnya sehat dan kelak terlahir sehat juga. Antara lain menjaga pola makan hingga periksa rutin ke dokter kandungan. Nah bila Anda ingin janin yang Anda kandung sehat dan nyaman, yoga mungkin bisa dipilih sebagai salah satu caranya. Pasalnya yoga hamil yang tak hanya membuat janin sehat, tetapi juga merasa rileks dan nyaman. Yoga merupakan salah satu gerakan seni olah tubuh dan pernapasan yang berasal dari India. Yoga bisa dilakukan oleh siapa saja termasuk oleh ibu hamil.Dikatakan oleh Instruktur yoga hamil dari Rumah Yoga yang terletak di Jalan Lamandau, Jakarta, Tina Maladi menuturkan bahwa yoga hamil membantu ibu untuk terhubung dengan sang jabang bayi dan tubuhnya sendiri melalui latihan mendalam dan membangun kewaspaadaan pada saat proses kelahiran atau melahirkan. "Yoga hamil bisa dilakukan mulai dari awal kehamilan, selama sang Ibu tidak mengalami komplikasi kehamilan yang berisiko tinggi," tutur instruktur yang juga mengajar yoga untuk anak-anak ini. Yoga juga bisa bermanfaat untuk ibu hamil agar lebih bisa menikmati tahapan-tahapan selama hamil serta berbagi pengalaman sesama ibu hamil. Yoga juga dapat membangun kepedulian terhadap tubuh mereka selama masa kehamilan, dapat meningkatkan kekuatan, kelenturan dan kesehatan seluruh tubuh. Gerakan dalam yoga juga mengurangi sakit pinggul serta mengurangi rasa sakit dan pegal pada daerah kewanitaan. Lakukan secara rutin 2 kali dalam seminggu selam 1 jam," tandas Tina dalam acara talkshow "Cara Merawat Janin" yang diadakan oleh Nutricia di JHCC beberapa waktu lalu. Selain itu, yoga sebelum melahirkan bisa juga untuk mengurangi lebam sekitar persendian, membantu persiapan fisik menghadapi proses melahirkan serta meningkatkan kesiapan emosional. "Yoga sebelum kelahiran sangat mendukung kelahiran secara alami," papar instruktur yoga yang juga mengajar di kawasan Kemang ini. Masih dikatakan Tina, melalui yoga, kita melatih pernafasan yang sangat bermanfaat agar kita lebih peduli pada tubuh kita. Karena prana atau dorangan kehidupan setiap orang itu datang melalui nafas.

Penting sekali untuk melatih pernafasan yang cukup agar memperoleh ketenangan. Karena dengan tarikan nafas yang cukup, akan mengalirkan oksigen dan nitrogen ke sel-sel otak dan memompa cairan spinal ke otak. Untuk itulah bila yoga dilakukan secara teratur pada masa kehamilan, perkembangan otak anak pun agar berkembang dengan pesat. "Hanya dalam masa kehamilanlah terdapat momen di mana kita bernafas untuk dua orang. Oleh karena itu, jika ibu hamil bisa menjaga pola tarikan nafas yang tenang, maka si jabang bayi juga akan mengikuti pola nafas yang sama," ungkapnya. Dalam melakukan gerakan yoga hamil, memang terdapat sedikit perbedaan dengan gerakan yoga biasa, diantaranya untuk tidak melakukan gerakan berputar, meloncat, menendang atau kayang terutama setelah umur 20 minggu. Yang juga perlu diperhatikan adalah dalam masa kehamilan, faktor penting untuk mendukung relaksasi ibu hamil adalah juga dengan adanya keterlibatan emosi dari pihak suami. Mintalah suami untuk lebih peduli, lebih perhatian, lebih empati ketika istri sedang menjalani kehamilan. Dukungan suami merupakan hal yang sangat penting. Tina menyarankan, agar janin tetap sehat, maka saat bumil melakukan yoga, perlu memerhatikan beberapa anjuran yang bisa dilakukan. Di antaranya adalah dengan menghindari, menghindari gula dan garam berlebihan, banyak mengkonsumsi asam folat, mineral dan vitamin yang dibutuhkan bumil. Jangan lupa juga perbanyak konsumsi akan buah, juga sayuran segar, terutama yang organik.

"Sayuran segar yang berwarna hijau tua adalah salah satu sumber kalsium yang alami," ungkapnya. Sama halnya dengan yang dikatakan oleh dokter spesialis anak dari Jakarta Medical Centre, dr Dovy Djamas SpA (K) bahwa selain memperhatikan asupan konsumsi, bayi juga akan merasa nyaman jika sang ibu kerap melakukan gerakan- gerakan yang bisa merangsang agar bayi tetap nyaman dalam kandungan, seperti saat melakukan gerakan yoga. Namun, selama dalam kandungan ibu, janin butuh perawatan agar senantiasa sehat. Beberapa cara pun dilakukan, seperti memperhatikan asupan konsumsi bumil dengan memperhatikan apa yang dikonsumsi ibu hamil, maka itu juga berarti memperhatikan kelangsungan kesehatan bayi yang ada dalam janin. "Banyak makan serat, kurangi makanan yang merangsang gangguan pencernaan serta perbanyak minum air putih minimal 8 gelas per hari," saran dokter yang juga menjadi konsultan di RSCM. Dovy menuturkan, dengan sehatnya ibu, maka janin pun akan sehat sehingga janin yang ada di dalam kandungan pun otomatis akan merasa nyaman.

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Yoga dan Mistisisme

2010-03-04T20:31:00.000-08:00

(Kuta beach, Maret 2010)

Apabila perasaan estetik, didasarkan pada ilmu estetik yang indah, mencapai standar tertentu, itulah yang disebut mistisisme. Dan ketika mistisisme ini mencapai puncak kemuliaan manusia, atau puncak dari dari keagungan manusia, hal itu disebut sebagai spiritualitas. Apakah mistisisme itu? Mistisisme tidak pernah berakhir dalam berusaha untuk menemukan mata rantai antara yang terbatas dan yang tak-terbatas. Ia tidak pernah berakhir dalam berusaha menemukan mata rantai antara pribadi dan pribadi super, khud dan khudha'. Ini adalah mistisisme.
Tatkala seseorang memulai geraknya menuju Entitas Tertinggi (Supreme Being), dalam mencari Kebahagiaan Tertinggi (Supreme Bliss), pertama sekali ia melakukan hubungan dengan spiritualitas. Sebagaimana halnya spiritualitas melakukan hubungan dengan ketidak-terbatasan, dengan kata lain keterbatasan melakukan hubungan dengan ketidak-terbatasan, maka hal semacam ini disebut "Yoga". Yoga berarti kesatuan bergerak dalam mencari ketidak-terbatasan, keterbatasan gerak menuju ketidak-terbatasan, dalam cara mistik.
Jadi titik tolaknya adalah perasaan estetik atau ilmu estetik. Titik kulminasi, tegasnya, dari titik kulminasi, bermula gerakan menuju Pesona Yang Maha Agung. Dalam gerakan itu dengan tujuan Pesona Yang Maha Agung, manusia akan menyatu dengan Entitas Tertinggi, yang berkedudukan diatas segala yang ada. Yoga, merupakan penyatuan unit dengan yang Tertinggi, keterbatasan dan ketidak-terbatasan.

(Psikologi Yoga ---- P. R. Sarkar)

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Warna kulit menunjukkan kadar kesehatan anda.

2010-02-24T06:01:00.000-08:00

KOMPAS.com - Para peneliti dari University of Bristol dan St. Andrews di Inggris menemukan fakta bahwa warna kulit seseorang bukan hanya mengartikan seberapa menarik mereka, tapi juga bagaimana status kesehatannya. Dari warna kulit ini, kita dapat melihat seberapa sehat pilihan makanan dan aktivitas yang dilakukan. Penelitian yang dipublikasi dalam Springer's International Journal of Primatology ini, menggunakan perangkat komputer khusus untuk mengamati 54 orang ras kaukasian, laki-laki dan perempuan. Warna kulit para responden kemudian dimanipulasi untuk terlihat sehat dengan meningkatkan rona merah, kuning, dan kecerahan kulit. "Jika sebelumnya orang berbicara mengenai tekstur kulit, ternyata yang paling menentukan karakteristik kulit adalah warnanya," ucap Dr. Ian Stephen, yang mengepalai penelitian di University of Bristol. "Awalnya kami tertarik dari penelitian yang kami lakukan dan menunjukkan, orang yang kadar darah serta oksigennya maksimal dalam kulit akan menghasilkan persepsi kesehatan yang prima."Inilah yang kemudian membuat Stephen dan timnya semakin penasaran, pigmen mana pada kulit yang memengaruhi hal tersebut.

Prinsipnya, kulit yang teraliri darah dan oksigen menunjukkan jantung serta paru-paru bekerja maksimal. Sebab orang yang merokok, mengidap diabetes, dan mengalami gangguan jantung, memiliki aliran darah yang sangat sedikit dalam kulitnya. Inilah yang kemudian membuat rona kulit meredup. Sedangkan rona merah serta kuning, merujuk pada jumlah pigmen karotenoid yang kita makan dari buah dan sayuran. Pigmen ini kaya akan antioksidan yang oleh tubuh digunakan sebagai sumber kekuatan untuk melawan berbagai penyakit dan radikal bebas. Hal serupa juga terjadi pada burung dan ikan yang makanannya kaya akan karotenoid. Para peneliti meyakini hal serupa juga terjadi pada mekanisme biologis tubuh manusia. "Jika selama ini banyak orang berjemur untuk membuat kulitnya berwarna coklat, sebenarnya yang kita perlu lakukan adalah mengonsumsi makanan sehat," ucap Stephen. Bahkan Stephen meyakini, makan makanan sehat akan memberikan efek lebih maksimal. Sebab ternyata, melanin, pigmen kulit yang membuat kita memiliki kulit sawo matang akan terekspos ketika sinar matahari mengenainya. Tapi kebanyakan dari kita justru menggunakan kosmetik pemutih untuk membuat kulit terlihat lebih cerah. "Padahal dengan makanan sehat, kecerahan kulit lebih terjaga," ucap Prof. David Perrett, kepala laboratorium University of St. Andrews.

(Siagian Priska/Prevention Indonesia)

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Won't be alone

2010-02-14T05:21:00.000-08:00

And now You come with love that shines across the space and time
Behind Your smile a love so fine that make my music rhyme
And from one world You took my heart and led it to Your door
With You around can't be apart what more could I ask for.

Oh I have waited so long
The day when You came along
My life's filled with happy song
And now I won't be alone.

And so I walk along the road
Your light's guiding me through
And when my life will reach its end
I know I'll be with You.

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Lebih bugar berkat teh

2010-02-11T04:10:00.000-08:00

KOMPAS.com - Pernah mendengar seni meminum teh ala orang Jepang? Di negara ini, minum teh memang sudah menjadi tradisi. Karena itu teh disajikan juga untuk acara-acara khusus, termasuk untuk pesta. Namun tidak semua teh bisa disajikan untuk segala situasi. Setiap jenis teh memiliki cara penyajian dan waktu-waktu tertentu untuk disajikan atau diminum.

Yeni Ismayani, praktisi kuliner sekaligus food stylist, membagi informasi mengenai jenis-jenis teh, dan waktu penyajian terbaiknya.

1. Black tea atau morning tea
Sesuai dengan namanya, teh jenis ini diminum untuk pagi hari. Black tea akan mencegah kantuk di pagi hari, dan membuat Anda tetap semangat. Meskipun bernama black tea, namun teh ini ketika diseduh dengan air panas akan mengeluarkan warna merah keemasan. Nah, pastikan Anda minum secangkir teh di pagi hari untuk menghilangkan kantuk.

2. Green tea atau afternoon tea
Kenapa green tea baik untuk diminum usai makan siang atau menemani camilan di sore hari? Karena teh hijau ini punya khasiat melunturkan lemak. Teh ini amat baik dikonsumsi hangat karena aromanya yang manis. Teh hijau terbuat dari pucuk daun teh dan memiliki kandungan antioksidan.

3. Jasmine tea atau evening tea
Jasmine tea cocok diminum pada sore atau malam hari usai beraktivitas seharian. Wangi jasmine atau melati akan membuat kita rileks setelah seharian bekerja dan mengalami kelelahan.

Tips untuk menyeduh teh: Untuk mendapatkan komposisi rasa dan wangi yang pas, seduh teh selama 2-3 menit dengan air bersuhu 80 derajat Celcius.

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Yoga for Asthma

2010-02-01T05:09:00.000-08:00

What is Asthma?

Asthma is an ancient Greek word that means "panting, gasping or short-drawn breath." It is one of the most discomforting of respiratory ailments, known to affect around 5% of the world’s adult population and 10% of children. Asthmatics suffer from periodic attacks of breathlessness interspersed with bouts of complete normalcy.

When normal people inhale, their air sacs fill up with air like small balloons. In exhalation they deflate expelling air.
Airways are clear and open in healthy people. In asthmatics, the reverse takes place because their airways and air sacs have lost their shape and have become floppy. Their bronchi and alveoli collapse, rather than expand when air flows through them. As a result, they can inhale and exhale less.

Symptoms of Asthma

1. Dry cough
2. Difficulty in breathing
3. Shortness of breath
4. Feeling of lightness in the chest
5. Wheezing (hissing or whistling sounds during exhalation.)
6. Sometimes an attack is preceded by a running nose, irritated eyes, or an itchy throat.

Two peculiarities of asthmatics:

1. Almost all patients suffer more attacks at night, in their sleep.

2. Asthmatics have more trouble exhaling than inhaling.

Causes for Asthma

Factors that precipitate an asthma attack are called triggers. They cause the air passages to get clogged and constricted, making it difficult for the patient to breathe. The inflamed bronchioles generate more mucus and also cause the muscles around them to tighten and get irritated, constricting the airways. This is called a bronchospasm.

However, asthma has a variety of causes.

1. Allergy: For most it is an allergy to foods, perfumes, scents, body sprays, deodorizers, the weather, drugs or any other irritants. They vary from person to person. However, dust allergies seem to be the most common factor.

2. Combination of Factors: For others, it is triggered off by a combination of allergic and non-allergic factors including stress and tension, air pollution or infections.

3. Abnormal Body Chemistry: Asthma may result from the abnormal body chemistry involving the body’s enzymes or a defect in muscular action within the lungs.

4. Heredity: In 75 to 100 per cent cases it has been found that when one or both parents suffer from asthma, the children have similar allergic reactions.

Yoga Therapy for Asthma

Tests carried out at Yoga Therapy Centers, across the world, have shown remarkable results in curing asthma. In some cases it has also been found that attacks can actually be averted, without the aid of drugs, just through yogic practices. There is ample research evidence to substantiate the fact that Yoga Therapy makes the treatment so much more successful. Nowadays, even allopathic and homeopathic doctors have arrived at the consensus that Yoga is an excellent alternative therapy for Asthma.

Since Yoga believes that the mind is central to a diseased condition, pacifying and placating it would, in itself, help cure the disease to a great extent. The practice of yogasanas, yogic kriyas, pranayamas, relaxation and meditation calm down the whole system. This, in turn, facilitates proper assimilation of food and strengthens the lungs, digestive and circulatory system. Over a period of time, that checks attacks and even cures the condition.

This is because Yogic practices result in more anxiety reduction than drugs do. Yoga gives patients access to their own internal experience and helps them pin-point the cause of their ailment, i.e find their own triggers. This comes through increased self-awareness. Simple Yogic practices help regulate breathing patterns, as well as enhance lung functioning. Result: Most patients are able to manage their condition by simply allaying their fears and anxieties.

Yoga also has a stabilizing effect on the body’s immune system. It is now proven that the regular and consistent practice of yoga raises the body’s tolerance to infection as well as its local resistance to infections in the respiratory tract. Yogic rest and relaxation reduce the nervous system’s overall activity, leading to remarkable recovery. Only Yoga offers resources like Abhyasa (regular, constant practice) and Vairagya (detachment) as means of holistic healing.

For best results, do all the practices prescribed in our sections on Yoga Asanas, Cleansing Techniques and Pranayama. Lay more emphasis on cleansing techniques like Jala Neti and Sutra Neti, Vaman Dhauti and pranayamas like Kapalbhati, Anuloma-Viloma, Ujjayi, Surbyabhedana and Bhramari. All yogaasanas prescribed are highly beneficial without exceptions or emphasis on any. However, Shavasana, should be practiced for as long as possible and whenever possible, lying down, sitting or standing

The practices work best on an empty stomach, but you should continue to sip water from time to time, to help keep your airways moist. Wear light, loose-fitting clothes and practice in a comfortable, well-ventilated, airy room or outdoors, with adequate room to lie down. If you experience any symptoms lying down, sit on a chair for a while and rest your head on a table, either on your folded arms or on one cheek. If you feel nauseous, anxious, or short of breath in any of the practices, stop immediately, get up and walk around. You are probably just hyperventilating and need to burn off some energy. Don't resume your practices right away. Rather give them a break for about a day or two.

Above all, tell yourself from time to time – particularly when you get irritated or upset with yourself – that the way you breathe now is what is making you ill. It is conditioned behavior, which can easily be altered.

Hypothyroidism Diet, : Are there any Hypothyroidism Treatment?

2010-02-01T04:54:00.000-08:00

Hypothyroidism Symptoms And Causes

What you are experiencing is a possible case of hypothyroidism; however, this diagnosis should only be made after a number of clinical tests are conducted. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism is made only after the testing your free triiodothyronine, free levothyroxine, and the total levels of the thyroxine and triiodothyronine levels. If you live in the United States, then the chances of hypothyroidism occurring due to a deficient iodine intake are very slim so additional testing is usually done to find out why the condition has occurred in the first place. Some of these include tests of the pituitary glands, elevated amounts of cholesterol in the blood, and antibodies that could indicate an autoimmune disease. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is one such disease in which the body’s immune system destroys the thyroid gland.

Hypothyroidism And Thyroid Gland

The thyroid gland is stimulated to produce hormones that are essential for metabolism by the hypothalamus in the brain. The hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland to produce a hormone that further signals the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine and triiodothyronine. These go on further to stimulate the muscles and other organs to produce hormones that regulate the metabolism. In the past, hypothyroidism was manifested as cretinism in children and goiter. Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland because of cell division in the thyroid gland. This type of hypothyroidism is caused by the insufficient intake of iodine in the diet. Iodine is an important element that is required to create triiodothyronine. With the deficiency of this hormone in the blood, the pituitary gland will then signal the thyroid gland to enlarge and grow bigger to secrete a larger amount of the hormone. This is what then causes goiter.
This condition is treated by injecting a radioactive isotope of iodine into the blood stream, which then kills off the extra cells of the thyroid gland. The alternative to this is to excise the thyroid gland surgically.

Hypothyroidism Treatment And Diet

remedy for hypothyroidism in dietary form or over the counter medications that will stimulate the thyroid gland, as explained by the complex signaling that stimulates the thyroid gland. If not brought on by an iodine deficiency, you will have to take pills of levothyroxine daily for the rest of your life to regulate your metabolism. There are some studies that indicate taking thyroid gland extract from animal sources can stimulate the thyroid gland but there are an equal number of studies that refute this claim as well.

Color Meditation by Kevin Pederson

2010-02-01T04:46:00.000-08:00

Chakra meditation in Yoga is also called color meditation. It has to do with meditating on the different chakras or sacred plexes in the subtle body, corresponding to specific points in the physical body. The details of chakras and their colors are as follows:

Muladhara Chakra:

Situated between the genitals and the rectum, the Muladhara Chakra is represented by a red disc of light, about the size of a silver dollar.
It is associated with the sense of smell and the prana or energy of earth and its seed mantra is LAM.

Swadisthana Chakra:

Situated behind and just over the region of the genitals, the Swadisthana Chakra is represented by an orange color. It is associated with the sense of taste and the prana or energy of water and its seed mantra is VAM.

Manipura Chakra:

Situated in the region of the navel, the Manipura Chakra is represented by a yellow color. It is associated with the sense of sight and its seed mantra is RAM.

Anahata Chakra:

Situated in the region of the heart, the Anahata Chakra is represented by a green hexagon. It is associated with the sense of touch and the prana or energy of air and its seed mantra is YAM.

Vishuddha Chakra:

Situated in the region of the throat, the Vishuddha Chakra is represented by a blue circle. It is associated with the sense of hearing and the prana or energy of ether and its seed mantra is HAM.

Ajna Chakra:

Situated in the region between the eyebrows, the Ajna Chakra is represented by an indigo circle. It is associated with the mind and its seed mantra is OM.

Sahasrara Chakra:

ituated at the top of the cranium, this is the thousand petaled chakra, which is violet in color. isassociated with the Spirit and its seed mantra is NG.

Techniques of Color Meditation

The technique is simple. Sit comfortably, take a few breaths and focus on the area you wish to heal. Then pick a color and envision it entering and encircling that area. Stay with this encirclement for a few minutes then come out of it. Take a few deep breaths and repeat the process. Simple as all that.

This is mainly a therapeutic technique and even though it is known to bestow a lot of general benefits, it is still used most for healing.

The colors generally used are as follows, with darker shades used for more intensive therapy, lighter shades for less emphasis.

Red:

If you feel depressed, detached, or lost. You may also use it for gastro-intestinal problems.

Orange:

For work on your reproductive organs, sex drive and if you feel your personality undergoing some changes and you wish to maintain the previous personality.

Yellow:

For overall weakness, stomach problems, balance, or feeling of incompleteness.

Green:

For trouble with repressed emotions, for enhancement of empathy, for mood swings, temper and depression, or for trouble with the lungs, and heart.

Blue:

For sore throats and heartburn, trouble with communicating well. You can also use blue as a general healing color, and for work on the lymphatic and immune system.

Indigo:

For headaches, eyesight, and emotional problems, for detaching from reality and loss of spirituality. You can also use it for treating mental disorders.

Violet:

For severe mental disorders and psychic / spiritual detachment. However, this should only be used in consultation with a medical professional.

Benefits of Color Meditation

This technique should never be used as a substitute for proper medical care. Always consult a physician first, because holistic healing is used as a boost to modern conventional methods, and is not guaranteed to work for everyone, all the time.

Yoga and its Benefits

2010-02-01T04:39:00.000-08:00

Yoga is practiced by over 20 million Americans daily. Everyday people are reporting their wonderful experiences on health benefits of Yoga, the transformation of being, taking you beyond the here and now. In one wonderful session of Yoga, people get to practice a number of things, some Yoga poses (asanas) breathing exercises (pranayama), meditation and chanting. In Yoga you get to learn basic terms like Mudras, Bandhas and Chakras. Best of all, Yoga is fun and relaxing while, at the same time, being delectably challenging to beginners. The intermediate and advanced students, who insist on continuing their practices, get more and more of the taste of this great 5000+ year old wondrous way of life. Yoga is for the body, mind and spirit. You learn to use your body, breath and mind to stretch, relax and energize yourself. So get up and go!
Yoga is all about feeling good; feel the blood surging through your veins, the energy pulsating through your nerves, the bliss coursing through your whole being. Best of all, Yoga is apt for all, regardless of age, color, caste, creed or religion; from the healthiest to the sickest, from the richest to the poorest, from the whitest to the blackest. And here are some of the specific – and immense – benefits of yoga:

Benefits of Yoga

Brings down stress and enhances powers of relaxation
Boosts physical strength, stamina and flexibility
Bestows greater powers of concentration and self control
Inculcates impulse Control
Helps in rehabilitation of old and new injuries
Intensifies tolerance to pain and enhancing mental clarity
Boosts functioning of the immune system
Enhances posture and muscle tone
Improves blood circulation
Results in healthy, glowing skin
Cleanses and improves overall organ functioning
Bestows peace of mind and a more positive outlook to life
Infuses a sense of balance and internal harmony

Best of all, Yoga is highly therapeutic. Some of the ailments proven to be relieved, reversed and even healed through the practice of Yoga are acidity , allergies, alzheimer disease, anemia, anger, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, back pain, bronchitis, cancer, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue, colitis, common cold, constipation, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, eye problems, facial wrinkles, gastro-intestinal disorders, headaches, heartburn, hemorrhoids, hepatitis, high blood pressure, hypertension, immune-deficiency, impotence, menopause, menstrual cramps, migraines, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, nervous tension, obesity, osteoporosis, prostate, enlargement, sciatica, skin problems, sleep apnea, slipped disk, sterility, stiffness, stress, insomnia, intoxication, thyroid problems, kidney stones, stuttering and stammering, urinary tract disorders for women, vaginal infections and many more...

So, if Yoga has varied and immense physical benefits, what exactly is Yoga?

Yoga is a 5000 year old science whose teachings were first imparted not in a classroom or Gurukul, but on the battle field. In the epic Mahabharata, the sage, Lord Krishna is first said to have imparted the teachings of Yoga to his despondent student Arjuna. Around 1500 years later, another sage, Patanjali, went on to enunciate, for the benefit of humankind and eternity, the way to reach the summom bonum of life through a series of 195 aphorisms (sutras) in his epic treatise The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Derived from the Sanskrit root “Yujir Yogey” meaning to unite, to yoke, to join, to put together, Yoga is not about mind over body. On the other hand, Yoga is about developing harmony between them. In Yoga, you use your mind to perceive (diagnose) and guide (heal) your body. Never control, let alone force it!

Yoga is a way of life, a conscious act, not a set or series of learning principles. The dexterity, grace, and poise you cultivate, as a matter of course, is the natural outcome of regular practice. You require no major effort. In fact trying hard will turn your practices into a humdrum, painful, even injurious routine and will eventually slow down your progress. Subsequently, and interestingly, the therapeutic effect of Yoga is the direct result of involving the mind totally in inspiring (breathing) the body to awaken.

Contrary to popular – or unpopular – perception, Yoga positions are not about how far you can reach to touch your toes or how many repetitions you can perform. It is all about paying attention to how your body feels; how it moves without that excruciating pain or agony! Yoga is all about breathing correctly about integrating that breath into your being. Conscious Yoga doesn’t call for you to force or strain your never or sinew. Meaning to say, right Yoga is learning how to do things right, do less that gets you more!

Ironically, by doing less – correctly – Yoga enhances your strength, energy, vitality, flexibility and levels of endurance. Accordingly, your body and mind start to become more balanced until, eventually, you find it takes so much less energy to move through the day. Yes, any and everyone can do less…and get a lot, lot more!

Yoga and it's benefits

2010-01-27T19:35:00.000-08:00

"Yoga is practiced by over 20 million Americans daily".

Everyday people are reporting their wonderful experiences on health benefits of Yoga, the transformation of being, taking you beyond the here and now. In one wonderful session of Yoga, people get to practice a number of things, some Yoga poses (asanas) breathing exercises (pranayama), meditation and chanting. In Yoga you get to learn basic terms like Mudras, Bandhas and Chakras. Best of all, Yoga is fun and relaxing while, at the same time, being delectably challenging to beginners.
The intermediate and advanced students, who insist on continuing their practices, get more and more of the taste of this great 5000+ year old wondrous way of life. Yoga is for the body, mind and spirit. You learn to use your body, breath and mind to stretch, relax and energize yourself. So get up and go!
Yoga is all about feeling good; feel the blood surging through your veins, the energy pulsating through your nerves, the bliss coursing through your whole being.
Best of all, Yoga is apt for all, regardless of age, color, caste, creed or religion; from the healthiest to the sickest, from the richest to the poorest, from the whitest to the blackest. And here are some of the specific – and immense – benefits of yoga:

Benefits of Yoga

Brings down stress and enhances powers of relaxation

Boosts physical strength, stamina and flexibility

Bestows greater powers of concentration and self control

Inculcates impulse Control

Helps in rehabilitation of old and new injuries

Intensifies tolerance to pain and enhancing mental clarity

Boosts functioning of the immune system

Enhances posture and muscle tone

Improves blood circulation

Results in healthy, glowing skin

Cleanses and improves overall organ functioning

Bestows peace of mind and a more positive outlook to life

Infuses a sense of balance and internal harmony

Volunteers Are Needed for Haiti

2010-01-22T21:55:00.000-08:00

News of Ananda Marga in New York Sector
Haiti Disaster Update
Volunteers Are Needed for Haiti

The relief work of AMURT and AMURTEL is continuing thanks to the donations coming from around the world. Donations are still needed so continue to donate via the websites www.amurt.us , www.amurtel.org , or www.amurt.net .

In addition to donations, the relief effort needs volunteers. Volunteers must be be physically fit and capable to withstand circumstances like sleeping on the floor and all the problems that now exist in Haiti. They need to be able to pay their own way to Haiti and some extra when they get there. They need to get along with others in tight circumstances and also be able to take the initiative when necessary. The team is looking for doctors, nurses , EMTs, engineers, mental health workers, photojournalists and photographers and child care workers. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Lorraine Dutta, the volunteer coordinator(d.dutta3@verizon.net )

Here is a complete list of positions that we are trying to fill:

Photojournalist (2 positions): graphic documentation of AMURT/EL efforts in the disaster response.

Procurement and Logistics (2 positions): according to a given set of specifications, the person will have to purchase in consideration of the best value of the product (quality, cost, availability). The position will require providing the transportation arrangements and coordination of the deliveries and purchased materials from the United State to Dominican Republic or Haiti, and from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. English and Spanish required.

Nurses (many): focus on work with injured, disabled, and impaired persons of all ages, especially young and elderly and also involves the provision of nursing care for patient or patients with acute injuries or life threatening illnesses. English required, French or Creole recommended.

Doctors (many): treatment of people injured in the quake and setting up of clinics. Also, one position as a medical coordinator (doctors, equipment, and facilities) will be required. English required (French /Creole translator will be provided).

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselors and Psychologists for the Children (many): psychological assistance and help children physically or mentally affected by the earthquake, such as those who lost their parents, to recognize normal stress reactions and emotions caused or aggravated by a trauma and regain control over themselves and their environment. French or Creole recommended, English required.

Structural Engineers (two positions): structural engineers to determine the feasibility of remaining structures such as warehouses and buildings that can house medical facilities, shelters, as well as food/water distribution and storage. Also, to analyze and determine the extent of needed repairs in existing building, and to design and supervise re-construction efforts. English required.

Emergency Response Specialists (four positions): responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a wide range of humanitarian, recovery and longer-term activities, to ensure the survival, well-being of children and mothers, and affected community in Port-au-Prince The specialists will play an important role in supporting the regional / zonal authorities in the coordination of nutrition, water-sanitation, education and protection sectors with all stakeholders. Specifically, focus on the implementation of adequate water purification systems in consideration of water sources, population needs, and availability of materials. English required.

Urban planning (one position): design of large evacuation camps and planning of temporary/permanent infrastructures. Potential collaboration in planning new urban areas, including urban risk reduction interventions, policies, approaches and strategies to help developing more sustainable and organic urban communities. English required.

Public Relations (1 position): responsible for infusing public confidence to donors and collaborating agencies and for maintaining AMURT/EL's good standing and reputation in front of the donors, the community, other NGOs and the locally present media. This position requires the maintenance of a continuous and open dialog with all the key persons (including the community) with a potential opinion about the work done by AMURT/EL and also with AMURT/EL workers for a continuous update on the ongoing relief activities.

Animators for children (with a background as animators, clowns, artists, educators, or similar) (multiple positions): responsible for developing and maintaining an ongoing animation program for the children. Specific aspects of the activities can require the input of child counselors, psychologists, and neo-humanistic educators to strengthen the self-expression, reinforcement, and spiritual development of the children.

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Obat Anti HIV Resisten 5 Tahun Lagi

2010-01-15T20:43:00.000-08:00

detikcom (Nurul Ulfah)- California, WHO belum lama mengumumkan bahwa obat antiretroviral sebagai satu-satunya obat yang sangat efektif memerangi penyakit HIV/AIDS jika dikonsumsi rutin. Namun kekhawatiran adanya resistensi (kekebalan) obat pun kini mulai merebak.

Kekhawatiran itu muncul setelah peneliti dari the University of California, the University of Tennessee dan the University of Ottawa menganalisis data penggunaan obat antiretroviral (ARV) di San Francisco sejak tahun 1987.

Dengan menggunakan model perhitungan khusus tentang resistensi obat, diketahui bahwa warga San Fransisco yang mendapatkan penanganan obat anti viral terus menerus atau berlebih, mengalami kekebalan obat dan sistem imunnya tidak meningkat dengan signifikan.

"Berdasarkan model percobaan yang kami buat, resistensi obat akan menigkat 30 persen sekitar 3 hingga 5 tahun lagi dari sekarang," kata Sally Blower, seorang professor dari David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California seperti dilansir Times, Jumat (15/1/2010).

Namun sejauh belum ada kerusakan sistem imun tubuh akibat resistensi obat antiretroviral, WHO mengatakan tidak akan menarik obat yang sering diresepkan pada penderita HIV tersebut.

"Tapi tetap saja WHO harus mengantisipasi hal ini, terutama di negara-negara berkembang. Ini adalah peringatan bagi para peneliti untuk segera mengeluarkan vaksin HIV," ujar Jim Kahn, pakar dan professor obat-obatan dari University of California , San Francisco .

Apapun yang terjadi, studi yang dimuat dalam jurnal Science ini menyebutkan bahwa penanganan HIV di masa mendatang akan semakin sulit dan mahal.

"Untuk itu, selama belum ada vaksinnya, sebaiknya hindari faktor-faktor risiko penularannya seperti pemakaian jarum suntik tidak steril dan seks tidak aman," kata Kahn.
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THE CALL OF THE UNIVERSAL (Panggilan Alam Semesta).

2009-12-11T15:22:00.000-08:00

As long as you exist, you have to perform service. The moment you stop, you will fall into an abyss. You should not do this! It is your nature to carry yourself from narrowness to vastness, from greatness to divinity. It is against your nature to allow yourself to fall into an abyss. You long for eternal bliss, you endeavour for eternal life, and you are fused with that very unending life in the circulation of your blood and in the rhythmic vibrations of the contractions of your heart. You have been listening day and night to the voice of eternal youth. In the state of Supreme Attainment and Supreme Realization, you will be infused with boundless knowledge. O human being! Be established in the radiance of godliness, in manliness, because yours is a path of a revolution. Yours is not a path of extra caution and hesitant movement. You are travelers on a difficult path. You have to march ahead, with head held high and with your chest forward. You have not a moment to stagger or look behind.

(Subha's'ita Sam'graha I, 119)

yoga with russian journalist november 2009

2009-12-03T18:57:00.000-08:00

To do something good, one must have an idealistic mind. How can materialists accept this essential rule of the mind if they do not accept the superiority of mind over matter? Thus neither in theory nor in practice can materialism promote the least welfare of the human race.

If materialism ever comes to power. its macabre dance will perpetuate its temporary reign of terror by creating a fear complex in the people's minds. Crushing the finer sensibilities of the human mind, it will convert people into living dead. At best human beings will become like domesticated animals in the zoo, where they get full meals and move about within the boundaries of the park, listening to monotonous music as entertainment. But they will never have the opportunity to sing freely themselves, with full-throated voices; or cross the boundary fence, and, walking on a soft carpet of green grass, enjoy the sweet fragrance of the vast world outside. Who wants to become an animal in a zoo like this?

Young animals will never be content to remain inside such a zoo, even though the best food and a rather secure life is guaranteed to them; whenever they find any opportunity, they will cross the boundary and escape. They will have to be forced inside the fence with bayonets. Otherwise. they will never remain inside.

(Namah Shiva'ya Sha'nta'ya, 225)

w russian

2009-12-03T18:55:00.000-08:00

YOGA at Ari Pro Fitness (APF), Sanur

2009-03-25T05:53:00.000-07:00

Bulan depan, April 2009 kita kembali akan launching kelas yoga baru di daerah Sanur, ARI PRO FITNESS (APF) yang beralamat di Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai No.7 (Telp. 0361-289700). Rencananya kelas yoga akan diadakan setiap hari Senin pk.18.00 Wita. Studio fitness ini juga menawarkan kelas-kelas lain selain yoga, seperti Aerobic, Taebo, Hip-hop dan lainnya. Konsep yoga yang kami berikan yaitu yoga untuk fitness (kebugaran), dimana tentunya kelas ini lebih focus pada gerakan-gerakan yoga asanas atau yang sering dikenal juga dengan Hatha Yoga, dimana lebih banyak menekankan pada kelenturan, kekuatan dan keseimbangan badan, tanpa mengurangi makna yoga itu sendiri. Dengan diiringi music, studio yang nyaman dan dipandu oleh instruktur yoga yang berpengalaman pada hotel berbintang lima (Kelas English dan Indonesia), maka kami yakin peserta yoga akan merasa nyaman dan tentunya bugar. Kami mengajak para pecinta yoga di daerah Sanur dan sekitarnya untuk berpartisipasi di APF. Team Yoga Asanas Club–Bali mengucapkan terima kasih kepada pengelola APF atas kerjasamanya. Harapan kami semoga kerjasamanya berjalan dengan baik.

The Universal Family

2009-03-11T15:31:00.000-07:00

In short, whatever was created in the past is the original creation (sambhu'ti) of God. The sum total of all creations is the Cosmic Order (Brahma'n'd'a). This includes the sun as well as the small ant which crawls on the earth. Whether it is a dead star or a living star, whether it is a nebula or a milky way or a galaxy - all belong to one universal family. The Milky Way is vast from one end to the other; an ant is a very small creature, but the role of both of them in maintaining the balance of the universe is equal. If one ant meets a premature death, it will disturb the balance of the entire cosmos. Therefore, nothing here is unimportant, not even an ant. Suppose, an ant is sitting on the edge of a rock and it moves even one inch from east to west, and this disturbs the balance of the rock, it may cause a big earthquake - because after all, the ant is also His original creation. ("Sambhu'ti and Maha'sambhu'ti")

Helping with love

2008-10-10T18:06:00.000-07:00

If it's necessarily I will help to yoga participants in some poses to make it right, the comfort and to find the best angel for them.

1. Meditation

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2. Stretching

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3. Yoga Poses

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4. Relaxation

2008-02-23T17:12:00.001-08:00

Balasana: Baby pose

2008-02-23T17:04:00.001-08:00

The Universal Family (2)

2007-10-27T20:01:00.001-07:00

These days we are discovering many fossils from excavations. They show that in the distant past, age after age, huge creatures were created. Similarly, there were innumerable varieties of trees and creepers; all these are not available today. We see their bodies only in the form of fossils. Every age had its own flora and fauna and it disappeared with them. Every tree and every creature of every age and stratum is His creation. None is unimportant. What is happening in the universe is the gradual death of one created being and the gradual emergence of another. Therefore, whatever will come, it will only be God coming in that form. No one is insignificant, no one is small, no one is low. Suppose there is a drunkard, a fallen man. You have no right to hate him. You talk with him, persuade him - if necessary scold him for his regression. All these efforts are alright, but you have no right to hate him. Hating is not a courageous quality or a creditable tendency. When every being is His own creation, how can you hate anyone? How is it possible that you meditate upon one form of the Lord and abuse another?

("Sambhu'ti and Maha'sambhu'ti")

Virabadrasana1

2007-10-27T19:59:00.001-07:00

Effects: Through this pose the leg muscles become shapely and stronger. It relieves cramp in the calf and thigh muscles, brings elasticity to the leg and back muscles and also tones the abdominal organs.

Mastery of standing poses prepares the pupil for the advanced pose in forward bending, which can then be acquired with ease.

Intellect and Intuition

2007-10-27T19:56:00.001-07:00

When you are blessed with this human structure, be one hundred percent human. Even the greatest philosophers and thinkers, for instance, Tagore, used only 1% of their potential. You can develop your entire potential through spiritual practice (sa'dhana'). You should use all your capacities - physical, intellectual, and spiritual. You must convert physical energy into intellectual energy and this into spiritual energy. Intellectual energy is more powerful than physical energy, and spiritual energy is the most powerful. Today it is the intellectuals who are misguiding the society because they haven't developed spiritually. All the world's problems are caused by this - intellectual extravaganza.
(Supreme Expression I, 80)

The Lily and the Moon

2007-10-27T19:55:00.001-07:00

Train yourself in the ideal of the lily, which blossoms in the mud and has to keep itself engaged in struggle for existence day in and day out, parrying, bracing, and fighting the shocks of muddy water and storms and squalls and sundry other vicissitudes of fortune, and yet it does not forget the moon above. It keeps its love for the moon constantly alive. It seems, however, but a most ordinary flower. There is nothing extraordinary about it. Still this most ordinary little flower has a romantic tie with the great moon. Similarly, you may be an ordinary creature -- you may have to pass your days in the ups and downs of your worldly existence - still do not forget that Supreme One. Keep desires inclined towards Him. Always keep yourselves merged in His thought. Go deep into the mood of that Infinite Love.

Yoga di PLN

2007-10-27T19:53:00.001-07:00

Selama kurun waktu 3 tahun, kita sudah menjalin hubungan yang baik dengan PLN DCC Bali, yang berkantor di Jalan Diponegoro, Denpasar. Sekali waktu kita juga mengadakan retreat di Bedugul yang biasanya dihadiri oleh PLN Jawa dan Bali. Sampai dengan saat ini kelas masih berlangsung, setiap hari Selasa pk. 16.30 wita. Salut buat PLN, semoga tetap jaya.

Trikonasana

2007-10-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

Trikona ( tri = three ; kona = angle ) is a triangle.

Effects: This asana tones the thigh, calf and hamstring muscles. The spine and muscles of the back are also made to function properly, as the pose increases the blood supply round the lower part of spinal region. The chest is expanded fully. The pose relieves pains in the back, invigorates the abdominal organs and strengthens the hip muscles.

Devotee

2007-10-27T19:50:00.001-07:00

Now what will an intellectual do? Many learned people are puffed up with vanity. Haven't you seen some scholars who have much vanity, who are proud of their intellect? You have. Can they become one with the Parama Purus'a? Never, because their psychic projection is towards the external world, seeking to get more name and fame, to establish them selves in the arena of vanity. Those who have intellectual vanity, won't ever be able to get in close contact with Him.

But the true devotee says, "Oh Parama Purus'a, there are so many great devotees, and I am only an ordinary devotee, the worst devotee. But Lord, those who are Your big devotees have done one thing. They have stolen Your mind." Because Parama Purus'a loves His devotees very much, His mind has been stolen by them. Now Parama Purus'a's mind has been stolen by His devotees, so He lacks one thing--Mind: His mind has been taken by His devotees. "Oh Lord, your devotees have stolen your mind, so You have lack one thing. You have lost your mind. Do one thing Lord--take my mind. Let there be no lack in You. I offer my mind to You. Accept it."

So the devotees are very intelligent, they are more intelligent than intellectuals, more intelligent than those engaged in actional faculties.

(A'nanda Vacana'mrtam XIV, 44)

Yama dan Niyama

2007-10-27T19:49:00.001-07:00

Kemurnian Mental

Secara istimewa, kemurnian mental membantu menjaga kesehatan seseorang. Pikiran yang tidak murni meningkatkan keasaman darah dan menyebabkan gangguan perut, jantung dan otak. Oleh karena itu setiap orang hendaknya membiasakan diri sekuat mungkin untuk melakukan pelayanan tanpa pamrih dan Iishvara Prani'dhána (meditasi). Jalan terbaik untuk mendapatkan kemurnian mental adalah dengan menjalankan prinsip-prinsip Yama dan Niyama.

YAMA

Yama dibagi menjadi lima bagian: (1) Ahim'sá, (2) Satya, (3) Asteya, (4) Brahmacarya dan (5) Aparigraha.

Ahim'sá
Tidak menyakiti atau melukai setiap mahkluk di dunia ini baik dengan pikiran, perkataan ataupun perbuatan disebut Ahim'sá.

Satya
Satya adalah penggunaan pikiran dan perkataan untuk kebaikan.

Asteya
Membebaskan diri dari keinginan untuk memiliki atau mengambil harta orang lain disebut "Asteya". Asteya artinya tidak mencuri.

Brahmacarya
Menjaga pikiran untuk selalu terserap dalam Tuhan (Entitas Tertinggi) adalah "Brahmacarya".

Aparigraha
Untuk membebaskan diri dari ikatan terhadap segala kebutuhan kecuali kebutuhan-kebutuhan yang berkaitan dengan kelangsungan hidup disebut "Aparigraha" (hidup sederhana).

NIYAMA

Niyama juga terbagi menjadi lima bagian: (1) Shaoca, (2) Santosa, (3) Tapah, (4) Svadhyaya dan (5) Iishvara Prañidhana.

Saoca
Saoca terbagi menjadi dua: Kebersihan badan dan kemurnian pikiran. Metode dari kemurnian pikiran adalah dengan kebaikan hati terhadap semua mahkluk, kemurahan hati, kerja yang dilakukan untuk kesejahteraan orang lain dan dengan bertanggungjawab.

Santoša
Keikhlasan untuk menerima segala sesuatu yang tidak diinginkan adalah "Santoša". Adalah penting untuk selalu berusaha ceria.

Tapah
Menjalani tantangan fisik untuk mencapai tujuan disebut dengan "Tapah". Upavasa (puasa), melayani Guru, melayani ayah dan ibu, dan empat macam Yajna yakni Pitr Yajna, Nr Yajina, Bhúta Yajina dan Adhyatma Yajina (pelayanan untuk nenek moyang, kemanusiaan, mahkluk yang lebih rendah tingkat kesadarannya dan "Kesadaran"), adalah empat tiang dari Tapah. Bagi pelajar, belajar adalah Tapah-nya yang utama.

Svadhyaya
Belajar dengan pengertian yang benar akan kitab-kitab dan buku-buku filsafat adalah Svadyaya. Buku-buku filsafat dari Ánanda Márga adalah Ánanda Sútram dan Subhá siita Sam'graha (semua bagian). Svadhyaya juga dilakukan dengan menghadiri Dharma Chakra (kelompok meditasi) secara teratur dan dengan memiliki Satsaunga (persahabatan spiritual), akan tetapi Svádhyáya ini ditujukan bagi mereka yang tidak mampu untuk belajar seperti cara di atas.

Iishvara Pranidhana

Memiliki keimanan yang teguh terhadap Iishvara (Pengendali Kosmis) baik dalam suka maupun duka, kesejahteraan maupun kekurangan, dan selalu memandang diri sebagai instrumen, dan bukannya pemakai instrumen dalam segala bidang kehidupan.

Hidup manusia itu singkat. Adalah bijak untuk mendapatkan semua pelajaran mengenai Sádhaná (latihan spiritual) sesegera mungkin.

Sumber: Yogic Treatments and Natural Remedies, 1958

Adho Mukha Svanasana (mountain pose).

2007-10-27T19:47:00.001-07:00

Adho Mukha means having the face downwards. Svana means a dog. The pose resembles a dog stretching itself with head and forelegs down and the hind legs up, hence the name.

Effects:
When one exhausted, a longer stay in this pose removes fatigue and brings back the lost energy. The pose is especially good for runners who get tired after the hard race. Sprinters will develop speed and lightness in the legs. The pose relieves pain and stiffness in the heels and helps to soften calcaneal spurs. It strengthens the ankles and make the legs shapely. The practice of this asana helps to eradicate stiffness in the region of the shoulder-blades, and arthritis of the shoulder joints is relieved.The abdominal muscles are drawn towards the spine and strengthened. As the diaphragm is lifted to the chest cavity the rate of the heart beat is slowed down. This is an exhilarating pose. Persons suffering from high blood pressure can do this pose.

Halasana (plough pose).

2007-10-27T19:45:00.001-07:00

Hala means pa plough, the shape of which this posture resembles, hence the name.

Effects: The abdominal organs are rejuvenated due to contraction. The spine receives an extra supply of blood due to the forward bend and this helps to relieve backache. Cramps in the hand are cure by interlocking and stretching the palms and fingers. People suffering from stiff shoulders and elbows, lumbago and arthritis of the back find relief in thi asana. Griping pain in the stomach due to the wind is also relieved and lightness is felft immediately.

The pose is good for people with a tendency for high blood pressure. If they perform Halasana first and the Sarvangasana I, they will not feel the rush of blood or the sensation of fullness in the head.

Garudasana Sit

2007-10-27T19:43:00.001-07:00

Garuda means an eagle.

Effects: This asana develops the ankles and removes stiffness in the shoulders. It is recommended for preventing cramps in the calf muscles.

Guru Krpahi Kevalam

2007-10-27T19:41:00.000-07:00

Tuhan menaburkan cinta kasihNya pada setiap partikel di alam semesta ini, tanpa perbedaan kasta, kepercayaan, Negara atau agama. Tetapi apakah yang terjadi? Ada pancuran, guyuran cinta kasih yang kuat untuk setiap orang, namun jika ditengah guyuran ini kalian menutupi kepala dengan payung, maka kalian tidak akan terbasahi. Lenyapkanlah payung ego (keangkuhan) itu dari kepala kalian, dan segera kalian akan diguyur oleh cintaNya yang universal.

Ananda Vacanamrtam

Sadhana

2007-10-27T19:39:00.001-07:00

At a certain point in his evolution, there awakens inside of man a desire to know himself, to know his purpose in life. When this desire awakens, he is ready to begin sa'dhana, the "effort of completion," the practices of meditation by which he will accelerate his evolution and hasten his journey home to the pure Consciousness from which he came. When this desire awakens in him, his guide appears, the teacher who will lead him forward on the path of realization. Guru means "dispeller of darkness," and the Master does exactly that; with His own divine powers, He clears the clouds from His beloved disciples' minds. He helps them transcend all their negative tendencies so that their true nature -- divine perfection -- may shine forth from within. For the Guru is verily the perfect expression of that Supreme Consciousness. It is God who in the form of the Guru is drawing His beloved children to Himself. As the disciple progresses more and more on the path of realization, as his perfect nature flowers more and more within him, he feels the pervasiveness of love -- God's love, the Guru's love, love within himself -- and in ecstasy he sees love everywhere. God, the Guru, his innermost self, and all creation, all become one.

The devotee reaches this sublime state by His Grace alone. For the devotee, His Grace is all.

"Baba's Grace"

Cakrasana

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Cakra means wheel.

Effects:
It tones the spine by stretching it fully and keeps the body alert and supple. The back feels strong and full of life. It strengthens the arms and wrists and has a very soothing effect on the head.

Paripurna Navasana

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Paripurna means entire or complete. This posture here resembles the shape of a boat with oars , hence the name.

Effects:
This asana gives relief to persons who feel a bloating sensation in the abdomen due to gas and also to those suffering from gastric complaints. It reduces fat around the waistline and tones the kidneys.