This yoga storytime integrates movement, literacy, and technology. It includes sun salutations, meditation exercises, and stories paired with yoga poses. The storytime promotes emotional and physical well-being through breathing exercises, positive affirmations, building community, and stretching. It demonstrates how libraries can incorporate elements of yoga beyond just storytime, such as relaxation techniques and learning through movement.
Meditation can help software developers by improving focus, reducing stress and social isolation, and cultivating mindfulness. It trains the mind to focus on the present moment and let thoughts come and go without getting caught up in them. For developers, this allows them to enter a state of deep focus needed for programming and to disengage from work thoughts after hours. Meditation also fosters understanding over judgment, which can help maintain complex code by viewing it without preconceived concepts. While the technique is simple, regularly practicing meditation can have mental and emotional benefits that enhance both work and life.
The document discusses compassion from Buddhist and neurophysiological perspectives. It argues that compassion is about being present rather than trying to achieve some desired state. Neurofeedback using NeuroCARE Pro is presented as a way to return the brain to the present by targeting turbulence and allowing the central nervous system to self-optimize. True compassion comes from releasing attachments and stories that create suffering, and simply experiencing each moment as it is.
This document provides guidance on establishing a daily yoga practice of 10 minutes through simple breathing and posture exercises. It recommends starting with just 2 minutes twice per day and gradually increasing the time. The document then describes essential seated poses, focused breathing techniques, and a mindful "bee breath" practice to help purify and calm the mind. It concludes by challenging the reader to track their time usage to find 10 available minutes each day for yoga.
This document discusses mindfulness, thought records, and sensory diets. It provides guidance on mindfulness techniques like mindful breathing exercises, mindful eating, progressive muscle relaxation, visualization relaxation, and loving-kindness meditation. It also includes templates for a thought record sheet and explains that a sensory diet incorporates strategic sensory activities to help a person interact adaptively with their environment.
This document provides information and strategies for memorizing scripture. It discusses why memorizing scripture is important, such as strengthening one's prayer life and witnessing. Some key strategies include choosing relevant verses, starting small and working up to larger passages, using different "memories" like reading aloud and writing, and learning one's preferred learning style which could include visual, auditory, verbal, physical, logical, social or solitary styles. Specific techniques are suggested for each style like using images/cards, recording oneself, creating songs, writing repeatedly, and sharing verses with others. Repetition and regular review are emphasized as important for memorization.
Lola Miming is celebrating her 90th birthday. The document describes a gloomy night where Lola is singing and playing her guitar to serenade someone beneath the moon. The document is a celebration of Lola Miming turning 90 years old.
Meditation can help software developers by improving focus, reducing stress and social isolation, and cultivating mindfulness. It trains the mind to focus on the present moment and let thoughts come and go without getting caught up in them. For developers, this allows them to enter a state of deep focus needed for programming and to disengage from work thoughts after hours. Meditation also fosters understanding over judgment, which can help maintain complex code by viewing it without preconceived concepts. While the technique is simple, regularly practicing meditation can have mental and emotional benefits that enhance both work and life.
The document discusses compassion from Buddhist and neurophysiological perspectives. It argues that compassion is about being present rather than trying to achieve some desired state. Neurofeedback using NeuroCARE Pro is presented as a way to return the brain to the present by targeting turbulence and allowing the central nervous system to self-optimize. True compassion comes from releasing attachments and stories that create suffering, and simply experiencing each moment as it is.
This document provides guidance on establishing a daily yoga practice of 10 minutes through simple breathing and posture exercises. It recommends starting with just 2 minutes twice per day and gradually increasing the time. The document then describes essential seated poses, focused breathing techniques, and a mindful "bee breath" practice to help purify and calm the mind. It concludes by challenging the reader to track their time usage to find 10 available minutes each day for yoga.
This document discusses mindfulness, thought records, and sensory diets. It provides guidance on mindfulness techniques like mindful breathing exercises, mindful eating, progressive muscle relaxation, visualization relaxation, and loving-kindness meditation. It also includes templates for a thought record sheet and explains that a sensory diet incorporates strategic sensory activities to help a person interact adaptively with their environment.
This document provides information and strategies for memorizing scripture. It discusses why memorizing scripture is important, such as strengthening one's prayer life and witnessing. Some key strategies include choosing relevant verses, starting small and working up to larger passages, using different "memories" like reading aloud and writing, and learning one's preferred learning style which could include visual, auditory, verbal, physical, logical, social or solitary styles. Specific techniques are suggested for each style like using images/cards, recording oneself, creating songs, writing repeatedly, and sharing verses with others. Repetition and regular review are emphasized as important for memorization.
Lola Miming is celebrating her 90th birthday. The document describes a gloomy night where Lola is singing and playing her guitar to serenade someone beneath the moon. The document is a celebration of Lola Miming turning 90 years old.
This document presents a story comparing two students, Earl and Jerry, and their adherence to the rules of netiquette in an online course. Earl follows netiquette rules carefully by respecting others, maintaining appropriate discussions, being helpful, and avoiding disruptions. In contrast, Jerry violates many rules through personal insults, inappropriate sharing, disrespecting others' time, and causing arguments. The document encourages students to follow Earl's example of respectful online behaviors to create a safe learning environment and contribute positively as community members.
The South Jersey Lynx are seeking a title sponsor for their 2013 and 2014 seasons. As a title sponsor, Sovereign/Santander would receive branding and marketing benefits including signage at games, digital and print advertising, and hospitality packages. The Lynx have a 10-year history in Cherry Hill, NJ and average 450 fans per home game. Sponsorship aligns with Sovereign/Santander's support for professional football and would provide exposure to their customer base in the Philadelphia area. The two-year, $5,000 sponsorship includes naming rights for two theme nights each season.
The Suburban Acres Civic League held their annual July 4th Parade and Picnic on July 4, 2012. The events featured a U.S. Navy Color Guard, a parade with a Grand Marshal and convertible, the Norfolk Sheriff's Department Motorcycle Unit, Suburban Acres World War II Veterans, Old Dominion University boosters, food donations collected along the parade route, Norfolk Fire-Rescue Station 9, and prizes at the picnic. Photographers documented the events and high resolution photos were made available by email request.
This document provides an introduction to PHP and MySQL. It begins by stating the goal is to provide basic PHP knowledge and code explanations. It then discusses what PHP is, including that it is an open-source scripting language used to generate dynamic web pages. Several PHP basics are covered, such as variables, functions, include files, forms, and sessions. The document concludes with an overview of PHP, noting its ease of use, large function library, ability to output different file types, and support for many databases.
The Suburban Acres Civic League neighborhood picnic was rescheduled to August 24, 2014 after their 4th of July parade and picnic was cancelled due to severe weather. Seventeen families signed up to become Bay Star Homes to help restore Norfolk's natural waterways. The neighborhood picnic featured games, desserts, and special guests like State Senator Lynwood Lewis and his wife.
This document provides suggestions for using children's literature to inspire kindergarten writers. It outlines various traits of writing that can be explored through different books, including ideas, character development, everyday topics, repetition, perspective, punctuation, forms of writing, and word choice. For each trait, one or two book examples are given to illustrate how they can promote that aspect of writing. The intended outcome is to introduce picture books that can inspire kindergarten students' writing.
Irrigação de pastagem: atualidade e recomendações para uso e manejoKiller Max
Este documento fornece recomendações para o uso e manejo da irrigação de pastagens com base em pesquisas recentes. Ele discute fatores importantes como quantidade de água, qualidade da água, demanda hídrica da pastagem, fertilização e produtividade. As recomendações incluem analisar a qualidade da água, conhecer a demanda hídrica da cultura, e usar irrigação e fertilização de forma adequada para aumentar a produtividade sem danificar o solo.
O documento descreve as principais diferenças entre caprinos e ovinos, incluindo suas classificações zoológicas e origens. Caprinos se diferenciam de ovinos por terem barba, odor hircino, cauda curta e levantada, chifres ovalados e perfil nasal plano, enquanto ovinos têm glândulas interdigitais, cauda comprida e caída, chifres em forma de espiral e perfil nasal convexo.
O documento discute a cultura do mamoeiro, incluindo sua origem na América do Sul, importância econômica no Brasil e aspectos nutricionais. Também aborda aspectos botânicos, cultivares, exigências climáticas e de solo, propagação e produção de mudas.
O documento discute moscas-das-frutas (Tephritidae), pragas que atacam frutas em todo o mundo. Detalha as espécies mais importantes no Brasil (Anastrepha e Ceratitis), seu ciclo de vida, danos causados, controle biológico e métodos de monitoramento.
O documento fornece informações sobre a vacinação contra aftosa e brucelose em bovinos, incluindo as datas de vacinação, faixas etárias dos animais, doses e vias de aplicação das vacinas, condicionamento e armazenamento corretos.
1. O documento discute a inseminação artificial em bovinos, incluindo sua história no Brasil desde 1940 e benefícios como melhoramento genético rápido.
2. Ele também aborda fatores que levam a bons resultados de IA, como o tamanho adequado do rebanho, e desafios como baixa detecção de estro.
3. O documento também discute a inseminação artificial em tempo fixo como uma estratégia para aumentar as taxas de prenhez quando a observação de estro é difícil.
This document provides instructions for several yoga techniques that can be practiced for everyday wellness. It describes warming up exercises like hip rotations and shoulder stretches. It then explains how to perform seated yoga poses integrating breath awareness, including side stretches, spinal twists, and backbends. It also introduces pranayama techniques like OM chanting and meditation practices focused on developing chakra awareness to experience deeper relaxation and energization. The overall goal is to provide readers with low-impact yoga routines that can balance and rejuvenate mind and body.
An inspiring presentation by Yogachemmal Meena Ramanathan, Cordinator-cum-Yoga therapist CYTER on "Positive Self-Empowerment for the Youth" that was given for faculty and staff members of Avvaiyar College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvandaiyar near Pondicherry.
Performance energy highlights for folderJim Coffey
The document discusses managing energy levels to improve performance and personal renewal. It emphasizes that learning to manage one's energy more efficiently can be transformative both personally and professionally. It provides various assessments and exercises related to energy, including questions to understand how energy is allocated, training to achieve full energy health, and breathing exercises to increase energy levels.
We created a slideshow to help schools teach kindness to yourself, others, and the planet using yoga, breathing, and social emotional learning. For the free download referenced in the slide show (acts of kindness tree) please visit our website and search on the blog. We do workshops and teacher training as well as student programming.
Dongsasub is a meditation program founded 33 years ago in South Korea focused on happiness. It has two locations and has served over 20,000 participants. The program was founded by Ven. Yongtah Sunim and is based on five principles: life purpose, heart/mind training, harmony, true self, and right action. It utilizes meditations focused on gratitude, death, and relationships to cultivate inner peace and bring more joy to the world.
These are the slides of Dada Rainjitananda's Webinar on Daily Practices to Transform Yourself. This was the first webinar of the series focused on the practice you can do in the morning.
The document provides an introduction to the Medicine Wheel concept used by many Indigenous peoples. It discusses some basic symbols and concepts represented in Medicine Wheels, including the four directions, seasons, stages of life, elements, colors of mankind, and more. Each aspect of the wheel is said to teach important life lessons and represent natural cycles and balances. The document serves to illustrate the interconnected beliefs and oral traditions conveyed through Medicine Wheel symbols.
This document presents a story comparing two students, Earl and Jerry, and their adherence to the rules of netiquette in an online course. Earl follows netiquette rules carefully by respecting others, maintaining appropriate discussions, being helpful, and avoiding disruptions. In contrast, Jerry violates many rules through personal insults, inappropriate sharing, disrespecting others' time, and causing arguments. The document encourages students to follow Earl's example of respectful online behaviors to create a safe learning environment and contribute positively as community members.
The South Jersey Lynx are seeking a title sponsor for their 2013 and 2014 seasons. As a title sponsor, Sovereign/Santander would receive branding and marketing benefits including signage at games, digital and print advertising, and hospitality packages. The Lynx have a 10-year history in Cherry Hill, NJ and average 450 fans per home game. Sponsorship aligns with Sovereign/Santander's support for professional football and would provide exposure to their customer base in the Philadelphia area. The two-year, $5,000 sponsorship includes naming rights for two theme nights each season.
The Suburban Acres Civic League held their annual July 4th Parade and Picnic on July 4, 2012. The events featured a U.S. Navy Color Guard, a parade with a Grand Marshal and convertible, the Norfolk Sheriff's Department Motorcycle Unit, Suburban Acres World War II Veterans, Old Dominion University boosters, food donations collected along the parade route, Norfolk Fire-Rescue Station 9, and prizes at the picnic. Photographers documented the events and high resolution photos were made available by email request.
This document provides an introduction to PHP and MySQL. It begins by stating the goal is to provide basic PHP knowledge and code explanations. It then discusses what PHP is, including that it is an open-source scripting language used to generate dynamic web pages. Several PHP basics are covered, such as variables, functions, include files, forms, and sessions. The document concludes with an overview of PHP, noting its ease of use, large function library, ability to output different file types, and support for many databases.
The Suburban Acres Civic League neighborhood picnic was rescheduled to August 24, 2014 after their 4th of July parade and picnic was cancelled due to severe weather. Seventeen families signed up to become Bay Star Homes to help restore Norfolk's natural waterways. The neighborhood picnic featured games, desserts, and special guests like State Senator Lynwood Lewis and his wife.
This document provides suggestions for using children's literature to inspire kindergarten writers. It outlines various traits of writing that can be explored through different books, including ideas, character development, everyday topics, repetition, perspective, punctuation, forms of writing, and word choice. For each trait, one or two book examples are given to illustrate how they can promote that aspect of writing. The intended outcome is to introduce picture books that can inspire kindergarten students' writing.
Irrigação de pastagem: atualidade e recomendações para uso e manejoKiller Max
Este documento fornece recomendações para o uso e manejo da irrigação de pastagens com base em pesquisas recentes. Ele discute fatores importantes como quantidade de água, qualidade da água, demanda hídrica da pastagem, fertilização e produtividade. As recomendações incluem analisar a qualidade da água, conhecer a demanda hídrica da cultura, e usar irrigação e fertilização de forma adequada para aumentar a produtividade sem danificar o solo.
O documento descreve as principais diferenças entre caprinos e ovinos, incluindo suas classificações zoológicas e origens. Caprinos se diferenciam de ovinos por terem barba, odor hircino, cauda curta e levantada, chifres ovalados e perfil nasal plano, enquanto ovinos têm glândulas interdigitais, cauda comprida e caída, chifres em forma de espiral e perfil nasal convexo.
O documento discute a cultura do mamoeiro, incluindo sua origem na América do Sul, importância econômica no Brasil e aspectos nutricionais. Também aborda aspectos botânicos, cultivares, exigências climáticas e de solo, propagação e produção de mudas.
O documento discute moscas-das-frutas (Tephritidae), pragas que atacam frutas em todo o mundo. Detalha as espécies mais importantes no Brasil (Anastrepha e Ceratitis), seu ciclo de vida, danos causados, controle biológico e métodos de monitoramento.
O documento fornece informações sobre a vacinação contra aftosa e brucelose em bovinos, incluindo as datas de vacinação, faixas etárias dos animais, doses e vias de aplicação das vacinas, condicionamento e armazenamento corretos.
1. O documento discute a inseminação artificial em bovinos, incluindo sua história no Brasil desde 1940 e benefícios como melhoramento genético rápido.
2. Ele também aborda fatores que levam a bons resultados de IA, como o tamanho adequado do rebanho, e desafios como baixa detecção de estro.
3. O documento também discute a inseminação artificial em tempo fixo como uma estratégia para aumentar as taxas de prenhez quando a observação de estro é difícil.
This document provides instructions for several yoga techniques that can be practiced for everyday wellness. It describes warming up exercises like hip rotations and shoulder stretches. It then explains how to perform seated yoga poses integrating breath awareness, including side stretches, spinal twists, and backbends. It also introduces pranayama techniques like OM chanting and meditation practices focused on developing chakra awareness to experience deeper relaxation and energization. The overall goal is to provide readers with low-impact yoga routines that can balance and rejuvenate mind and body.
An inspiring presentation by Yogachemmal Meena Ramanathan, Cordinator-cum-Yoga therapist CYTER on "Positive Self-Empowerment for the Youth" that was given for faculty and staff members of Avvaiyar College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvandaiyar near Pondicherry.
Performance energy highlights for folderJim Coffey
The document discusses managing energy levels to improve performance and personal renewal. It emphasizes that learning to manage one's energy more efficiently can be transformative both personally and professionally. It provides various assessments and exercises related to energy, including questions to understand how energy is allocated, training to achieve full energy health, and breathing exercises to increase energy levels.
We created a slideshow to help schools teach kindness to yourself, others, and the planet using yoga, breathing, and social emotional learning. For the free download referenced in the slide show (acts of kindness tree) please visit our website and search on the blog. We do workshops and teacher training as well as student programming.
Dongsasub is a meditation program founded 33 years ago in South Korea focused on happiness. It has two locations and has served over 20,000 participants. The program was founded by Ven. Yongtah Sunim and is based on five principles: life purpose, heart/mind training, harmony, true self, and right action. It utilizes meditations focused on gratitude, death, and relationships to cultivate inner peace and bring more joy to the world.
These are the slides of Dada Rainjitananda's Webinar on Daily Practices to Transform Yourself. This was the first webinar of the series focused on the practice you can do in the morning.
The document provides an introduction to the Medicine Wheel concept used by many Indigenous peoples. It discusses some basic symbols and concepts represented in Medicine Wheels, including the four directions, seasons, stages of life, elements, colors of mankind, and more. Each aspect of the wheel is said to teach important life lessons and represent natural cycles and balances. The document serves to illustrate the interconnected beliefs and oral traditions conveyed through Medicine Wheel symbols.
You are a powerful spiritual being having a human experience. Nothing has fundamentally changed about how the universe works - it is constantly creating, including us. Time is a human construct; focus instead on living in harmony with natural rhythms. We are all connected parts of a beautiful, harmonious universe. Stay curious, keep questioning to learn life's lessons, and don't get stuck - keep moving forward in your journey.
Relaxation techniques like deep breathing, body scans, visualization, and square breathing can help reduce stress and activate the body's natural relaxation response. When relaxed, the heart rate slows, breathing becomes deeper, blood pressure drops, muscles relax, and blood flow to the brain increases. Regular practice of relaxation techniques provides mental and physical benefits such as reduced stress, improved focus, pain relief, and boosted motivation. Common techniques include deep breathing, body scans, visualization, and square breathing which can be done alone using free apps or audio downloads.
The document discusses the role of yoga in helping children with various physical, mental, and emotional issues. It outlines how yoga practices such as breathing exercises, meditation, and poses can help conditions like asthma, obesity, anxiety, and stress. The document provides examples of yoga poses, breathing techniques, and relaxation exercises that are suitable and beneficial for children.
Yoga helps children in many ways such as developing body awareness, managing stress, boosting confidence, and strengthening the mind-body connection. The document describes yoga poses that children can do while pretending to be things like surfers, trees, skiers, and owls. It explains how yoga classes incorporate poses, breathing, relaxation, and reviewing lessons on healthy food and exercise. The classes aim to teach children importance of daily yoga practice and finding inner peace and balance.
The document provides exercises and a rehabilitation program to help restore movement and quality of life after experiencing COVID-19. It outlines 5 layers of human movement to address, including building strength, turning on the vestibular system, breathing deep, crossing the body, and gaining endurance. The rehabilitation program consists of 3 phases - beginning, building, and being - with exercises in each phase addressing the current activity level and movement layers. Exercises include deep breathing, head movements, cross-body patterns, and walking to strengthen the body systems and support recovery.
Stress Management in Children by Yoga Therapy.pptShama
The document discusses using yoga therapy techniques to help manage stress in children. It describes how stressed children may react through tension outlets like destructive behavior, fear, or physical ailments. It then outlines the benefits of different yoga practices like breathing exercises, poses, relaxation, and meditation techniques in reducing stress and its negative impacts on children's health, behavior, and development. Specific yoga techniques are provided as examples for stress management sessions with children.
Stress Management in Children by Yoga Therapy.pptShama
The document discusses using yoga therapy to help manage stress in children. It describes how stressed children may react through tension outlets like destructive behavior, fear, or bedwetting. It then outlines the benefits of different yoga practices like pranayama (breathing exercises), asanas (physical postures), relaxation, and meditation techniques in reducing stress and improving mental and physical health in children. Specific yoga poses and exercises are provided as examples for stress management sessions with children.
The document provides instructions for a body scan meditation exercise. It guides the reader to get into a comfortable lying position and focus on their breathing. It then instructs them to direct their attention and breath through different parts of their body, starting from the toes of the left foot and moving upwards and across the entire body. The reader is told to observe any sensations in each body part without judgment and let them go before moving on. After scanning the entire body, the reader is asked to feel their body as a whole while continuing to breathe. The document also provides homework assignments related to meditation practices and awareness of resistance.
This document provides instructions for several mindfulness and relaxation exercises:
1) A breathing exercise involving slow inhales and exhales through the nose to promote relaxation.
2) An exercise called "One Minute Shift" where one sits comfortably, feels their connection to the ground and chair, breathes slowly while envisioning a calm natural scene.
3) A gratitude exercise where one scans their body, mind, and heart to identify things they are grateful for.
My vision is to build a healthy, vibrant, and resilient nation. The five pillars of wellness are pure water, organic foods, exercise, sleep, and spiritual life. Live a life of passion and purpose - you can THRIVE, not strive!
The body scan meditation involves lying down and focusing attention on different parts of the body while breathing. The meditation guide instructs to pay attention to sensations in each body part, from the toes of the left foot up through the entire body. When the mind wanders, gently return attention to the area being focused on. Homework includes practicing a three-minute breathing exercise daily, being more aware of reactions to pleasant and unpleasant situations, and doing seated meditation while noting any conflicts that arise. A log book is provided to record meditation practice and observations.
The document provides guidance on yoga practice, including:
1) It defines yoga as the union of individual consciousness with universal consciousness, and describes it as a 5000-year-old practice from India comprising physical postures, philosophy, and techniques for controlling the mind and finding inner peace.
2) It discusses the history of yoga, how monks developed postures to sit in meditation for long periods, and how yoga has grown popular globally for its holistic health benefits.
3) It describes ten important yoga poses, including child's pose, lotus pose, cow face pose, and others, explaining how to perform each pose and their benefits.
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Lucid Dreaming: Understanding the Risks and Benefits
The ability to control one's dreams or for the dreamer to be aware that he or she is dreaming. This process, called lucid dreaming, has some potential risks as well as many fascinating benefits. However, many people are hesitant to try it initially for fear of the potential dangers. This article aims to clarify these concerns by exploring both the risks and benefits of lucid dreaming.
The Benefits of Lucid Dreaming
Lucid dreaming allows a person to take control of their dream world, helping them overcome their fears and eliminate nightmares. This technique is particularly useful for mental health. By taking control of their dreams, individuals can face challenging scenarios in a controlled environment, which can help reduce anxiety and increase self-confidence.
Addressing Common Concerns
Physical Harm in Dreams Lucid dreaming is fundamentally safe. In a lucid dream, everything is a creation of your mind. Therefore, nothing in the dream can physically harm you. Despite the vividness and realness of the dream experience, it remains entirely within your mental landscape, posing no physical danger.
Mental Health Risks Concerns about developing PTSD or other mental illnesses from lucid dreaming are unfounded. As soon as you wake up, it's clear that the events experienced in the dream were not real. On the contrary, lucid dreaming is often seen as a therapeutic tool for conditions like PTSD, as it allows individuals to reframe and manage their thoughts.
Potential Risks of Lucid Dreaming
While generally safe, lucid dreaming does come with a few risks as well:
Mixing Dream Memories with Reality Long-term lucid dreamers might occasionally confuse dream memories with real ones, creating false memories. This issue is rare and preventable by maintaining a dream journal and avoiding lucid dreaming about real-life people or places too frequently.
Escapism Using lucid dreaming to escape reality can be problematic if it interferes with your daily life. While it is sometimes beneficial to escape and relieve the stress of reality, relying on lucid dreaming for happiness can hinder personal growth and productivity.
Feeling Tired After Lucid Dreaming Some people report feeling tired after lucid dreaming. This tiredness is not due to the dreams themselves but often results from not getting enough sleep or using techniques that disrupt sleep patterns. Taking breaks and ensuring adequate sleep can prevent this.
Mental Exhaustion Lucid dreaming can be mentally taxing if practiced excessively without breaks. It’s important to balance lucid dreaming with regular sleep to avoid mental fatigue.
Lucid dreaming is safe and beneficial if done with caution. It has many benefits, such as overcoming fear and improving mental health, and minimal risks. There are many resources and tutorials available for those interested in trying it.
Astronism, Cosmism and Cosmodeism: the space religions espousing the doctrine...Cometan
This lecture created by Brandon Taylorian (aka Cometan) specially for the CESNUR Conference held Bordeaux in June 2024 provides a brief introduction to the legacy of religious and philosophical thought that Astronism emerges from, namely the discourse on transcension started assuredly by the Cosmists in Russia in the mid-to-late nineteenth century and then carried on and developed by Mordecai Nessyahu in Cosmodeism in the twentieth century. Cometan also then provides some detail on his story in founding Astronism in the early twenty-first century from 2013 along with details on the central Astronist doctrine of transcension. Finally, the lecture concludes with some contributions made by space religions and space philosophy and their influences on various cultural facets in art, literature and film.
Chandra Dev: Unveiling the Mystery of the Moon GodExotic India
Shining brightly in the sky, some days more than others, the Moon in popular culture is a symbol of love, romance, and beauty. The ancient Hindu texts, however, mention the Moon as an intriguing and powerful being, worshiped by sages as Chandra.
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Heartfulness Magazine - June 2024 (Volume 9, Issue 6)heartfulness
Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
Happy reading,
The editors
2nd issue of Volume 15. A magazine in urdu language mainly based on spiritual treatment and learning. Many topics on ISLAM, SUFISM, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SELF HELP, PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, SPIRITUAL TREATMENT, Ruqya etc.A very useful magazine for everyone.
Lesson 12 - The Blessed Hope: The Mark of the Christian.pptxCelso Napoleon
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MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
Trusting God's Providence | Verse: Romans 8: 28-31JL de Belen
Trusting God's Providence.
Providence - God’s active preservation and care over His creation. God is both the Creator and the Sustainer of all things Heb. 1:2-3; Col. 1:17
-God keep His promises.
-God’s general providence is toward all creation
- All things were made through Him
God’s special providence is toward His children.
We may suffer now, but joy can and will come
God can see what we cannot see
The Vulnerabilities of Individuals Born Under Swati Nakshatra.pdfAstroAnuradha
Individuals born under Swati Nakshatra often exhibit a strong sense of independence and adaptability, yet they may also face vulnerabilities such as indecisiveness and a tendency to be easily swayed by external influences. Their quest for balance and harmony can sometimes lead to inner conflict and a lack of assertiveness. To know more visit: astroanuradha.com
3. FLEXIBL
E • Yoga is peace. Raise your
hand to speak. A word about
FREDDY restlessness.
• Yoga is reflection. Please
watch teacher before you
perform yoga move.
• Yoga is happy. Please don’t
make Freddy unhappy. Be
positive!
11. Namaste
“I bow to the goodness in you.”
Namaste is what you say
to the good in you and the good in me.
Say Namaste, everyday
and the world will live in harmony.
Song from Sydney Solis’ Storytime Yoga, available at our library.
12. Sun, sun
Sun Salutations I salute the sun
I open my heart
To everyone.
The sun rises
And the sun sets
The whole world
In my heart rests.
Again I rise
Ready to live
Happy to be
And ready to give.
Sun, sun
I salute the sun
I open my heart
To everyone.
72. Resources
• Demaria, Michael Brant. Ocean. CD. Ontos Music, 2008.
• Krilanovich, Nadia. Moon Child. Berkeley: Tricycle Press,
2010.
• Reynolds, Peter. The Dot. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press,
2003.
• Solis, Sydney. Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children
Through Story. Boulder, CO: Mythic Yoga Studio, 2006.
73. Does your library offer Christmas
programs?
Decorate eggs in the spring?
Have a “holiday” section? If so, what
holidays are represented?
74. What Libraries Can Use from Yoga
Emotional and Physical Benefits
• Breathing
Peace/Calmness/Relaxation
– Counting to ten when angry…
75. “Deep-Breathing Stroll” (p22)
101 Relaxation Games for Children : Finding a Little Peace and
Quiet in Between by Allison Bartl
Breathe deeply for four counts
Hold one or two counts
Make a (hissing) sound as you breathe
out four counts
After a rhythm is established, stroll
around the room (with a partner?)
76. What Libraries Can Use from Yoga
Emotional and Physical Benefits
• Breathing
Peace/Calmness/Relaxation
• Positive Attitude
– Letting go of the negative
– Cultivating the positive
77. Positive Attitude Activities
Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and 101 Relaxation Games for Children :
Preschoolers: 8-Minute Routines to Help Finding a Little Peace and Quiet in
Your Child Grow Smarter, be Happier, Between by Allison Bartl (p50)
and Behave Better by Helen Garabedian
(p198) • One by one, participants get
• I (both fists to your heart) the bottle of bubbles, think
• Like (open arms to the about something bothering
her/him, and blow the
sides)
troubles away.
• Ask a question, child
responds (e.g. What color
do you like?)
• Orange! (bring arms in, hug
self, and wiggle side to side)
• (repeat three times with
same answer)
78. What Libraries Can Use from Yoga
Emotional and Physical Benefits
• Breathing
Peace/Calmness/Relaxation
• Positive Attitude
• Self-reflection/self-esteem
– Repeat affirmations which
are “I Can” or “I Am” positive
statements = chants, cheers,
or action rhymes
79. What Libraries Can Use from Yoga
Emotional and Physical Benefits
• Breathing
Peace/Calmness/Relaxation
• Positive Attitude
• Self-reflection/self-esteem
• Building Community /
Parent and Child Bonding
80. Laughter Yoga
or Laughter Exercises
Instead of different kinds of claps?
Resources Some Examples
• http://www.laughteryoga.org/ • Lion:
• http://lyinstitute.org/ http://www.youtube.com/
• watch?v=HFynQHRV6hc
http://www.youtube.com/
• One Meter:
• The Great Big Anthology of
http://youtu.be/gHy5NAua
Laughter Exercises: 500
hA8?t=17s
Laughter Exercises for Health,
Fun and Friendship by Jeffrey • Ho, Ho … Ha, Ha, Ha! Chant:
Briar Clap on each syllable.
• We already use joke books, silly Maybe walk in a circle.
stories, and tickle rhymes • Ho Ho Ha Ha Laughter Song:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=x4KyTb8-N6A
81. What Libraries Can Use from Yoga
Emotional and Physical Benefits
• Breathing
Peace/Calmness/Relaxation
• Positive Attitude
• Self-reflection/self-esteem
• Building Community /
Parent and Child Bonding
• Exercise
– stretching and strength
training
82. Learning Through Movement
Healthy bodies lead to healthy brains that are able to learn.
The Need to Move More Kinesthetic/Early Literacy
• Move It Movement: Learning
http://www.fitness.gov/ • Acknowledge various
• NFL Movement for an modes of learning (e.g.
Active Generation: Gardner’s multiple
http://www.nfl.com/play60 intelligences)
• National Guidelines for • ECRR: Putting movements
Physical Activity: to words helps
http://www.aahperd.org/na vocabulary/language
spe/about/results.cfm acquisition fingerplays &
action rhymes entire
movement/music or
sensory programs
83. Full Body Rhymes
“I Can Breathe” (p.148) Twinkle, Twinkle Variation
Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers: (p76-7 and 79-81)
8-Minute Routines to Help Your Child Grow
Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers:
Smarter, be Happier, and Behave Better by
8-Minute Routines to Help Your Child Grow
Helen Garabedian
Smarter, be Happier, and Behave Better by
I can breathe & wiggle Helen Garabedian
I can breathe & giggle • Legs apart, breathe, and
I can breathe & run stretch arms
I can breathe & have fun • Teeter back and forth to
I can breathe & do anything! syllables in rhyme
Think, breathe, go! (clap, clap, clap) • Between verses do “Falling
Think, breathe, go! (clap, clap, clap) Star” = fall arm to one foot
then stretch
Think, breathe, go! (clap, clap, clap)
Our programs are influenced by the desires and needs of our community. Just as we might offer a Christmas program, advertising a yoga influenced or pure yoga programs helps patrons decide whether to attend or not. The library can acknowledge and celebrate diversity and be influenced by or integrate some goals of yoga without getting into “religion” -- mentioning concepts of God or prayer.
Instead of different kinds of claps/celebrations at the end of an activity, try a laughter exercise!